1976 Breckland District Council election

1976 English local government election 1976 Breckland District Council election Norfolk parliamentary 1973 Breckland District Council election 1973 1976 5 6 y 1979 Breckland District Council election 1979 All 51 seats to Breckland District Council 26 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 22 2 11,367 26.6% 2.0% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 19 1 16,638 38.9% 0.7% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 9 1 13,688 32.0% 2.5% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 1 1 800 1.9% 1.6% 95x50px|Blank Independent Conservative 0 1 did not stand did not stand 0.8% Control Control after election No overall control No overall control The 1976 Breckland District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Breckland District Council in Norfolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Breckland-1973-2011.pdf electionscentre.co.uk Breckland District Council Election Results 1973-2011 4-5 31 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20240228194559/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Breckland-1973-2011.pdf 28 February 2024 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1976 Breckland 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 30 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth Independent politician 31 22 5 3 2 26.6 35.3 11,367 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) 24 19 3 4 1 38.9 45.1 16,638 –0.7 Labour Party (UK) 26 9 0 1 1 32.0 17.6 13,688 –2.5 Residents Association 2 1 1 0 1 1.9 2.0 800 +1.6 Liberal Party (UK) 2 0 0 0 0.6 0.0 245 +0.4 Independent Conservative 0 0 0 1 1 N/A 0.0 N/A –0.8 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. All Saints All Saints Independent politician A. Harvey* 467 70.9 Labour Party (UK) F. Towell 192 29.1 275 41.8 659 51.4 1,282 Independent politician Beetley & Gressenhall Beetley & Gressenhall Conservative Party (UK) I. Howard* 447 76.3 Liberal Party (UK) A. Perry 139 23.7 308 52.6 586 48.6 1,205 Conservative Party (UK) Buckenham Buckenham Independent politician E. Macro* 327 57.3 Residents Association W. Barnes 244 42.7 83 14.6 571 53.8 1,061 Independent politician Independent Conservative Conifer Conifer Independent politician W. Emms* 365 56.0 Independent politician R. Shropshire 287 44.0 78 12.0 652 45.7 1,428 Independent politician East Guiltcross East Guiltcross Independent politician G. Aldridge* 258 53.3 Independent politician L. Harrison 129 26.7 Independent politician F. Riches 97 20.0 129 26.6 484 43.7 1,108 Independent politician Eynsford Eynsford Conservative Party (UK) J. Hatley* 528 77.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Bradley 152 22.4 376 55.2 680 65.4 1,040 Conservative Party (UK) Haggard De Toni Haggard De Toni Independent politician H. Wells-Cole* 1,388 Independent politician Harling Harling Independent politician E. Bulkeley 1,253 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Heathlands Heathlands Independent politician R. Musker* 1,071 Independent politician Hermitage Hermitage Conservative Party (UK) J. Birkbeck* 1,182 Conservative Party (UK) Launditch Launditch Independent politician R. Butler-Stoney* 1,089 Independent politician Mattishall Mattishall Conservative Party (UK) B. Barnes 1,541 Conservative Party (UK) Mid Forest Mid Forest Conservative Party (UK) S. Steward* 963 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Nar Valley Nar Valley Labour Party (UK) M. Boddy* 486 51.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Burton 461 48.7 25 2.6 947 57.1 1,659 Labour Party (UK) Necton Necton Conservative Party (UK) L. Bengeyfield* 528 70.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Rosenberg 218 29.2 310 41.6 746 64.8 1,152 Conservative Party (UK) No. 26 (Attleborough) No. 26 (Attleborough) (3 seats) Independent politician H. Underwood* 761 41.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. Alston* 757 40.8 Independent politician E. West* 684 36.9 Conservative Party (UK) F. Hornegold 578 31.2 Labour Party (UK) G. Gillan 336 18.1 Labour Party (UK) W. Tidy 293 15.8 ~1,857 43.9 4,228 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician No. 5 (East Dereham) No. 5 (East Dereham) (7 seats) Conservative Party (UK) O. Jarvis* 1,914 38.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Turnbull 1,741 35.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Duigan* 1,721 34.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Duigan* 1,721 34.6 Labour Party (UK) L. Potter* 1,719 34.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Shelton* 1,566 31.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. Whitworth 1,413 28.4 Independent politician M. Fanthorpe 1,352 27.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Potter 1,109 22.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Thompson 1,082 21.7 Labour Party (UK) A. Harvey 820 16.5 Labour Party (UK) E. Guymer 772 15.5 Labour Party (UK) I. Dent 750 15.1 ~4,985 61.1 8,161 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Peddars Way Peddars Way Independent politician H. Baker* 1,268 Independent politician Shipworth Shipworth Conservative Party (UK) J. Searle 415 49.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Hibbett 239 28.7 Independent politician E. Harvey 178 21.4 176 21.2 832 51.3 1,622 Conservative Party (UK) Springvale Springvale Conservative Party (UK) R. Wright* 410 85.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Newson 72 14.9 338 70.2 482 41.2 1,170 Conservative Party (UK) Swaffham Swaffham (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) T. Wilding 1,040 38.1 Independent politician J. Sampson* 994 36.4 Independent politician P. Ison* 959 35.1 Labour Party (UK) B. Marjoram* 699 25.6 ~2,731 75.2 3,632 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent politician Independent politician Swanton Morley Swanton Morley Independent politician J. Johnson* 1,299 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Taverner Taverner Independent politician E. Stangroom 357 56.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Spinks* 157 24.6 Independent politician P. Edwards 123 19.3 200 31.4 637 61.9 1,029 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Templar Templar Conservative Party (UK) D. Bouwens 677 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Thetford Abbey Thetford Abbey (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) H. Crampton* 484 57.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Page 405 48.3 Conservative Party (UK) W. Greenfield 355 42.3 ~839 33.8 2,482 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Thetford Barnham Cross Thetford Barnham Cross (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) C. Armes 620 68.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Ramm 587 64.5 Independent politician F. Wilkes 291 31.9 ~910 35.5 2,564 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Thetford Guildhall Thetford Guildhall (2 seats) Independent politician W. Crisp 865 72.9 Independent politician T. Lamb* 805 67.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Nunn 322 27.1 ~1,189 39.0 3,047 Independent politician Independent politician Thetford Saxon Thetford Saxon (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) F. Room* 623 65.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Sweeney* 560 58.6 Conservative Party (UK) L. Hardwick 333 34.8 ~956 36.3 2,634 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Two Rivers Two Rivers Conservative Party (UK) J. Abbs 1,360 Conservative Party (UK) Upper Wensum Upper Wensum Independent politician G. Kerrison* 561 84.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Bantoft 104 15.6 457 68.8 665 49.1 1,354 Independent politician Upper Yare Upper Yare Independent politician L. Brown* 1,240 Independent politician Watton Watton (2 seats) Residents Association A. Neaves 566 41.1 Independent politician C. Cadman 495 35.9 Labour Party (UK) F. Mayhew 317 23.0 Independent politician G. Mitchell* 309 22.4 ~1,378 40.0 3,444 Residents Association Independent politician Independent politician Wayland Wayland Labour Party (UK) G. Bailey* 410 64.9 Independent politician D. Thornhill 222 35.1 188 29.8 632 57.9 1,091 Labour Party (UK) Weeting Weeting Independent politician N. Parrott* 481 81.9 Liberal Party (UK) R. Green 106 18.1 375 63.8 587 56.1 1,047 Independent politician West Guiltcross West Guiltcross Independent politician M. Mansbridge* 1,250 Independent politician Wissey Wissey Conservative Party (UK) E. Johnson 553 63.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Markham 317 36.4 236 27.2 870 52.8 1,648 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Breckland District Council elections Breckland Category:May 1976 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Norfolk Category:Long stubs with short prose