1976 West Dorset District Council election

1976 West Dorset District Council election
All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council; 28 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; Independent;	Council control after election ; Independent;

The 1976 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1976 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. This was the second election to the district council.

The 1976 election saw the Independent councillors maintain their majority control on the Council.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Bugler *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent	A. Hudson *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			2,265
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Y. Skyrme	501	67.2	*N/A*
	Liberal	B. Hammond	245	32.8	N/A
Majority			256	34.4	N/A
Turnout				55.8	N/A
Registered electors			1,347
	Independent gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Garrett	499	69.0	*N/A*
	Liberal	M. Winder *	224	31.0	–19.9
Majority			275	38.0	N/A
Turnout				59.5	+17.1
Registered electors			1,239
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Coatsworth	332	48.7	*N/A*
	Independent	E. Kingsnorth	214	31.4	N/A
	Labour	B. Cole	136	19.9	N/A
Majority			118	17.3	N/A
Turnout				53.1	N/A
Registered electors			1,291
	Independent gain from Liberal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Norfolk *	1,140	–	*N/A*
	Independent	C. Samways	1,057	–	*N/A*
	Liberal	A. Tiltman *	1,018	34.0	+6.7
	Labour	L. Dibden *	834	27.9	+1.6
	Independent	W. Hicks	829	–	*N/A*
	Labour	H. Skevington *	816	–	N/A
Turnout				40.2	–19.4
Registered electors			5,142
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

1976 West Dorset District Council election

Beaminster

Bothenhampton

Bradford Abbas

Bradpole

Bridport

Broadmayne

Broadwindsor

Burton Bradstock

Caundle Vale

Cerne Valley

Charminster

Charmouth

Chesil Bank

Chickerell

Dorchester Central

Dorchester East

Dorchester West

Frome Valley

Halstock

Holnest

Loders

Lyme Regis

Maiden Newton

Netherbury

Owermoigne

Piddle Valley

Puddletown

Queen Thorne

Sherborne

Stinsford

Symondsbury

Thorncombe

Tolpuddle

Whitchurch Canonicorum

Winterborne St Martin

Yetminster

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Course	261	54.6	*N/A*
	Independent	W. White *	217	45.4	–10.7
Majority			44	9.2	N/A
Turnout				43.4	+12.6
Registered electors			1,123
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Coate *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			970
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Cheney *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,063
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. White *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			984
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dione Digby, Lady Digby	426	69.4	*N/A*
	Independent	T. Mills	188	30.6	N/A
Majority			238	38.8	N/A
Turnout				63.4	N/A
Registered electors			968
	Independent gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Hanford *	392	72.7	*N/A*
	Liberal	R. Goucher	147	27.3	N/A
Majority			245	45.4	N/A
Turnout				43.2	N/A
Registered electors			1,256
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. McLellan	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,171
	Independent gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Pengelly *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,056
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. Bennett *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent	W. McCarthy *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			2,618
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. Phillips *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,058
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Parsons *	1,251	–
	Independent	R. Collins *	1,191	–
	Conservative	P. Seaton	1,178	34.3	*N/A*
	Liberal	Enid Stella Jones *	1,004	29.2	–3.6
	Liberal	D. Smith	923	–
	Liberal	R. Brissenden *	894	–
	Independent	C. Worth	846	–	N/A
Turnout				50.6	–17.7
Registered electors			4,239
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Powell *	1,304	–
	Independent	H. Durrant *	1,146	–
	Liberal	David Trevor Jones *	1,110	36.8	+2.9
	Independent	C. Lucas	1,105	–	*N/A*
	Liberal	E. Boothman	1,018	–
	Liberal	B. Clay	992	–
	Liberal	J. Sellingham	865	–
	Labour	G. Standfield	604	20.0	–3.6
	Labour	P. Gregory	572	–
Turnout				47.2	–24.0
Registered electors			5,098
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B. Bryant *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			971
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Frost *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,115
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Cockburn *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,085
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Golding *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			894
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Nuttall	1,006	–	*N/A*
	Independent	J. Broom *	891	–
	Independent	E. Hallett *	791	–
	Independent	V. Homyer *	506	–
Turnout				52.7	+30.0
Registered electors			2,808
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. Haward *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,008
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Poole	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,248
	Independent gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Symes	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,070
	Independent gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Green *	385	63.2	–26.4
	Independent	M. Walker	224	36.8	N/A
Majority			161	26.4	–13.7
Turnout				57.2	+17.1
Registered electors			1,064
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Bown *	355	81.6	*N/A*
	Independent	M. Fermor	80	18.4	N/A
Majority			275	63.2	N/A
Turnout				51.1	N/A
Registered electors			870
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Brewer *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,033
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. King *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent	E. Dyke *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Liberal	J. Charles	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Liberal	M. Matson *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent	R. Farrant *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			5,692
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Liberal hold
	Liberal gain from Independent
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. Coleman	291	77.4	*N/A*
	Independent	I. Birchenhough	85	22.6	N/A
Majority			206	54.8	N/A
Turnout				46.6	–18.1
Registered electors			809
	Independent gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Summers	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,182
	Independent gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Atyeo *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,020
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Kraft *	314	78.9	*N/A*
	Liberal	P. Noble	84	21.1	N/A
Majority			230	57.8	N/A
Turnout				56.5	N/A
Registered electors			705
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Fowell *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,069
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Slade	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			946
	Independent gain from Independent