Great Grimsby Borough Council elections

Great Grimsby was a non-metropolitan district in Humberside, England. It was abolished on 1 April 1996 and replaced by North East Lincolnshire.

Political control

Prior to 1974, Great Grimsby was a county borough, independent from any county council. Under the Local Government Act 1972 it became a non-metropolitan district, with Humberside County Council providing county-level services in the borough. The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until its abolition in 1996 was held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control		Years
	No overall control	1973–1976
	Conservative	1976–1979
	Labour	1979–1983
	No overall control	1983–1986
	Labour	1986–1996

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

References

^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ The Borough of Grimsby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

External links

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[1] "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

[2] The Borough of Grimsby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

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