1976 Cambridge City Council election

1976 English local election 1976 Cambridge City Council election Cambridgeshire parliamentary 1973 Cambridge City Council election 1973 1976 5 6 y 1978 Cambridge City Council election 1978 All 42 seats to Cambridge City Council 22 42.3% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 24 13 42,350 50.2% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 16 10 33,020 39.2% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 2 3 7,646 9.1% Council control Council control after election Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1976 Cambridge City Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Cambridge-1973-2012.pdf Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012 18 September 2023 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections across England. The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries, with fourteen 3-seat wards being contested at this election. Labour lost control of the council to the Conservatives. Summary Election result 1976 Cambridge City Council election Conservative Party (UK) 36 24 N/A N/A 13 50.2 57.1 42,350 Labour Party (UK) 38 16 N/A N/A 10 39.2 38.1 33,020 Liberal Party (UK) 15 2 N/A N/A 3 9.1 4.8 7,646 Independent Liberal 1 0 N/A N/A 0.6 0.0 520 Independent Labour Party 1 0 N/A N/A 0.5 0.0 460 Communist Party of Great Britain 1 0 N/A N/A 0.4 0.0 306 |- Ward results Abbey Abbey (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Warren 763 54.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Howe 671 47.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Molt 627 44.6 Conservative Party (UK) E. Jones 530 37.7 Independent politician P. Allen 168 12.0 1,405 31.6 4,446 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Arbury Arbury (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) E. Gard 1,160 47.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Rooney 1,127 45.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Pettifor 1,118 45.6 Conservative Party (UK) O. Green 1,093 44.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Tyrrell 1,089 44.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Newman 1,084 44.2 2,453 45.4 5,402 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Castle Castle (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) N. Auker 1,550 58.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Powley 1,487 55.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. Reid 1,449 54.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Mackie 1,000 37.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Wilson 987 37.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Schicker 976 36.5 2,671 44.8 5,962 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cherry Hinton Cherry Hinton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Phillips 1,192 51.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. West 1,086 46.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Coteman 1,017 43.8 Labour Party (UK) P. Holmes 965 41.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Hughes 932 40.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Dartford 889 38.3 2,321 45.7 5,078 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Coleridge Coleridge (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Mackay 1,067 44.3 Conservative Party (UK) F. Burling 1,044 43.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Anderson 996 41.3 Labour Party (UK) H. Percival 905 37.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Curley 819 34.0 Labour Party (UK) O. Nicol 808 33.5 Liberal Party (UK) A. Hill 329 13.7 Liberal Party (UK) L. Edkins 288 12.0 Liberal Party (UK) C. Townsend 269 11.2 2,410 47.3 5,096 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) East Chesterton East Chesterton Conservative Party (UK) G. Knowles 1,342 55.0 Conservative Party (UK) S. Reid 1,323 54.2 Conservative Party (UK) S. Miller 1,279 52.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Overhill 964 39.5 Labour Party (UK) L. Freeman 960 39.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Carter 904 37.0 2,441 39.3 6,210 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kings Hedges Kings Hedges Labour Party (UK) P. Cowell 772 41.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Kaldor 688 37.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Geoghan 627 33.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Parmenter 580 31.2 1,859 47.4 3,922 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Market Market (3 seats) Liberal Party (UK) C. Rosenstiel 839 35.3 Liberal Party (UK) L. Hawes 807 33.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Edwards 790 33.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. O'Hannan 783 32.9 Conservative Party (UK) K. Price 776 32.6 Liberal Party (UK) B. Greaves 764 32.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Bleiman 725 30.5 Independent Liberal S. Foott 520 21.9 Communist Party of Great Britain P. Berry 306 12.9 2,379 38.7 6,148 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Newnham Newnham (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) G. Lipstein 1,306 43.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Cohen 1,221 40.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Edwards 1,218 40.5 Conservative Party (UK) B. Cooper 1,172 38.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Shaw 1,110 36.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Robinson 1,106 36.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. Gore 598 19.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Cummins 590 19.6 Liberal Party (UK) D. Grace 550 18.3 3,011 44.8 6,720 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Petersfield Petersfield (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) E. Seargeant 1,018 44.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Thornely 1,013 44.4 Conservative Party (UK) E. Wheatley 966 42.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Mackie 961 42.1 Conservative Party (UK) B. Wright 948 41.6 Labour Party (UK) S. Trotman 936 41.1 Independent Labour Party R. Beveridge 460 20.2 2,280 37.9 6,016 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Queen Ediths Queen Ediths (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) E. Hodder 1,677 58.9 Conservative Party (UK) S. Dolby 1,577 55.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Johnson 1,568 55.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Harper 620 21.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Rowling 619 21.7 Labour Party (UK) E. Shepherd 615 21.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Fitch 597 21.0 Liberal Party (UK) A. Corsellis 441 15.5 Liberal Party (UK) S. Weeds 380 13.3 2,847 46.9 6,071 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Romsey Romsey (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Wright 971 47.2 Labour Party (UK) R. May 879 42.7 Labour Party (UK) T. Sweeney 860 41.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Barker 707 34.4 Liberal Party (UK) A. Charlesworth 469 22.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. Steward 369 17.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Minton 356 17.3 2,058 36.2 5,686 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Trumpington Trumpington (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Wright 1,511 73.4 Conservative Party (UK) B. Harrison 1,453 70.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Suckling 1,447 70.3 Labour Party (UK) S. Richer 737 35.8 2,505 44.2 5,667 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Chesterton West Chesterton Conservative Party (UK) M. Garner 1,578 71.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Reed 1,494 67.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Gough-Goodman 1,461 65.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Hunt 596 26.9 Labour Party (UK) H. Nightingale 562 25.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Lehmann 519 23.4 2,216 41.6 5,327 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Cambridge City Council elections Cambridge Category:May 1976 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Cambridgeshire