1976 Chichester District Council election

1976 Chichester District Council election
All 50 seats to Chichester District Council; 26 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; Conservative;

Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 6 May 1976.

The whole council was up for election and resulted in a Conservative majority.

	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	36	18	0	18	72.0	49.5	21,432	+29.5%
Independent	8	0	14	14	16.0	10.1	4,390	–22.2%
Residents	5	2	0	2	10.0	13.7	5,91	+5.6%
Liberal	1	0	5	5	2.0	21.2	9,161	–0.3%
Ind. Ratepayers	0	0	0		0.0	3.4	1,465	N/A
Labour	0	0	1	1	0.0	2.1	932	–16.0%

36	8	5	1
Conservative	Independent	Residents	Lib.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Darley	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,373
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. Ryecroft	Unopposed
	Independent	J. Lillywhite	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			3,097
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Kirkby-Bott	382	52.6	N/A
	Liberal	C. Kempson	344	47.4	N/A
Turnout			726	55.5	N/A
Registered electors			1,308
	Conservative hold		Swing

1976 Chichester District Council election

Ward results

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. Roberts	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,188
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Combes	912	48.3	+17.9
	Conservative	J. Finlay	813
	Conservative	T. France	727
	Liberal	D. Shepherd	524	28.6	–3.6
	Independent	C. Spawton	512	10.1	+10.1
	Liberal	C. Tupper	470
	Liberal	A. French	461
	Labour	T. Rooth	333	13.0	–24.8
	Labour	R. Norris	327
Turnout			5,079	43.4	–2.6
Registered electors			5,256
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Sampson	773	50.3	+35.9
	Conservative	P. Porteous	758
	Liberal	P. Weston	743	49.7	+1.5
	Liberal	K. Smith	735
	Liberal	J. Seddon	712
	Conservative	J. Steward	689
Turnout			4,410	35.1	–10.8
Registered electors			4,314
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Craig	1,692	61.3	+43.3
	Conservative	W. Doody	1,687
	Conservative	D. Hoult	1,675
	Conservative	A. Slade	1,664
	Conservative	J. Taylor	1,540
	Liberal	L. Holden	1,139	31.4	+11.4
	Independent	G. Tullet	1,024	7.6	–3.0
	Liberal	M. Dixon	861
	Liberal	V. Hubbard	779
	Liberal	D. Johnston	758
	Liberal	I. Miller	730
Turnout			13,529	44.1	–15.6
Registered electors			8,741
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Laird	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,460
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Knight	433	69.4	+12.3
	Labour	A. Groves	191	30.6	−12.3
Turnout			624	42.2	–2.8
Registered electors			1,479
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. Craven	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			2,045
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Cole	687	33.7	+6.7
	Conservative	S. Hamilton	529	26.0	N/A
	Independent	M. Gilbert	485	23.8	N/A
	Liberal	S. Schlich	335	16.5	–3.2
Turnout			2,036	51.0	+2.8
Registered electors			3,041
	Independent hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	D. Gauntlett	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,839
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	K. Murray	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,470
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	P. Booker	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,390
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. Nicholson	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,761
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Butcher	365	51.0	N/A
	Liberal	F. Heald	269	37.6	–12.3
	Labour	D. Morrison	81	11.3	N/A
Turnout			715	49.0	+13.0
Registered electors			1,459
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	R. De Hailes	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,144
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. Hancock	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,387
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	P. Burne	Unopposed
	Independent	D. Mott	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			3,143
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Best	257	58.1	N/A
	Independent	G. Taylor	185	41.9	N/A
Turnout			442	34.7	N/A
Registered electors			1,274
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. Linton	Unopposed
	Conservative	J. Duncton	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			2,766
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	P. Luttman-Johnson	Unopposed
	Conservative	T. Micklem	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			2,857
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. Alexander	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,439
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Carey	1,305	82.0	N/A
	Conservative	R. Seamen	1,195		N/A
	Conservative	B. Ager	1,155		N/A
	Conservative	H. Meston	1,091		N/A
	Independent	W. Spragg	1,043	18.0	N/A
Turnout			5,789	32.5	N/A
Registered electors			7,225
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	A. Petrie-Hay	227	40.0	N/A
	Conservative	C. Ash	208	36.5	N/A
	Independent	D. Mitchell	134	23.5	N/A
Turnout			569	53.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,074
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	R. Roberts	1,581	70.7
	Residents	C. Singer	1,393
	Residents	L. Denby	1,363
	Residents	I. Sutherland	1,349
	Conservative	G. Mason	893	11.1	N/A
	Ind. Ratepayers	G. Feltham	536	18.2	N/A
	Ind. Ratepayers	D. Feltham	476		N/A
	Ind. Ratepayers	R. Marshall	453		N/A
Turnout			8,044	46.9	+3.2
Registered electors			6,418
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. Burdett	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,510
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Mann	320	51.1	+0.6
	Conservative	H. Gauntlett	306	48.9	–0.6
Turnout			626	48.0	+11.9
Registered electors			1,304
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Allen	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			2,120
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Bray	383	56.0	N/A
	Liberal	D. Rudkin	301	44.0	–10.3
Turnout			684	48.7	+14.0
Registered electors			1,405
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Illius	Unopposed
Turnout			0	0.0	N/A
Registered electors			1,838
	Conservative hold

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