1976 Braintree District Council election

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1976 Braintree District Council election
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All 58 seats to Braintree District Council
30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.3% (Increase1.5%)
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election 15 seats, 30.2% 22 seats, 39.2% 15 seats, 17.6%
Seats won 39 8 8
Seat change Increase 24 Decrease 14 Decrease 7
Popular vote 33,998 24,071 6,409
Percentage 48.0% 34.0% 9.0%
Swing Increase 17.8% Decrease 5.2% Decrease 8.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Party Liberal Residents Ind. Conservative
Last election 3 seats, 9.8% 1 seat, 1.8% 2 seats, 0.9%
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 4,365 1,727 0
Percentage 6.2% 2.4% 0.0%
Swing Decrease 3.6% Increase 0.6% Decrease 0.9%
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1976 Braintree District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary[edit]

Election result[edit]

1976 Braintree District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 Increase 24 67.2 48.0 33,998 +17.8
  Labour 8 Decrease 14 13.8 34.0 24,071 –5.2
  Independent 8 Decrease 7 13.8 9.0 6,409 –8.6
  Liberal 1 Decrease 2 1.7 6.2 4,365 –3.6
  Residents 1 Steady 1.7 2.4 1,727 +0.6
  Ind. Conservative 1 Decrease 1 1.7 0.0 0 –0.9
  Independent Liberal 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 148 N/A
  Communist 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 144 –0.4

Ward results[edit]

Black Notley[edit]

Black Notley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Mills* 369 74.2 +17.2
Labour J. Hall 128 25.8 –4.3
Majority 241 48.5 +21.6
Turnout 497 43.0 +3.3
Registered electors 1,185
Conservative hold Swing Increase10.8

No Independent candidate as previous (12.9%).

Bumpstead[edit]

Bumpstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Drapkin Unopposed
Registered electors 1,210
Conservative hold

Castle Headingham[edit]

Castle Headingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Hipkins 376 45.4 N/A
Labour J. Lynch* 304 36.7 –14.4
Independent Liberal L. Brown 148 17.9 N/A
Majority 72 8.7 N/A
Turnout 828 65.8 +15.8
Registered electors 1,271
Conservative gain from Labour Swing N/A

No Independent candidate as previous (48.9%).

Coggeshall[edit]

Coggeshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. McMillan 857 48.6 N/A
Conservative B. Smith 814 46.2 N/A
Independent W. Drake* 597 33.9 –1.8
Liberal W. Onions* 553 31.4 –15.3
Labour C. Causton 473 26.8 –1.9
Labour B. Smith 454 25.8 –2.7
Labour D. Simpson 381 21.6 N/A
Liberal D. Sibley 339 19.2 N/A
Turnout 1,763 48.0 +3.5
Registered electors 3,673
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Liberal
Independent hold

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green[edit]

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Conservative G. Courtauld* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,303
Ind. Conservative hold

Cressing[edit]

Cressing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Yockney 271 49.9 +4.2
Independent A. Allen* 154 28.4 –25.9
Labour M. Hills 118 21.7 N/A
Majority 117 21.5 N/A
Turnout 543 46.1 +16.3
Registered electors 1,179
Conservative gain from Independent Swing Increase15.1

Earls Colne[edit]

Earls Colne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent L. Dearsley* 600 51.5 +4.6
Independent P. Taylor* 588 50.5 –2.5
Labour R. Turp 271 23.3 +12.1
Turnout 1,165 57.3 +6.4
Registered electors 2,033
Independent hold
Independent hold

No Conservative candidate as previous (35.7%).

Gosfield[edit]

Gosfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Marlow 349 55.9 +7.6
Conservative B. Brooks 275 44.1 N/A
Majority 74 11.9 N/A
Turnout 624 60.1 +22.1
Registered electors 1,040
Independent gain from Independent Swing N/A

No Independent candidate (Seymour) as previous (51.8%).

Halstead Holy Trinity[edit]

Halstead Holy Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Mayes 765 42.4 –13.6
Labour K. Jones 696 38.6 –10.0
Conservative C. Covell 670 37.1 N/A
Labour N. Bugbee* 572 31.7 –14.9
Residents D. Fuller 549 30.4 N/A
Turnout 1,805 52.3 +3.1
Registered electors 3,451
Labour hold
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

No Liberal candidate as previous (44.0%).

Halstead St. Andrew's[edit]

Halstead St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents E. McDowell* 684 42.1 +2.7
Conservative O. Joyce* 543 33.4 –2.2
Conservative E. Starling 503 31.0 –1.2
Residents M. Gage 494 30.4 +0.4
Labour A. Bird 265 16.3 –8.6
Labour D. Brede 261 16.1 –8.7
Turnout 1,625 55.0 –3.6
Registered electors 2,954
Residents hold
Conservative hold

Hatfield Peverel[edit]

Hatfield Peverel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Leicester* 806 55.1 –1.8
Conservative D. Claydon* 770 52.6 +2.5
Independent M. Voysey 569 38.9 N/A
Labour O. Deane 287 19.6 –23.5
Labour P. Williams 237 16.2 –26.2
Turnout 1,464 54.8 +11.7
Registered electors 2,671
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kelvedon[edit]

Kelvedon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent B. Andrews* 920 54.6 N/A
Conservative M. Edwards 690 40.9 +19.7
Independent J. De Deene Yule* 663 39.3 +1.7
Independent B. Kentish* 606 36.0 +6.1
Conservative A. Howard 488 29.0 –17.7
Conservative D. Openshaw 465 27.6 +7.7
Labour A. Bennett 333 19.8 +4.0
Labour D. Wicks 324 19.2 +3.8
Turnout 1,685 55.5 +2.4
Registered electors 3,036
Independent hold
Conservative hold
Independent hold

No. 1 (Braintree: East)[edit]

No. 1 (Braintree: East)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Adams 993 50.5 +22.8
Conservative J. Chapman 967 49.1 +23.9
Conservative J. Haley 953 48.4 +23.3
Conservative D. Platt 946 48.1 +24.8
Labour G. Warren* 884 44.9 +2.2
Labour H. Warren* 844 42.9 +2.5
Labour W. Clarke 827 42.0 +3.6
Labour I. Kerlogue 779 39.6 +2.0
Turnout 1,968 38.9 –2.1
Registered electors 5,059
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

No Liberal (24.7%) or Communist (5.0%) candidates as previous.

No. 2 (Braintree: West)[edit]

No. 2 (Braintree: West)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Harper* 1,389 51.1 +16.7
Conservative D. Legg* 1,272 46.8 +16.9
Liberal J. Ross* 1,229 45.2 +3.2
Conservative H. Everitt 1,203 44.2 +17.3
Liberal D. Harvey 1,104 40.6 +4.8
Conservative C. Murcott 1,020 37.5 +14.3
Labour G. Keggen 657 24.2 +0.6
Labour E. Lynch 640 23.5 +4.0
Labour F. Childs 560 20.6 +2.7
Labour M. Skirvington 528 19.4 +2.3
Turnout 2,720 55.7 –5.9
Registered electors 4,883
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Liberal hold
Conservative gain from Liberal

No. 3 (Bocking: North)[edit]

No. 3 (Bocking: North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Davis 939 50.3 +9.3
Conservative M. Tregaron 935 50.1 +9.2
Conservative A. Cross 903 48.4 +10.1
Labour A. Everard* 831 44.5 –14.6
Labour A. Millam* 746 40.0 –9.5
Labour R. Watson 711 38.1 –15.8
Turnout 1,867 49.3 +8.4
Registered electors 3,786
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

No. 4 (Bocking: South)[edit]

No. 4 (Bocking: South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Comfort 1,298 48.0 +22.0
Conservative R. Perkin 1,238 45.8 +25.2
Conservative R. Davis 1,164 43.0 +23.2
Conservative T. Adcock 1,109 41.0 +21.5
Labour G. Warne* 1,090 40.3 –5.0
Labour J. Perks 1,040 38.5 +2.4
Labour R. Suckling* 1,000 37.0 –1.9
Labour A. Mackenzie* 827 30.6 –2.4
Liberal D. Colchester 503 18.6 –10.1
Liberal B. Meech 479 17.7 –9.4
Turnout 2,704 42.9 –12.7
Registered electors 6,302
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

No. 7 (Witham: West)[edit]

No. 7 (Witham: West)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Willetts 935 58.7 +42.0
Conservative M. Lager 888 55.7 +40.2
Labour E. Hatton 500 31.4 +5.7
Labour J. Halton 428 26.9 +2.3
Communist F. Brown 144 9.0 +1.0
Turnout 1,594 40.2 +1.3
Registered electors 3,966
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative gain from Independent

No Independent (38.7%, 33.0%) or Liberal (10.9%) candidates as previous.

No. 8 (Witham: North)[edit]

No. 8 (Witham: North)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Bentley* 688 51.5 +7.4
Labour S. Smith* 668 50.0 +5.5
Conservative E. Quick 563 42.1 +26.1
Conservative F. Mansbridge 552 41.3 +28.8
Turnout 1,336 35.4 –0.1
Registered electors 3,774
Labour hold
Labour hold

No Independent candidates as previous (26.0%, 13.4%, 12.3%).

No. 9 (Witham: Rivenhall South)[edit]

No. 9 (Witham: Rivenhall South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Lyon* 655 51.1 +1.4
Labour R. Bartlett* 601 46.8 –7.2
Conservative P. Cutmore 569 44.3 +9.5
Conservative A. Pembroke 559 43.6 –2.4
Turnout 1,283 56.9 +6.0
Registered electors 2,254
Labour hold
Labour hold

No. 10 (Witham: Rivenhall South)[edit]

No. 10 (Witham: Rivenhall South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Richards 325 35.5 N/A
Labour C. Edwards* 305 33.3 +0.1
Labour R. Edwards 286 31.2 –7.5
Turnout 916 56.5 +14.6
Registered electors 1,621
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

No. 11 (Witham: Central)[edit]

No. 11 (Witham: Central)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Pitchworth* 339 58.1 +11.8
Conservative P. Gibbs 206 35.3 –6.2
Labour D. Oliver 38 6.5 +1.3
Majority 133 22.8 +18.0
Turnout 583 57.7 +4.9
Registered electors 1,013
Independent hold Swing Increase9.0

No Liberal candidate as previous (7.1%).

No. 12 (Witham: South)[edit]

No. 12 (Witham: South)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Howe* 475 55.5 +0.3
Conservative T. Stead 381 44.5 N/A
Majority 94 11.0 +0.6
Turnout 856 48.2 +1.6
Registered electors 1,776
Labour hold Swing N/A

No Independent candidate as previous (44.8%).

Panfield[edit]

Panfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Chandler* 399 59.3 +6.9
Labour C. Evans 274 40.7 –6.9
Majority 125 18.6 +13.8
Turnout 673 59.7 +13.6
Registered electors 1,136
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.9

Rayne[edit]

Rayne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Crossman 517 65.4 N/A
Liberal F. Little 158 20.0 N/A
Labour K. Locke* 115 14.6 –21.4
Majority 359 45.4 N/A
Turnout 790 53.1 +12.1
Registered electors 1,491
Conservative gain from Independent Swing N/A

Sible Headingham[edit]

Sible Headingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Tanner* 787 82.2 +45.7
Conservative H. Hall 719 75.1 +40.3
Labour C. Funnell 198 20.7 –8.0
Labour E. Gray 166 17.3 +2.7
Turnout 958 41.2 –20.5
Registered electors 2,325
Independent hold
Conservative hold

Stour Valley Central[edit]

Stour Valley Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Nott* 431 77.9 +6.5
Labour P. Wallis 122 22.1 –6.5
Majority 309 55.9 +13.0
Turnout 553 50.6 +3.9
Registered electors 1,095
Conservative hold Swing Increase6.5

Stour Valley North[edit]

Stour Valley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Basham Unopposed
Registered electors 1,051
Conservative gain from Independent

Stour Valley South[edit]

Stour Valley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Clark 506 68.1 +20.2
Independent A. Champion 237 31.9 N/A
Majority 269 36.2 +35.8
Turnout 743 51.8 –1.4
Registered electors 1,434
Conservative hold Swing N/A

No Independent (Nott, 47.5%) or Labour (4.5%) candidates as previous.

Terling[edit]

Terling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Isted* 425 78.0 +13.5
Labour C. Foy 120 22.0 –13.5
Majority 305 56.0 +26.9
Turnout 545 44.1 –1.1
Registered electors 1,239
Conservative hold Swing Increase13.5

Three Fields[edit]

Three Fields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Hawkins* 941 63.4 +24.0
Conservative O. Montefiore* 856 57.7 +25.9
Labour G. Hildrey 599 40.4 +11.3
Turnout 1,484 60.0 +13.6
Registered electors 2,473
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

No Independent candidates as previous (31.5%, 30.5%, 20.6%, 14.4%).

Upper Colne[edit]

Upper Colne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Johnson* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,223
Conservative hold

Yeldham[edit]

Yeldham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Liming Unopposed
Registered electors 1,228
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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