1976 Cambridge City Council election

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1976 Cambridge City Council election
Cambridgeshire Flag.svg
 19736 May 1976 (1976-05-06) 1978  

All 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout42.3%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats won24162
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 13Decrease2.svg 10Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote42,35033,0207,646
Percentage50.2%39.2%9.1%

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Conservative

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

Contents

The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries, with fourteen 3-seat wards being contested at this election. Labour lost control of the council to the Conservatives.

Summary

Election result

1976 Cambridge City Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3624N/AN/AIncrease2.svg 1357.150.242,350
  Labour 3816N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 1038.139.233,020
  Liberal 152N/AN/ADecrease2.svg 34.89.17,646
  Independent Liberal 10N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.00.6520
  Ind. Labour Party 10N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.00.5460
  Communist 10N/AN/ASteady2.svg0.00.4306

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Warren 763 54.3
Labour D. Howe 671 47.8
Labour A. Molt 627 44.6
Conservative E. Jones53037.7
Independent P. Allen16812.0
Turnout 1,40531.6
Registered electors 4,446
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Arbury

Arbury (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour E. Gard 1,160 47.3
Labour M. Rooney 1,127 45.9
Labour A. Pettifor 1,118 45.6
Conservative O. Green1,09344.6
Conservative S. Tyrrell1,08944.4
Conservative J. Newman1,08444.2
Turnout 2,45345.4
Registered electors 5,402
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Castle

Castle (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative N. Auker 1,550 58.0
Conservative J. Powley 1,487 55.7
Conservative G. Reid 1,449 54.2
Labour M. Mackie1,00037.4
Labour M. Wilson98737.0
Labour J. Schicker97636.5
Turnout 2,67144.8
Registered electors 5,962
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Phillips 1,192 51.4
Conservative J. West 1,086 46.8
Conservative G. Coteman 1,017 43.8
Labour P. Holmes96541.6
Labour J. Hughes93240.2
Labour S. Dartford88938.3
Turnout 2,32145.7
Registered electors 5,078
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Coleridge

Coleridge (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D. Mackay 1,067 44.3
Conservative F. Burling 1,044 43.3
Conservative D. Anderson 996 41.3
Labour H. Percival90537.6
Labour J. Curley81934.0
Labour O. Nicol80833.5
Liberal A. Hill32913.7
Liberal L. Edkins28812.0
Liberal C. Townsend26911.2
Turnout 2,41047.3
Registered electors 5,096
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G. Knowles 1,342 55.0
Conservative S. Reid 1,323 54.2
Conservative S. Miller 1,279 52.4
Labour R. Overhill96439.5
Labour L. Freeman96039.3
Labour A. Carter90437.0
Turnout 2,44139.3
Registered electors 6,210
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Cowell 772 41.5
Labour C. Kaldor 688 37.0
Labour P. Geoghan 627 33.7
Conservative D. Parmenter58031.2
Turnout 1,85947.4
Registered electors 3,922
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Market

Market (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal C. Rosenstiel 839 35.3
Liberal L. Hawes 807 33.9
Conservative G. Edwards 790 33.2
Conservative M. O'Hannan78332.9
Conservative K. Price77632.6
Liberal B. Greaves76432.1
Labour D. Bleiman72530.5
Independent Liberal S. Foott52021.9
Communist P. Berry30612.9
Turnout 2,37938.7
Registered electors 6,148
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Newnham

Newnham (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour G. Lipstein 1,306 43.4
Labour R. Cohen 1,221 40.6
Labour R. Edwards 1,218 40.5
Conservative B. Cooper1,17238.9
Conservative J. Shaw1,11036.9
Conservative P. Robinson1,10636.7
Liberal A. Gore59819.9
Liberal J. Cummins59019.6
Liberal D. Grace55018.3
Turnout 3,01144.8
Registered electors 6,720
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Petersfield

Petersfield (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E. Seargeant 1,018 44.6
Labour R. Thornely 1,013 44.4
Conservative E. Wheatley 966 42.4
Labour D. Mackie96142.1
Conservative B. Wright94841.6
Labour S. Trotman93641.1
Ind. Labour Party R. Beveridge46020.2
Turnout 2,28037.9
Registered electors 6,016
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Queen Ediths

Queen Ediths (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E. Hodder 1,677 58.9
Conservative S. Dolby 1,577 55.4
Conservative J. Johnson 1,568 55.1
Labour P. Harper62021.8
Labour G. Rowling61921.7
Labour E. Shepherd61521.6
Liberal J. Fitch59721.0
Liberal A. Corsellis44115.5
Liberal S. Weeds38013.3
Turnout 2,84746.9
Registered electors 6,071
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Romsey

Romsey (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Wright 971 47.2
Labour R. May 879 42.7
Labour T. Sweeney 860 41.8
Conservative C. Barker70734.4
Liberal A. Charlesworth46922.8
Liberal J. Steward36917.9
Liberal J. Minton35617.3
Turnout 2,05836.2
Registered electors 5,686
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Trumpington

Trumpington (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R. Wright 1,511 73.4
Conservative B. Harrison 1,453 70.6
Conservative M. Suckling 1,447 70.3
Labour S. Richer73735.8
Turnout 2,50544.2
Registered electors 5,667
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M. Garner 1,578 71.2
Conservative P. Reed 1,494 67.4
Conservative C. Gough-Goodman 1,461 65.9
Labour J. Hunt59626.9
Labour H. Nightingale56225.4
Labour A. Lehmann51923.4
Turnout 2,21641.6
Registered electors 5,327
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 18 September 2023.