The 1972 Newport County Borough Council election was held on Thursday 4 May 1972 to elect councillors to the
Newport County Borough Council in
Newport,
Monmouthshire. It took place on the same day as other district and county borough council elections in
England and Wales.
These were the final elections to the county borough council, which would be replaced on 1 April 1974. The previous all-council election took place in
May 1971.
The 1972 election saw the
Labour Party make major gains.
Each of the county borough's electoral divisions was represented by three councillors, who stood down in turn for re-election, hence would each sit for a three year term. The council also consisted of 13
aldermen, who were elected by the councillors.
Overview of the result
At this election Labour won nine of the 14 available seats from the
Conservative Party and won a further seat held by a Ratepayer councillor. They increased their majority on the Council to 26.[1]
The composition of the Council following the election was 39 Labour members, 12 Conservatives and one Ratepayer.[1]
Ward results
Contests for one of the seats took place in 12 wards, though in Allt-yr-yn two seats were contested.[2]