1976 Waveney District Council election

1976 Waveney District Council election
6 May 1976 (1976-05-06)
All 57 seats to Waveney District Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats won 39 13 4
Seat change 17 14 1
Popular vote 45,132 38,134 5,455
Percentage 50.4% 42.5% 6.1%
Swing 6.7% 3.1% 1.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Residents Independent
Seats won 1 0
Seat change 2
Popular vote 655 243
Percentage 0.7% 0.3%
Swing 0.1% 2.2%
Control before election


No overall control

Control after election


Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1976 Waveney District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 49 39 17 0 17 68.4 50.4 45,132 +6.7
  Labour 49 13 1 15 14 22.8 42.5 38,124 –3.1
  Liberal 11 4 1 2 1 7.0 6.1 5,455 –1.3
  Residents 1 1 0 0 1.8 0.7 655 –0.1
  Independent 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 0.3 243 –2.2

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.

Beccles: North

Beccles: North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Hartley 551 39.2
Conservative D. Wilson 453 32.2
Labour G. Westwood 426 30.3
Labour A. Dean 330 23.5
Turnout ~1,406 67.6
Registered electors 2,080
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Beccles: South

Beccles: South (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Ellwood 1,138 50.7
Conservative C. Richardson 1,105 49.3
Labour E. Crisp 1,030 46.0
Labour C. Andrew 961 42.9
Conservative F. Sabberton 959 42.8
Labour A. Hutchinson 888 39.7
Conservative H. Fuller 868 38.8
Conservative A. Block 859 38.4
Turnout ~1,627 35.9
Registered electors 4,529
Labour hold
Conservative hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Blundeston

Blundeston (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Prettyman 752 53.5
Conservative J. Paul 693 49.3
Liberal P. Coleby 581 41.3
Labour A. Owen 228 16.2
Labour O. Dillon 214 15.2
Turnout ~1,407 51.4
Registered electors 2,738
Conservative gain from Liberal
Conservative hold

Brampton

Brampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Trevitt 386 61.6
Labour F. Thirtle 241 38.4
Majority 145 23.2
Turnout 627 63.3
Registered electors 992
Conservative hold

Bungay

Bungay (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D. Richardson 965 54.4
Labour M. Mayne 798 45.0
Conservative T. Nursey 664 37.4
Labour G. Young 663 37.4
Conservative P. Bradley 622 35.1
Conservative M. Catling 608 34.3
Turnout ~1,775 55.8
Registered electors 3,181
Liberal hold
Labour gain from Liberal
Conservative hold

Carlton Colville

Carlton Colville (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Dyer 678 57.9
Conservative A. Neville 577 49.3
Labour R. Beales 545 46.6
Turnout ~1,170 44.3
Registered electors 2,641
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Halesworth

Halesworth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Niblett 864 53.6
Conservative E. Griffin 751 46.6
Labour H. Holzer 704 43.7
Labour E. Leverett 703 43.6
Turnout ~1,611 58.8
Registered electors 2,740
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Holton

Holton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Wykes-Sneyd 412 62.9
Independent E. Woodard 243 37.1
Majority 169 25.8
Turnout 658 59.7
Registered electors 1,103
Conservative hold

Ilketshall

Ilketshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Bartram 485 78.9
Labour W. Wegg 130 21.1
Majority 355 57.8
Turnout 615 58.4
Registered electors 1,038
Conservative hold

Kessingland

Kessingland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Farmiloe 573 57.6
Liberal E. Martin 463 46.6
Conservative R. Stout 433 43.6
Turnout ~994 34.7
Registered electors 2,863
Conservative hold
Liberal gain from Labour

Lowestoft: Carlton

Lowestoft: Carlton (6 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Scarles 1,536 54.7
Conservative D. Mellor 1,467 52.2
Conservative A. Savage 1,439 51.2
Conservative D. Booth 1,419 50.5
Conservative C. Jones 1,415 50.3
Conservative J. Pugh 1,400 49.8
Labour S. Bostock 1,272 45.3
Labour D. Durrant 1,253 44.6
Labour P. Meades 1,240 44.1
Labour T. Kelly 1,230 43.7
Labour L. Davies 1,205 42.8
Labour G. Mallett 1,157 41.1
Turnout ~2,941 37.1
Registered electors 7,926
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Lowestoft: Central & Waveney

Lowestoft: Central & Waveney (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Sparham 734 40.3
Residents H. Kirby 655 36.0
Liberal A. Shepherd 622 34.2
Labour B. Thompson 432 23.7
Labour D. Baldwin 428 23.5
Labour D. Nichols 409 22.5
Turnout ~1,283 39.3
Registered electors 3,266
Liberal hold
Residents hold
Liberal hold

Lowestoft: Gunton

Lowestoft: Gunton (5 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Cullum 1,548 52.5
Conservative N. Brighouse 1,510 51.2
Conservative V. Beales 1,432 48.6
Conservative J. Aldous 1,423 48.3
Conservative W. Harvey 1,395 47.4
Labour H. Chamberlain 1,010 34.2
Labour D. Mathew 986 33.4
Labour R. Ford 881 29.9
Labour A. Jurd 869 29.5
Labour H. Porter 853 28.9
Liberal A. Moles 391 13.3
Turnout ~2,783 44.1
Registered electors 6,315
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Lowestoft: Kirkley

Lowestoft: Kirkley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Ellis 887 50.5
Labour C. Myhill 803 45.7
Conservative L. Neave 666 37.9
Conservative L. Billups 657 37.4
Liberal M. Charlton 204 11.6
Turnout ~1,754 54.3
Registered electors 3,231
Labour hold
Labour hold

Lowestoft: Oulton Broad

Lowestoft: Oulton Broad (5 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Wren 2,026 46.1
Conservative M. Barnard 1,882 42.8
Conservative G. Harwood 1,869 42.5
Conservative H. Turner 1,842 41.9
Conservative A. Leedham 1,787 40.6
Labour T. Chipperfield 1,569 35.7
Labour B. Hunter 1,546 35.1
Labour A. Hale 1,325 30.1
Labour S. McIntosh 1,172 26.7
Labour D. Scu6er 1,158 26.4
Liberal K. Pointon 798 18.2
Turnout ~3,697 46.9
Registered electors 7,884
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lowestoft: Pakefield

Lowestoft: Pakefield (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Lark 1,133 47.9
Conservative L. Cook 963 40.7
Conservative E. Clarke 960 40.6
Conservative M. Richardson 928 39.2
Labour A. Martin 918 38.8
Labour J. Reynolds 866 36.6
Liberal B. Dobney 271 11.4
Turnout ~2,215 50.1
Registered electors 4,422
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Lowestoft: Roman Hill

Lowestoft: Roman Hill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Hunt 503 69.5
Labour J. Plant 466 64.4
Liberal B. Pointon 221 30.6
Turnout ~784 30.6
Registered electors 2,564
Labour hold
Labour hold

Lowestoft: St. Johns

Lowestoft: St. Johns (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Carter 441 44.1
Labour P. Ramm 430 43.0
Conservative H. Boyd 414 41.4
Liberal C. Shade 205 20.5
Turnout ~1,001 37.6
Registered electors 2,662
Labour hold
Labour hold

Lowestoft: St. Margarets

Lowestoft: St. Margarets (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Reynolds 556 50.5
Conservative J. Allen 552 50.1
Labour A. Jeffreys 421 38.2
Turnout ~1,101 44.3
Registered electors 2,485
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Reydon

Reydon (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Kent 765 63.3
Conservative S. Simpson 639 52.9
Labour P. Gerrell 444 36.7
Labour L. English 439 36.3
Turnout ~1,333 56.5
Registered electors 2,359
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Southelmham

Southelmham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Stacey Unopposed
Registered electors 970
Conservative hold

Southwold

Southwold (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Chapman Unopposed
Conservative G. Cockerill Unopposed
Registered electors 1,766
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative hold

Worlingham

Worlingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Do6 593 80.4
Labour R. Squires 145 19.6
Majority 448 60.8
Turnout 738 50.5
Registered electors 1,543
Conservative hold

Wrentham

Wrentham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Hurn Unopposed
Registered electors 947
Conservative gain from Independent

References

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 3–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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