1976 Alnwick District Council election

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1976 Alnwick District Council election
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All 28 seats
to Alnwick District Council
15 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Independent Labour
Last election253
Seats won223
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Steady2.svg
Popular vote15,5824,161
Percentage62.3%16.6%
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative Liberal
Last electionnewnew
Seats won21
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote2,0743,068
Percentage8.3%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.

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Election result

Alnwick local election result 1976
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 2214Decrease2.svg 378.662.315,582-19.7
  Labour 322Steady2.svg10.716.64,161-1.4
  Conservative 220Increase2.svg 27.18.32,074new
  Liberal 110Increase2.svg 13.612.33,068new
  Ind. Labour Party 000Steady2.svg0.00.6140new

Ward results

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

Harbottle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J Coatsworth * unopposed
Independent hold
Longframlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent M Keen * 201 74.7 +19.6
Independent Ditcham6825.3
Majority 13349.4
Turnout 26950.0
Registered electors 538
Independent hold
No. 1 (Alnwick) (7)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Young538
Independent Hopper516
Labour J Wright277
Independent Anderson229
Majority 421
Turnout
Registered electors 5,711
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold
Liberal gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent
Independent hold
Conservative gain from Independent
No. 2 (Amble) (5)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent T Straffen * 1,451 79.4 +30.1
Independent C Turnbull * 1,164 63.7 +22.2
Conservative A Rowell 1,144 62.6 +21.1
Independent J Johnstone 1,080 59.1
Labour W Mitchell * 1,037 56.7 +6.1
Labour J Gilgannon *91450.0−0.8
Liberal Riddell71038.8
Independent Portersdon54629.9
Labour Laidler45624.9
Labour Shinwell34218.7
Labour Arries29616.2
Majority 28715.7
Turnout 1,82849.7
Registered electors 3,680
Independent hold
Independent hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Independent gain from Labour
Labour hold
No. 3 (Lesbury) (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent H Philipson * 663 78.8 +7.0
Independent J Baxter * 543 64.6 −2.5
Liberal W Robertson26731.7−29.3
Liberal Nutt20824.7
Majority 12014.3
Turnout 84169.6
Registered electors 1,208
Independent hold
Independent hold
No. 4 (Embleton)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P Bridgeman * 362 56.1 +12.6
Liberal Gaunt28343.9
Majority 7912.2
Turnout 64561.0
Registered electors 1,058
Independent hold
No. 5 (Longhoughton)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent S Alexander 382 55.0
Independent R Huggins *31245.0−7.8
Majority 7010.1
Turnout 69462.9
Registered electors 1,104
Independent gain from Independent
No. 6 (Shilbottle) (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E Tully * 485 86.6 −2.4
Labour W Dobbie 354 63.2
Independent W Tearney14025.0−3.2
Independent Labour J Swordly *14025.0−3.8
Majority 13123.4
Turnout 56045.1
Registered electors 1,242
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Independent
No. 7 (Warkworth) (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A Curry * unopposed
Independent A Curry unopposed
Independent hold
Independent gain from Independent
No. 8 (Felton)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent K Ainsley * unopposed
Independent hold
No. 9 (Edlingham)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent M Hill *unopposed
Independent hold
No. 10 (Rothbury) (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent S Bolam 578 58.7
Independent R Mackie 458 46.5
Independent J Miller *34635.2−31.3
Liberal G France31732.2
Liberal Fairgrieve17918.2
Independent Chalk909.1
Majority 12012.2
Turnout 98457.6
Registered electors 1,709
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Independent
No. 11 (Whittingham)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent R Smith * unopposed
Independent hold
No. 13 (Elsdon)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent R Elliott * unopposed
Independent hold

References

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