1976 Babergh District Council election

none 1976 Babergh District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1973 Babergh District Council election 1973 1976 5 6 y 1979 Babergh District Council election 1979 All 42 seats to Babergh District Council 22 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 17 9 11,873 44.4% 17.1% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 15 4 4,265 16.0% 19.8% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 4 7 7,686 28.8% 8.1% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 1 1 2,036 7.6% N/A 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 1 1 860 3.2% N/A Control Control after election No overall control No overall control The 1976 Babergh District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011 27 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20250927101400/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf 27 September 2025 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1976 Babergh 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) 22 17 9 0 9 44.7 11,873 44.4 +17.1 Independent politician 23 15 2 6 4 42.1 4,265 16.0 –19.8 Labour Party (UK) 16 4 0 7 7 10.5 7,686 28.8 –8.1 Liberal Party (UK) 2 1 1 0 1 2.6 2,036 7.6 N/A Residents Association 2 1 1 0 1 0.0 860 3.2 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. Alton Alton Conservative Party (UK) F. Rundall 379 54.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Cook* 316 45.5 63 9.1 695 63.0 1,073 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Berners Berners Independent politician E. Pollard* 1,280 Independent politician Bildeston Bildeston Independent politician O. Simpson* 1,196 Independent politician Boxford Boxford Independent politician T. Clark* 1,400 Independent politician Brantham Brantham Independent politician H. Manning* 1,437 Independent politician Brett Vale Brett Vale Conservative Party (UK) E. Green 286 50.1 Independent politician H. Hardy 285 49.9 1 0.2 571 48.9 1,138 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Brookvale Brookvale Independent politician J. Baxter* 1,509 Independent politician Bures St. Mary Bures St. Mary Conservative Party (UK) H. Engleheart* 1,150 Conservative Party (UK) Capel & Wenham Capel & Wenham Labour Party (UK) R. Pearce* 485 50.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. Robertson 477 49.6 8 0.8 962 49.1 1,951 Labour Party (UK) Chadacre Chadacre Independent politician C. Ince* 1,455 Independent politician Copdock Copdock Independent politician M. Moore* 382 53.7 Labour Party (UK) T. Carey 208 29.2 Independent politician R. Hitchcock 132 18.5 174 24.5 712 58.7 1,213 Independent politician Dodnash Dodnash (2 seats) Independent politician C. Wake-Walker* Independent politician T. Goodchild* 2,724 Independent politician Independent politician Elmsett Elmsett Independent politician W. Crockatt* 1,175 Independent politician Glemsford Glemsford Conservative Party (UK) A. Goodwin 528 66.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Chatters 274 34.5 254 31.9 795 50.1 1,587 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Great Cornard North Great Cornard North (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) M. Curran 342 49.7 Conservative Party (UK) S. Byham 334 48.5 Labour Party (UK) T. Macdonald 318 46.2 Conservative Party (UK) N. Scofield 277 40.3 ~688 32.0 2,150 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Great Cornard South Great Cornard South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Eady* 684 27.7 Labour Party (UK) E. Chaplin* 557 22.6 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Beer 548 22.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Blackie 500 20.3 ~1,240 49.3 2,501 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hadleigh Hadleigh (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) S. Brown* 923 22.6 Independent politician J. Osborne 733 18.0 Independent politician M. Crabtree 607 14.9 Independent politician C. Durrant 579 14.2 Labour Party (UK) N. Slade 510 12.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Whitehead* 506 12.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Anstruther 378 9.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Goad 307 7.5 ~1,513 40.4 4,024 Labour Party (UK) Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Holbrook Holbrook Independent politician J. Godley* 1,234 Independent politician Lavenham Lavenham Conservative Party (UK) H. Griffin 423 60.9 Independent politician L. Spraggins* 272 39.1 151 21.8 695 54.5 1,254 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Leavenheath Leavenheath Conservative Party (UK) E. York* 1,271 Conservative Party (UK) Long Melford Long Melford (2 seats) Liberal Party (UK) R. Kemp* 1,152 45.3 Residents Association J. Abbott 622 24.5 Independent politician C. Kingston* 490 19.3 ~1,132 25.5 2,551 Liberal Party (UK) Independent politician Residents Association Independent politician Nayland Nayland Independent politician D. Mitchell 364 57.8 Independent politician P. Hetherington* 266 42.2 98 15.6 630 64.7 916 Independent politician No. 1 (Sudbury) No. 1 (Sudbury) (5 seats) Conservative Party (UK) W. Barker* 1,544 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Moore 1,291 31.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Playford* 1,278 31.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. Parker 992 24.4 Conservative Party (UK) H. Singh 948 23.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. Hewitt 884 21.8 Labour Party (UK) H. Banham* 765 18.8 Labour Party (UK) P. Moulton* 700 17.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Gargiulo 509 12.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Tanner 476 11.7 ~4,059 59.3 6,847 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) North Cosford North Cosford Independent politician D. Hodge* 1,145 Independent politician Polstead & Layham Polstead & Layham Conservative Party (UK) R. Esler 326 67.8 Independent politician C. Stewart 97 20.2 Independent politician C. Edmunds 58 12.1 229 47.6 481 52.8 968 Conservative Party (UK) Shotley Shotley Conservative Party (UK) T. Lloyd* 239 50.1 Residents Association J. Green 238 49.9 1 0.2 477 38.0 1,254 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Waldingfield Waldingfield Conservative Party (UK) C. Spence 634 68.1 Labour Party (UK) D. King 297 31.9 337 36.2 931 46.1 1,970 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician West Samford West Samford Conservative Party (UK) D. Wedgwood* 1,147 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Babergh District Council elections Babergh Category:May 1976 in the United Kingdom