1976 Maldon District Council election

1976 Maldon District Council election
6 May 1976 (1976-05-06)
All 30 seats to Maldon District Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won 20 7 1
Seat change 9 4 3
Popular vote 22,439 5,714 7,768
Percentage 52.5% 14.0% 19.0%
Swing 17.9% 11.0% 0.8%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party Independent Labour Ind. Conservative Liberal
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change 1 3
Popular vote 1,338 424 4,154
Percentage 3.3% 1.0% 10.2%
Swing 0.7% N/A 8.0%
Control before election


No overall control

Control after election


Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1976 Maldon District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 26 20 9 0 9 66.7 52.5 21,439 +17.9
  Independent 12 7 0 4 4 23.3 14.0 5,714 –11.0
  Labour 13 1 0 3 3 3.3 19.0 7,768 +0.8
  Independent Labour 1 1 0 0 3.3 3.3 1,338 –0.7
  Ind. Conservative 1 1 1 0 1 3.3 1.0 424 N/A
  Liberal 9 0 0 3 3 0.0 10.2 4,154 –8.0

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.

Cold Norton

Cold Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent B. Board* 400 67.2
Conservative R. Ledger 195 32.8
Majority 205 34.4
Turnout 595 61.9
Registered electors 964
Independent hold Swing

Goldhanger

Goldhanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Frost* 379 56.1
Liberal S. Kelly 296 43.9
Majority 83 12.2
Turnout 675 65.2
Registered electors 1,037
Conservative hold Swing

Great Totham

Great Totham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Anderson* 790 69.4
Conservative R. Bass* 789 69.3
Independent T. Lazell 368 32.3
Turnout ~1,138 56.4
Registered electors 2,018
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

No. 1 (Maldon)

No. 1 (Maldon) (7 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Daws* 1,858 55.4
Conservative C. Dowsett* 1,800 53.7
Conservative R. Pipe 1,632 48.7
Conservative D. Sewell* 1,622 48.4
Conservative K. Munnion 1,460 43.5
Independent Labour W. Hutchinson* 1,338 39.9
Labour G. Hughes* 1,315 39.2
Conservative C. Backus 1,234 36.8
Conservative K. Ward 1,207 36.0
Labour C. Tait 1,082 32.3
Liberal N. Smith* 978 29.2
Labour E. Bannister* 974 29.0
Labour P. Locke 807 24.1
Labour J. Lewis 758 22.6
Labour H. Salt 713 21.3
Liberal J. Finch 694 20.7
Turnout ~3,353 43.6
Registered electors 7,690
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal
Independent Labour hold
Labour hold

No. 2 (Heybridge)

No. 2 (Heybridge) (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. May 554 37.9
Conservative D. Newell 498 34.0
Conservative R. Thomas 483 33.0
Liberal D. Scott 482 32.9
Labour P. Darney* 458 31.3
Liberal W. Fletcher 403 27.5
Labour A. Joyce 381 26.0
Liberal P. Mead 363 24.8
Labour D. Darney 335 22.9
Turnout ~1,463 50.6
Registered electors 2,892
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Liberal

No. 3 (Burnham-on-Crouch)

No. 3 (Burnham-on-Crouch) (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Dowding* 1,174 51.7
Independent S. Hull 1,140 50.2
Conservative M. Wood 1,063 46.8
Conservative M. Freeman* 1,052 46.3
Conservative V. Cowperthwaite 768 33.8
Conservative A. Brown 565 24.9
Independent J. Sharp 558 24.6
Independent E. Samuel* 477 21.0
Labour J. Kendall 313 13.8
Labour E. Cottis 257 11.3
Turnout ~2,272 51.6
Registered electors 4,404
Independent hold
Independent hold
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Independent

No. 7 (Althorne & Mayland)

No. 7 (Althorne & Mayland)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Abernethy* 451 52.8
Conservative A. Mayhew 403 47.2
Majority 48 5.6
Turnout 854 57.2
Registered electors 1,496
Independent hold Swing

No. 8 (Latchingdon)

No. 8 (Latchingdon)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Heritage* 372 56.5
Independent R. Cole 207 31.5
Labour J. Roberts 79 12.0
Majority 165 25.0
Turnout 658 60.2
Registered electors 1,100
Conservative hold Swing

Purleigh

Purleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Barber* 334 62.2
Liberal J. De Grey Warter 203 37.8
Majority 131 24.4
Turnout 537 49.8
Registered electors 1,080
Independent hold Swing

Southminster

Southminster (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative D. Fisher* 424 54.6
Conservative J. Cottam 397 51.1
Liberal C. Kelly* 373 48.0
Turnout ~776 36.0
Registered electors 2,156
Ind. Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Liberal

St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Sennitt* Unopposed
Registered electors 788
Conservative gain from Independent

Tillingham & Bradwell

Tillingham & Bradwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent W. Proctor Unopposed
Registered electors 1,240
Independent hold

Tollesbury

Tollesbury (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Madden* 637 55.2
Conservative G. Butt* 535 46.4
Labour J. Young 296 25.6
Turnout ~904 51.3
Registered electors 1,763
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Tolleshunt D'Arcy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Peel* 454 78.4
Independent W. Bathe 125 21.6
Majority 329 56.8
Turnout 579 44.1
Registered electors 1,323
Conservative hold Swing

Wickham Bishops

Wickham Bishops
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Bass* 463 56.1
Liberal K. Spratley 362 43.9
Majority 101 12.2
Turnout 825 62.5
Registered electors 1,321
Conservative hold Swing

Woodham

Woodham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Herrmann* 480 67.7
Conservative B. Chalk 229 32.3
Majority 251 35.4
Turnout 709 60.6
Registered electors 1,170
Independent hold Swing

References

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