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Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 6 May 1976.
The whole council was up for election and resulted in a Conservative majority.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 36 | 18 | 0 | ![]() | 72.0 | 49.5 | 21,432 | +29.5% | |
Independent | 8 | 0 | 14 | ![]() | 16.0 | 10.1 | 4,390 | –22.2% | |
Residents | 5 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | 10.0 | 13.7 | 5,91 | +5.6% | |
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 5 | ![]() | 2.0 | 21.2 | 9,161 | –0.3% | |
Ind. Ratepayers | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1,465 | N/A | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | ![]() | 0.0 | 2.1 | 932 | –16.0% |
36 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
Conservative | Independent | Residents | Lib. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Darley | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,373 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Ryecroft | Unopposed | |||
Independent | J. Lillywhite | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,097 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Kirkby-Bott | 382 | 52.6 | N/A | |
Liberal | C. Kempson | 344 | 47.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 726 | 55.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,308 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Roberts | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,188 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Combes | 912 | 48.3 | +17.9 | |
Conservative | J. Finlay | 813 | |||
Conservative | T. France | 727 | |||
Liberal | D. Shepherd | 524 | 28.6 | –3.6 | |
Independent | C. Spawton | 512 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Liberal | C. Tupper | 470 | |||
Liberal | A. French | 461 | |||
Labour | T. Rooth | 333 | 13.0 | –24.8 | |
Labour | R. Norris | 327 | |||
Turnout | 5,079 | 43.4 | –2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,256 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Sampson | 773 | 50.3 | +35.9 | |
Conservative | P. Porteous | 758 | |||
Liberal | P. Weston | 743 | 49.7 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | K. Smith | 735 | |||
Liberal | J. Seddon | 712 | |||
Conservative | J. Steward | 689 | |||
Turnout | 4,410 | 35.1 | –10.8 | ||
Registered electors | 4,314 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Craig | 1,692 | 61.3 | +43.3 | |
Conservative | W. Doody | 1,687 | |||
Conservative | D. Hoult | 1,675 | |||
Conservative | A. Slade | 1,664 | |||
Conservative | J. Taylor | 1,540 | |||
Liberal | L. Holden | 1,139 | 31.4 | +11.4 | |
Independent | G. Tullet | 1,024 | 7.6 | –3.0 | |
Liberal | M. Dixon | 861 | |||
Liberal | V. Hubbard | 779 | |||
Liberal | D. Johnston | 758 | |||
Liberal | I. Miller | 730 | |||
Turnout | 13,529 | 44.1 | –15.6 | ||
Registered electors | 8,741 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Laird | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,460 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Knight | 433 | 69.4 | +12.3 | |
Labour | A. Groves | 191 | 30.6 | −12.3 | |
Turnout | 624 | 42.2 | –2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,479 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Craven | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,045 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R. Cole | 687 | 33.7 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | S. Hamilton | 529 | 26.0 | N/A | |
Independent | M. Gilbert | 485 | 23.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | S. Schlich | 335 | 16.5 | –3.2 | |
Turnout | 2,036 | 51.0 | +2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 3,041 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | D. Gauntlett | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,839 | ||||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | K. Murray | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,470 | ||||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Booker | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,390 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Nicholson | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,761 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Butcher | 365 | 51.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | F. Heald | 269 | 37.6 | –12.3 | |
Labour | D. Morrison | 81 | 11.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 715 | 49.0 | +13.0 | ||
Registered electors | 1,459 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R. De Hailes | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,144 | ||||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Hancock | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,387 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | P. Burne | Unopposed | |||
Independent | D. Mott | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,143 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
Independent hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Best | 257 | 58.1 | N/A | |
Independent | G. Taylor | 185 | 41.9 | N/A | |
Turnout | 442 | 34.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,274 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Linton | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | J. Duncton | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,766 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Luttman-Johnson | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | T. Micklem | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,857 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Alexander | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,439 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Carey | 1,305 | 82.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | R. Seamen | 1,195 | N/A | ||
Conservative | B. Ager | 1,155 | N/A | ||
Conservative | H. Meston | 1,091 | N/A | ||
Independent | W. Spragg | 1,043 | 18.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 5,789 | 32.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 7,225 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | A. Petrie-Hay | 227 | 40.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | C. Ash | 208 | 36.5 | N/A | |
Independent | D. Mitchell | 134 | 23.5 | N/A | |
Turnout | 569 | 53.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,074 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | R. Roberts | 1,581 | 70.7 | ||
Residents | C. Singer | 1,393 | |||
Residents | L. Denby | 1,363 | |||
Residents | I. Sutherland | 1,349 | |||
Conservative | G. Mason | 893 | 11.1 | N/A | |
Ind. Ratepayers | G. Feltham | 536 | 18.2 | N/A | |
Ind. Ratepayers | D. Feltham | 476 | N/A | ||
Ind. Ratepayers | R. Marshall | 453 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 8,044 | 46.9 | +3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,418 | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Burdett | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,510 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Mann | 320 | 51.1 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | H. Gauntlett | 306 | 48.9 | –0.6 | |
Turnout | 626 | 48.0 | +11.9 | ||
Registered electors | 1,304 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Allen | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,120 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Bray | 383 | 56.0 | N/A | |
Liberal | D. Rudkin | 301 | 44.0 | –10.3 | |
Turnout | 684 | 48.7 | +14.0 | ||
Registered electors | 1,405 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Illius | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,838 | ||||
Conservative hold |
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