title: 1973 West Yorkshire County Council election
text: # 1973 West Yorkshire County Council election
  
  Elections for West Yorkshire County Council were held in April 1973, which resulted in a Labour lead for the new Metropolitan Council.
  
  | Council | Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Independent | Other | Control |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | West Yorkshire | 25 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 0 | Labour |
  
  One month later, in May 1973, Metropolitan District Council elections were held for Bradford, Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield and Wakefield. The county council was abolished thirteen years later in 1986.
  
  