1976 South Norfolk District Council election

1976 South Norfolk District Council election
← 1973 6 May 1976 1979 →
All 47 seats to South Norfolk District Council; 24 seats needed for a majority
Control before election; ; Independent	Control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1976 South Norfolk District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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1976 South Norfolk District Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	26	23	19	2	17	48.9	44.6	16,405	+38.8
	Independent	32	21	3	15	12	44.7	21.6	7,964	–29.1
	Liberal	4	2	1	0	1	4.3	5.5	2,011	–5.1
	Ind. Conservative	2	1	1	0	1	2.1	1.0	352	+0.8
	Labour	19	0	0	7	7	0.0	26.9	9,899	–4.5
	Ind. Socialist	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	183	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Birkett-Stubbs	244	55.2
	Conservative	M. Sewell	198	44.8
Majority			46	10.4
Turnout			447	33.5
Registered electors			1,335
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	P. Smoothy*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,464
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H. Back*	926
	Independent	K. Wiles*	844
	Labour	G. Williams	280
	Labour	E. Parker	266
Turnout			~1,225	39.0
Registered electors			3,140
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Ind. Conservative	R. Tilbrook*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,330
	Ind. Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	B. Gaze	449	61.3
	Independent	E. Lines*	283	38.7
Majority			166	22.7
Turnout			739	49.1
Registered electors			1,504
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	A. Anderson	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,462
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	W. Hemmant*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,466
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	G. Harris*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,475
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	J. Aikens*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,458
	Independent gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Bidley-Thomas	156	39.5
	Labour	G. Williams	152	38.5
	Independent	N. Agar	87	22.0
Majority			4	1.0
Turnout			395	38.8
Registered electors			1,020
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	H. Laws*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,132
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Speirs*	780
	Conservative	J. Scoggins*	662
	Conservative	D. Bell*	657
	Labour	J. Philip	495
Turnout			~1,263	33.9
Registered electors			3,723
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Hood*	369	79.7
	Independent	C. Fairhead	94	20.3
Majority			275	59.4
Turnout			463	35.0
Registered electors			1,353
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	B. Cook*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,487
	Conservative gain from Independent

Mergate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Burdick	330	45.5
	Labour	H. Phillips	176	24.3
	Independent	P. Mickleburgh	171	23.6
	Independent	K. Hanton	48	6.6
Majority			154	21.2
Turnout			725	43.0
Registered electors			1,695
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	S. Burton*	806	69.6
	Ind. Conservative	J. Mortimer	352	30.4
Majority			454	39.2
Turnout			1,158	54.7
Registered electors			2,117
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	H. Sargent*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,198
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Holman	458	59.1
	Labour	A. Lord	317	40.9
Majority			141	18.2
Turnout			781	59.6
Registered electors			1,311
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	V. Bullen*	338	76.1
	Labour	J. Halsey	106	23.9
Majority			232	52.3
Turnout			444	36.3
Registered electors			1,238
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	S. Peacock*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,311
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	T. Potter*	393	64.6
	Conservative	G. Goodall	215	35.4
Majority			178	29.3
Turnout			608	47.5
Registered electors			1,281
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Werry	347	50.2
	Labour	E. Rochford*	344	49.8
Majority			3	0.4
Turnout			691	50.5
Registered electors			1,369
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Whiskerd	1,363
	Conservative	H. Chapman	1,199
	Conservative	A. Moorhouse	1,168
	Independent	R. Dawson*	1,098
	Labour	A. Christie*	764
	Labour	J. Newman	709
	Independent	J. Briggs	690
	Labour	P. Bales	617
	Labour	J. Rackett	529
Turnout			~2,269	34.0
Registered electors			6,674
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. Turner	1,856
	Conservative	P. Hawkins	1,670
	Conservative	J. Davies	1,659
	Conservative	P. Ford	1,588
	Conservative	E. Capps*	1,526
	Labour	J. Chamberlain*	1,372
	Labour	R. Young*	966
	Labour	F. Fields*	927
	Labour	J. Muir	911
	Labour	R. Cobb	808
	Independent	A. Nickalls	465
	Liberal	D. Moore	426
	Liberal	R. King	379
	Independent	A. Wileman	222
Turnout			~3,048	43.9
Registered electors			6,942
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	C. Sewell*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,203
	Independent hold

Election result

Abbeyfield

Beck Vale

Beckhithe

Berners

Boyland

Brookwood

Chet

Clavering

Cringleford & Colney

Crown Point

Dickleburgh

Diss

Ditchingham

Forehoe

Harleston

Hempnall

Hingham

Humbleyard

Kidner

Long Row

Marshland

Mergate

No. 19 (Costessey)

No. 2 (Wymondham)

No. 28 (Rockland St. Mary)

No. 29 (Thurton)

Poringland With The Framinghams

Scole

Smockmill

Springfields

Stratton

Tasvale

Valley

Waveney

Westwood

Wodehouse

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	L. Lester*	419	67.4
	Independent	M. Brown	203	32.6
Majority			216	34.7
Turnout			622	46.4
Registered electors			1,346
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R. Sykes*	Unopposed
	Independent	T. Neil	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,329
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	V. Alexander	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,421
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A. King	465	56.5
	Labour	J. Seddon	189	23.0
	Independent	M. Green	169	20.5
Majority			276	33.5
Turnout			823	50.3
Registered electors			1,644
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Easton	313	64.1
	Independent	J. Chapman*	104	21.3
	Labour	W. Carpenter	71	14.5
Majority			209	42.8
Turnout			488	47.8
Registered electors			1,026
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	S. Harker*	432	70.2
	Ind. Socialist	R. Cooke	183	29.8
Majority			249	40.5
Turnout			615	37.5
Registered electors			1,649
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	P. Starling*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,437
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	H. Pagan	400	54.6
	Conservative	J. Orange-Bromehead	333	45.4
Majority			67	9.1
Turnout			733	49.2
Registered electors			1,491
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	M. Martin*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,454
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	N. Chapman*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,804
	Independent hold