1976 Waveney District Council election

1976 English local government election 1976 Waveney District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1973 Waveney District Council election 1973 1976 5 6 y 1979 Waveney District Council election 1979 All 57 seats to Waveney District Council 29 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 39 17 45,132 50.4% 6.7% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 13 14 38,134 42.5% 3.1% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 4 1 5,455 6.1% 1.3% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 1 655 0.7% 0.1% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 0 2 243 0.3% 2.2% Control Control after election No overall control Conservative Party (UK) The 1976 Waveney District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Waveney-1973-2011.pdf electionscentre.co.uk Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012 3-4 27 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20240216222714/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Waveney-1973-2011.pdf 16 February 2024 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1976 Waveney District Council electionColin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html electionscentre.co.uk Compositions calculator 23 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 49 39 17 0 17 68.4 45,132 50.4 +6.7 Labour Party (UK) 49 13 1 15 14 22.8 38,124 42.5 –3.1 Liberal Party (UK) 11 4 1 2 1 7.0 5,455 6.1 –1.3 Residents Association 1 1 0 0 1.8 655 0.7 –0.1 Independent politician 1 0 0 2 2 0.0 243 0.3 –2.2 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. Beccles: North Beccles: North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Hartley 551 39.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Wilson 453 32.2 Labour Party (UK) G. Westwood 426 30.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Dean 330 23.5 ~1,406 67.6 2,080 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Beccles: South Beccles: South (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Ellwood 1,138 50.7 Conservative Party (UK) C. Richardson 1,105 49.3 Labour Party (UK) E. Crisp 1,030 46.0 Labour Party (UK) C. Andrew 961 42.9 Conservative Party (UK) F. Sabberton 959 42.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Hutchinson 888 39.7 Conservative Party (UK) H. Fuller 868 38.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Block 859 38.4 ~1,627 35.9 4,529 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Blundeston Blundeston (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Prettyman 752 53.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Paul 693 49.3 Liberal Party (UK) P. Coleby 581 41.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Owen 228 16.2 Labour Party (UK) O. Dillon 214 15.2 ~1,407 51.4 2,738 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Brampton Brampton Conservative Party (UK) I. Trevitt 386 61.6 Labour Party (UK) F. Thirtle 241 38.4 145 23.2 627 63.3 992 Conservative Party (UK) Bungay Bungay (3 seats) Liberal Party (UK) D. Richardson 965 54.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Mayne 798 45.0 Conservative Party (UK) T. Nursey 664 37.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Young 663 37.4 Conservative Party (UK) P. Bradley 622 35.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Catling 608 34.3 ~1,775 55.8 3,181 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Carlton Colville Carlton Colville (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Dyer 678 57.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Neville 577 49.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Beales 545 46.6 ~1,170 44.3 2,641 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Halesworth Halesworth (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Niblett 864 53.6 Conservative Party (UK) E. Griffin 751 46.6 Labour Party (UK) H. Holzer 704 43.7 Labour Party (UK) E. Leverett 703 43.6 ~1,611 58.8 2,740 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Holton Holton Conservative Party (UK) R. Wykes-Sneyd 412 62.9 Independent politician E. Woodard 243 37.1 169 25.8 658 59.7 1,103 Conservative Party (UK) Ilketshall Ilketshall Conservative Party (UK) A. Bartram 485 78.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Wegg 130 21.1 355 57.8 615 58.4 1,038 Conservative Party (UK) Kessingland Kessingland (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) G. Farmiloe 573 57.6 Liberal Party (UK) E. Martin 463 46.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Stout 433 43.6 ~994 34.7 2,863 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lowestoft: Carlton Lowestoft: Carlton (6 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Scarles 1,536 54.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Mellor 1,467 52.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Savage 1,439 51.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Booth 1,419 50.5 Conservative Party (UK) C. Jones 1,415 50.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Pugh 1,400 49.8 Labour Party (UK) S. Bostock 1,272 45.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Durrant 1,253 44.6 Labour Party (UK) P. Meades 1,240 44.1 Labour Party (UK) T. Kelly 1,230 43.7 Labour Party (UK) L. Davies 1,205 42.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Mallett 1,157 41.1 ~2,941 37.1 7,926 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lowestoft: Central & Waveney Lowestoft: Central & Waveney (3 seats) Liberal Party (UK) J. Sparham 734 40.3 Residents Association H. Kirby 655 36.0 Liberal Party (UK) A. Shepherd 622 34.2 Labour Party (UK) B. Thompson 432 23.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Baldwin 428 23.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Nichols 409 22.5 ~1,283 39.3 3,266 Liberal Party (UK) Residents Association Liberal Party (UK) Lowestoft: Gunton Lowestoft: Gunton (5 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Cullum 1,548 52.5 Conservative Party (UK) N. Brighouse 1,510 51.2 Conservative Party (UK) V. Beales 1,432 48.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Aldous 1,423 48.3 Conservative Party (UK) W. Harvey 1,395 47.4 Labour Party (UK) H. Chamberlain 1,010 34.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Mathew 986 33.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Ford 881 29.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Jurd 869 29.5 Labour Party (UK) H. Porter 853 28.9 Liberal Party (UK) A. Moles 391 13.3 ~2,783 44.1 6,315 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lowestoft: Kirkley Lowestoft: Kirkley (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) S. Ellis 887 50.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Myhill 803 45.7 Conservative Party (UK) L. Neave 666 37.9 Conservative Party (UK) L. Billups 657 37.4 Liberal Party (UK) M. Charlton 204 11.6 ~1,754 54.3 3,231 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lowestoft: Oulton Broad Lowestoft: Oulton Broad (5 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Wren 2,026 46.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. Barnard 1,882 42.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Harwood 1,869 42.5 Conservative Party (UK) H. Turner 1,842 41.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Leedham 1,787 40.6 Labour Party (UK) T. Chipperfield 1,569 35.7 Labour Party (UK) B. Hunter 1,546 35.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Hale 1,325 30.1 Labour Party (UK) S. McIntosh 1,172 26.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Scu6er 1,158 26.4 Liberal Party (UK) K. Pointon 798 18.2 ~3,697 46.9 7,884 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lowestoft: Pakefield Lowestoft: Pakefield (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) A. Lark 1,133 47.9 Conservative Party (UK) L. Cook 963 40.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. Clarke 960 40.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Richardson 928 39.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Martin 918 38.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Reynolds 866 36.6 Liberal Party (UK) B. Dobney 271 11.4 ~2,215 50.1 4,422 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lowestoft: Roman Hill Lowestoft: Roman Hill (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Hunt 503 69.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Plant 466 64.4 Liberal Party (UK) B. Pointon 221 30.6 ~784 30.6 2,564 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lowestoft: St. Johns Lowestoft: St. Johns (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) T. Carter 441 44.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Ramm 430 43.0 Conservative Party (UK) H. Boyd 414 41.4 Liberal Party (UK) C. Shade 205 20.5 ~1,001 37.6 2,662 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lowestoft: St. Margarets Lowestoft: St. Margarets (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) M. Reynolds 556 50.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Allen 552 50.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Jeffreys 421 38.2 ~1,101 44.3 2,485 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Reydon Reydon (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) H. Kent 765 63.3 Conservative Party (UK) S. Simpson 639 52.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Gerrell 444 36.7 Labour Party (UK) L. English 439 36.3 ~1,333 56.5 2,359 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Southelmham Southelmham Conservative Party (UK) J. Stacey 970 Conservative Party (UK) Southwold Southwold (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) H. Chapman Conservative Party (UK) G. Cockerill 1,766 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Worlingham Worlingham Conservative Party (UK) N. Do6 593 80.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Squires 145 19.6 448 60.8 738 50.5 1,543 Conservative Party (UK) Wrentham Wrentham Conservative Party (UK) S. Hurn 947 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician References Category:Waveney District Council elections Waveney Category:May 1976 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Suffolk