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.
^"Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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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 1976 Cambridge City Council election 1973 6 May 1976 1976 05 06 1978 All 42 seats to Cambridge City Council22 seats needed for a majorityTurnout42 3 First party Second party Third party Party Conservative Labour Liberal Seats won 24 16 2 Seat change 13 10 3 Popular vote 42 350 33 020 7 646 Percentage 50 2 39 2 9 1 Council control before election Labour Council control after election Conservative 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 Contents 1 Summary 1 1 Election result 2 Ward results 2 1 Abbey 2 2 Arbury 2 3 Castle 2 4 Cherry Hinton 2 5 Coleridge 2 6 East Chesterton 2 7 Kings Hedges 2 8 Market 2 9 Newnham 2 10 Petersfield 2 11 Queen Ediths 2 12 Romsey 2 13 Trumpington 2 14 West Chesterton 3 ReferencesSummary editElection result edit 1976 Cambridge City Council election Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Conservative 36 24 N A N A nbsp 13 57 1 50 2 42 350 Labour 38 16 N A N A nbsp 10 38 1 39 2 33 020 Liberal 15 2 N A N A nbsp 3 4 8 9 1 7 646 Independent Liberal 1 0 N A N A nbsp 0 0 0 6 520 Ind Labour Party 1 0 N A N A nbsp 0 0 0 5 460 Communist 1 0 N A N A nbsp 0 0 0 4 306Ward results editAbbey edit Abbey 3 seats Party Candidate Votes 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 edit Arbury 3 seats Party Candidate Votes 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 edit Castle 3 seats Party Candidate Votes 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 edit Cherry Hinton 3 seats Party Candidate Votes 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 edit Coleridge 3 seats Party Candidate Votes 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 edit East Chesterton Party Candidate Votes 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 edit Kings Hedges Party Candidate Votes 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 edit Market 3 seats Party Candidate Votes 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 edit Newnham 3 seats Party Candidate Votes 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 edit Petersfield 3 seats Party Candidate Votes 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 edit Queen Ediths 3 seats Party Candidate Votes 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 edit Romsey 3 seats Party Candidate Votes 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 edit Trumpington 3 seats Party Candidate Votes 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 edit West Chesterton Party Candidate Votes 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 Conservative win new seat References edit Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973 2012 PDF Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University Retrieved 18 September 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1976 Cambridge City Council election amp oldid 1176409989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
