1976 Babergh District Council election

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1976 Babergh District Council election
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←  1973
6 May 1976 (1976-05-06)
1979  →
All 42 seats to Babergh District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won17154
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 7
Popular vote11,8734,2657,686
Percentage44.4%16.0%28.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 17.1%Decrease2.svg 19.8%Decrease2.svg 8.1%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Liberal Residents
Seats won11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote2,036860
Percentage7.6%3.2%
SwingN/AN/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.

Contents

Summary

Election result

1976 Babergh District Council election [2]
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 221790Increase2.svg 944.744.411,873+17.1
  Independent 231526Decrease2.svg 442.116.04,265–19.8
  Labour 16407Decrease2.svg 710.528.87,686–8.1
  Liberal 2110Increase2.svg 12.67.62,036N/A
  Residents 2110Increase2.svg 10.03.2860N/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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Rundall 379 54.5
Labour R. Cook*31645.5
Majority 639.1
Turnout 69563.0
Registered electors 1,073
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Berners

Berners
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent E. Pollard* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,280
Independent hold

Bildeston

Bildeston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent O. Simpson* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,196
Independent hold

Boxford

Boxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent T. Clark* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,400
Independent hold

Brantham

Brantham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent H. Manning* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,437
Independent hold

Brett Vale

Brett Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Green 286 50.1
Independent H. Hardy28549.9
Majority 10.2
Turnout 57148.9
Registered electors 1,138
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Brookvale

Brookvale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. Baxter* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,509
Independent hold

Bures St. Mary

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

Capel & Wenham

Capel & Wenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Pearce* 485 50.4
Conservative W. Robertson47749.6
Majority 80.8
Turnout 96249.1
Registered electors 1,951
Labour hold Swing

Chadacre

Chadacre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent C. Ince* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,455
Independent hold

Copdock

Copdock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent M. Moore* 382 53.7
Labour T. Carey20829.2
Independent R. Hitchcock13218.5
Majority 17424.5
Turnout 71258.7
Registered electors 1,213
Independent hold Swing

Dodnash

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

Elmsett

Elmsett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent W. Crockatt* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,175
Independent hold

Glemsford

Glemsford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Goodwin 528 66.4
Labour D. Chatters27434.5
Majority 25431.9
Turnout 79550.1
Registered electors 1,587
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Great Cornard North

Great Cornard North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Curran 342 49.7
Conservative S. Byham 334 48.5
Labour T. Macdonald31846.2
Conservative N. Scofield27740.3
Turnout ~68832.0
Registered electors 2,150
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Great Cornard South

Great Cornard South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Eady* 684 27.7
Labour E. Chaplin* 557 22.6
Conservative Peter Beer54822.2
Labour J. Blackie50020.3
Turnout ~1,24049.3
Registered electors 2,501
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Hadleigh

Hadleigh (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Brown* 923 22.6
Independent J. Osborne 733 18.0
Independent M. Crabtree 607 14.9
Independent C. Durrant57914.2
Labour N. Slade51012.5
Labour J. Whitehead*50612.4
Conservative C. Anstruther3789.3
Conservative J. Goad3077.5
Turnout ~1,51340.4
Registered electors 4,024
Labour hold
Independent gain from Labour
Independent gain from Labour

Holbrook

Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. Godley* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,234
Independent hold

Lavenham

Lavenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Griffin 423 60.9
Independent L. Spraggins*27239.1
Majority 15121.8
Turnout 69554.5
Registered electors 1,254
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Leavenheath

Leavenheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. York* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,271
Conservative hold

Long Melford

Long Melford (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal R. Kemp* 1,152 45.3
Residents J. Abbott 622 24.5
Independent C. Kingston*49019.3
Turnout ~1,13225.5
Registered electors 2,551
Liberal gain from Independent
Residents gain from Independent

Nayland

Nayland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent D. Mitchell 364 57.8
Independent P. Hetherington*26642.2
Majority 9815.6
Turnout 63064.7
Registered electors 916
Independent hold Swing

No. 1 (Sudbury)

No. 1 (Sudbury) (5 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Hewitt88421.8
Labour H. Banham*76518.8
Labour P. Moulton*70017.2
Labour S. Gargiulo50912.5
Labour R. Tanner47611.7
Turnout ~4,05959.3
Registered electors 6,847
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

North Cosford

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

Polstead & Layham

Polstead & Layham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Esler 326 67.8
Independent C. Stewart9720.2
Independent C. Edmunds5812.1
Majority 22947.6
Turnout 48152.8
Registered electors 968
Conservative hold Swing

Shotley

Shotley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Lloyd* 239 50.1
Residents J. Green23849.9
Majority 10.2
Turnout 47738.0
Registered electors 1,254
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Waldingfield

Waldingfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Spence 634 68.1
Labour D. King29731.9
Majority 33736.2
Turnout 93146.1
Registered electors 1,970
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

West Samford

West Samford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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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