1976 Brentwood District Council election

1976 Brentwood District Council election

←  1973 6 May 1973 (1973-05-06) 1978  →
All 39 seats to Brentwood District Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 34 4 Seat change 9 7 Popular vote 38,026 19,590 Percentage 60.8% 31.3% Swing 1.3% 7.7%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Independent Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 4,744 26 Percentage 7.6% 0.04% Swing 7.1% 0.2%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1976 Brentwood District Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	39	34			9	87.2	60.8	38,026	+1.3
	Labour	39	4			7	10.3	31.3	19,590	–7.7
	Liberal	13	1				2.6	7.6	4,744	+7.1
	Communist	2	0				0.0	0.2	128	–0.6
	Independent	1	0			1	0.0	0.04	26	–0.2

References

1. "Brentwood Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2025.