1976 Gloucester City Council election

UK local election

The 1976 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1976 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.

Results

Gloucester City Council election, 1976^[1]
	Seats	Seats %
Conservative	27	81.8
Labour	5	15.2
Liberal	1	3.0

Ward results

Barnwood

Barnwood 1976 (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	*K. Hyett**	1,400	52.1
	Conservative	*M. Smith**	1,320
	Conservative	*H. Phillips**	1,307
	Labour	F. Davenport	1,056	39.3
	Labour	P. Collins	1,055
	Labour	C. Barnfield	977
	Liberal	C. Tanner	229	8.5
Turnout			7,557	47.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barton

Barton 1976 (3) ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ms. G. Hyett	1,037	44.5
	Labour	*H. Layton**	886	38.0
	Conservative	A. Gravells	840
	Labour	Ms. R. Layton	764
	Labour	D. Ferguson	735
	Conservative	M. Wooltorton	690
	Liberal	W. Paterson	409	17.5
	Liberal	M. Leach	259
Turnout			5,620	39.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Eastgate

Eastgate 1976 (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	*H. Harrison**	1,181	52.7
	Conservative	E. Race	1,161
	Conservative	*G. Williams**	1,147
	Labour	R.* Dwyer	834	37.2
	Labour	F. Kelly	766
	Labour	W. Jenkins	732
	Liberal	Ms. M. Carter	228	10.2
	Liberal	Ms. S. Hutchinson	207
	Liberal	D. Carter	187
Turnout			6,443	43.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote 1976 (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Pullon	1,917	61.2
	Conservative	*T. Wathen**	1,913
	Conservative	*P. Arnold**	1,821
	Labour	D. Farmer	862	27.5
	Labour	F. Henderson	822
	Labour	G. Heath	803
	Liberal	R. Cox	352	11.2
	Liberal	L. Liddington	311
	Liberal	Ms. P. Liddington	294
Turnout			9,095	53.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingsholm

Kingsholm 1976 (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	*P. Robins**	1,783	60.1
	Conservative	*R. Langston**	1,763
	Conservative	*F. King**	1,691
	Labour	M. Williams	759	25.6
	Labour	E. Clayton	724
	Labour	Ms. L. Gibbs	724
	Liberal	Ms. G. Halford	425	14.3
Turnout			7,869	52.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Linden

Linden 1976 (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ms. M. Lewis	1,341	50.0
	Conservative	*L. Jones**	1,302
	Conservative	D. Knight	1,229
	Labour	R.* Davies	1,073	40.0
	Labour	C.* Collins	914
	Labour	Matthews W.	752
	Liberal	Ms. E. Drinan	268	10.0
	Liberal	Ms. E. Hodgson	223
Turnout			7,102	48.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens 1976 (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Partridge	1,840	59.7
	Conservative	*G. Goodwin**	1,811
	Conservative	*J. Robins**	1,783
	Labour	J. Day	973	31.6
	Labour	Ms. J. Feher	901
	Labour	J. Wilks	900
	Liberal	C. Turnbull	270	8.8
	Liberal	G. Whelan	230
Turnout			9,681	53.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Matson

Matson 1976 (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	*H. Morgan**	924	47.1
	Labour	*A. Walters**	852
	Labour	M. Hyde	832
	Conservative	H. Isherwood	807	41.2
	Conservative	Ms. G. Ablett	772
	Conservative	Ms. L. Pressey	719
	Liberal	T. Mulvey		11.7
	Liberal	Ms. V. Tanner	169
	Liberal	Ms. D. Wjunek	127
Turnout			5,432	34.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead 1976 (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	*D. Toomey	1,003	34.7
	Liberal	D. Halford	982	34.0
	Conservative	Ms. I. Fowler	907	31.4
	Labour	P.* Harris	906
	Conservative	F. Stephens	831
	Conservative	B. Turner	794
	Liberal	M. Talwar	758
	Liberal	Ms. M. Harris	741
	Liberal	E. Young	627
Turnout				49.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley 1976 (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	*F. Price**	1,573	54.5
	Conservative	*S. Smith**	1,566
	Conservative	*R. Pitkin-Cocks**	1,541
	Labour	F. Wilton	985	34.1
	Labour	D. Millin	943
	Labour	T. Miles	937
	Liberal	R. Mather	330	11.4
	Liberal	C. James	328
	Liberal	J. Jay	260
Turnout			8,463	57.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westgate

Westgate 1976 (3)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	*Ms. F. Wilton**	1,332	64.5
	Conservative	*H. Fisher**	1,223
	Conservative	T. Herbert	1,133
	Labour	F. Stevens	435	21.1
	Labour	C. Edgington	407
	Labour	R. Escolme	405
	Liberal	D. Warner	299	14.5
	Liberal	Ms. E. Warner	241
Turnout			5,475	35.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "Council compositions by year". Google Drive. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Gloucester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

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