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1976 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

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Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in Mid Bedfordshire, England, were held in May 1976. All 53 seats were up for election.

Registered64,818
Turnout62%
Quick facts All 49 seats to whole Council 25 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...
1976 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
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All 49 seats to whole Council
25 seats needed for a majority
Registered64,818
Turnout62%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won 30 14 3
Popular vote 13,973 7,733 8,276
Percentage 43.3% 24.0% 25.7%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Ind. Conservative
Seats won 1 1
Popular vote 1,757 509
Percentage 5.4% 1.6%
Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire
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Result

Gains and losses in the results table are compared with the 1973 district council election.

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Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1976 [1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 30 +13 61.2 43.3 13,973 +19.7
  Independent 14 -7 28.6 24.0 7,733 -19.0
  Labour 3 -6 6.1 25.7 8,276 -2.0
  Liberal 1 -1 2.0 5.4 1,757 -0.3
  Ind. Conservative 1 +1 2.0 1.6 509 +1.6
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Ward results

All results are listed below:[2]

Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1973 District Council election.

The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1973 District Council election.

Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.

Ampthill

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Ampthill (3 seats, 4,100 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P Cowell 1,174 39.2
Conservative Ms A Palmer 1,172 39.2 +18.3
Liberal P Cruse* 925 30.9 +9.1
Labour Ms G Wagstaff* 893 29.8 +6.5
Labour G Lane 413 13.8 −0.8
Labour P Norton 358 12.0
Turnout 2,993 73.0 −2.4
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Arlesey

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Arlesey (2 seats, 2,540 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms A Albon* 727 56.0 +5.2
Labour June Harrowell* 570 43.9 −5.2
Conservative R Turner 528 40.7 −2.4
Labour R Walker 491 37.8
Turnout 1,298 51.1 +14.4
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Aspley (No 13)

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Aspley (No 13) (2 seats, 2,144 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent W Klinner* Unopposed NA
Independent Ms W Campbell Unopposed NA
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Biggleswade (No 2)

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Biggleswade (No 2) (6 seats, 7,379 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ms C Cook* 2,164 36.0 −0.2
Conservative Ms F Killeen 1,963 32.7
Labour L Chambers* 1,884 31.3 −7.3
Conservative Patricia Rouse* 1,789 29.8 +4.6
Conservative Richard Bennett 1,630 27.1
Labour Victor Brunt* 1,588 26.4 −8.9
Independent Ms M Armstrong* 1,484 24.7 +0.0
Labour R Pepper* 1,198 19.9 −9.3
Labour Alistair Costley 1,030 17.1 −20.2
Labour Ms A Wheeler 954 15.9
Labour C James 761 12.7
Turnout 6,012 81.5 +13.5
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Blunham (No 17)

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Blunham (No 17) (1 seat, 1,289 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms E Woods* 531 84.4 +40.6
Labour Ms I Chapman 98 15.6
Turnout 629 48.8 +0.0
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Campton & Meppershall & Shefford (No 20)

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Campton & Meppershall & Shefford (No 20) (4 seats, 5,105 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F Burrows* 1,540 42.0 +5.1
Conservative D Cadman 1,346 36.7
Conservative Geoffrey Rogers* 1,316 35.9 −1.9
Conservative J Buxton 950 25.9
Labour A Smythe* 771 21.0 −10.1
Independent F Pettifar 692 18.9
Liberal Ms P Bowry 668 18.2
Independent Ms M Faircloth 479 13.1 −10.6
Labour R Evans 458 12.5
Labour Ms G Emmerson 363 9.9
Turnout 3,670 71.9 +7.2
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Clophill

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Clophill (1 seat, 1,168 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Russell* 397 73.2 +13.9
Labour R Bailey 145 26.8 −13.9
Turnout 542 46.4 +0.6
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Cranfield

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Cranfield (2 seats, 3,006 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A Wheewall* Unopposed NA
Independent J Salisbury* Unopposed NA
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Flitton & Pulloxhill & Westoning (No 10)

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Flitton & Pulloxhill & Westoning (No 10) (2 seats, 2,209 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms J Eells* Unopposed NA
Conservative Jean Kent* Unopposed NA
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Flitwick & Steppingly (No 11)

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Flitwick & Steppingly (No 11) (3 seats, 4,260 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Randall* 1,152 65.3 +25.3
Conservative M Humphrey 1,142 64.7
Conservative Dennis Gale 1,119 63.4
Labour Ms F Rolls* 613 34.7 +3.7
Labour G Gammons 532 30.1
Labour R Lescott 422 23.9
Turnout 1,765 41.4 +2.3
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Harlington

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Harlington (1 seat, 1,413 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Giles* Unopposed NA
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Haynes & Houghton Conquest

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Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 1,597 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H Craddock 507 82.7 +42.9
Labour R Sparshott 106 17.3
Turnout 613 38.4 −8.7
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Henlow & Langford (No 21)

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Henlow & Langford (No 21) (3 seats, 3,630 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G Gates* 915 38.7
Conservative Patricia Cook 837 35.4
Ind. Conservative William Cliff 509 21.5
Labour A Loney 501 21.2
Independent G Charles* 438 18.5
Turnout 2,363 65.1
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Lidlington (No 15)

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Lidlington (No 15) (1 seat, 1,477 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fiona Chapman[a] 384 57.1
Labour A Donnelley* 289 42.9
Turnout 673 45.6 +5.6
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Maulden

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Maulden (1 seat, 1,592 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ms I Robinson* 644 87.1 +36.8
Labour J Brown 95 12.9
Turnout 739 46.4 −6.7
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Marston (No 14)

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Marston (No 14) (1 seat, 1,150 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms C Barnes 525 61.8
Labour M Deacy 324 38.2
Turnout 849 73.8 +17.8
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Old Warden & Southill

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Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,173 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Saunderson* 375 64.0 +11.5
Labour Ms M Hamer-Harries 211 36.0
Turnout 586 50.0 +11.6
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Northill (No 18)

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Northill (No 18) (1 seat, 1,908 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Turner 872 84.2
Labour Ms M Berry 164 15.8
Turnout 1,036 54.3 +6.1
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Potton (No 24)

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Potton (No 24) (2 seats, 2,693 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent F Jakes* 746 42.7 −11.4
Conservative J Ream* 698 40.0 −5.8
Labour D Forbes 302 17.3
Labour J Berry 293 16.8
Turnout 1,746 64.8 +39.6
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Sandy (No 3)

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Sandy (No 3) (3 seats, 4,784 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A Sherwood-King* 1,356 41.9 +4.9
Independent K Quince* 1,323 40.9 −2.2
Conservative Alistair Gammell 1,215 37.6
Labour P Monahan 555 17.2
Labour J Buckle 493 15.2
Labour W Hibbert 99 3.1
Turnout 3,234 67.6 +19.7
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Shillington & Stondon

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Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,529 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R Roe* Unopposed NA
Independent G Cooper* Unopposed NA
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Stotfold

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Stotfold (3 seats, 4,105 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent F Hyde* 763 34.8 −11.2
Conservative J Long 748 34.1
Independent B Clark* 717 32.7 −8.6
Labour H Wood* 682 31.1 −22.9
Independent R Watkins 663 30.2
Labour W McColl 435 19.8 −6.4
Labour Ms S Tookey 384 17.5
Turnout 2,192 53.4 +18.8
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Wensley (No 25)

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Wensley (No 25) (1 seat, 915 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Goodyer* 308 56.5 +3.9
Liberal D Walker 164 30.1 −17.3
Labour Ms J Monahan 73 13.4 −6.5
Turnout 545 59.6 +9.5
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Woburn

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Woburn (1 seat, 1,236 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Woodward* 308 40.3 +5.8
Independent Ms G Glasse* 241 31.5 −34.0
Independent J Ellis 215 28.1
Turnout 764 61.8 +15.2
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Wrest

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Wrest (1 seat, 1,416 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G Wood* Unopposed NA
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Mrs Chapman's full name is Catherine Fiona Chapman MBE. Since 2009 she has been councillor for Flitwick on Central Bedfordshire Council, and is listed on Central Bedfordshire Council's website as Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE.[3][4] She is sometimes listed as Catherine Chapman,[5] and sometimes as Fiona Chapman.[6][4] She was first elected to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in 1976.[2]

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