1976 Braintree District Council election

English election 1976 Braintree District Council election Essex parliamentary 1973 Braintree District Council election 1973 1976 5 6 y 1979 Braintree District Council election 1979 All 58 seats to Braintree District Council 30 49.3% (1.5%) 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 15 seats, 30.2% 39 24 33,998 48.0% 17.8% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 22 seats, 39.2% 8 14 24,071 34.0% 5.2% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 15 seats, 17.6% 8 7 6,409 9.0% 8.6% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 3 seats, 9.8% 1 2 4,365 6.2% 3.6% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 1 seat, 1.8% 1 1,727 2.4% 0.6% 95x50px|Blank Independent Conservative 2 seats, 0.9% 1 1 0 0.0% 0.9% Council control Council control after election No overall control Conservative The 1976 Braintree District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Braintree-1973-2011.pdf Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher www.electionscentre.co.uk 30 December 2022 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1976 Braintree District Council election Conservative Party (UK) 39 24 67.2 48.0 33,998 +17.8 Labour Party (UK) 8 14 13.8 34.0 24,071 –5.2 Independent politician 8 7 13.8 9.0 6,409 –8.6 Liberal Party (UK) 1 2 1.7 6.2 4,365 –3.6 Residents Association 1 1.7 2.4 1,727 +0.6 Independent Conservative 1 1 1.7 0.0 0 –0.9 Independent Liberal 0 0.0 0.2 148 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0.0 0.2 144 –0.4 |} Ward results Black Notley Black Notley Conservative Party (UK) E. Mills* 369 74.2 +17.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Hall 128 25.8 –4.3 241 48.5 +21.6 497 43.0 +3.3 1,185 Conservative Party (UK) 10.8 No Independent candidate as previous (12.9%). Bumpstead Bumpstead Conservative Party (UK) S. Drapkin 1,210 Conservative Party (UK) Castle Headingham Castle Headingham Conservative Party (UK) L. Hipkins 376 45.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Lynch* 304 36.7 –14.4 Independent Liberal L. Brown 148 17.9 N/A 72 8.7 N/A 828 65.8 +15.8 1,271 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) N/A No Independent candidate as previous (48.9%). Coggeshall Coggeshall Conservative Party (UK) D. McMillan 857 48.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) B. Smith 814 46.2 N/A Independent politician W. Drake* 597 33.9 –1.8 Liberal Party (UK) W. Onions* 553 31.4 –15.3 Labour Party (UK) C. Causton 473 26.8 –1.9 Labour Party (UK) B. Smith 454 25.8 –2.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Simpson 381 21.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) D. Sibley 339 19.2 N/A 1,763 48.0 +3.5 3,673 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Independent politician Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green Independent Conservative G. Courtauld* 1,303 Independent Conservative Cressing Cressing Conservative Party (UK) E. Yockney 271 49.9 +4.2 Independent politician A. Allen* 154 28.4 –25.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Hills 118 21.7 N/A 117 21.5 N/A 543 46.1 +16.3 1,179 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician 15.1 Earls Colne Earls Colne Independent politician L. Dearsley* 600 51.5 +4.6 Independent politician P. Taylor* 588 50.5 –2.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Turp 271 23.3 +12.1 1,165 57.3 +6.4 2,033 Independent politician Independent politician No Conservative candidate as previous (35.7%). Gosfield Gosfield Independent politician D. Marlow 349 55.9 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. Brooks 275 44.1 N/A 74 11.9 N/A 624 60.1 +22.1 1,040 Independent politician Independent politician N/A No Independent candidate (Seymour) as previous (51.8%). Halstead Holy Trinity Halstead Holy Trinity Labour Party (UK) R. Mayes 765 42.4 –13.6 Labour Party (UK) K. Jones 696 38.6 –10.0 Conservative Party (UK) C. Covell 670 37.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) N. Bugbee* 572 31.7 –14.9 Residents Association D. Fuller 549 30.4 N/A 1,805 52.3 +3.1 3,451 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No Liberal candidate as previous (44.0%). Halstead St. Andrew's Halstead St. Andrew's Residents Association E. McDowell* 684 42.1 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) O. Joyce* 543 33.4 –2.2 Conservative Party (UK) E. Starling 503 31.0 –1.2 Residents Association M. Gage 494 30.4 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Bird 265 16.3 –8.6 Labour Party (UK) D. Brede 261 16.1 –8.7 1,625 55.0 –3.6 2,954 Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Hatfield Peverel Hatfield Peverel Conservative Party (UK) C. Leicester* 806 55.1 –1.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Claydon* 770 52.6 +2.5 Independent politician M. Voysey 569 38.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) O. Deane 287 19.6 –23.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Williams 237 16.2 –26.2 1,464 54.8 +11.7 2,671 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kelvedon Kelvedon Independent politician B. Andrews* 920 54.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Edwards 690 40.9 +19.7 Independent politician J. De Deene Yule* 663 39.3 +1.7 Independent politician B. Kentish* 606 36.0 +6.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Howard 488 29.0 –17.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Openshaw 465 27.6 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) A. Bennett 333 19.8 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Wicks 324 19.2 +3.8 1,685 55.5 +2.4 3,036 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician No. 1 (Braintree: East) No. 1 (Braintree: East) Conservative Party (UK) P. Adams 993 50.5 +22.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Chapman 967 49.1 +23.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Haley 953 48.4 +23.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Platt 946 48.1 +24.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Warren* 884 44.9 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) H. Warren* 844 42.9 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) W. Clarke 827 42.0 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) I. Kerlogue 779 39.6 +2.0 1,968 38.9 –2.1 5,059 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No Liberal (24.7%) or Communist (5.0%) candidates as previous. No. 2 (Braintree: West) No. 2 (Braintree: West) Conservative Party (UK) S. Harper* 1,389 51.1 +16.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Legg* 1,272 46.8 +16.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Ross* 1,229 45.2 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Everitt 1,203 44.2 +17.3 Liberal Party (UK) D. Harvey 1,104 40.6 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Murcott 1,020 37.5 +14.3 Labour Party (UK) G. Keggen 657 24.2 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Lynch 640 23.5 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) F. Childs 560 20.6 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Skirvington 528 19.4 +2.3 2,720 55.7 –5.9 4,883 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No. 3 (Bocking: North) No. 3 (Bocking: North) Conservative Party (UK) E. Davis 939 50.3 +9.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Tregaron 935 50.1 +9.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Cross 903 48.4 +10.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Everard* 831 44.5 –14.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Millam* 746 40.0 –9.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Watson 711 38.1 –15.8 1,867 49.3 +8.4 3,786 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 4 (Bocking: South) No. 4 (Bocking: South) Conservative Party (UK) A. Comfort 1,298 48.0 +22.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Perkin 1,238 45.8 +25.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Davis 1,164 43.0 +23.2 Conservative Party (UK) T. Adcock 1,109 41.0 +21.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Warne* 1,090 40.3 –5.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Perks 1,040 38.5 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Suckling* 1,000 37.0 –1.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Mackenzie* 827 30.6 –2.4 Liberal Party (UK) D. Colchester 503 18.6 –10.1 Liberal Party (UK) B. Meech 479 17.7 –9.4 2,704 42.9 –12.7 6,302 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 7 (Witham: West) No. 7 (Witham: West) Conservative Party (UK) D. Willetts 935 58.7 +42.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Lager 888 55.7 +40.2 Labour Party (UK) E. Hatton 500 31.4 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Halton 428 26.9 +2.3 Communist Party of Great Britain F. Brown 144 9.0 +1.0 1,594 40.2 +1.3 3,966 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician No Independent (38.7%, 33.0%) or Liberal (10.9%) candidates as previous. No. 8 (Witham: North) No. 8 (Witham: North) Labour Party (UK) A. Bentley* 688 51.5 +7.4 Labour Party (UK) S. Smith* 668 50.0 +5.5 Conservative Party (UK) E. Quick 563 42.1 +26.1 Conservative Party (UK) F. Mansbridge 552 41.3 +28.8 1,336 35.4 –0.1 3,774 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No Independent candidates as previous (26.0%, 13.4%, 12.3%). No. 9 (Witham: Rivenhall South) No. 9 (Witham: Rivenhall South) Labour Party (UK) J. Lyon* 655 51.1 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Bartlett* 601 46.8 –7.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Cutmore 569 44.3 +9.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Pembroke 559 43.6 –2.4 1,283 56.9 +6.0 2,254 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 10 (Witham: Rivenhall South) No. 10 (Witham: Rivenhall South) Conservative Party (UK) K. Richards 325 35.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) C. Edwards* 305 33.3 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Edwards 286 31.2 –7.5 916 56.5 +14.6 1,621 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No. 11 (Witham: Central) No. 11 (Witham: Central) Independent politician H. Pitchworth* 339 58.1 +11.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Gibbs 206 35.3 –6.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Oliver 38 6.5 +1.3 133 22.8 +18.0 583 57.7 +4.9 1,013 Independent politician 9.0 No Liberal candidate as previous (7.1%). No. 12 (Witham: South) No. 12 (Witham: South) Labour Party (UK) J. Howe* 475 55.5 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) T. Stead 381 44.5 N/A 94 11.0 +0.6 856 48.2 +1.6 1,776 Labour Party (UK) N/A No Independent candidate as previous (44.8%). Panfield Panfield Conservative Party (UK) R. Chandler* 399 59.3 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) C. Evans 274 40.7 –6.9 125 18.6 +13.8 673 59.7 +13.6 1,136 Conservative Party (UK) 6.9 Rayne Rayne Conservative Party (UK) C. Crossman 517 65.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) F. Little 158 20.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) K. Locke* 115 14.6 –21.4 359 45.4 N/A 790 53.1 +12.1 1,491 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician N/A Sible Headingham Sible Headingham Independent politician G. Tanner* 787 82.2 +45.7 Conservative Party (UK) H. Hall 719 75.1 +40.3 Labour Party (UK) C. Funnell 198 20.7 –8.0 Labour Party (UK) E. Gray 166 17.3 +2.7 958 41.2 –20.5 2,325 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Stour Valley Central Stour Valley Central Conservative Party (UK) K. Nott* 431 77.9 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) P. Wallis 122 22.1 –6.5 309 55.9 +13.0 553 50.6 +3.9 1,095 Conservative Party (UK) 6.5 Stour Valley North Stour Valley North Conservative Party (UK) C. Basham 1,051 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Stour Valley South Stour Valley South Conservative Party (UK) R. Clark 506 68.1 +20.2 Independent politician A. Champion 237 31.9 N/A 269 36.2 +35.8 743 51.8 –1.4 1,434 Conservative Party (UK) N/A No Independent (Nott, 47.5%) or Labour (4.5%) candidates as previous. Terling Terling Conservative Party (UK) G. Isted* 425 78.0 +13.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Foy 120 22.0 –13.5 305 56.0 +26.9 545 44.1 –1.1 1,239 Conservative Party (UK) 13.5 Three Fields Three Fields Conservative Party (UK) R. Hawkins* 941 63.4 +24.0 Conservative Party (UK) O. Montefiore* 856 57.7 +25.9 Labour Party (UK) G. Hildrey 599 40.4 +11.3 1,484 60.0 +13.6 2,473 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No Independent candidates as previous (31.5%, 30.5%, 20.6%, 14.4%). Upper Colne Upper Colne Conservative Party (UK) D. Johnson* 1,223 Conservative Party (UK) Yeldham Yeldham Conservative Party (UK) R. Liming 1,228 Conservative Party (UK) Independent Conservative References Category:Braintree District Council elections Braintree Category:1970s in Essex