1976 Braintree District Council election

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1976 Braintree District Council election
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  1973 6 May 1976 (1976-05-06) 1979  

All 58 seats to Braintree District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.3% (Increase2.svg1.5%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election15 seats, 30.2%22 seats, 39.2%15 seats, 17.6%
Seats won3988
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 24Decrease2.svg 14Decrease2.svg 7
Popular vote33,99824,0716,409
Percentage48.0%34.0%9.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 17.8%Decrease2.svg 5.2%Decrease2.svg 8.6%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Party Liberal Residents Ind. Conservative
Last election3 seats, 9.8%1 seat, 1.8%2 seats, 0.9%
Seats won111
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote4,3651,7270
Percentage6.2%2.4%0.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.6%Increase2.svg 0.6%Decrease2.svg 0.9%

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


Conservative

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

Contents

Summary

Election result

1976 Braintree District Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 39Increase2.svg 2467.248.033,998+17.8
  Labour 8Decrease2.svg 1413.834.024,071–5.2
  Independent 8Decrease2.svg 713.89.06,409–8.6
  Liberal 1Decrease2.svg 21.76.24,365–3.6
  Residents 1Steady2.svg1.72.41,727+0.6
  Ind. Conservative 1Decrease2.svg 11.70.00–0.9
  Independent Liberal 0Steady2.svg0.00.2148N/A
  Communist 0Steady2.svg0.00.2144–0.4

Ward results

Black Notley

Black Notley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Mills* 369 74.2 +17.2
Labour J. Hall12825.8–4.3
Majority24148.5+21.6
Turnout 49743.0+3.3
Registered electors 1,185
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg10.8

No Independent candidate as previous (12.9%).

Bumpstead

Bumpstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Drapkin Unopposed
Registered electors 1,210
Conservative hold

Castle Headingham

Castle Headingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Hipkins 376 45.4 N/A
Labour J. Lynch*30436.7–14.4
Independent Liberal L. Brown14817.9N/A
Majority728.7N/A
Turnout 82865.8+15.8
Registered electors 1,271
Conservative gain from Labour Swing N/A

No Independent candidate as previous (48.9%).

Coggeshall

Coggeshall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. McMillan 857 48.6 N/A
Conservative B. Smith 814 46.2 N/A
Independent W. Drake* 597 33.9 –1.8
Liberal W. Onions*55331.4–15.3
Labour C. Causton47326.8–1.9
Labour B. Smith45425.8–2.7
Labour D. Simpson38121.6N/A
Liberal D. Sibley33919.2N/A
Turnout 1,76348.0+3.5
Registered electors 3,673
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Liberal
Independent hold

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Conservative G. Courtauld* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,303
Ind. Conservative hold

Cressing

Cressing
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Yockney 271 49.9 +4.2
Independent A. Allen*15428.4–25.9
Labour M. Hills11821.7N/A
Majority11721.5N/A
Turnout 54346.1+16.3
Registered electors 1,179
Conservative gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg15.1

Earls Colne

Earls Colne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent L. Dearsley* 600 51.5 +4.6
Independent P. Taylor* 588 50.5 –2.5
Labour R. Turp27123.3+12.1
Turnout 1,16557.3+6.4
Registered electors 2,033
Independent hold
Independent hold

No Conservative candidate as previous (35.7%).

Gosfield

Gosfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent D. Marlow 349 55.9 +7.6
Conservative B. Brooks27544.1N/A
Majority7411.9N/A
Turnout 62460.1+22.1
Registered electors 1,040
Independent gain from Independent Swing N/A

No Independent candidate (Seymour) as previous (51.8%).

Halstead Holy Trinity

Halstead Holy Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Mayes 765 42.4 –13.6
Labour K. Jones 696 38.6 –10.0
Conservative C. Covell 670 37.1 N/A
Labour N. Bugbee*57231.7–14.9
Residents D. Fuller54930.4N/A
Turnout 1,80552.3+3.1
Registered electors 3,451
Labour hold
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

No Liberal candidate as previous (44.0%).

Halstead St. Andrew's

Halstead St. Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Residents E. McDowell* 684 42.1 +2.7
Conservative O. Joyce* 543 33.4 –2.2
Conservative E. Starling50331.0–1.2
Residents M. Gage49430.4+0.4
Labour A. Bird26516.3–8.6
Labour D. Brede26116.1–8.7
Turnout 1,62555.0–3.6
Registered electors 2,954
Residents hold
Conservative hold

Hatfield Peverel

Hatfield Peverel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Leicester* 806 55.1 –1.8
Conservative D. Claydon* 770 52.6 +2.5
Independent M. Voysey56938.9N/A
Labour O. Deane28719.6–23.5
Labour P. Williams23716.2–26.2
Turnout 1,46454.8+11.7
Registered electors 2,671
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kelvedon

Kelvedon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent B. Andrews* 920 54.6 N/A
Conservative M. Edwards 690 40.9 +19.7
Independent J. De Deene Yule* 663 39.3 +1.7
Independent B. Kentish*60636.0+6.1
Conservative A. Howard48829.0–17.7
Conservative D. Openshaw46527.6+7.7
Labour A. Bennett33319.8+4.0
Labour D. Wicks32419.2+3.8
Turnout 1,68555.5+2.4
Registered electors 3,036
Independent hold
Conservative hold
Independent hold

No. 1 (Braintree: East)

No. 1 (Braintree: East)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Adams 993 50.5 +22.8
Conservative J. Chapman 967 49.1 +23.9
Conservative J. Haley 953 48.4 +23.3
Conservative D. Platt 946 48.1 +24.8
Labour G. Warren*88444.9+2.2
Labour H. Warren*84442.9+2.5
Labour W. Clarke82742.0+3.6
Labour I. Kerlogue77939.6+2.0
Turnout 1,96838.9–2.1
Registered electors 5,059
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

No Liberal (24.7%) or Communist (5.0%) candidates as previous.

No. 2 (Braintree: West)

No. 2 (Braintree: West)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Harper* 1,389 51.1 +16.7
Conservative D. Legg* 1,272 46.8 +16.9
Liberal J. Ross* 1,229 45.2 +3.2
Conservative H. Everitt 1,203 44.2 +17.3
Liberal D. Harvey1,10440.6+4.8
Conservative C. Murcott1,02037.5+14.3
Labour G. Keggen65724.2+0.6
Labour E. Lynch64023.5+4.0
Labour F. Childs56020.6+2.7
Labour M. Skirvington52819.4+2.3
Turnout 2,72055.7–5.9
Registered electors 4,883
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Liberal hold
Conservative gain from Liberal

No. 3 (Bocking: North)

No. 3 (Bocking: North)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Davis 939 50.3 +9.3
Conservative M. Tregaron 935 50.1 +9.2
Conservative A. Cross 903 48.4 +10.1
Labour A. Everard*83144.5–14.6
Labour A. Millam*74640.0–9.5
Labour R. Watson71138.1–15.8
Turnout 1,86749.3+8.4
Registered electors 3,786
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

No. 4 (Bocking: South)

No. 4 (Bocking: South)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Comfort 1,298 48.0 +22.0
Conservative R. Perkin 1,238 45.8 +25.2
Conservative R. Davis 1,164 43.0 +23.2
Conservative T. Adcock 1,109 41.0 +21.5
Labour G. Warne*1,09040.3–5.0
Labour J. Perks1,04038.5+2.4
Labour R. Suckling*1,00037.0–1.9
Labour A. Mackenzie*82730.6–2.4
Liberal D. Colchester50318.6–10.1
Liberal B. Meech47917.7–9.4
Turnout 2,70442.9–12.7
Registered electors 6,302
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

No. 7 (Witham: West)

No. 7 (Witham: West)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Willetts 935 58.7 +42.0
Conservative M. Lager 888 55.7 +40.2
Labour E. Hatton50031.4+5.7
Labour J. Halton42826.9+2.3
Communist F. Brown1449.0+1.0
Turnout 1,59440.2+1.3
Registered electors 3,966
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Independent

No Independent (38.7%, 33.0%) or Liberal (10.9%) candidates as previous.

No. 8 (Witham: North)

No. 8 (Witham: North)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Bentley* 688 51.5 +7.4
Labour S. Smith* 668 50.0 +5.5
Conservative E. Quick56342.1+26.1
Conservative F. Mansbridge55241.3+28.8
Turnout 1,33635.4–0.1
Registered electors 3,774
Labour hold
Labour hold

No Independent candidates as previous (26.0%, 13.4%, 12.3%).

No. 9 (Witham: Rivenhall South)

No. 9 (Witham: Rivenhall South)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Lyon* 655 51.1 +1.4
Labour R. Bartlett* 601 46.8 –7.2
Conservative P. Cutmore56944.3+9.5
Conservative A. Pembroke55943.6–2.4
Turnout 1,28356.9+6.0
Registered electors 2,254
Labour hold
Labour hold

No. 10 (Witham: Rivenhall South)

No. 10 (Witham: Rivenhall South)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Richards 325 35.5 N/A
Labour C. Edwards* 305 33.3 +0.1
Labour R. Edwards28631.2–7.5
Turnout 91656.5+14.6
Registered electors 1,621
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

No. 11 (Witham: Central)

No. 11 (Witham: Central)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent H. Pitchworth* 339 58.1 +11.8
Conservative P. Gibbs20635.3–6.2
Labour D. Oliver386.5+1.3
Majority13322.8+18.0
Turnout 58357.7+4.9
Registered electors 1,013
Independent hold Swing Increase2.svg9.0

No Liberal candidate as previous (7.1%).

No. 12 (Witham: South)

No. 12 (Witham: South)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Howe* 475 55.5 +0.3
Conservative T. Stead38144.5N/A
Majority9411.0+0.6
Turnout 85648.2+1.6
Registered electors 1,776
Labour hold Swing N/A

No Independent candidate as previous (44.8%).

Panfield

Panfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Chandler* 399 59.3 +6.9
Labour C. Evans27440.7–6.9
Majority12518.6+13.8
Turnout 67359.7+13.6
Registered electors 1,136
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg6.9

Rayne

Rayne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Crossman 517 65.4 N/A
Liberal F. Little15820.0N/A
Labour K. Locke*11514.6–21.4
Majority35945.4N/A
Turnout 79053.1+12.1
Registered electors 1,491
Conservative gain from Independent Swing N/A

Sible Headingham

Sible Headingham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G. Tanner* 787 82.2 +45.7
Conservative H. Hall 719 75.1 +40.3
Labour C. Funnell19820.7–8.0
Labour E. Gray16617.3+2.7
Turnout 95841.2–20.5
Registered electors 2,325
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Stour Valley Central

Stour Valley Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Nott* 431 77.9 +6.5
Labour P. Wallis12222.1–6.5
Majority30955.9+13.0
Turnout 55350.6+3.9
Registered electors 1,095
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg6.5

Stour Valley North

Stour Valley North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Basham Unopposed
Registered electors 1,051
Conservative gain from Independent

Stour Valley South

Stour Valley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Clark 506 68.1 +20.2
Independent A. Champion23731.9N/A
Majority26936.2+35.8
Turnout 74351.8–1.4
Registered electors 1,434
Conservative hold Swing N/A

No Independent (Nott, 47.5%) or Labour (4.5%) candidates as previous.

Terling

Terling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Isted* 425 78.0 +13.5
Labour C. Foy12022.0–13.5
Majority30556.0+26.9
Turnout 54544.1–1.1
Registered electors 1,239
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg13.5

Three Fields

Three Fields
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Hawkins* 941 63.4 +24.0
Conservative O. Montefiore* 856 57.7 +25.9
Labour G. Hildrey59940.4+11.3
Turnout 1,48460.0+13.6
Registered electors 2,473
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

No Independent candidates as previous (31.5%, 30.5%, 20.6%, 14.4%).

Upper Colne

Upper Colne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Johnson* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,223
Conservative hold

Yeldham

Yeldham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Liming Unopposed
Registered electors 1,228
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative

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References

  1. "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.