1976 Cambridge City Council election
Appearance
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All 42 seats to Cambridge City Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 42.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Cambridge City Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries, with fourteen 3-seat wards being contested at this election. Labour lost control of the council to the Conservatives.
Summary
Election result
1976 Cambridge City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
Conservative | 36 | 24 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
57.1 | 50.2 | 42,350 | ||
Labour | 38 | 16 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
38.1 | 39.2 | 33,020 | ||
Liberal | 15 | 2 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
4.8 | 9.1 | 7,646 | ||
Independent Liberal | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.6 | 520 | ||
Ind. Labour Party | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.5 | 460 | ||
Communist | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.4 | 306 |
Ward results
Abbey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | P. Warren | 763 | 54.3 | ||
Labour | D. Howe | 671 | 47.8 | ||
Labour | A. Molt | 627 | 44.6 | ||
Conservative | E. Jones | 530 | 37.7 | ||
Independent | P. Allen | 168 | 12.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,405 | 31.6 | |||
Registered electors | 4,446 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Arbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | E. Gard | 1,160 | 47.3 | ||
Labour | M. Rooney | 1,127 | 45.9 | ||
Labour | A. Pettifor | 1,118 | 45.6 | ||
Conservative | O. Green | 1,093 | 44.6 | ||
Conservative | S. Tyrrell | 1,089 | 44.4 | ||
Conservative | J. Newman | 1,084 | 44.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,453 | 45.4 | |||
Registered electors | 5,402 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Castle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | N. Auker | 1,550 | 58.0 | ||
Conservative | J. Powley | 1,487 | 55.7 | ||
Conservative | G. Reid | 1,449 | 54.2 | ||
Labour | M. Mackie | 1,000 | 37.4 | ||
Labour | M. Wilson | 987 | 37.0 | ||
Labour | J. Schicker | 976 | 36.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,671 | 44.8 | |||
Registered electors | 5,962 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Cherry Hinton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Phillips | 1,192 | 51.4 | ||
Conservative | J. West | 1,086 | 46.8 | ||
Conservative | G. Coteman | 1,017 | 43.8 | ||
Labour | P. Holmes | 965 | 41.6 | ||
Labour | J. Hughes | 932 | 40.2 | ||
Labour | S. Dartford | 889 | 38.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,321 | 45.7 | |||
Registered electors | 5,078 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Coleridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | D. Mackay | 1,067 | 44.3 | ||
Conservative | F. Burling | 1,044 | 43.3 | ||
Conservative | D. Anderson | 996 | 41.3 | ||
Labour | H. Percival | 905 | 37.6 | ||
Labour | J. Curley | 819 | 34.0 | ||
Labour | O. Nicol | 808 | 33.5 | ||
Liberal | A. Hill | 329 | 13.7 | ||
Liberal | L. Edkins | 288 | 12.0 | ||
Liberal | C. Townsend | 269 | 11.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,410 | 47.3 | |||
Registered electors | 5,096 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
East Chesterton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | G. Knowles | 1,342 | 55.0 | ||
Conservative | S. Reid | 1,323 | 54.2 | ||
Conservative | S. Miller | 1,279 | 52.4 | ||
Labour | R. Overhill | 964 | 39.5 | ||
Labour | L. Freeman | 960 | 39.3 | ||
Labour | A. Carter | 904 | 37.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,441 | 39.3 | |||
Registered electors | 6,210 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Kings Hedges
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | P. Cowell | 772 | 41.5 | ||
Labour | C. Kaldor | 688 | 37.0 | ||
Labour | P. Geoghan | 627 | 33.7 | ||
Conservative | D. Parmenter | 580 | 31.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,859 | 47.4 | |||
Registered electors | 3,922 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Market
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Liberal | C. Rosenstiel | 839 | 35.3 | ||
Liberal | L. Hawes | 807 | 33.9 | ||
Conservative | G. Edwards | 790 | 33.2 | ||
Conservative | M. O'Hannan | 783 | 32.9 | ||
Conservative | K. Price | 776 | 32.6 | ||
Liberal | B. Greaves | 764 | 32.1 | ||
Labour | D. Bleiman | 725 | 30.5 | ||
Independent Liberal | S. Foott | 520 | 21.9 | ||
Communist | P. Berry | 306 | 12.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,379 | 38.7 | |||
Registered electors | 6,148 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Newnham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | G. Lipstein | 1,306 | 43.4 | ||
Labour | R. Cohen | 1,221 | 40.6 | ||
Labour | R. Edwards | 1,218 | 40.5 | ||
Conservative | B. Cooper | 1,172 | 38.9 | ||
Conservative | J. Shaw | 1,110 | 36.9 | ||
Conservative | P. Robinson | 1,106 | 36.7 | ||
Liberal | A. Gore | 598 | 19.9 | ||
Liberal | J. Cummins | 590 | 19.6 | ||
Liberal | D. Grace | 550 | 18.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,011 | 44.8 | |||
Registered electors | 6,720 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Petersfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | E. Seargeant | 1,018 | 44.6 | ||
Labour | R. Thornely | 1,013 | 44.4 | ||
Conservative | E. Wheatley | 966 | 42.4 | ||
Labour | D. Mackie | 961 | 42.1 | ||
Conservative | B. Wright | 948 | 41.6 | ||
Labour | S. Trotman | 936 | 41.1 | ||
Ind. Labour Party | R. Beveridge | 460 | 20.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,280 | 37.9 | |||
Registered electors | 6,016 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Queen Ediths
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | E. Hodder | 1,677 | 58.9 | ||
Conservative | S. Dolby | 1,577 | 55.4 | ||
Conservative | J. Johnson | 1,568 | 55.1 | ||
Labour | P. Harper | 620 | 21.8 | ||
Labour | G. Rowling | 619 | 21.7 | ||
Labour | E. Shepherd | 615 | 21.6 | ||
Liberal | J. Fitch | 597 | 21.0 | ||
Liberal | A. Corsellis | 441 | 15.5 | ||
Liberal | S. Weeds | 380 | 13.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,847 | 46.9 | |||
Registered electors | 6,071 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Romsey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | P. Wright | 971 | 47.2 | ||
Labour | R. May | 879 | 42.7 | ||
Labour | T. Sweeney | 860 | 41.8 | ||
Conservative | C. Barker | 707 | 34.4 | ||
Liberal | A. Charlesworth | 469 | 22.8 | ||
Liberal | J. Steward | 369 | 17.9 | ||
Liberal | J. Minton | 356 | 17.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,058 | 36.2 | |||
Registered electors | 5,686 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Trumpington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | R. Wright | 1,511 | 73.4 | ||
Conservative | B. Harrison | 1,453 | 70.6 | ||
Conservative | M. Suckling | 1,447 | 70.3 | ||
Labour | S. Richer | 737 | 35.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,505 | 44.2 | |||
Registered electors | 5,667 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
West Chesterton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | M. Garner | 1,578 | 71.2 | ||
Conservative | P. Reed | 1,494 | 67.4 | ||
Conservative | C. Gough-Goodman | 1,461 | 65.9 | ||
Labour | J. Hunt | 596 | 26.9 | ||
Labour | H. Nightingale | 562 | 25.4 | ||
Labour | A. Lehmann | 519 | 23.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,216 | 41.6 | |||
Registered electors | 5,327 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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References
- ^ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.