1976 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

1976 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

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All 44 seats to St Edmundsbury Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Seats won 30 9 Seat change 4 2 Popular vote 9,817 7,269 Percentage 47.9% 35.5% Swing 4.7% 4.1%   Third party Fourth party   Party Independent Ind. Conservative Seats won 5 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,158 did not stand Percentage 10.5% did not stand Swing 0.2% 1.7%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1976 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1976 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	28	30			4	68.2	47.9	9,817	+4.7
	Labour	20	9			2	20.5	35.5	7,269	–4.1
	Independent	11	5			1	11.4	10.5	2,158	–0.2
	Liberal	5	0				0.0	5.4	1,115	+0.5
	Ind. Socialist	1	0				0.0	0.6	131	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	0	0			1	0.0	N/A	N/A	–1.7

References

1. "St Edmundsbury Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 September 2025.