1976 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

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1976 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
←  1973 May 1976 1979  →
All 49 seats to whole Council
25 seats needed for a majority
Registered64,818
Turnout62%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won30143
Popular vote13,9737,7338,276
Percentage43.3%24.0%25.7%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Liberal Ind. Conservative
Seats won11
Popular vote1,757509
Percentage5.4%1.6%
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Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire

Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in Mid Bedfordshire, England, were held in May 1976. All 53 seats were up for election.

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Result

Gains and losses in the results table are compared with the 1973 district council election.

Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1976 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 30+1361.243.313,973+19.7
  Independent 14-728.624.07,733-19.0
  Labour 3-66.125.78,276-2.0
  Liberal 1-12.05.41,757-0.3
  Ind. Conservative 1+12.01.6509+1.6

Ward results

All results are listed below: [2]

Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1973 District Council election.

The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1973 District Council election.

Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.

Ampthill

Ampthill (3 seats, 4,100 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P Cowell1,17439.2
Conservative Ms A Palmer1,17239.2+18.3
Liberal P Cruse*92530.9+9.1
Labour Ms G Wagstaff*89329.8+6.5
Labour G Lane41313.8−0.8
Labour P Norton35812.0
Turnout 2,99373.0−2.4

Arlesey

Arlesey (2 seats, 2,540 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms A Albon*72756.0+5.2
Labour June Harrowell*57043.9−5.2
Conservative R Turner52840.7−2.4
Labour R Walker49137.8
Turnout 1,29851.1+14.4

Aspley (No 13)

Aspley (No 13) (2 seats, 2,144 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent W Klinner*UnopposedNA
Independent Ms W CampbellUnopposedNA

Biggleswade (No 2)

Biggleswade (No 2) (6 seats, 7,379 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ms C Cook*2,16436.0−0.2
Conservative Ms F Killeen1,96332.7
Labour L Chambers*1,88431.3−7.3
Conservative Patricia Rouse*1,78929.8+4.6
Conservative Richard Bennett1,63027.1
Labour Victor Brunt*1,58826.4−8.9
Independent Ms M Armstrong*1,48424.7+0.0
Labour R Pepper*1,19819.9−9.3
Labour Alistair Costley1,03017.1−20.2
Labour Ms A Wheeler95415.9
Labour C James76112.7
Turnout 6,01281.5+13.5

Blunham (No 17)

Blunham (No 17) (1 seat, 1,289 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms E Woods*53184.4+40.6
Labour Ms I Chapman9815.6
Turnout 62948.8+0.0

Campton & Meppershall & Shefford (No 20)

Campton & Meppershall & Shefford (No 20) (4 seats, 5,105 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F Burrows*1,54042.0+5.1
Conservative D Cadman1,34636.7
Conservative Geoffrey Rogers*1,31635.9−1.9
Conservative J Buxton95025.9
Labour A Smythe*77121.0−10.1
Independent F Pettifar69218.9
Liberal Ms P Bowry66818.2
Independent Ms M Faircloth47913.1−10.6
Labour R Evans45812.5
Labour Ms G Emmerson3639.9
Turnout 3,67071.9+7.2

Clophill

Clophill (1 seat, 1,168 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W Russell*39773.2+13.9
Labour R Bailey14526.8−13.9
Turnout 54246.4+0.6

Cranfield

Cranfield (2 seats, 3,006 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A Wheewall*UnopposedNA
Independent J Salisbury*UnopposedNA

Flitton & Pulloxhill & Westoning (No 10)

Flitton & Pulloxhill & Westoning (No 10) (2 seats, 2,209 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms J Eells*UnopposedNA
Conservative Jean Kent*UnopposedNA

Flitwick & Steppingly (No 11)

Flitwick & Steppingly (No 11) (3 seats, 4,260 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Randall*1,15265.3+25.3
Conservative M Humphrey1,14264.7
Conservative Dennis Gale1,11963.4
Labour Ms F Rolls*61334.7+3.7
Labour G Gammons53230.1
Labour R Lescott42223.9
Turnout 1,76541.4+2.3

Harlington

Harlington (1 seat, 1,413 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Giles*UnopposedNA

Haynes & Houghton Conquest

Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 1,597 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent H Craddock50782.7+42.9
Labour R Sparshott10617.3
Turnout 61338.4−8.7

Henlow & Langford (No 21)

Henlow & Langford (No 21) (3 seats, 3,630 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G Gates*91538.7
Conservative Patricia Cook83735.4
Ind. Conservative William Cliff50921.5
Labour A Loney50121.2
Independent G Charles*43818.5
Turnout 2,36365.1

Lidlington (No 15)

Lidlington (No 15) (1 seat, 1,477 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fiona Chapman [a] 38457.1
Labour A Donnelley*28942.9
Turnout 67345.6+5.6

Maulden

Maulden (1 seat, 1,592 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ms I Robinson*64487.1+36.8
Labour J Brown9512.9
Turnout 73946.4−6.7

Marston (No 14)

Marston (No 14) (1 seat, 1,150 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms C Barnes52561.8
Labour M Deacy32438.2
Turnout 84973.8+17.8

Old Warden & Southill

Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,173 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Saunderson*37564.0+11.5
Labour Ms M Hamer-Harries21136.0
Turnout 58650.0+11.6

Northill (No 18)

Northill (No 18) (1 seat, 1,908 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Turner87284.2
Labour Ms M Berry16415.8
Turnout 1,03654.3+6.1

Potton (No 24)

Potton (No 24) (2 seats, 2,693 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent F Jakes*74642.7−11.4
Conservative J Ream*69840.0−5.8
Labour D Forbes30217.3
Labour J Berry29316.8
Turnout 1,74664.8+39.6

Sandy (No 3)

Sandy (No 3) (3 seats, 4,784 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Sherwood-King*1,35641.9+4.9
Independent K Quince*1,32340.9−2.2
Conservative Alistair Gammell1,21537.6
Labour P Monahan55517.2
Labour J Buckle49315.2
Labour W Hibbert993.1
Turnout 3,23467.6+19.7

Shillington & Stondon

Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,529 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent R Roe*UnopposedNA
Independent G Cooper*UnopposedNA

Stotfold

Stotfold (3 seats, 4,105 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent F Hyde*76334.8−11.2
Conservative J Long74834.1
Independent B Clark*71732.7−8.6
Labour H Wood*68231.1−22.9
Independent R Watkins66330.2
Labour W McColl43519.8−6.4
Labour Ms S Tookey38417.5
Turnout 2,19253.4+18.8

Wensley (No 25)

Wensley (No 25) (1 seat, 915 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W Goodyer*30856.5+3.9
Liberal D Walker16430.1−17.3
Labour Ms J Monahan7313.4−6.5
Turnout 54559.6+9.5

Woburn

Woburn (1 seat, 1,236 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Woodward*30840.3+5.8
Independent Ms G Glasse*24131.5−34.0
Independent J Ellis21528.1
Turnout 76461.8+15.2

Wrest

Wrest (1 seat, 1,416 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G Wood*UnopposedNA

Notes

  1. ↑ Mrs Chapman's full name is Catherine Fiona Chapman MBE. Since 2009 she has been councillor for Flitwick on Central Bedfordshire Council, and is listed on Central Bedfordshire Council's website as Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE. [3] [4] She is sometimes listed as Catherine Chapman, [5] and sometimes as Fiona Chapman. [6] [4] She was first elected to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in 1976. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "District level Authority Results.xlsx", www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, pp. 1973, 1976, retrieved 14 May 2017
  2. 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael, "Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF), www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, retrieved 14 May 2017
  3. ↑ "Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE", centralbeds.moderngov.co.uk, archived from the original on 14 August 2017, retrieved 14 May 2017
  4. 1 2 "Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Central Bedfordshire Council, Vice-Chairman Councillor Fiona Chapman MBE", www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, retrieved 14 May 2017[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
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