1976 Wyre Borough Council election

1976 Wyre Borough Council election Lancashire parliamentary 1973 Wyre Borough Council election 1973 1976 5 6 y 1979 Wyre Borough Council election 1979 All 55 seats to Wyre Borough Council 28 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 46 48 2 28,614 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 2 0 2 5,841 95x50px|Blank Independent 7 4 3 4,313 Liberal Party (UK) 0 2 2 7,892 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 0 1 1 1,210 Leader Leader after election Conservative Party (UK) The 1976 Wyre Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. Summary The Conservatives retained a strong majority on the council, though they lost some ground to the Liberals and others compared to 1973. Election result 1976 Wyre Borough Council Conservative Party (UK) 54 48 6 4 2 28,614 Liberal Party (UK) 18 2 2 0 2 7,892 Labour Party (UK) 15 0 0 2 2 5,841 Independent politician 6 4 3 6 3 4,13 Residents Association 3 1 1 0 1 1,210 Ward Results Wyre Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Wyre-1973-2011.pdf 27 June 2026 Election Centre Bailey Bailey (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Chippendale H. 692 61.5 Conservative Party (UK) Mitchell G. 606 Conservative Party (UK) Storey K. 595 Labour Party (UK) Pilling J. 434 38.5 2,327 30.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Brock Brock (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Shorrock J. 441 68.1 Liberal Party (UK) Hall D. 207 31.9 648 56.3 Conservative Party (UK) Calder Calder (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Ibison T. 439 74.0 Liberal Party (UK) Flood-Page J. 154 26.0 593 53.7 Conservative Party (UK) Catterall Catterall (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Greenwood R. 562 63.7 Liberal Party (UK) Bradbrook J. 198 22.4 Labour Party (UK) Fleming A. 122 13.8 882 60.6 Conservative Party (UK) Garstang Garstang (2 seats) Liberal Party (UK) Herbert P. 818 38.6 Conservative Party (UK) Moreland F. 796 37.5 Conservative Party (UK) Greenhow J. 749 Residents Association Walker R. 507 23.9 2,870 59.0 Liberal Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Independent Great Eccleston Great Eccleston (1 seat) Residents Association Anderton W. 495 51.2 Conservative Party (UK) Wild S. 471 48.8 966 52.9 Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Hardhorn Hardhorn (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Stebbing C. 1,008 76.5 Conservative Party (UK) Bennett K. 988 Liberal Party (UK) Hall K. Ms. 309 23.5 2,305 46.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) High Cross High Cross (2 seats) Independent Crampin D. 839 41.3 Conservative Party (UK) Anderson L. Ms. 739 36.4 Conservative Party (UK) Gorst J. 686 Labour Party (UK) Stephenson E. Ms. 278 13.7 Liberal Party (UK) Hodkinson M. 174 8.6 2,716 58.4 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Thornton Cleveleys: North Thornton Cleveleys: North (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Croft T. 1,122 46.2 Conservative Party (UK) Hough M. Ms. 969 Conservative Party (UK) Southworth W. 925 Labour Party (UK) Goldsmith W. 825 33.9 Labour Party (UK) Godfrey R. 751 Labour Party (UK) Wareing J. 669 National Front (UK) Farr R. 316 13.0 Liberal Party (UK) Oldham J. 168 6.9 5,745 51.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Thornton Cleveleys: North Central Thornton Cleveleys: North Central (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Croasdale C. 1,293 64.0 Conservative Party (UK) Blackburn V. 1,149 Conservative Party (UK) Crofts W. 1,145 Labour Party (UK) Lowther D. 587 29.0 National Front (UK) Ratcliffe G. Ms. 141 7.0 4,315 45.0 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Thornton Cleveleys: East Thornton Cleveleys: East (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Ashworth C. 1,415 43.1 Conservative Party (UK) Holt D. 1,389 Independent Dickens T. 1,267 38.6 Liberal Party (UK) Tait E. Ms. 462 14.1 National Front (UK) Tregower C. 136 4.1 4,669 43.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent Conservative Party (UK) Thornton Cleveleys: South Thornton Cleveleys: South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Ball W. 815 58.0 Conservative Party (UK) Goodier H. 782 Labour Party (UK) Brown P. 278 19.8 Liberal Party (UK) Tait W. 252 17.9 National Front (UK) Marsden C. 61 4.3 2,188 42.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Thornton Cleveleys: West Thornton Cleveleys: West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Townend F. 839 52.3 Independent Hibbert F. 766 47.7 Conservative Party (UK) Brannan F. 570 2,175 46.2 Conservative Party (UK) Independent Fleetwood: Mount Fleetwood: Mount (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Snape R. 0 Conservative Party (UK) Robinson B. 0 0 0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cabus Cabus (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Jackson J. 423 50.5 Residents Association Porter C. 208 24.8 Liberal Party (UK) Croft W. 207 24.7 838 54.4 Conservative Party (UK) Hambleton Hambleton (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Williamson R. 631 68.7 Liberal Party (UK) Moat L. Ms. 287 31.3 918 45.7 Conservative Party (UK) Pilling Pilling (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Hodgson E. 0 0 0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Stalmine-With-Staynall Stalmine-With-Staynall (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Parkinson A. 547 87.7 Liberal Party (UK) Perkins H. 77 12.3 624 47.0 Conservative Party (UK) Fleetwood: Park Fleetwood: Park (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Howard T. 541 57.1 Conservative Party (UK) O'Connor F. 524 Conservative Party (UK) Funk E. 519 Labour Party (UK) Long J. 407 42.9 1,991 26.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rossall Fleetwood: Rossall (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Timms D. 0 Conservative Party (UK) Keating T. 0 Conservative Party (UK) Turek T. 0 0 0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Breck Poulton-le-Fylde: Breck (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Macgregor B. 756 43.5 Conservative Party (UK) Mellalieu E. 706 Liberal Party (UK) Green D. 500 28.8 Labour Party (UK) Fox R. 481 27.7 2,443 55.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Carleton Carleton (1 seat) Conservative Party (UK) Davis J. 1,053 85.9 Liberal Party (UK) McGuire J. Ms. 173 14.1 1,226 50.6 Conservative Party (UK) Pharos Pharos (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Atkinson E. Ms. 771 62.1 Conservative Party (UK) Cheetham V. 654 Labour Party (UK) Wright R. 471 37.9 1,896 37.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Preesall Preesall (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Wrathall W. 1,116 52.4 Conservative Party (UK) Millward F. 1,091 Conservative Party (UK) Davies M. 939 Independent Roberts J. Ms. 438 20.6 Liberal Party (UK) Nash M. 335 15.7 Independent Scott H. 286 National Front (UK) O'Donnell J. 241 11.3 4,446 50.9 Conservative Party (UK) Independent Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent Tithebarn Tithebarn (2 seats) Independent Collins K. 717 39.7 Conservative Party (UK) McHugh V. 660 36.5 Conservative Party (UK) Downes R. 492 Labour Party (UK) Hogston A. 279 15.4 Labour Party (UK) Aspden J. 196 Liberal Party (UK) Sewell S. Ms. 151 8.4 2,495 52.8 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Victoria Victoria (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Grime J. 1,246 67.0 Conservative Party (UK) Powell G. 1,157 Conservative Party (UK) Simmons J. 1,101 Liberal Party (UK) Oldham V. Ms. 273 14.7 Labour Party (UK) Hanley J. 266 14.3 National Front (UK) Ratcliffe H. 74 4.0 4,117 47.8 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician (x2, based on prior) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Warren Warren (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Hope E. Ms. 722 53.6 Conservative Party (UK) Formstone H. 716 Conservative Party (UK) Bradbury B. Ms. 669 Labour Party (UK) Jackson H. 626 46.4 2,733 40.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wyresdale Wyresdale (1 seat) Liberal Party (UK) Nicholson W. 411 52.0 Conservative Party (UK) Livesey W. 379 48.0 790 60.7 Liberal Party (UK) Independent politician References 1976 Category:1970s in Lancashire