1976 Plymouth City Council election

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1976 Plymouth City Council election [1] [2]
  1973 6 May 1976 1979  

All 66 seats in the Plymouth City Council
34 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Conservative Labour
Last election37 seats, 47.9%29 seats, 45.9%
Seats won3927
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote41,65931,838
Percentage51.9%39.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.0%Decrease2.svg6.3%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1976 Plymouth City Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 22 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. The Conservative Party retained control of the Council after winning a majority of seats.

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Overall results

1976 Plymouth City Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3920Increase2.svg259.151.941,659Increase2.svg4.0
  Labour 2702Decrease2.svg240.939.631,838Decrease2.svg5.0
  Liberal 000Steady2.svg0.04.23,389Decrease2.svg2.0
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.03.32,638New
  Independent Labour 000Steady2.svg0.00.6453New
  Residents 000Steady2.svg0.00.4326New
Total6680,303

Ward results

Compton (3 seats)

Compton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G. Creber 2,717
Conservative F. Milligan 2,639
Conservative R. Ray 2,611
Labour P. Lovell671
Labour W. Bond603
Independent P. Symonds571
Labour B. Wilson554
Turnout 46.8%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Crownhill (3 seats)

Crownhill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Pascoe 3,382
Conservative R. Morrell 3,281
Conservative J. Dobell 3,264
Labour M. Hughes1,438
Labour R. Fraser1,369
Labour P. Knight1,353
Turnout 44.2%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Drake (3 seats)

Drake (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D. Mitchell 2,581
Conservative T. Savery 2,398
Conservative N. Pengelly 2,387
Labour W. Pepper857
Labour R. Lemin825
Labour J. Whitby799
Turnout 47.3%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Efford (3 seats)

Efford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour F. Stott 1,923
Labour R. King 1,866
Labour G. Draper 1,751
Conservative J. Richards1,566
Conservative S. Luke1,446
Conservative E. Smith1,377
Turnout 49.0%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Ernesettle (3 seats)

Ernesettle (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Roberts 1,810
Labour C. Brimblecombe 1,661
Conservative C. Pascoe 1,576
Conservative J. Small1,565
Labour D. Drake1,560
Conservative G. Annear1,550
Turnout 47.8%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Ford (3 seats)

Ford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative H. Fox 1,905
Conservative M. Glanville 1,696
Labour B. Furzeman 1,683
Labour B. Batchelor1,659
Labour C. Moiser1,564
Conservative R. Ingham1,541
Turnout 49.2%
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Honicknowle (3 seats)

Honicknowle (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Whitfield 2,390
Labour W. Nicholson 2,199
Labour H. Dolley 2,192
Conservative R. Wheeler1,552
Conservative H. Palmer1,505
Conservative M. Brown1,492
Turnout 51.6%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Mount Gould (3 seats)

Mount Gould (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Courtney 1,776
Conservative E. Thornton 1,743
Conservative R. Thornton 1,690
Labour B. Clarke1,204
Labour K. Glanville1,189
Labour T. Saunders1,155
Liberal C. Smith782
Liberal J. Davey772
Turnout 49.3%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Pennycross (3 seats)

Pennycross (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Floyd 2,534
Labour W. Glanville 2,184
Labour I. Flett 2,046
Conservative K. Gardiner1,474
Conservative C. Holman1,297
Conservative E. Donald1,197
Turnout 50.4%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Plympton Erle (3 seats)

Plympton Erle (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Mills 2,079
Conservative A. Wright 2,057
Conservative J. Richards 2,041
Labour J. Fildew1,019
Labour V. Williams983
Labour J. Leppard852
Turnout 41.7%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Plympton St Mary (3 seats)

Plympton St Mary (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative L. Speare 2,207
Conservative R. Radmore 2,138
Conservative W. Tregenna-Piggott 2,046
Labour W. Gross950
Labour S. De Launey873
Labour A. De Launey862
Turnout 46.1%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)

Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative I. Langdon 2,738
Conservative D. Dicker 2,672
Conservative D. Viney 2,669
Liberal D. Finch717
Labour E. Hill642
Labour J. Cowan636
Labour T. Caylor585
Independent J. Macmillan526
Turnout 48.0%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Plymstock Radford (3 seats)

Plymstock Radford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R. Easton 1,905
Conservative C. Easton 1,861
Conservative O. Kendall 1,654
Labour L. Haines928
Liberal N. Williams754
Liberal D. Tice695
Labour F. Morrish689
Liberal A. Vacquier664
Labour W. Williamson638
Turnout 47.6%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St Andrew (3 seats)

St Andrew (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A. Glinn 1,612
Conservative G. Blades 1,578
Conservative W. Turner 1,468
Labour E. Clinnick1,052
Labour J. Ingham1,023
Labour P. Ingham963
Independent W. Worth442
Turnout 44.1%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

St Aubyn (3 seats)

St Aubyn (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. Yeates 1,363
Labour F. Long 1,337
Labour L. Goldstone 1,335
Conservative M. Gregory1,231
Conservative B. Foster1,183
Conservative J. Ashford1,165
Turnout 36.4%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Budeax (3 seats)

St Budeax (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour G. Tucker 2,360
Labour R. Hockey 2,196
Labour R. Bishop 2,178
Conservative T. Docking1,521
Conservative P. Glazsher1,484
Conservative I. Forster1,419
Turnout 50.1%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Peter (3 seats)

St Peter (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour I. Lowe 1,585
Labour J. Luce 1,496
Labour H. Clinnick 1,430
Conservative E. Brock748
Conservative F. Angle655
Conservative V. Douglas-Green611
Independent Labour R. Blank453
Residents F. Guy326
Independent R. Nicholls250
Independent H. Welch130
Turnout 41.2%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Stoke (3 seats)

Stoke (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative C. Wilbraham 1,689
Conservative P. Washbourn 1,679
Conservative W. Howe 1,630
Labour J. Cock1,020
Labour L. Barron983
Labour L. Huckett896
Liberal B. Yardley497
Liberal J. Sowden410
Turnout 44.7%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Sutton (3 seats)

Sutton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour F. Johnson 1,650
Labour F. Freeman 1,432
Labour J. Lobb 1,512
Conservative R. Hooper1,035
Conservative J. King924
Conservative M. Parkinson885
Liberal P. York639
Turnout 42.1%
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Tamerton (3 seats)

Tamerton (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour W. Evans 2,044
Labour R. Scott 1,861
Labour J. Jones 1,840
Conservative M. Lippell1,620
Conservative E. Diggle1,468
Conservative W. Rowe1,463
Turnout 42.9%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Trelawny (3 seats)

Trelawny (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A. Parish 2,608
Conservative W. Thompson 2,415
Conservative G. Jinks 2,391
Labour B. Colgan989
Labour S. Caylor959
Labour W. King924
Independent J. Newell849
Turnout 53.2%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Whitleigh (3 seats)

Whitleigh (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative T. Johnson 2,137
Conservative T. Jones 2,023
Conservative M. Lacey 1,949
Labour H. Luscombe1,726
Labour R. Sprague1,631
Labour G. Wellings1,561
Turnout 45.2%
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

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