1976 Derby Borough Council election

1976 Derby Borough Council election^[1]^[2]
All 54 seats in the Derby Borough Council; 28 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Conservative;

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.

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Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	28	14	0	14	51.9	51.7	28,646	12.2
	Labour	26	3	11	8	48.1	40.8	22,626	5.6
	Liberal	0	0	6	6	0.0	6.3	3,499	4.1
	United English National	0	0	0		0.0	1.2	677	0.1
Total		54						55,448

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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

1976 Derby Borough Council election

Ward results

Abbey

Allestree

Alvaston

Arboretum

Babington

Breadsall

Chaddesden

Chellaston

Darley

Derwent

Friar Gate

Litchurch

Littleover

Mickleover

Normanton

Osmanton

Pear Tree

Spondon

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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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

v t e Council elections in Derbyshire
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High Peak Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
North East Derbyshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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