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1976 UK local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on in May 1976. The Conservatives retained control of the Council.
23 seats were contested, with 16 being won by the Conservative Party and 7 by the Labour Party.
Ernie Crook was the sitting Conservative Councillor in the Church East and North Ward, but was re-elected as an Independent Conservative due to an internal selection dispute. However he took the Conservative Party whip soon after. Therefore, this seat is regarded as a Conservative hold rather than a loss.
After the election, the composition of the Council was
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 16 | 4 | 0 | +4 | {{{seats %}}} | 57.9 | 42,559 | +1.3 | |
Labour | 7 | 2 | 4 | -2 | {{{seats %}}} | 37.0 | 27,230 | +4.4 | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | {{{seats %}}} | 3.9 | 2,902 | -4.5 | |
Other parties | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | {{{seats %}}} | 1.1 | 855 | -1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F Waterworth | 2,871 | 77.5 | +0.3 | |
Labour | G Riley | 832 | 22.5 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 2,039 | 55.0 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,703 | 38.0 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T Greenhalgh | 2,666 | 85.7 | +35.7 | |
Labour | A Grimes | 446 | 14.3 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 2,220 | 71.3 | +46.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,112 | 34.0 | −12.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T McEwan | 1,205 | 68.5 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | A Mills | 498 | 28.3 | −8.6 | |
Socialist (GB) | N Duffield | 56 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 707 | 40.2 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,759 | 37.7 | +3.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Poulsom | 2,666 | 81.9 | +24.5 | |
Labour | C Benjamin | 591 | 18.1 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 2,075 | 63.7 | +29.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,257 | 38.5 | −5.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Lab to Con 12.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Conservative | E Crook | 1,227 | 41.1 | +41.1 | |
Conservative | B Hall | 961 | 32.2 | −30.4 | |
Labour | P Johnson | 799 | 26.7 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 266 | 8.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,987 | 48.3 | +8.3 | ||
Ind. Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Walsh | 2,900 | 55.5 | −4.7 | |
Labour | K McIvor | 2,327 | 44.5 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 573 | 11.0 | −9.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,227 | 39.0 | +8.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Con to Labour 4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F Rushton | 2,260 | 77.7 | +0.3 | |
Labour | J Walker | 648 | 22.3 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 1,612 | 55.4 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,908 | 41.0 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 0.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R Lever | 1,170 | 63.8 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | D Smith | 663 | 36.2 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 507 | 27.6 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,833 | 31.0 | +3.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S Haslam | 2,283 | 60.3 | −6.1 | |
Labour | G Harkin | 1,504 | 39.7 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 779 | 20.4 | −12.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,787 | 36.0 | +8.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | Con to Labour 6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W Hall | 1,742 | 55.6 | +0.3 | |
Labour | R Johnson | 1,389 | 44.4 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 353 | 11.2 | −5.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,131 | 32.0 | −1.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Hanscomb | 1,996 | 90.4 | −1.8 | |
Labour | T Moor | 213 | 9.6 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 1,783 | 80.8 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,210 | 47.0 | −1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Crumblehulme | 2,159 | 52.9 | +10.3 | |
Labour | J McBurnie | 1,924 | 47.1 | +10.6 | |
Majority | 235 | 5.8 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,083 | 40.0 | +7.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C Everin | 1,915 | 61.6 | +12.4 | |
Labour | L Watkinson | 1,194 | 38.4 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 721 | 23.2 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,109 | 48.0 | +8.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Gledhill | 2,112 | 55.1 | +0.6 | |
Labour | P Jones | 1,381 | 36.0 | −0.7 | |
National Front | J Walsh | 341 | 8.9 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 731 | 19.0 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,834 | 38.5 | +1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R Hodson | 1,192 | 40.5 | −6.2 | |
Labour | E Blackwell | 1,105 | 37.6 | +11.2 | |
Liberal | R Richardson | 645 | 21.9 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 87 | 2.9 | −16.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,942 | 38.0 | −0.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 8.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Howarth | 3,057 | 74.5 | −1.6 | |
Labour | G Hart | 897 | 21.9 | +3.5 | |
Independent | B Langley | 151 | 3.7 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 2,160 | 52.6 | −5.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,105 | 37.9 | +2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K Knowles | 2,631 | 57.0 | −7.4 | |
Labour | Brian Iddon | 1,983 | 43.0 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 648 | 14.0 | −14.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,614 | 42.0 | +9.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Con to Labour 7.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Clarke | 1,419 | 54.8 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | B Holland | 1,171 | 45.2 | −5.9 | |
Majority | 248 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,590 | 32.0 | +8.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | Con to Labour 5.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F Walsh | 1,870 | 74.9 | +0.4 | |
Labour | C Knowles | 625 | 25.1 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 1,245 | 49.8 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,495 | 42.8 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | Labour to Con 0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Clee | 1,331 | 47.2 | −5.1 | |
Conservative | J Roden | 1,184 | 42.0 | −5.7 | |
Independent | K Brown | 307 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
Majority | 147 | 5.2 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,822 | 39.8 | +2.8 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | Con to Ind 8.3 |
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