1976 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election

1976 English local government election 1976 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1973 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election 1973 1976 5 6 y 1979 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election 1979 All 44 seats to St Edmundsbury Borough Council 23 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 30 4 9,817 47.9% 4.7% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 9 2 7,269 35.5% 4.1% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 5 1 2,158 10.5% 0.2% 95x50px|Blank Independent Conservative 0 1 did not stand did not stand 1.7% Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1976 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/St.-Edmundsbury-1973-2011.pdf electionscentre.co.uk St Edmundsbury Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011 3–4 26 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University, Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20250927230742/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/St.-Edmundsbury-1973-2011.pdf 27 September 2025 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1976 St Edmundsbury Borough Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 23 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 28 30 4 0 4 68.2 9,817 47.9 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) 20 9 0 2 2 20.5 7,269 35.5 –4.1 Independent politician 11 5 0 1 1 11.4 2,158 10.5 –0.2 Liberal Party (UK) 5 0 0 0 0.0 1,115 5.4 +0.5 Independent Socialist 1 0 0 0 0.0 131 0.6 N/A Independent Conservative 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 N/A N/A –1.7 11 Conservatives and 4 Independents were elected unopposed. 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. Barningham Barningham Conservative Party (UK) C. Hatten* 1,324 Conservative Party (UK) Barrow Barrow Conservative Party (UK) P. English* 1,397 Conservative Party (UK) Bury St Edmunds: Abbeygate This result was missing from the source document. Bury St. Edmunds: Eastgate Bury St. Edmunds: Eastgate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) B. Jennings* 589 50.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Self* 588 50.4 Liberal Party (UK) F. Gane 304 26.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Nowak 274 23.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. Williams 188 16.1 ~1,135 57.2 1,984 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bury St. Edmunds: Northgate Bury St. Edmunds: Northgate (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) E. Steele* 576 40.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. Spooner* 561 39.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Impey 374 26.5 Independent politician F. Baxter 274 19.4 ~1,227 45.1 2,721 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bury St. Edmunds: Risbygate Bury St. Edmunds: Risbygate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) H. Marsh* Conservative Party (UK) A. Davies* 2,021 Conservative Party (UK) Independent Conservative Conservative Party (UK) Bury St. Edmunds: Sextons Bury St. Edmunds: Sextons (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Knight* 848 68.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Lacey 746 59.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Bumpstead 397 31.9 ~1,232 51.4 2,397 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bury St. Edmunds: Southgate Bury St. Edmunds: Southgate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Elliott* 723 54.9 Conservative Party (UK) L. Sewell* 722 54.8 Independent politician F. Harley 595 45.1 ~1,308 39.1 3,345 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bury St. Edmunds: St. Olaves Bury St. Edmunds: St. Olaves (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) S. Wormleighton* 500 54.7 Labour Party (UK) W. Cownley 394 43.1 Conservative Party (UK) W. Hawes 283 31.0 Independent Socialist A. Miller 131 14.3 ~922 35.0 2,635 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bury St. Edmunds: Westgate Bury St. Edmunds: Westgate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Crickitt* 905 79.9 Conservative Party (UK) W. Cutting* 824 72.8 Labour Party (UK) S. Morgan 228 20.1 ~1,133 47.5 2,480 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cavendish Cavendish Independent politician K. Rabett* 1,251 Independent politician Chevington Chevington Conservative Party (UK) J. Roberts* 1,349 Conservative Party (UK) Clare Clare Independent politician E. Soulsby* 1,323 Independent politician Fornham Fornham Conservative Party (UK) J. Warren* 1,432 Conservative Party (UK) Great Barton Great Barton Conservative Party (UK) C. Winsor* 1,224 Conservative Party (UK) Haverhill: Cangle Haverhill: Cangle (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) B. Esteal 628 38.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Savage 611 37.7 Labour Party (UK) K. Poltock 574 35.4 Liberal Party (UK) R. Lifshack 382 23.6 ~1,480 36.6 4,044 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Haverhill: Castle Haverhill: Castle (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) W. Elkins* 321 68.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Hartley* 302 64.1 Liberal Party (UK) J. Collis 150 31.8 ~520 27.5 1,891 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Haverhill: Clements Haverhill: Clements (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) H. Eves 451 64.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Perry 449 64.0 Independent politician N. Kells 161 22.9 Liberal Party (UK) M. Beith 91 13.0 ~721 34.5 2,089 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Haverhill: St. Marys & Helions Haverhill: St. Marys & Helions (2 seats) Independent politician W. Blake* 576 68.8 Labour Party (UK) E. Elkins* 261 31.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Hartley 174 20.8 ~796 39.6 2,009 Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Honington Honington Conservative Party (UK) G. Starling* 388 65.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Cooper 201 34.1 187 31.8 589 51.4 1,153 Conservative Party (UK) Horringer Horringer Conservative Party (UK) V. Roth* 1,827 Conservative Party (UK) Hundon Hundon Conservative Party (UK) K. Williams 311 52.6 Independent politician K. Wilkin 222 37.6 Independent politician P. O'Garvaigh 58 9.8 89 15.0 591 50.7 1,167 Conservative Party (UK) Ixworth Ixworth Conservative Party (UK) D. Cross* 382 67.6 Labour Party (UK) P. Jenkins 183 32.4 199 35.2 565 59.2 954 Conservative Party (UK) Kedington Kedington Conservative Party (UK) A. Kiddy* 368 52.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Messer 330 47.3 38 5.4 698 56.8 1,230 Conservative Party (UK) Pakenham Pakenham Independent politician N. Whitwell* 867 Independent politician Risby Risby Conservative Party (UK) W. Conran* 1,262 Conservative Party (UK) Rougham Rougham Independent politician T. May* 1,373 Independent politician Stanton Stanton Conservative Party (UK) P. Rudge 518 54.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Jones* 427 45.2 91 9.6 945 66.0 1,445 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Troston Troston Conservative Party (UK) A. Ruffles 1,134 Conservative Party (UK) Whelnetham Whelnetham Conservative Party (UK) K. Green* 434 65.9 Labour Party (UK) N. Plumb 225 34.1 209 31.8 659 48.5 1,368 Conservative Party (UK) Wickhambrook Wickhambrook Conservative Party (UK) J. Long 404 59.8 Independent politician A. Hicks 272 40.2 132 19.6 676 48.4 1,411 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Withersfield Withersfield Conservative Party (UK) J. Mowbray* 1,226 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:St Edmundsbury Borough Council elections St Edmundsbury Category:May 1976 in the United Kingdom Category:Long stubs with short prose