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All 62 seats to Dacorum District Council 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Dacorum District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Dacorum District Council in Hertfordshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
| 1976 Dacorum District Council election [2] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 62 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 61.3 | 52.6 | 84,532 | +9.8 | ||
| Labour | 56 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 33.9 | 37.8 | 60,646 | –9.4 | ||
| Independent | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 4,212 | –1.8 | ||
| Liberal | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 9,765 | +1.5 | ||
| Communist | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 644 | –0.6 | ||
| National Front | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 427 | N/A | ||
| Independent Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 335 | N/A | ||
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Lown* | 841 | 55.0 | +21.9 | |
| Conservative | P. Mayo | 820 | 53.7 | N/A | |
| Independent | W. Symons | 369 | 24.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | T. Latton | 318 | 20.8 | –9.8 | |
| Labour | M. Smith | 279 | 18.3 | –9.4 | |
| Turnout | ~1,528 | 58.6 | +7.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,608 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Nichols | 419 | 47.2 | –30.2 | |
| Liberal | I. Senior | 416 | 46.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | D. Moss | 52 | 5.9 | –16.7 | |
| Majority | 3 | 0.3 | –54.5 | ||
| Turnout | 887 | 71.2 | +39.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,245 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. Driver* | 1,255 | 70.5 | +15.6 | |
| Conservative | A. Scott | 1,199 | 67.4 | +17.1 | |
| Labour | H. Leather | 525 | 29.5 | –15.6 | |
| Labour | S. Kahn | 484 | 27.2 | –16.4 | |
| Turnout | ~1,779 | 51.7 | +7.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,441 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Appleby | 1,008 | 68.1 | +25.0 | |
| Conservative | C. Fowler* | 998 | 67.4 | +24.7 | |
| Conservative | A. Toms* | 981 | 66.3 | +25.4 | |
| Labour | I. Gibson | 391 | 26.4 | –0.5 | |
| Labour | M. Kalaher | 360 | 24.3 | –1.1 | |
| Labour | K. Lewis | 358 | 24.2 | N/A | |
| Communist | J. Belcher | 80 | 5.4 | +2.8 | |
| Turnout | ~1,481 | 40.5 | –5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,656 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Hooper | 1,993 | 45.2 | –16.7 | |
| Labour | J. Annison | 1,986 | 45.0 | –16.8 | |
| Labour | P. Doyle | 1,963 | 44.5 | –15.3 | |
| Labour | O. Taylor* | 1,930 | 43.8 | –15.3 | |
| Labour | L. Field | 1,902 | 43.1 | –14.8 | |
| Labour | R. Beresford | 1,901 | 43.1 | –14.8 | |
| Labour | P. Palfrey | 1,877 | 42.6 | –14.4 | |
| Conservative | E. Cooper | 1,810 | 41.0 | +10.1 | |
| Conservative | C. Abbott | 1,789 | 40.6 | +11.7 | |
| Conservative | G. Clennell | 1,771 | 40.1 | +11.7 | |
| Conservative | M. Cosgrave | 1,738 | 39.4 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | G. Hanson | 1,731 | 39.2 | +10.9 | |
| Conservative | E. Feltham | 1,721 | 39.0 | +10.8 | |
| Conservative | J. Wood | 1,719 | 39.0 | +11.2 | |
| Liberal | G. Lawrence | 612 | 13.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal | A. Allen | 568 | 12.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal | J. Blackman | 559 | 12.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal | R. Coles | 532 | 12.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal | W. Stuart | 485 | 11.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal | K. Williams | 476 | 10.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | A. Smith | 471 | 10.7 | N/A | |
| Turnout | ~4,411 | 40.4 | +14.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,919 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
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| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | L. Taber* | 1,381 | 48.8 | –18.5 | |
| Labour | G. Scribens* | 1,350 | 47.7 | –18.4 | |
| Labour | G. Keegan | 1,345 | 47.5 | –18.0 | |
| Labour | H. Coffman | 1,293 | 45.7 | –18.4 | |
| Conservative | D. Harrington | 1,007 | 35.6 | +10.1 | |
| Conservative | W. Evans | 1,006 | 35.5 | +10.9 | |
| Conservative | L. Oldrey | 1,005 | 35.5 | +12.1 | |
| Conservative | H. Marwood | 934 | 33.0 | +9.7 | |
| Liberal | L. Hanson | 333 | 11.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | G. White | 246 | 8.7 | N/A | |
| Communist | J. Marshall | 109 | 3.9 | –2.7 | |
| Turnout | ~2,830 | 51.8 | +22.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,463 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
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| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Price | 2,179 | 51.6 | +14.0 | |
| Conservative | P. Courtnage | 2,130 | 50.5 | +13.5 | |
| Conservative | K. Coleman | 2,101 | 49.8 | +13.2 | |
| Conservative | H. Bassadone | 2,098 | 49.7 | +13.3 | |
| Conservative | J. Phillips | 2,080 | 49.3 | +12.9 | |
| Conservative | R. Foord-Kelcey | 2,040 | 48.3 | +12.5 | |
| Labour | C. De Peyer* | 1,878 | 44.5 | –11.5 | |
| Labour | J. Lucas | 1,861 | 44.1 | –11.7 | |
| Labour | J. Lucas | 1,861 | 44.1 | –10.3 | |
| Labour | R. Ryan | 1,698 | 40.2 | –14.2 | |
| Labour | M. Trainin | 1,687 | 40.0 | –13.6 | |
| Labour | W. Price | 1,686 | 40.0 | –13.4 | |
| Communist | A. Wigmore | 165 | 3.9 | N/A | |
| Turnout | ~4,219 | 48.7 | +13.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,664 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Davison | 1,730 | 43.3 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | J. Dorchester | 1,653 | 41.3 | +0.3 | |
| Labour | F. McDonnell | 1,608 | 40.2 | –0.5 | |
| Labour | A. Maclaughlin | 1,605 | 40.1 | ±0.0 | |
| Conservative | C. Barling | 1,583 | 39.6 | +1.0 | |
| Labour | D. Southall | 1,540 | 38.5 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | T. Eastman | 1,535 | 38.4 | +0.4 | |
| Conservative | G. Badley | 1,525 | 38.1 | +0.3 | |
| Conservative | B. Langdon-Pratt | 1,509 | 37.7 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | B. Gandy | 1,496 | 37.4 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal | M. Crofts | 464 | 11.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal | C. Kennard | 419 | 10.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal | B. Rigby | 408 | 10.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | S. Palmer | 379 | 9.5 | N/A | |
| National Front | P. Cull | 164 | 4.1 | N/A | |
| National Front | J. Griggs | 143 | 3.6 | N/A | |
| National Front | A. Piears | 120 | 3.0 | N/A | |
| Communist | B. Rubin | 58 | 1.5 | –6.5 | |
| Turnout | ~3,999 | 55.4 | +15.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,218 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
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| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. King | 1,775 | 51.7 | +16.2 | |
| Conservative | J. Buteux | 1,754 | 51.1 | +17.0 | |
| Conservative | A. Barling | 1,741 | 50.7 | +18.0 | |
| Conservative | B. Luck | 1,677 | 48.9 | +17.6 | |
| Labour | D. Brown* | 1,512 | 44.1 | +1.9 | |
| Labour | D. Holdsworth* | 1,439 | 41.9 | ±0.0 | |
| Labour | J. Johnson* | 1,408 | 41.0 | +0.3 | |
| Labour | I. Laidlaw-Dickson | 1,273 | 37.1 | –3.1 | |
| Communist | E. Leigh | 145 | 4.2 | –1.3 | |
| Turnout | ~3,432 | 54.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,298 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
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| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Geraghty* | 1,232 | 46.9 | –17.8 | |
| Labour | G. Mitchell | 1,191 | 45.3 | –16.1 | |
| Labour | C. Harris | 1,132 | 43.1 | –16.0 | |
| Labour | M. Young | 1,112 | 42.3 | –15.2 | |
| Conservative | A. Priestley | 1,053 | 40.1 | +11.0 | |
| Conservative | J. Fagan | 1,052 | 40.0 | +11.0 | |
| Conservative | E. Bird | 1,042 | 39.6 | +12.3 | |
| Conservative | A. Ehrlich | 1,034 | 39.3 | +12.7 | |
| Liberal | W. Whalley | 257 | 9.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | J. Freeman | 255 | 9.7 | N/A | |
| Communist | M. Belcher | 87 | 3.3 | –2.9 | |
| Turnout | ~2,629 | 51.1 | +17.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,145 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Wood | 1,030 | 59.6 | –15.8 | |
| Labour | R. Mitchell | 1,000 | 57.9 | –15.8 | |
| Conservative | G. Ehrlich | 496 | 28.7 | +9.9 | |
| Conservative | R. Needham | 487 | 28.2 | +10.3 | |
| Liberal | D. Fryatt | 203 | 11.8 | N/A | |
| Liberal | C. Lockwood | 170 | 9.8 | N/A | |
| Turnout | ~1,727 | 47.8 | +20.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,614 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Calnan* | 1,546 | 66.0 | +9.2 | |
| Conservative | J. Scott | 1,223 | 52.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | E. Warrington | 1,104 | 47.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | S. Bayliss* | 797 | 34.0 | –9.2 | |
| Labour | D. Hart* | 781 | 33.4 | –5.7 | |
| Labour | D. Cox | 645 | 27.5 | –9.0 | |
| Turnout | ~2,341 | 60.5 | +12.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,870 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Brandy* | 2,564 | 75.1 | +24.0 | |
| Conservative | R. Peake* | 2,470 | 72.4 | +26.5 | |
| Conservative | G. Jones | 2,386 | 69.9 | +24.1 | |
| Conservative | A. Thomas | 2,378 | 69.7 | +24.6 | |
| Conservative | A. Webster | 2,356 | 69.0 | +25.6 | |
| Labour | A. Bayliss | 851 | 24.9 | +1.4 | |
| Labour | B. May | 803 | 23.5 | +2.1 | |
| Labour | J. Roberts | 741 | 21.7 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | I. Denvir | 648 | 19.0 | –0.3 | |
| Labour | R. O'Reilly | 550 | 16.1 | –1.9 | |
| Turnout | ~3,414 | 45.8 | –3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,454 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | R. Halling* | 1,748 | 33.8 | –2.0 | |
| Conservative | D. Townsend | 1,747 | 33.7 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | R. Young | 1,613 | 31.1 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | H. Valentine* | 1,587 | 30.6 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | J. Collings* | 1,547 | 29.9 | +4.9 | |
| Independent | G. McAndrew* | 1,423 | 27.5 | –3.1 | |
| Conservative | D. Woodcock | 1,263 | 24.4 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal | R. Oliver | 844 | 16.3 | –3.7 | |
| Labour | D. Fane | 838 | 16.2 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal | P. Taylor | 799 | 15.4 | –3.6 | |
| Liberal | P. Elley | 694 | 13.4 | N/A | |
| Turnout | ~5,178 | 80.8 | +8.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,409 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | G. Walters | 428 | 55.3 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal | E. Glasser | 175 | 22.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | P. Aldis | 171 | 22.1 | –27.1 | |
| Majority | 253 | 32.7 | +31.1 | ||
| Turnout | 774 | 55.8 | +2.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,387 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Bird* | 367 | 86.6 | +9.3 | |
| Labour | J. Rickard | 57 | 13.4 | –9.3 | |
| Majority | 310 | 73.1 | +18.6 | ||
| Turnout | 424 | 44.9 | +10.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 945 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | E. Ross | 276 | 53.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | B. Baker* | 242 | 46.7 | –9.0 | |
| Majority | 34 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 518 | 51.0 | +10.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,016 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Whaley* | 702 | 62.2 | +11.7 | |
| Independent Liberal | J. Stobbs | 335 | 29.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | D. Davison | 92 | 8.1 | –4.1 | |
| Majority | 367 | 32.5 | +19.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,129 | 61.9 | +5.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,825 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | W. Terry | 582 | 70.9 | +10.2 | |
| Labour | D. Martin | 239 | 29.1 | –10.2 | |
| Majority | 343 | 41.8 | +20.3 | ||
| Turnout | 821 | 44.5 | +6.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,844 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | W. Davies* | 396 | 63.7 | –29.4 | |
| Conservative | F. Philpott | 226 | 36.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 170 | 27.3 | –59.0 | ||
| Turnout | 622 | 60.1 | +12.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,035 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | F. De Butts | 396 | 87.2 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | J. De Peyer | 58 | 12.8 | –0.4 | |
| Majority | 338 | 74.4 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 454 | 55.6 | +14.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 816 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Benton* | 853 | 74.1 | +21.9 | |
| Conservative | W. Robinson | 813 | 70.7 | +21.3 | |
| Labour | M. Craig | 298 | 25.9 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | J. Kelly | 253 | 22.0 | +3.3 | |
| Turnout | ~1,151 | 49.7 | +8.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,315 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||