1976 Alnwick District Council election

1976 Alnwick District Council election

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All 28 seats to Alnwick District Council 15 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Independent Labour Last election 25 3 Seats won 22 3 Seat change 3 Popular vote 15,582 4,161 Percentage 62.3% 16.6%   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative Liberal Last election new new Seats won 2 1 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 2,074 3,068 Percentage 8.3% 12.3%
Control of Council before election Independent Control of Council after election Independent

Elections to Alnwick District Council were held on 6 of May 1976 alongside other local elections for Non-metropolitan district councils across England. Unlike the election of 1973, which was mainly fought between Independent politicians with a few wards being contested by Labour candidates, there were a few wards contested by Conservative and Liberal candidates this time around.

Election result

Alnwick Local Election Result 1973

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	22	1	4	3	78.6	62.3	15,582	-19.7
	Labour	3	2	2		10.7	16.6	4,161	-1.4
	Conservative	2	2	0	2	7.1	8.3	2,074	new
	Liberal	1	1	0	1	3.6	12.3	3,068	new
	Ind. Labour Party	0	0	0		0.0	0.6	140	new

Ward results

The result for each ward was as follows: ^[1]

Harbottle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J Coatsworth *	unopposed
	Independent hold

Longframlington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M Keen *	201	74.7	+19.6
	Independent	Ditcham	68	25.3
Majority			133	49.4
Turnout			269	50.0
Registered electors			538
	Independent hold

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Alnwick District Council Election Results 1973-2003" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

No. 1 (Alnwick) (7)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	I Robertson *	1,547
	Independent	D Davidson *	1,126
	Independent	H Reavell *	1,121
	Liberal	R Simpson	1,104
	Independent	C Cookson	1,065
	Independent	C Oliver *	1,056
	Conservative	G Pope	930
	Independent	W Young	538
	Independent	Hopper	516
	Labour	J Wright	277
	Independent	Anderson	229

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Alnwick District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Blyth Valley Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Castle Morpeth Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Tynedale District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Wansbeck District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes