1976 Maldon District Council election

1976 English local election 1976 Maldon District Council election Essex parliamentary 1973 Maldon District Council election 1973 1976 5 6 y 1979 Maldon District Council election 1979 All 30 seats to Maldon District Council 16 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 20 9 22,439 52.5% 17.9% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 7 4 5,714 14.0% 11.0% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 1 3 7,768 19.0% 0.8% 95x50px|Blank Independent Labour 1 1,338 3.3% 0.7% 95x50px|Blank Independent Conservative 1 1 424 1.0% N/A 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 0 3 4,154 10.2% 8.0% Control Control after election No overall control Conservative Party (UK) The 1976 Maldon District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Maldon District Council in Essex, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Maldon-1973-2011.pdf Maldon District Council Election Results 1973-2011 23 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Election Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20250923155538/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Maldon-1973-2011.pdf 23 September 2025 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1976 Maldon District 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) 26 20 9 0 9 66.7 21,439 52.5 +17.9 Independent politician 12 7 0 4 4 23.3 5,714 14.0 –11.0 Labour Party (UK) 13 1 0 3 3 3.3 7,768 19.0 +0.8 Independent Labour 1 1 0 0 3.3 1,338 3.3 –0.7 Independent Conservative 1 1 1 0 1 3.3 424 1.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) 9 0 0 3 3 0.0 4,154 10.2 –8.0 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. Cold Norton Cold Norton Independent politician B. Board* 400 67.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Ledger 195 32.8 205 34.4 595 61.9 964 Independent politician Goldhanger Goldhanger Conservative Party (UK) H. Frost* 379 56.1 Liberal Party (UK) S. Kelly 296 43.9 83 12.2 675 65.2 1,037 Conservative Party (UK) Great Totham Great Totham (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) F. Anderson* 790 69.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Bass* 789 69.3 Independent politician T. Lazell 368 32.3 ~1,138 56.4 2,018 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No. 1 (Maldon) No. 1 (Maldon) (7 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Daws* 1,858 55.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Dowsett* 1,800 53.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Pipe 1,632 48.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Sewell* 1,622 48.4 Conservative Party (UK) K. Munnion 1,460 43.5 Independent Labour W. Hutchinson* 1,338 39.9 Labour Party (UK) G. Hughes* 1,315 39.2 Conservative Party (UK) C. Backus 1,234 36.8 Conservative Party (UK) K. Ward 1,207 36.0 Labour Party (UK) C. Tait 1,082 32.3 Liberal Party (UK) N. Smith* 978 29.2 Labour Party (UK) E. Bannister* 974 29.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Locke 807 24.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Lewis 758 22.6 Labour Party (UK) H. Salt 713 21.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Finch 694 20.7 ~3,353 43.6 7,690 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Independent Labour Labour Party (UK) No. 2 (Heybridge) No. 2 (Heybridge) (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. May 554 37.9 Conservative Party (UK) D. Newell 498 34.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Thomas 483 33.0 Liberal Party (UK) D. Scott 482 32.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Darney* 458 31.3 Liberal Party (UK) W. Fletcher 403 27.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Joyce 381 26.0 Liberal Party (UK) P. Mead 363 24.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Darney 335 22.9 ~1,463 50.6 2,892 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No. 3 (Burnham-on-Crouch) No. 3 (Burnham-on-Crouch) (4 seats) Independent politician J. Dowding* 1,174 51.7 Independent politician S. Hull 1,140 50.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Wood 1,063 46.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Freeman* 1,052 46.3 Conservative Party (UK) V. Cowperthwaite 768 33.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Brown 565 24.9 Independent politician J. Sharp 558 24.6 Independent politician E. Samuel* 477 21.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Kendall 313 13.8 Labour Party (UK) E. Cottis 257 11.3 ~2,272 51.6 4,404 Independent politician Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician No. 7 (Althorne & Mayland) No. 7 (Althorne & Mayland) Independent politician D. Abernethy* 451 52.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Mayhew 403 47.2 48 5.6 854 57.2 1,496 Independent politician No. 8 (Latchingdon) No. 8 (Latchingdon) Conservative Party (UK) D. Heritage* 372 56.5 Independent politician R. Cole 207 31.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Roberts 79 12.0 165 25.0 658 60.2 1,100 Conservative Party (UK) Purleigh Purleigh Independent politician G. Barber* 334 62.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. De Grey Warter 203 37.8 131 24.4 537 49.8 1,080 Independent politician Southminster Southminster (2 seats) Independent Conservative D. Fisher* 424 54.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cottam 397 51.1 Liberal Party (UK) C. Kelly* 373 48.0 ~776 36.0 2,156 Independent Conservative Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) St. Lawrence St. Lawrence Conservative Party (UK) R. Sennitt* 788 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Tillingham & Bradwell Tillingham & Bradwell Independent politician W. Proctor 1,240 Independent politician Tollesbury Tollesbury (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Madden* 637 55.2 Conservative Party (UK) G. Butt* 535 46.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Young 296 25.6 ~904 51.3 1,763 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tolleshunt D'Arcy Tolleshunt D'Arcy Conservative Party (UK) E. Peel* 454 78.4 Independent politician W. Bathe 125 21.6 329 56.8 579 44.1 1,323 Conservative Party (UK) Wickham Bishops Wickham Bishops Conservative Party (UK) L. Bass* 463 56.1 Liberal Party (UK) K. Spratley 362 43.9 101 12.2 825 62.5 1,321 Conservative Party (UK) Woodham Woodham Independent politician P. Herrmann* 480 67.7 Conservative Party (UK) B. Chalk 229 32.3 251 35.4 709 60.6 1,170 Independent politician References Category:Maldon District Council elections Maldon Category:May 1976 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Essex Category:Long stubs with short prose