1976 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

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1976 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
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  1973 6 May 1976 (1976-05-06) 1978  

43 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council
23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout~34,425, 50.6%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election19 seats, 37.8%24 seats, 56.4%0 seats, 5.4%
Seats before19240
Seats after24190
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 5Steady2.svg
Popular vote50, 74235,4705,633
Percentage55.2%38.6%6.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 17.4Decrease2.svg 17.8Increase2.svg 0.7

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Council composition following the election.

The 1976 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. All seats were up for election. In a reversal of the initial election the Conservatives managed to secure a majority of the total votes over their main rivals the Labour Party, gaining enough seats to take control of the council, albeit by only two seats.

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Election result

1976 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 24Increase2.svg 555.855.250,742+17.4
  Labour 19Decrease2.svg 544.238.635,470–17.8
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0.06.15,633+0.7

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References

  1. "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 9 February 2023.