1976 Luton Borough Council election

1976 Luton Borough Council election Bedfordshire parliamentary 1973 Luton Borough Council election 1973 1976 5 6 y 1979 Luton Borough Council election 1979 All 48 seats to Luton Borough Council 25 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 37 25 60,983 46.5% 11.6% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 10 20 44,274 33.8% 11.8% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 1 5 24,366 18.6% 0.7% Control Control after election Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1976 Luton Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Luton Borough Council in Bedfordshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Luton-1973-1995.pdf Luton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995 2 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1976 Luton Borough Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 2 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 48 37 N/A N/A 25 77.1 60,983 46.5 +11.6 Labour Party (UK) 48 10 N/A N/A 20 20.8 44,274 33.8 –11.8 Liberal Party (UK) 48 1 N/A N/A 5 2.1 24,366 18.6 –0.7 Independent politician 6 0 N/A N/A 0.0 896 0.7 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain 4 0 N/A N/A 0.0 321 0.2 ±0.0 National Front (UK) 1 0 N/A N/A 0.0 213 0.2 N/A 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. Biscot Biscot Conservative Party (UK) G. Hickinbottom 1,507 54.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Langlois 1,414 50.9 Conservative Party (UK) K. Woodbridge 1,349 48.6 Labour Party (UK) S. Debgupta 742 26.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Adams 716 25.8 Labour Party (UK) H. Ruis 634 22.8 Liberal Party (UK) M. Norton 296 10.7 Liberal Party (UK) P. Hatswell 294 10.6 Liberal Party (UK) S. Norton 273 9.8 Independent politician J. Bard 128 4.6 ~2,776 38.4 7,230 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bramingham Bramingham (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Glenister 812 51.8 Conservative Party (UK) F. Lester 794 50.7 Conservative Party (UK) L. Pane 768 49.0 Labour Party (UK) J. McGrath 332 21.2 Liberal Party (UK) D. Larkman 323 20.6 Labour Party (UK) W. Nixon 311 19.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Carr 309 19.7 Liberal Party (UK) P. Larkman 283 18.1 Liberal Party (UK) D. De Groot 272 17.4 Independent politician H. Durie 154 9.8 ~1,567 50.5 3,103 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Challney Challney (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) G. Boote 1,634 52.2 Conservative Party (UK) E. Dodd 1,628 52.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. McCarroll 1,564 49.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Moore 808 25.8 Labour Party (UK) V. Kennedy 770 24.6 Labour Party (UK) M. Taylor 746 23.8 Liberal Party (UK) L. Cooke 373 11.9 Liberal Party (UK) C. Gray 299 9.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. Gannon 290 9.3 ~3,132 39.4 7,948 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Crawley Crawley (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) K. Connolly 1,428 41.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Dean 1,391 40.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lucas 1,385 40.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Jephson 1,067 31.2 Labour Party (UK) E. Dimmock 1,052 30.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Carleton 1,034 30.2 Liberal Party (UK) T. Keens 670 19.6 Liberal Party (UK) W. Cross 576 16.8 Liberal Party (UK) M. McNally 575 16.8 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Mitchell 58 1.7 ~3,422 46.3 7,390 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Dallow Dallow (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) E. Scanlan 1,128 41.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Fuller 1,099 40.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Dudley 1,081 39.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Wilson 1,048 38.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Garvey 948 34.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Heredia 910 33.5 Liberal Party (UK) K. Channing 313 11.5 Liberal Party (UK) C. Scott 277 10.2 Liberal Party (UK) G. Channing 257 9.5 ~2,715 36.8 7,379 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Farley Farley (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) T. Kenneally 1,567 55.3 Labour Party (UK) T. Jenkins 1,522 53.7 Labour Party (UK) W. McKenzie 1,443 50.9 Conservative Party (UK) H. Hampshire 764 27.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Clay 689 24.3 Conservative Party (UK) L. Wooldridge 664 23.4 Liberal Party (UK) V. Perryman 250 8.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. Weber 213 7.5 National Front (UK) L. Nunn 213 7.5 Liberal Party (UK) T. Sharman 195 6.9 Communist Party of Great Britain Z. Moran 59 2.1 ~2,833 38.1 7,435 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) High Town High Town (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) C. Everard 1,175 43.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Flint 1,169 43.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Hunter 1,100 40.4 Labour Party (UK) H. Heather 834 30.7 Labour Party (UK) S. Gonshor 811 29.8 Labour Party (UK) W. Pratt 699 25.7 Liberal Party (UK) J. Fensome 668 24.6 Liberal Party (UK) W. Cross 515 18.9 Liberal Party (UK) L. Gresham 482 17.7 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Johnson 106 3.9 ~2,720 40.2 6,767 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Icknield Icknield (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) V. Dunington 2,345 72.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Cartwright 2,285 70.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Johnston 2,210 68.4 Labour Party (UK) L. Randall 565 17.5 Labour Party (UK) E. Lurkings 564 17.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Thorpe 499 15.4 Liberal Party (UK) C. Cocks 302 9.3 Liberal Party (UK) E. Jenner 250 7.7 Liberal Party (UK) G. Thanki 176 5.4 ~3,231 48.2 6,704 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Leagrave Leagrave (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. Garrett 1,365 40.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Goldsmith 1,289 37.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Locke 1,254 36.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Fraser 1,102 32.3 Labour Party (UK) B. Woolner 1,026 30.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Sills 967 28.3 Liberal Party (UK) M. Dolling 905 26.5 Liberal Party (UK) C. Mead 778 22.8 Liberal Party (UK) M. Robinson 757 22.2 ~3,413 44.8 7,618 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lewsey Lewsey (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) D. Kennedy 1,155 50.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Lidyard 1,082 47.3 Labour Party (UK) P. Hopkins 1,039 45.5 Conservative Party (UK) C. Priede 669 29.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Giles 668 29.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Hyett 664 29.1 Liberal Party (UK) G. Dadd 315 13.8 Liberal Party (UK) A. Brazier 313 13.7 Liberal Party (UK) R. Guinnane 270 11.8 ~2,285 32.1 7,119 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Limbury Limbury (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) G. Payne 1,505 46.7 Conservative Party (UK) S. Tucker 1,438 44.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Syms 1,423 44.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Holes 1,277 39.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Johnson 1,258 39.0 Labour Party (UK) C. Lewis 1,160 36.0 Liberal Party (UK) G. Flynn 292 9.1 Liberal Party (UK) A. Doris 277 8.6 Liberal Party (UK) G. Hotard 277 8.6 ~3,223 44.5 7,242 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Putteridge Putteridge (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Curd 1,356 38.9 Conservative Party (UK) S. Webster 1,311 37.6 Conservative Party (UK) I. Holes 1,306 37.5 Labour Party (UK) F. Courty 1,032 29.6 Labour Party (UK) W. Edwards 1,019 29.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Page 951 27.3 Liberal Party (UK) F. Shillingford 911 26.2 Liberal Party (UK) H. Perryman 863 24.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. Farrent 858 24.6 ~3,482 50.3 6,923 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Saints Saints (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) W. Copeland 1,745 49.3 Conservative Party (UK) G. Pearson 1,676 47.4 Conservative Party (UK) P. Wolsey 1,588 44.9 Liberal Party (UK) D. Franks 766 21.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Moran 761 21.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Bailey 755 21.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Guha 734 20.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. Farrow 716 20.2 Liberal Party (UK) D. Stott 641 18.1 Independent politician J. Gooding 172 4.9 Independent politician R. Bull 154 4.4 Independent politician M. Reid 112 3.2 ~3,539 47.4 7,466 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South South (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) K. Furlong 1,373 48.4 Conservative Party (UK) L. Benson 1,295 45.6 Conservative Party (UK) K. Janes 1,279 45.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Fox 925 32.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Jeffries 891 31.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Thakoordin 706 24.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Davies 357 12.6 Liberal Party (UK) A. Perryman 354 12.5 Liberal Party (UK) G. Richardson 316 11.1 Independent politician L. Byrne 176 6.2 Communist Party of Great Britain T. May 98 3.5 ~2,838 36.0 7,883 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stopsley Stopsley (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) G. Dillingham 1,607 45.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Lucas 1,526 43.2 Conservative Party (UK) G. Davies 1,489 42.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. Davies 919 26.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Grayson 882 25.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Courty 880 24.9 Labour Party (UK) H. Robertson 874 24.8 Liberal Party (UK) H. Roe 777 22.0 Liberal Party (UK) D. Wood 774 21.9 ~3,531 49.1 7,192 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sundon Park Sundon Park (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Cussen 1,297 38.9 Liberal Party (UK) C. Hinkley 1,235 37.0 Labour Party (UK) E. Haldane 1,180 35.4 Liberal Party (UK) D. Hinkley 1,161 34.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. James 1,112 33.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Speakman 1,021 30.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Edwards 813 24.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Samuels 667 20.0 Conservative Party (UK) F. Haughey 663 19.9 ~3,337 44.9 7,431 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:Luton Borough Council elections Luton Category:May 1976 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Bedfordshire Category:Long stubs with short prose