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1976 South Norfolk District Council election
The 1976 South Norfolk District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 1976 South Norfolk District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk , England . This was on the same day as other local elections .
1976 South Norfolk District Council election
Conservative 26 23 19 2 17 48.9 44.6 16,405 +38.8 Independent 32 21 3 15 12 44.7 21.6 7,964 –29.1 Liberal 4 2 1 0 1 4.3 5.5 2,011 –5.1 Ind. Conservative 2 1 1 0 1 2.1 1.0 352 +0.8 Labour 19 0 0 7 7 0.0 26.9 9,899 –4.5 Ind. Socialist 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 183 N/A
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Party Candidate Votes % .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Independent 244 55.2 Conservative 198 44.8 46 10.4 447 33.5 1,335 Independent gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Smoothy* Unopposed 1,464
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 926 Independent 844 Labour 280 Labour 266 ~1,225 39.0 3,140
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative R. Tilbrook* Unopposed 1,330 Ind. Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 449 61.3 Independent 283 38.7 166 22.7 739 49.1 1,504 Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Anderson Unopposed 1,462
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent W. Hemmant* Unopposed 1,466
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Harris* Unopposed 1,475
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Aikens* Unopposed 1,458 Independent gain from Conservative
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 156 39.5 Labour 152 38.5 Independent 87 22.0 4 1.0 395 38.8 1,020 Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Laws* Unopposed 1,132
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 780 Conservative 662 Conservative 657 Labour 495 ~1,263 33.9 3,723
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 369 79.7 Independent 94 20.3 275 59.4 463 35.0 1,353 Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Cook* Unopposed 1,487 Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 806 69.6 Ind. Conservative 352 30.4 454 39.2 1,158 54.7 2,117 Liberal hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Sargent* Unopposed 1,198
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 458 59.1 Labour 317 40.9 141 18.2 781 59.6 1,311 Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 338 76.1 Labour 106 23.9 232 52.3 444 36.3 1,238 Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. Peacock* Unopposed 1,311
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 393 64.6 Conservative 215 35.4 178 29.3 608 47.5 1,281 Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 347 50.2 Labour 344 49.8 3 0.4 691 50.5 1,369 Conservative gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 330 45.5 Labour 176 24.3 Independent 171 23.6 Independent 48 6.6 154 21.2 725 43.0 1,695 Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,363 Conservative 1,199 Conservative 1,168 Independent 1,098 Labour 764 Labour 709 Independent 690 Labour 617 Labour 529 ~2,269 34.0 6,674 Conservative gain from Labour Conservative gain from Independent Conservative gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,856 Conservative 1,670 Conservative 1,659 Conservative 1,588 Conservative 1,526 Labour 1,372 Labour 966 Labour 927 Labour 911 Labour 808 Independent 465 Liberal 426 Liberal 379 Independent 222 ~3,048 43.9 6,942 Conservative gain from Labour Conservative gain from Labour Conservative gain from Labour Conservative gain from Independent Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Sewell* Unopposed 1,203
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 419 67.4 Independent 203 32.6 216 34.7 622 46.4 1,346 Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Sykes* Unopposed Independent T. Neil Unopposed 2,329 Independent gain from Conservative
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Alexander Unopposed 1,421 Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 465 56.5 Labour 189 23.0 Independent 169 20.5 276 33.5 823 50.3 1,644 Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 313 64.1 Independent 104 21.3 Labour 71 14.5 209 42.8 488 47.8 1,026 Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent 432 70.2 Ind. Socialist 183 29.8 249 40.5 615 37.5 1,649 Independent hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Starling* Unopposed 1,437 Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 400 54.6 Conservative 333 45.4 67 9.1 733 49.2 1,491 Liberal gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Martin* Unopposed 1,454 Conservative gain from Independent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent N. Chapman* Unopposed 1,804
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Cook* Unopposed 1,141 Conservative gain from Independent
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