1976 Penwith District Council election

1976 Penwith District Council election

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All 40 seats of Penwith District Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent Labour Liberal Seats before 37 1 1 Seats won 38 1 1 Seat change 1
Council control before election Independent Council control after election Independent

Elections for all 40 seats on Penwith District Council were held on 6 May 1976, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. The composition of the council remained largely unchanged: independent candidates won 38 seats, an increase of one, and Labour and the Liberal Party each won one seat unopposed in St Ives.

Results

Penwith Local Election Result 1976

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	38	1	0	1	95.0
	Liberal	1	0	0		2.5
	Labour	1	0	0		2.5

Ward results

Hayle (6 seats)

Hayle ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C. Cock [note 1]	1,015	15.89
	Independent	J. Sleeman [note 1]	960	15.03
	Independent	T. Laity [note 1]	892	13.96
	Independent	F. Johns [note 1]	740	11.58
	Independent	Frederick Harwood [note 1]	679	10.63
	Independent	E. Coombe	665	10.41
	Independent	F. Dunn	577	9.03
	Independent	S. Stock	470	7.36
	Independent	Frederick Ponting [note 1]	390	6.11
Total votes			6,388
Turnout				45.7
Registered electors			5,978
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent

Lelant and Carbis Bay (2 seats)

Lelant and Carbis Bay ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Elsden	Unopposed
	Independent	J. Clarke Macdonald [note 1]	Unopposed
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Residents

Ludgvan (3 seats)

Ludgvan ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H. Lutey [note 1]	904	25.37
	Independent	A. Bailey	773	21.70
	Independent	A. Penhaul	673	18.89
	Independent	R. Hall [note 1]	640	17.96
	Independent	J. Trevenen	573	16.08
Total votes			3,563
Turnout				51.4
Registered electors			3,411
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent

Marazion (3 seats)

Marazion ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	P. Badcock [note 1]	980	27.37
	Independent	C. Bryant [note 1]	924	25.81
	Independent	S. Gibson [note 1]	731	20.42
	Independent	J. Brooke	703	19.64
	Independent	D. Taylor	242	6.76
Total votes			3,580
Turnout				49.0
Registered electors			3,486
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent

Penzance Central (5 seats)

Penzance Central ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Laity [note 1]	1,202	23.08
	Independent	J. Peak [note 1]	1,074	20.62
	Independent	R. Allbright [note 1]	978	18.78
	Independent	J. Batten [note 1]	802	15.40
	Independent	Joan Batten	607	11.66
	Independent	A. Burstow	482	9.25
	Independent	C. Darquies	63	1.21
Total votes			5,208
Turnout				35.4
Registered electors			4,948
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent

See also

• Cornwall portal
• Politics portal

• 1973 Penwith District Council election
• 1979 Penwith District Council election

Note

1. This person was an incumbent councillor

References

1. "Penwith: Out go chairman and his deputy" . The West Briton . No. 8542. 13 May 1976. p. 21 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher (2007). "Penwith District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University . Retrieved 15 February 2025.