1976 Fenland District Council election

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1976 Fenland District Council election [1]
  1973 6 May 1976 1979  

All 40 seats in the Fenland District Council
21 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats won2781
Popular vote ? ? ?
Percentage46.727.513.9

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won4
Popular vote ?
Percentage9.1%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1976 Fenland District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as the other local elections. The Conservative Party achieved a majority on the council.

Contents

Ward results

Benwick and Doddington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Dunham* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Chatteris East

Chatteris East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R Heading* unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Chatteris North

Chatteris North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Rita Goodge unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Chatteris South

Chatteris South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J Weller unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Chatteris West

Chatteris West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Albert German unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Elm

Elm (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Curston* 546 45.5
Independent Arthur Ingle* 505
Conservative hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Leverington

Leverington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Salter* unopposed
Conservative R Wallace* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Manea

Manea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Morris* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

March East

March East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Fred Clark* 1,088 53.2
Conservative H Aveling* 959 46.8
Labour Don Cherry* 899
Labour M Boon882
Conservative D Billingsby776
Turnout 81.8
Registered electors
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

March North

March North (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour G Campbell* 970 46.5
Labour D Dagless* [2] 956
Conservative G Brewin 801 38.4
Labour B Chapman792
Conservative G Taylor716
Conservative H Smith602
Liberal B Fox31415.1
Liberal J Longley216
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

March West

March West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Freddie Grounds* 1,028 64.0
Conservative P Skoulding* 991
Conservative D Fleming* 962
Labour C Bennett57936.0
Labour J Rose488
Labour F Wilkinson455
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Newton and Tydd St Giles

Newton and Tydd St Giles
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Palmer 362 55.7
Independent G Cragg17126.3
Independent A Cater*11718.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Outwell and Upwell

Outwell and Upwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Hannam unopposed

Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary

Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Barnes* 668 34.1
Liberal Ellis Plumb 592 30.2
Conservative P Ward53027.0
Independent Neil Payne*524
Independent D Barnes170
Labour G Owen1708.7
Independent Clifford Edwards73
Turnout
Registered electors
Independent hold Swing
Liberal gain from Independent Swing

Whittlesey Bassenhally

Whittlesey Bassenhally
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Geoffrey Shelton 324 72.5
Labour C Wroath12327.5
Turnout
Registered electors 1,619
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Whittlesey East

Whittlesey East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P Dennis 259 53.2
Liberal G Spenceley22846.8

Whittlesey Kingsmoor

Whittlesey Kingsmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Albert Hannington* 220 55.8
Conservative L Hart17444.2
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)

Wimblington

Wimblington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E Morris* unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Majority
Turnout

Wisbech East

Wisbech East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Bob Lake* 588 58.9
Conservative Leslie Slaymaker 559
Labour P Pomeroy41041.1
Labour L Purt380
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Whittlesey Central

Whittlesey Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hinton* unopposed

Whittlesey South

Whittlesey South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Whitwell unopposed

Whittlesey West

Whittlesey West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Lilley* unopposed

PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative unopposed

Wisbech North

Wisbech North (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Potter 819 64.0
Labour Ken Williams* 735
Labour D Perry* 712
Conservative S Marshall46036.0
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wisbech North East

Wisbech North East (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Beryl Petts* 610 52.7
Conservative Michael Osborn* 591
Labour T Morley482
Labour Ron Harris54847.3
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wisbech South West

Wisbech South West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative June Bond 1,317 49.6
Conservative L Rands* 977
Conservative T Piggott* 835
Liberal P Coulten83131.3
C Rolfe50619.1
Turnout
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1976. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 13.
  2. "Misery for Mayors". Fenland Advertiser. 9 May 1979. p. 5.