1976 Derby Borough Council election
Appearance
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The 1976 Derby Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Derby Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 18 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. The Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Party.
Overall results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 28 | 14 | 0 | ![]() |
51.9 | 51.7 | 28,646 | ![]() | |
Labour | 26 | 3 | 11 | ![]() |
48.1 | 40.8 | 22,626 | ![]() | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 6 | ![]() |
0.0 | 6.3 | 3,499 | ![]() | |
United English National | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.2 | 677 | ![]() | |
Total | 54 | 55,448 |
Ward results
Abbey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Tunnicliffe | 1,756 | ||
Labour | M. Walker | 1,595 | ||
Labour | P. Weightman | 1,547 | ||
Conservative | D. Pickering | 1,392 | ||
Conservative | R. White | 1,366 | ||
Conservative | V. Flint | 1,350 | ||
Turnout | 32.7% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Allestree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Thorpe | 3,673 | ||
Conservative | R. Keene | 3,658 | ||
Conservative | B. Chadwick | 3,531 | ||
Labour | R. Cooper | 790 | ||
Liberal | W. Nuttall | 782 | ||
Liberal | M. Taylor | 738 | ||
Labour | J. Dolan | 727 | ||
Labour | J. Pepper | 712 | ||
Turnout | 51.9% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Alvaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | W. Baker | 1,381 | ||
Labour | P. Hanks | 1,280 | ||
Conservative | J. Owens | 1,260 | ||
Labour | T. Potts | 1,245 | ||
Conservative | J. Blount | 1,137 | ||
Conservative | B. Wood | 1,118 | ||
Turnout | 35.9% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Arboretum
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Charles | 1,076 | ||
Labour | J. Maltby | 1,058 | ||
Labour | S. Unwin | 1,012 | ||
Conservative | C. Henchcliffe | 695 | ||
Conservative | P. Barham | 672 | ||
Conservative | D. Williams | 654 | ||
Turnout | 32.9% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Babington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Bussell | 1,671 | ||
Conservative | E. Wood | 1,542 | ||
Conservative | C. Gadsby | 1,524 | ||
Labour | F. Fox | 817 | ||
Labour | G. Fox | 812 | ||
Labour | W. Watkins | 738 | ||
United English National | S. Gibson | 162 | ||
United English National | G. Hitchcock | 162 | ||
United English National | A. Ashby | 142 | ||
Turnout | 31.3% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Breadsall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | O. Eden | 1,331 | ||
Labour | G. Summers | 1,232 | ||
Labour | A. Wawman | 1,211 | ||
Conservative | J. Leatherbarrow | 1,099 | ||
Conservative | G. Wooley | 1,093 | ||
Conservative | J. Leatherbarrow | 1,075 | ||
United English National | B. Gibson | 171 | ||
United English National | A. Smith | 153 | ||
United English National | L. Gallear | 148 | ||
Turnout | % | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Chaddesden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Andrews | 1,682 | ||
Conservative | R. Oldershaw | 1,663 | ||
Conservative | H. Sephton | 1,536 | ||
Labour | H. Lloyd | 1,464 | ||
Labour | R. Neale | 1,311 | ||
Labour | A. Harlow | 1,261 | ||
Turnout | 38.5% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Chellaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Morley | 2,696 | ||
Conservative | K. Keys | 2,673 | ||
Conservative | R. Walker | 2,657 | ||
Labour | W. Mathews | 2,211 | ||
Labour | G. Styles | 2,171 | ||
Labour | J. Taylor | 2,090 | ||
Turnout | 36.9% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Darley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Longdon | 1,993 | ||
Conservative | E. Reid | 1,941 | ||
Conservative | J. Tillett | 1,887 | ||
Labour | M. Mansfield | 881 | ||
Labour | G. Bolton | 872 | ||
Labour | J. Osborn | 792 | ||
Turnout | 38.8% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Derwent
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | G. Topham | 1,289 | ||
Labour | L. Topham | 1,244 | ||
Labour | E. Ward | 1,236 | ||
Conservative | B. Daniels | 827 | ||
Conservative | K. Marples | 784 | ||
Conservative | G. Du Sautoy | 763 | ||
Turnout | 29.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Friar Gate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Robinson | 1,593 | ||
Labour | J. Christophers | 1,515 | ||
Labour | R. Baxter | 1,512 | ||
Conservative | R. Bunting | 1,174 | ||
Conservative | A. Bunting | 1,141 | ||
Conservative | G. Thomas | 1,043 | ||
Liberal | M. Peel | 632 | ||
Liberal | C. Swain | 592 | ||
Liberal | F. Spencer | 587 | ||
Turnout | 36.6% | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal |
Litchurch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Newton | 699 | ||
Labour | K. Unwin | 657 | ||
Labour | M. Wood | 655 | ||
Conservative | A. Northover | 354 | ||
Conservative | J. Northover | 333 | ||
Conservative | D. Curzon | 324 | ||
Turnout | 29.4% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Littleover
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | M. Grimwood-Taylor | 2,751 | ||
Conservative | N. Glenn | 2,628 | ||
Conservative | L. Shepley | 2,600 | ||
Labour | M. Kimpton | 744 | ||
Labour | B. Torney | 725 | ||
Labour | F. Brocklehurst | 717 | ||
Turnout | 40.1% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Mickleover
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | H. Johnson | 2,289 | ||
Conservative | C. Hulls | 2,204 | ||
Conservative | P. Reynolds | 2,131 | ||
Liberal | M. Brown | 1,292 | ||
Liberal | M. Burgess | 1,210 | ||
Liberal | G. Lawn | 1,115 | ||
Labour | P. Johnson | 873 | ||
Labour | E. Jones | 737 | ||
Labour | I. Slater | 611 | ||
Turnout | 43.3% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Normanton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Keith | 1,786 | ||
Conservative | F. Murphy | 1,752 | ||
Conservative | L. Gray | 1,732 | ||
Labour | D. Bull | 1,663 | ||
Labour | R. King | 1,644 | ||
Labour | H. White | 1,597 | ||
Turnout | 41.8% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Osmanton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Carty | 1,305 | ||
Labour | E. Bull | 1,283 | ||
Labour | R. Spacey | 1,267 | ||
Conservative | D. Black | 499 | ||
Conservative | A. Allen | 456 | ||
Conservative | S. Lemmings | 441 | ||
United English National | E. Baines | 178 | ||
United English National | M. Sims | 138 | ||
United English National | L. Verity | 136 | ||
Turnout | 25.7% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Pear Tree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | W. Pountain | 1,365 | ||
Labour | N. Singh | 1,327 | ||
Labour | I. Ault | 1,246 | ||
Conservative | Y. Garland | 688 | ||
Conservative | M. Swindall | 659 | ||
Conservative | K. Webley | 635 | ||
United English National | J. Sims | 166 | ||
United English National | O. Sims | 137 | ||
United English National | P. Sims | 121 | ||
Turnout | 33.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Spondon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | W. Leatherbarrow | 2,117 | ||
Conservative | G. Swainson | 2,076 | ||
Conservative | D. Dickinson | 1,950 | ||
Labour | P. Whitt | 1,388 | ||
Labour | E. Wright | 1,292 | ||
Labour | S. Irwin | 1,205 | ||
Liberal | A. Wheway | 793 | ||
Liberal | P. Saxton | 642 | ||
Liberal | S. Haysum | 576 | ||
Turnout | 44.2% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
References
- ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1976. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 16.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1976". The Elections Centre.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Derby City Council Election Results 1976-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.