1976 West Norfolk District Council election

1976 West Norfolk District Council election
← 1973 6 May 1976 1979 →
All 60 seats to West Norfolk District Council ; 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	71,550
Turnout	~40.3% (3.2%)
Control before election; ; No overall control	Control after election; ; Conservative

Last updated January 16, 2026

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

Summary

Election result

1976 West Norfolk District Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	44	37	19	1	23	61.7	47.3	30,137	+17.7
	Labour	45	13	1	9	9	21.7	38.5	24,530	–2.6
	Independent	18	7	2	10	12	11.7	10.3	6,557	–11.5
	Ind. Conservative	6	3	1	3	2	5.0	3.0	1,944	+0.2
	Liberal	3	0	0	0		0.0	0.8	489	–3.9
	National Front	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	110	N/A

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Airfield

Airfield (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	J. Bagge*	Unopposed
	Conservative	H. Harris	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,771
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Burnham

Burnham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Coke*	747	94.0	+43.0
	Liberal	P. Bird	48	6.0	N/A
Majority			699	87.9	+85.9
Turnout			795	60.6	–2.2
Registered electors			1,298
	Independent hold

Clenchwarton

Clenchwarton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Kerkham*	346	52.5	*N/A*
	Labour	F. Mallett	178	27.0	–7.4
	Independent	J. Jones	135	20.5	N/A
Majority			168	25.5	+12.1
Turnout			659	45.7	+7.2
Registered electors			1,446
	Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative

Creake

Creake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. Perowne*	589	76.5	+23.2
	Labour	R. Lynn	181	23.5	–23.2
Majority			408	53.0	+46.2
Turnout			770	59.3	–5.1
Registered electors			1,298
	Independent hold		Swing	23.2

Denton

Denton (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Wood	1,108	61.9	+22.0
	Conservative	M. Jones*	1,018	56.9	+23.0
	Conservative	P. Caswell	986	55.1	+23.0
	Labour	J. Waterfall*	689	38.5	+4.6
	Labour	A. Blott	502	28.0	–3.0
Turnout			~1,789	44.7	–8.8
Registered electors			4,001
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Dersingham

Dersingham (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Stockwell*	996	67.4	+23.1
	Conservative	W. Greenwood	923	62.4	+20.8
	Labour	M. Nurse	410	27.7	–16.6
	Labour	P. Middleton	344	23.3	–15.1
Turnout			~1,479	51.9	–10.2
Registered electors			2,851
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Docking

Docking
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Blower	427	54.1	–0.5
	Conservative	J. Hancock	363	45.9	N/A
Majority			64	8.1	–1.2
Turnout			790	59.6	+2.2
Registered electors			1,313
	Labour hold

Emneth

Emneth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Terrington*	307	57.2	+12.8
	Ind. Conservative	C. Peckover	230	42.8	+12.5
Majority			77	14.4	+0.3
Turnout			537	37.0	–13.7
Registered electors			1,450
	Independent hold		Swing	0.2

Gayton

Gayton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	I. Major*	354	49.3	–11.4
	Labour	M. Cross	217	30.2	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	J. Bacon	147	20.5	–18.8
Majority			137	19.1	–2.3
Turnout			718	56.8	–2.8
Registered electors			1,266
	Ind. Conservative hold

Lynn South West

Lynn South West (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Benefer*	669	73.9	–2.4
	Labour	W. Baker*	617	68.2	–4.0
	Conservative	A. Walker	211	23.3	–0.5
Turnout			~905	30.5	–3.7
Registered electors			2,967
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Mershe Lande

Mershe Lande
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	H. Goose*	498	69.8	*N/A*
	Independent	W. Morton	120	16.8	N/A
	Labour	J. Castle	97	13.6	N/A
Majority			378	53.0	N/A
Turnout			715	52.3	N/A
Registered electors			1,381
	Ind. Conservative hold

Middleton

Middleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Lemon	438	63.9	*N/A*
	Labour	C. Evans	247	36.1	–3.4
Majority			191	27.9	N/A
Turnout			685	48.3	+11.1
Registered electors			1,428
	Independent hold

No. 1 (Kings Lynn: Gaywood)

No. 1 (Kings Lynn: Gaywood) (6 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Barton	1,948	50.0	+10.6
	Conservative	D. Garwood	1,857	47.7	+8.4
	Conservative	N. Lumb	1,791	46.0	+7.1
	Conservative	R. Sharp	1,780	45.7	+7.2
	Conservative	G. Ison	1,704	43.7	+7.6
	Conservative	A. Yelton	1,690	43.4	+8.5
	Labour	J. Donaldson	1,641	42.1	–0.7
	Labour	A. Campbell*	1,504	38.6	–3.4
	Labour	M. Pantling*	1,478	37.9	–3.9
	Labour	E. Shaw*	1,454	37.3	–4.3
	Labour	A. West*	1,436	36.8	–3.2
	Labour	A. Burch	1,415	36.3	–3.3
	Independent	A. Goldsworthy	1,016	26.1	N/A
Turnout			~3,899	41.6	+2.5
Registered electors			9,374
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

No. 2 (Kings Lynn: North)

No. 2 (Kings Lynn: North) (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Juniper*	969	70.0	–15.7
	Labour	H. Birdseye*	871	62.9	–22.4
	Labour	A. Panks*	830	60.0	–24.7
	Labour	E. Panks*	790	57.1	–24.8
	Conservative	A. Stopforth	271	19.6	+5.3
	Conservative	K. Chester	270	19.5	+5.8
	Conservative	E. Yelton	261	18.9	+5.4
Turnout			~1,385	27.2	–4.5
Registered electors			5,092
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

No. 5 (Kings Lynn: Chase & Central)

No. 5 (Kings Lynn: Chase & Central) (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Barton*	791	61.4	+14.5
	Conservative	F. Cork*	748	58.0	+11.2
	Conservative	R. Dawson*	707	54.8	+9.6
	Labour	G. Coady	458	35.5	+10.7
	Labour	I. Juniper	457	35.4	+14.3
	Labour	M. Winton	430	33.4	+16.8
	National Front	L. Goold	110	8.5	N/A
Turnout			~1,289	35.8	–2.4
Registered electors			3,601
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

No. 6 (Downham Market)

No. 6 (Downham Market) (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Bostock*	Unopposed
	Conservative	L. Brown	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,424
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

No. 7 (Hunstanton)

No. 7 (Hunstanton) (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Legge*	863	46.9	–45.7
	Conservative	L. Brown*	857	46.6	*N/A*
	Conservative	C. Matkin	790	42.9	N/A
	Labour	W. Watson	398	21.6	N/A
Turnout			~1,841	56.0	+25.2
Registered electors			3,288
	Independent hold
	Conservative gain from Independent

No. 9 (Heacham)

No. 9 (Heacham) (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Gidney*	785	54.4	*N/A*
	Labour	J. Wells*	544	37.7	–1.3
	Independent	M. Jennings	468	32.4	N/A
	Labour	F. Gourlay	354	24.5	–6.5
	Independent	R. Joyce	288	19.9	–8.8
Turnout			~1,442	48.3	–5.5
Registered electors			2,986
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Labour hold

No. 17 (Stoke Ferry)

No. 17 (Stoke Ferry)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Cowieson	443	70.0	*N/A*
	Labour	A. Williams	190	30.0	N/A
Majority			253	40.0	N/A
Turnout			633	45.6	N/A
Registered electors			1,397
	Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative

No. 18 (Denver)

No. 18 (Denver)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	W. Bingham	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,453
	Conservative hold

No. 19 (Wimbotsham)

No. 19 (Wimbotsham)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Forgan	364	52.9	*N/A*
	Independent	S. Boughen	239	34.7	N/A
	Liberal	R. Frost	85	12.4	N/A
Majority			125	18.2	N/A
Turnout			688	54.8	+11.1
Registered electors			1,271
	Conservative gain from Independent

No. 20 (Welney)

No. 20 (Welney)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	H. Rose*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,229
	Conservative hold

No. 25 (South Wootton)

No. 25 (South Wootton)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Dutton	818	84.1	*N/A*
	Labour	E. Falcini	154	15.8	+2.0
Majority			664	68.3	N/A
Turnout			972	51.0	–10.4
Registered electors			1,915
	Conservative gain from Independent

No. 26 (North Wootton)

No. 26 (North Wootton)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Spencer	658	80.0	*N/A*
	Labour	G. Falcini	165	20.0	–25.6
Majority			493	60.0	N/A
Turnout			823	57.2	+11.8
Registered electors			1,442
	Conservative gain from Independent

No. 27 (Massingham)

No. 27 (Massingham)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Tilbury*	500	60.0	+32.0
	Conservative	A. Everett	333	40.0	N/A
Majority			167	20.0	N/A
Turnout			833	65.0	+1.4
Registered electors			1,282
	Labour gain from Independent

No. 28 (Grimston)

No. 28 (Grimston)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Reader*	406	66.4	*N/A*
	Labour	P. Baker	205	33.6	–6.1
Majority			201	32.8	N/A
Turnout			611	42.9	+3.0
Registered electors			1,430
	Conservative gain from Independent

No. 40 (Outwell & Upwell)

No. 40 (Outwell & Upwell) (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Feary*	857	69.0	+16.3
	Conservative	J. Shepherd	810	65.2	+26.2
	Labour	K. Allday	267	21.5	N/A
	Labour	H. Bell	208	16.7	N/A
Turnout			~1,243	57.1	–5.8
Registered electors			2,176
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Independent

North Coast

North Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	H. Middleton*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,631
	Conservative gain from Independent

Priory

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Sandle*	266	50.6	–22.0
	Independent	G. Berry	260	49.4	+22.0
Majority			6	1.2	–44.0
Turnout			526	47.1	–0.6
Registered electors			1,120
	Labour hold		Swing	22.0

Rudham

Rudham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Seaman*	337	51.1	–19.7
	Conservative	T. Ringer	284	43.1	N/A
	Independent	T. Potter	39	5.9	N/A
Majority			53	8.0	–33.6
Turnout			660	64.9
Registered electors			1,038
	Labour hold

Snettisham

Snettisham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. Barwick	437	56.0	+34.9
	Ind. Conservative	S. Hunt*	343	44.0	+11.5
Majority			94	12.0	N/A
Turnout			780	53.5	+8.9
Registered electors			1,506
	Independent gain from Ind. Conservative		Swing	11.7

Spellowfields

Spellowfields (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Howling	775	58.7	+31.4
	Conservative	T. Bliss	713	54.0	*N/A*
	Labour	W. Cowen	443	33.6	–2.1
	Labour	D. Caney	379	28.7	+7.7
Turnout			~1,318	48.8	–24.2
Registered electors			2,701
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative gain from Labour

St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Burman*	475	63.8	+8.0
	Labour	F. Holland	269	36.2	–8.0
Majority			206	27.6	+16.0
Turnout			744	49.2	+2.1
Registered electors			1,532
	Independent hold		Swing	8.0

St. Margarets

St. Margarets
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Edgley*	440	55.3	–9.1
	Liberal	B. Goldstone	356	44.7	N/A
Majority			84	10.6	–18.2
Turnout			796	52.0	+7.2
Registered electors			1,547
	Labour hold

Ten Mile

Ten Mile
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Simper*	382	53.5	–6.6
	Conservative	H. Blakey	332	46.5	N/A
Majority			50	7.0	–13.2
Turnout			714	40.8	+0.8
Registered electors			1,752
	Labour hold

The Walpoles

The Walpoles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	K. Cousins*	372	58.3	+21.0
	Labour	A. Green	266	41.7	N/A
Majority			106	16.6	+12.5
Turnout			638	38.5	–7.3
Registered electors			1,677
	Ind. Conservative gain from Independent

Watlington

Watlington
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	P. Haynes	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,438
	Conservative hold

West Walton

West Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	F. Jude*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,009
	Independent hold

West Winch

West Winch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Nichols	644	69.7	*N/A*
	Labour	G. Cook	144	15.6	–13.4
	Independent	F. Fuller	136	14.7	–28.4
Majority			500	54.1	N/A
Turnout			924	53.2	+7.3
Registered electors			1,747
	Conservative gain from Independent

Wiggenhall

Wiggenhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Turrell*	499	61.8	+13.1
	Labour	N. Morley	308	38.2	+5.0
Majority			191	23.6	+8.1
Turnout			807	61.3	+14.3
Registered electors			1,321
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.1

References

↑ "Borough Council of Kings' Lynn & West Norfolk Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 January 2026.

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[1] "Borough Council of Kings' Lynn & West Norfolk Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.

[2] "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 12 January 2026.

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