1976 Tendring District Council election
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1976 UK local government election
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The 1976 Tendring District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Tendring District Council in England.[1] This was the same day as other local elections held across the United Kingdom.
Election result
| 1976 Tendring District Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 49 | 39 | N/A | N/A |  8 |
65.0 | 52.0 | 33,118 | +8.1 | |
| Independent | 15 | 9 | N/A | N/A |  2 |
15.0 | 9.4 | 5,964 | +1.6 | |
| Liberal | 16 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
8.3 | 10.7 | 6,775 | +4.9 | |
| Residents | 4 | 4 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
6.7 | 6.3 | 4,038 | ±0.0 | |
| Labour | 36 | 3 | N/A | N/A | 8 |
5.0 | 20.9 | 13,336 | –14.7 | |
| Ratepayer | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A |  |
0.0 | 0.5 | 297 | N/A | |
Ward results
Alresford, Thorrington & Frating
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Grinsted | 721 | 47.2 | ||
| Independent | D. Fitch | 617 | 40.4 | ||
| Independent | A. Shelton | 513 | 33.6 | ||
| Labour | S. Wayman | 189 | 12.4 | ||
| Labour | M. Snell | 186 | 12.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,527 | 60.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,516 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Ardleigh
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Moorhouse | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,426 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Beaumont & Thorpe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. Wright | 578 | 82.7 | ||
| Labour | M. Lee | 121 | 17.3 | ||
| Majority | 457 | 65.4 | |||
| Turnout | 699 | 44.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,565 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Bockings Elm
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Price | 704 | 62.2 | ||
| Conservative | W. Graver | 621 | 54.9 | ||
| Liberal | C. Cuddehay | 449 | 39.7 | ||
| Labour | F. White | 254 | 22.5 | ||
| Labour | L. Larkin | 234 | 20.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,131 | 42.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,315 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Turberville | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,528 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Brightlingsea East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. Patrick | 578 | 48.8 | ||
| Liberal | C. House | 449 | 37.9 | ||
| Liberal | W. Addison | 338 | 28.5 | ||
| Conservative | R. Hodgkinson | 290 | 24.5 | ||
| Labour | G. Conway | 263 | 22.2 | ||
| Conservative | E. Lomax | 227 | 19.1 | ||
| Labour | A. Smith | 226 | 19.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,186 | 56.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,815 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Brightlingsea West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | E. Price | 512 | 44.3 | ||
| Liberal | B. Stephens | 465 | 40.3 | ||
| Conservative | W. Bottomley | 410 | 35.5 | ||
| Labour | M. Dutton | 339 | 29.4 | ||
| Conservative | B. Pingree | 320 | 27.7 | ||
| Labour | R. Barlow | 264 | 22.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,155 | 44.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,819 | ||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Elmstead
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. Parrish | 525 | 73.0 | ||
| Labour | J. Bartington | 194 | 27.0 | ||
| Majority | 331 | 46.0 | |||
| Turnout | 719 | 48.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,478 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Frinton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Humphrey | 1,289 | 69.3 | ||
| Conservative | P. Leaman | 1,215 | 65.4 | ||
| Conservative | A. Morgan | 1,088 | 58.5 | ||
| Liberal | J. Russell | 572 | 30.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,859 | 43.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,303 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Golf Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Harding | 834 | 68.7 | ||
| Conservative | J. Hill | 814 | 67.1 | ||
| Labour | W. Lane | 380 | 31.3 | ||
| Labour | D. Taylor | 348 | 28.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,214 | 39.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,042 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Great & Little Oakley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Aylmore | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,420 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Great Bentley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Lord | 506 | 64.3 | ||
| Liberal | R. Varnarva | 281 | 35.7 | ||
| Majority | 225 | 28.6 | |||
| Turnout | 787 | 47.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,651 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Great Bromley, Little Bromley & Little Bentley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Pirie | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,052 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Harwich East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Good | 1,061 | 84.5 | ||
| Independent | W. Howlett | 735 | 58.5 | ||
| Labour | G. Powley | 376 | 29.9 | ||
| Liberal | T. Walker | 340 | 27.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,256 | 43.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,903 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Harwich East Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Potter | 822 | 85.4 | ||
| Conservative | A. Thorn | 732 | 76.1 | ||
| Labour | W. Turner | 370 | 38.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~962 | 44.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,686 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Harwich West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Vanner | 752 | 51.6 | ||
| Labour | R. Knight | 722 | 49.5 | ||
| Conservative | W. Hawken | 687 | 47.1 | ||
| Labour | P. McCurry | 465 | 31.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,458 | 51.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,858 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Harwich West Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | T. Wallington-Rutson | 757 | 65.2 | ||
| Conservative | G. Hayes | 688 | 59.3 | ||
| Labour | T. Rogers | 404 | 34.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,161 | 40.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,852 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Haven
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | C. Bufton | 1,009 | 49.9 | ||
| Residents | J. Hewitt | 877 | 43.4 | ||
| Conservative | C. Bedeman | 580 | 28.7 | ||
| Ratepayer | C. Clowes | 297 | 14.7 | ||
| Labour | W. Sweetland | 135 | 6.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,021 | 75.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,680 | ||||
| Residents win (new seat) | |||||
| Residents win (new seat) | |||||
Holland & Kirby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Rust | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | J. Divall | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,210 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Lawford & Manningtree
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Fairley | 742 | 50.9 | ||
| Labour | L. Randall | 742 | 50.9 | ||
| Labour | R. Norton | 618 | 42.4 | ||
| Conservative | L. Faircloth | 599 | 41.1 | ||
| Liberal | R. Smith | 216 | 14.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,459 | 69.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,464 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Little Clacton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. Chappell | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,828 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Mistley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. French | 261 | 40.5 | ||
| Liberal | L. Brown | 228 | 35.4 | ||
| Labour | A. Foster | 155 | 24.1 | ||
| Majority | 33 | 5.1 | |||
| Turnout | 644 | 48.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,339 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Ramsey & Parkeston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | F. Wilkinson | 297 | 38.9 | ||
| Independent | D. Masterson | 198 | 26.0 | ||
| Liberal | P. Main | 141 | 18.5 | ||
| Labour | R. Smith | 127 | 16.6 | ||
| Majority | 99 | 12.9 | |||
| Turnout | 763 | 50.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,511 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Rush Green
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Harvey-Williams | 769 | 43.4 | ||
| Conservative | J. Gasking | 680 | 38.4 | ||
| Conservative | M. Watson | 640 | 36.1 | ||
| Labour | A. Markham-Lee | 540 | 30.5 | ||
| Labour | P. Hicks | 482 | 27.2 | ||
| Liberal | J. Snow | 465 | 26.2 | ||
| Labour | P. Ward | 463 | 26.1 | ||
| Liberal | C. Palmer | 396 | 22.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,772 | 42.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,151 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Southcliff
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. Cox | 1,397 | 81.7 | ||
| Conservative | E. Herbert | 1,371 | 80.1 | ||
| Conservative | L. King | 1,251 | 73.1 | ||
| Labour | D. Ball | 313 | 18.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,711 | 40.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,256 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
St Bartholomews
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | M. Holloway | 1,078 | 74.1 | ||
| Residents | E. Frost | 1,074 | 73.8 | ||
| Conservative | C. Jessop | 488 | 33.6 | ||
| Labour | F. Merrin | 141 | 9.7 | ||
| Independent | G. Collins | 128 | 8.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,455 | 65.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,823 | ||||
| Residents win (new seat) | |||||
| Residents win (new seat) | |||||
St James
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Overton | 1,022 | 71.0 | ||
| Conservative | J. Goldsmith | 985 | 68.4 | ||
| Conservative | J. Winer | 959 | 66.6 | ||
| Labour | L. Robertson | 419 | 29.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,440 | 31.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,644 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
St Johns
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Edwards | 716 | 33.3 | ||
| Conservative | T. Staigl | 621 | 28.8 | ||
| Liberal | P. Bevan | 559 | 26.0 | ||
| Labour | L. Smith | 544 | 25.3 | ||
| Labour | A. Oswick | 534 | 24.8 | ||
| Labour | D. Mills | 527 | 24.5 | ||
| Liberal | P. Towns | 501 | 23.3 | ||
| Liberal | G. Townley | 476 | 22.1 | ||
| Independent | T. Jeffrey | 335 | 15.6 | ||
| Independent | D. Triolo | 230 | 10.7 | ||
| Independent | H. Treloar | 187 | 8.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,153 | 47.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,504 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
St Marys
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | D. Moodey | 672 | 38.0 | ||
| Liberal | D. Rhodes | 603 | 34.1 | ||
| Labour | S. Gilbert | 495 | 28.0 | ||
| Labour | T. Larkin | 460 | 26.0 | ||
| Labour | K. Langsdon | 454 | 25.7 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,770 | 45.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,924 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
St Osyth & Point Clear
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Smith | 632 | 64.9 | ||
| Conservative | H. Ashenden | 550 | 56.5 | ||
| Conservative | F. Ford | 501 | 51.5 | ||
| Independent | L. Stanley | 264 | 27.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~974 | 45.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,610 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Tendring & Weeley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Everitt | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,817 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Walton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Rayner | 1,349 | 76.1 | ||
| Conservative | E. Day | 1,294 | 73.0 | ||
| Conservative | J. Douglass | 1,280 | 72.2 | ||
| Labour | B. Read | 426 | 24.0 | ||
| Labour | S. Grant | 426 | 24.0 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,774 | 36.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,846 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "Tendring District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
