1976_Harlow_District_Council_election

1976 Harlow District Council election^[1]^[2]
All 42 seats to Harlow District Council; 22 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1976 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

1976 Harlow District Council election

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The 1976 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

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Ward results

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	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	35	3	81.3	49.5	10,959	13.4
Liberal	4		12.5	31.2	6,915	16.1
Conservative	3	3	6.3	14.9	3,310	1.8
Independent Labour	0		0.0	3.1	696	0.4
Communist	0		0.0	1.2	264	1.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Evans	699
	Labour	M. Danvers	690
	Labour	D. Howard	642
	Conservative	G. Groves	353
	Conservative	J. Groves	302
	Conservative	C. Johnson	291
	Liberal	K. Sams	187
	Liberal	P. Naylor	172
	Liberal	J. Mallender	164
Turnout				39.0%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Cave	645
	Labour	J. Cave	609
	Liberal	G. Fallon	518
	Conservative	P. Ellis	458
	Conservative	B. Clenshaw	453
	Liberal	A. Harwood	420
Turnout				53.4%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Hobbs	636
	Labour	J. Moore	624
	Liberal	A. Merryweather	449
	Liberal	C. Merryweather	403
Turnout				38.2%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	A. Trigwell	205
	Labour	C. Cackett	185
	Labour	H. Talbot	179
	Liberal	R. Subryan	177
Turnout				54.6%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Kent	626
	Labour	A. Jones	612
	Labour	R. Rowland	543
	Liberal	M. Plon	531
	Liberal	D. Benda	483
	Liberal	E. Murray	472
	Conservative	K. Cheshire	424
	Conservative	E. Hughes	419
	Conservative	D. Freyer	410
	Independent Labour	A. Hudson	182
Turnout				41.6%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Jackson	750
	Labour	P. Bruce	716
	Labour	E. Albone	658
	Independent Labour	E. Myers	514
	Conservative	P. Barker	436
	Liberal	J. Rudd	412
	Liberal	R. Wilson	375
	Liberal	J. Broughall	355
Turnout				44.9%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Condon	869
	Liberal	J. Jesse	853
	Labour	M. Carter	837
	Labour	G. Newport	828
	Liberal	D. Eldridge	798
	Liberal	A. Davies	784
Turnout				43.7%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. McAlpine	539
	Labour	S. Anderson	522
	Conservative	M. Whyte	341
	Conservative	C. Riley	312
	Liberal	M. Ramsay	217
	Liberal	L. Barton	209
Turnout				47.6%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Burnham	1,002
	Labour	L. Smith	917
	Labour	D. Richards	916
	Conservative	E. Hagger	396
	Conservative	A. Hayes	393
	Conservative	C. Hand	373
	Liberal	P. Simpson	332
	Liberal	M. Brown	312
	Liberal	V. Hook	290
Turnout				43.4%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Graham	686
	Labour	A. Garner	660
	Liberal	D. Brown	252
	Liberal	R. Day	242
Turnout				33.9%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Desormeaux	565
	Labour	R. Morris	497
	Liberal	P. Davis	219
	Liberal	A. Harwood	213
Turnout				37.1%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Dutton	902
	Conservative	L. Dutton	830
	Conservative	F. Smith	798
	Labour	B. Jenkins	716
	Labour	M. Gerrard	704
	Labour	N. Dunkinson	686
	Liberal	W. Breakall	568
	Liberal	J. Kelly	522
	Liberal	B. Zacks	508
Turnout				55.1%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Farr	828
	Labour	M. Juliff	787
	Labour	M. Collyer	751
	Liberal	D. Filler	539
	Liberal	T. Owen	496
	Communist	A. Booth	264
Turnout				40.1%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Phelps	736
	Labour	W. Gibson	692
	Labour	R. Bruce	600
	Liberal	P. Cooney	389
	Liberal	S. Ward	350
	Liberal	C. Dunham	324
Turnout				39.6%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	B. Barnes	705
	Liberal	J. Hewitt	674
	Labour	R. Didham	639
	Liberal	K. Chowdhary	611
	Labour	C. Longhurst	568
	Labour	D. Molden	566
Turnout				38.2%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. James	838
	Labour	M. Lawn	801
	Labour	B. Downie	782
	Liberal	P. Ramsay	539
	Liberal	J. Wilson	527
	Liberal	C. Thomson	496
Turnout				39.9%