1976 Babergh District Council election

1976 Babergh District Council election
6 May 1976 (1976-05-06)
All 42 seats to Babergh District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won 17 15 4
Seat change 9 4 7
Popular vote 11,873 4,265 7,686
Percentage 44.4% 16.0% 28.8%
Swing 17.1% 19.8% 8.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Residents
Seats won 1 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 2,036 860
Percentage 7.6% 3.2%
Swing N/A N/A
Control before election


No overall control

Control after election


No overall control

The 1976 Babergh District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1976 Babergh District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 22 17 9 0 9 44.7 44.4 11,873 +17.1
  Independent 23 15 2 6 4 42.1 16.0 4,265 –19.8
  Labour 16 4 0 7 7 10.5 28.8 7,686 –8.1
  Liberal 2 1 1 0 1 2.6 7.6 2,036 N/A
  Residents 2 1 1 0 1 0.0 3.2 860 N/A

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Alton

Alton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Rundall 379 54.5
Labour R. Cook* 316 45.5
Majority 63 9.1
Turnout 695 63.0
Registered electors 1,073
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Berners

Berners
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Pollard* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,280
Independent hold

Bildeston

Bildeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent O. Simpson* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,196
Independent hold

Boxford

Boxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Clark* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,400
Independent hold

Brantham

Brantham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Manning* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,437
Independent hold

Brett Vale

Brett Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Green 286 50.1
Independent H. Hardy 285 49.9
Majority 1 0.2
Turnout 571 48.9
Registered electors 1,138
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Brookvale

Brookvale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Baxter* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,509
Independent hold

Bures St. Mary

Bures St. Mary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Engleheart* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,150
Conservative hold

Capel & Wenham

Capel & Wenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Pearce* 485 50.4
Conservative W. Robertson 477 49.6
Majority 8 0.8
Turnout 962 49.1
Registered electors 1,951
Labour hold Swing

Chadacre

Chadacre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Ince* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,455
Independent hold

Copdock

Copdock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Moore* 382 53.7
Labour T. Carey 208 29.2
Independent R. Hitchcock 132 18.5
Majority 174 24.5
Turnout 712 58.7
Registered electors 1,213
Independent hold Swing

Dodnash

Dodnash (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Wake-Walker* Unopposed
Independent T. Goodchild* Unopposed
Registered electors 2,724
Independent hold
Independent hold

Elmsett

Elmsett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent W. Crockatt* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,175
Independent hold

Glemsford

Glemsford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Goodwin 528 66.4
Labour D. Chatters 274 34.5
Majority 254 31.9
Turnout 795 50.1
Registered electors 1,587
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Great Cornard North

Great Cornard North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Curran 342 49.7
Conservative S. Byham 334 48.5
Labour T. Macdonald 318 46.2
Conservative N. Scofield 277 40.3
Turnout ~688 32.0
Registered electors 2,150
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Great Cornard South

Great Cornard South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Eady* 684 27.7
Labour E. Chaplin* 557 22.6
Conservative Peter Beer 548 22.2
Labour J. Blackie 500 20.3
Turnout ~1,240 49.3
Registered electors 2,501
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Hadleigh

Hadleigh (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Brown* 923 22.6
Independent J. Osborne 733 18.0
Independent M. Crabtree 607 14.9
Independent C. Durrant 579 14.2
Labour N. Slade 510 12.5
Labour J. Whitehead* 506 12.4
Conservative C. Anstruther 378 9.3
Conservative J. Goad 307 7.5
Turnout ~1,513 40.4
Registered electors 4,024
Labour hold
Independent gain from Labour
Independent gain from Labour

Holbrook

Holbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Godley* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,234
Independent hold

Lavenham

Lavenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Griffin 423 60.9
Independent L. Spraggins* 272 39.1
Majority 151 21.8
Turnout 695 54.5
Registered electors 1,254
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Leavenheath

Leavenheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. York* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,271
Conservative hold

Long Melford

Long Melford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal R. Kemp* 1,152 45.3
Residents J. Abbott 622 24.5
Independent C. Kingston* 490 19.3
Turnout ~1,132 25.5
Registered electors 2,551
Liberal gain from Independent
Residents gain from Independent

Nayland

Nayland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Mitchell 364 57.8
Independent P. Hetherington* 266 42.2
Majority 98 15.6
Turnout 630 64.7
Registered electors 916
Independent hold Swing

No. 1 (Sudbury)

No. 1 (Sudbury) (5 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Barker* 1,544 38.0
Conservative A. Moore 1,291 31.8
Conservative R. Playford* 1,278 31.5
Conservative G. Parker 992 24.4
Conservative H. Singh 948 23.4
Liberal J. Hewitt 884 21.8
Labour H. Banham* 765 18.8
Labour P. Moulton* 700 17.2
Labour S. Gargiulo 509 12.5
Labour R. Tanner 476 11.7
Turnout ~4,059 59.3
Registered electors 6,847
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

North Cosford

North Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Hodge* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,145
Independent hold

Polstead & Layham

Polstead & Layham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Esler 326 67.8
Independent C. Stewart 97 20.2
Independent C. Edmunds 58 12.1
Majority 229 47.6
Turnout 481 52.8
Registered electors 968
Conservative hold Swing

Shotley

Shotley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Lloyd* 239 50.1
Residents J. Green 238 49.9
Majority 1 0.2
Turnout 477 38.0
Registered electors 1,254
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Waldingfield

Waldingfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Spence 634 68.1
Labour D. King 297 31.9
Majority 337 36.2
Turnout 931 46.1
Registered electors 1,970
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

West Samford

West Samford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Wedgwood* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,147
Conservative hold

References

  1. ^ "Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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