1976 Bristol City Council election

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1976 Bristol City Council election
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All 84 seats to Bristol City Council
43 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Seats won47343
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Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

1976 local election results in Bristol Bristol local election results 1976.png
1976 local election results in Bristol

The 1976 Bristol City Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Labour retained overall control of the council despite losing 9 seats to the Conservatives.

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Ward results

Avon

Avon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V Pople 3,031
Labour A Crowley 2,911
Labour T Thomas 2,744
Conservative R Chubb1,930
Conservative J Henley1,632
Conservative V Bath1,558
Communist D Pratt315
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Bedminster

Bedminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Hillman 1,725
Labour J Wood 1,571
Labour W Jenkins 1,549
Conservative C Hagen1,161
Conservative L Vann1,113
Conservative V Goodland1,107
Liberal R Turner434
National Front R Bale184
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Bishopston

Bishopston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Topham 2,214
Conservative T Clarke 2,100
Conservative M Withers 2,078
Labour E Boney1,012
Labour M Shotter982
Labour J Wood961
Liberal K Tucker684
Liberal J McMahon656
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L Smith 2,364
Labour A Munroe 2,180
Labour B B Richards 2,121
Conservative B D Richards1,127
Conservative H Jones976
Conservative P Paternoster911
Liberal J Fletcher475
Liberal P Ellis429
Liberal P Bentley394
National Front K Elliott287
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Brislington

Brislington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K Legg 2,320
Labour R Flinn 2,238
Conservative O Patterson 2,234
Labour H Skeates2,190
Conservative O Scantlebury2,165
Conservative R Frankham2,049
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}

Cabot

Cabot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G Ferguson 1,353
Liberal W Watts-Miller 1,331
Liberal G Beedell 1,326
Conservative P Muir1,134
Conservative B Weedall1,092
Conservative J Yarwood1,066
Labour P McLaren750
Labour J King737
Labour L Aldridge705
Majority
Liberal hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Liberal hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Liberal hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Clifton

Clifton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Lloyd-Kirk 2,324
Conservative H Lawson 2,273
Conservative W Blackmore 2,242
Labour M Hodkinson1,094
Labour G Micklewright1,083
Labour M Thomas1,033
Liberal S Mercer990
Liberal E Dunning973
Liberal M Perkins972
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

District

District
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F Apperley 1,612
Conservative R Trench 1,601
Conservative J Bosdet 1,525
Labour K Bassett1,223
Labour T Morgan1,133
Labour M Wood1,061
Liberal C Bolton848
Liberal J Sansom729
Liberal N Rigby721
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Durdham

Durdham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G Palmer 4,061
Conservative M Veale 3,880
Conservative G Browne 3,869
Labour B Begley962
Labour R Ritchie884
Labour J Donovan882
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Easton

Easton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Jones 1,358
Labour G Maggs 1,134
Labour R Morris 1,050
Conservative P Haines495
Conservative J Gamlin463
Conservative F Wookey418
Communist N Carey131
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Eastville

Eastville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W Williams 1,833
Labour E Fothergill 1,722
Labour B Ross 1,652
Conservative R Wookey1,455
Conservative G Woodhouse1,404
Conservative J Fletcher1,280
Independent Liberal A Chalmers512
Independent Liberal B Clarke347
Independent Liberal J Hale313
National Front J Bale133
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Henbury

Henbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Fisk 3,350
Conservative W Stephens 3,339
Conservative D Barnwell 3,173
Conservative C Whitmore3,167
Labour G Brass2,764
Labour D Large2,633
Liberal W Hurford660
Liberal W Paver634
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}

Hengrove

Hengrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W Graves 2,396
Labour A Abrams 2,219
Labour M Houlihan 1,924
Conservative M Stamper1,046
Conservative A Telling1,046
Conservative G Bridcut995
Liberal G Bentley276
Liberal G Noel206
Liberal V Noel204
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Hillfields

Hillfields
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C Draper 1,811
Labour G Robertson 1,806
Labour F Vyvyan-Jones 1,659
Conservative M Bessant1,342
Conservative C Baker1,289
Conservative A Thomas1,172
National Front F Tanner165
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Horfield

Horfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C Merrett 2,245
Conservative B Topham 2,224
Labour R Edwards 2,175
Labour C Boney2,056
Conservative P Cutcher2,048
Conservative R Russell2,030
Liberal P Hurford596
Liberal R Moon502
Liberal V Hales483
National Front P Thomas269
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Knowle

Knowle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G Sprackling 2,225
Conservative E Wright 2,051
Conservative F Lawrence 1,981
Labour C Gardner1,102
National Front R Dowler370
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Redland

Redland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G Hebblethwaite 1,929
Conservative C Hebblethwaite 1,904
Conservative G Keeley 1,879
Liberal R Kirkham1,074
Liberal W Legg973
Liberal W Tasker972
Labour A May683
Labour M Mason671
Labour M Reiner664
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Somerset

Somerset
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H Willcox 1,617
Labour D Jackson 1,485
Labour J Comerford 1,413
Conservative D Stevens1,017
Conservative S Walker962
Conservative H Little921
National Front J Dowler189
Liberal J Fletcher178
Liberal I Adams138
Liberal A Adams129
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Southmead

Southmead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F McGough 3,047
Conservative P Sidebottom 2,748
Conservative N Mearing-Smith 2,686
Labour J Hole2,523
Labour R Bridle2,306
Labour A Keefe2,229
Majority
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}

Southville

Southville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H Harding 1,302
Labour M Young 1,247
Labour F Pidgeon 1,245
Conservative C Taylor1,226
Conservative C Fox1,116
Conservative M Jones1,104
Liberal N Harrisson181
Liberal E Ellis153
Liberal A Havvock142
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

St George East

St George East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L Rexworthy 2,226
Labour H Bloom 2,222
Labour D Beer 2,188
Conservative K Mountstephen2,076
Conservative R King1,902
Conservative C Woods1,817
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

St George West

St George West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M Rea 1,437
Labour J McLaren 1,417
Labour I Rogers 1,399
Conservative C Avery1,108
Conservative M Gardner956
Conservative B Irwin881
National Front R Pearce337
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

St Paul

St Paul
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D McLaren 1,157
Labour G Fowler 1,047
Labour P Korovilas 1,012
Conservative E Macdonald596
Conservative K Rogers526
Conservative J Seville483
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

St Philip & Jacob

St Philip & Jacob
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I Knight 820
Labour J Britton 750
Labour D Tedder 741
Conservative G Edwards378
Conservative S Watton351
Conservative H Edwards344
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Stapleton

Stapleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T Whiteley 3,075
Conservative P Brook 3,055
Conservative H Williams 3,000
Labour C Gingell1,847
Labour M McGrath1,847
Labour B Payton1,772
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Stockwood

Stockwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E Wilsdon 3,748
Conservative B Love 3,582
Conservative S Williams 3,444
Labour G Easton2,948
Labour V Bath2,750
Labour B Barker2,706
Liberal H Bryant784
Liberal J Edwards654
Liberal M Langley652
Majority
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Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}

Westbury-on-Trym

Westbury-on-Trym
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Poole 6,371
Conservative R Wall 6,316
Conservative C Alderson 6,201
Liberal L Edgell1,063
Liberal G Davis1,016
Labour J McLaren965
Liberal M Hamilton918
Labour D Evans917
Labour S Andrews854
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C Reid 1,086
Labour D Poole 1,039
Labour G Bee 1,008
Conservative E Cockrell592
Conservative S Simmons565
Conservative W Wardle544
Liberal R Hopkins280
Liberal E Mottart278
Liberal C Slater248
National Front R Jacklin178
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

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  1. ↑ "Local Elections Handbook 1976". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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