1976 Mid Suffolk District Council election
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The 1976 Mid Suffolk District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Mid Suffolk District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Election result
| 1976 Mid Suffolk District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Independent | 25 | 19 | 3 | 8 |  5 |
47.5 | 29.4 | 6,597 | +6.1 | |
| Conservative | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 |  7 |
32.5 | 20.7 | 4,660 | +8.2 | |
| Labour | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
15.0 | 34.7 | 7,798 | –15.4 | |
| Liberal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5.0 | 15.2 | 3,418 | +6.9 | |
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Barham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Macrow* | 490 | 86.7 | ||
| Labour | P. Koppel | 75 | 13.3 | ||
| Majority | 415 | 73.4 | |||
| Turnout | 565 | 44.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,265 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Claydon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Griffiths | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,082 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Creeting
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Ward* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,049 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Debenham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Glass* | 449 | 74.2 | ||
| Labour | A. Higgins | 156 | 25.8 | ||
| Majority | 293 | 48.4 | |||
| Turnout | 605 | 47.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,264 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elmswell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | D. Dyball* | 464 | 86.2 | ||
| Labour | B. Britton | 74 | 13.8 | ||
| Majority | 390 | 72.4 | |||
| Turnout | 538 | 38.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,396 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Eye
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | C. Flatman* | 514 | 75.9 | ||
| Independent | M. Butterworth | 163 | 24.1 | ||
| Majority | 351 | 51.8 | |||
| Turnout | 677 | 49.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,367 | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Fressingfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Rice | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,148 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
Gislingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. Watson* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,301 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Haughley & Wetherden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Crascall* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,235 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Helmingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | R. Willsher* | 372 | 83.4 | ||
| Independent | J. Finch | 74 | 16.6 | ||
| Majority | 298 | 66.8 | |||
| Turnout | 446 | 41.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,071 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Hoxne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. McGregor | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,181 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Mendlesham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. Braybrooke* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,285 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Needham Market
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Swain* | 633 | 64.3 | ||
| Labour | P. Carter | 351 | 35.7 | ||
| Majority | 282 | 28.6 | |||
| Turnout | 984 | 51.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,903 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
No. 2 (Stowmarket)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | G. Brewster | 1,286 | 30.5 | ||
| Independent | R. Pattle* | 1,129 | 26.8 | ||
| Liberal | F. Brooke* | 1,104 | 26.2 | ||
| Labour | R. Jones* | 1,034 | 24.5 | ||
| Labour | E. Jones* | 945 | 22.4 | ||
| Labour | P. Oldfield | 930 | 22.1 | ||
| Conservative | G. Packer | 797 | 18.9 | ||
| Liberal | A. Ashton | 783 | 18.6 | ||
| Labour | C. Soames | 779 | 18.5 | ||
| Labour | R. Hiron* | 775 | 18.4 | ||
| Labour | E. Nunn | 714 | 16.9 | ||
| Liberal | B. Hewitt | 628 | 14.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~4,996 | 59.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,093 | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | |||||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
No. 5 (Ringshall)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Crooks* | 427 | 84.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Winchester | 78 | 15.4 | ||
| Majority | 349 | 69.2 | |||
| Turnout | 505 | 45.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,120 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
No. 7 (Barking)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. Chapman | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,173 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
No. 8 (Somersham)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S. Keyte* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,259 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
No. 9 (Bramford)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Cunningham | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,733 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
No. 16 (Stowupland)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | S. Wilson | 642 | 50.1 | ||
| Labour | A. Addison* | 639 | 49.9 | ||
| Labour | M. Shave* | 600 | 46.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,281 | 63.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,004 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Labour | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
No. 26 (Bacton)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Beak | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,207 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
No. 28 (Walsham-le-Willows)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Edwards* | 406 | 85.7 | ||
| Labour | D. Pearce | 68 | 14.3 | ||
| Majority | 338 | 71.4 | |||
| Turnout | 474 | 51.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 916 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
No. 29 (Badwell Ash)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Linn* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 965 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
No. 33 (Woolpit)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Maitland | 438 | 55.7 | ||
| Independent | M. Wood | 246 | 31.3 | ||
| Labour | R. Humphrey | 103 | 13.1 | ||
| Majority | 192 | 24.4 | |||
| Turnout | 787 | 59.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,328 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
No. 34 (Rattlesden)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. Muir* | 209 | 53.2 | ||
| Independent | D. Cole | 184 | 46.8 | ||
| Majority | 25 | 6.4 | |||
| Turnout | 393 | 41.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 957 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Norton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Siffleete | 322 | 53.6 | ||
| Independent | A. Henderson | 279 | 46.4 | ||
| Majority | 43 | 7.2 | |||
| Turnout | 601 | 40.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,469 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Onehouse
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | H. Mitson* | 523 | 66.7 | ||
| Liberal | F. Brent Roach | 261 | 33.3 | ||
| Majority | 262 | 33.4 | |||
| Turnout | 784 | 60.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,299 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Palgrave
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | W. Wickett* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,227 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Rickinghall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | R. Moss | 278 | 48.1 | ||
| Independent | A. Robertson | 188 | 32.5 | ||
| Labour | S. Spiller | 112 | 19.4 | ||
| Majority | 90 | 15.6 | |||
| Turnout | 578 | 39.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,449 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Stonham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. D'Arcy | 432 | 74.2 | ||
| Labour | M. Douglas | 150 | 25.8 | ||
| Majority | 282 | 48.4 | |||
| Turnout | 582 | 55.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,052 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Stradbroke
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S. Hawes* | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,085 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Thurston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Kilner | 484 | 87.2 | ||
| Labour | R. Wallington | 71 | 12.8 | ||
| Majority | 413 | 74.4 | |||
| Turnout | 555 | 44.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,236 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Wetheringsett
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | G. Taylor | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,190 | ||||
| Independent hold | |||||
Weybread
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Thompson | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,151 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
Worlingworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. Horvath | 470 | 77.8 | ||
| Labour | R. Bushby | 134 | 22.2 | ||
| Majority | 336 | 55.6 | |||
| Turnout | 604 | 77.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 783 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Mid Suffolk District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University, Plymouth: The Elections Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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