1976 UK local government election
1976 local election results in Bristol The 1976 Bristol City Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections . Labour retained overall control of the council despite losing 9 seats to the Conservatives.
Ward results Avon Avon Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour V Pople 3,031 Labour A Crowley 2,911 Labour T Thomas 2,744 Conservative R Chubb 1,930 Conservative J Henley 1,632 Conservative V Bath 1,558 Communist D Pratt 315 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Bedminster Bedminster Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A Hillman 1,725 Labour J Wood 1,571 Labour W Jenkins 1,549 Conservative C Hagen 1,161 Conservative L Vann 1,113 Conservative V Goodland 1,107 Liberal R Turner 434 National Front R Bale 184 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Bishopston Bishopston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D Topham 2,214 Conservative T Clarke 2,100 Conservative M Withers 2,078 Labour E Boney 1,012 Labour M Shotter 982 Labour J Wood 961 Liberal K Tucker 684 Liberal J McMahon 656 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Bishopsworth Bishopsworth Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour L Smith 2,364 Labour A Munroe 2,180 Labour B B Richards 2,121 Conservative B D Richards 1,127 Conservative H Jones 976 Conservative P Paternoster 911 Liberal J Fletcher 475 Liberal P Ellis 429 Liberal P Bentley 394 National Front K Elliott 287 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Brislington Brislington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K Legg 2,320 Labour R Flinn 2,238 Conservative O Patterson 2,234 Labour H Skeates 2,190 Conservative O Scantlebury 2,165 Conservative R Frankham 2,049 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}
Cabot Cabot Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal G Ferguson 1,353 Liberal W Watts-Miller 1,331 Liberal G Beedell 1,326 Conservative P Muir 1,134 Conservative B Weedall 1,092 Conservative J Yarwood 1,066 Labour P McLaren 750 Labour J King 737 Labour L Aldridge 705 Majority Liberal hold Swing {{{swing}}} Liberal hold Swing {{{swing}}} Liberal hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Clifton Clifton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J Lloyd-Kirk 2,324 Conservative H Lawson 2,273 Conservative W Blackmore 2,242 Labour M Hodkinson 1,094 Labour G Micklewright 1,083 Labour M Thomas 1,033 Liberal S Mercer 990 Liberal E Dunning 973 Liberal M Perkins 972 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
District District Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative F Apperley 1,612 Conservative R Trench 1,601 Conservative J Bosdet 1,525 Labour K Bassett 1,223 Labour T Morgan 1,133 Labour M Wood 1,061 Liberal C Bolton 848 Liberal J Sansom 729 Liberal N Rigby 721 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Durdham Durdham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G Palmer 4,061 Conservative M Veale 3,880 Conservative G Browne 3,869 Labour B Begley 962 Labour R Ritchie 884 Labour J Donovan 882 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Easton Easton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J Jones 1,358 Labour G Maggs 1,134 Labour R Morris 1,050 Conservative P Haines 495 Conservative J Gamlin 463 Conservative F Wookey 418 Communist N Carey 131 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Eastville Eastville Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour W Williams 1,833 Labour E Fothergill 1,722 Labour B Ross 1,652 Conservative R Wookey 1,455 Conservative G Woodhouse 1,404 Conservative J Fletcher 1,280 Independent Liberal A Chalmers 512 Independent Liberal B Clarke 347 Independent Liberal J Hale 313 National Front J Bale 133 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Henbury Henbury Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J Fisk 3,350 Conservative W Stephens 3,339 Conservative D Barnwell 3,173 Conservative C Whitmore 3,167 Labour G Brass 2,764 Labour D Large 2,633 Liberal W Hurford 660 Liberal W Paver 634 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}
Hengrove Hengrove Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour W Graves 2,396 Labour A Abrams 2,219 Labour M Houlihan 1,924 Conservative M Stamper 1,046 Conservative A Telling 1,046 Conservative G Bridcut 995 Liberal G Bentley 276 Liberal G Noel 206 Liberal V Noel 204 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Hillfields Hillfields Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C Draper 1,811 Labour G Robertson 1,806 Labour F Vyvyan-Jones 1,659 Conservative M Bessant 1,342 Conservative C Baker 1,289 Conservative A Thomas 1,172 National Front F Tanner 165 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Horfield Horfield Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C Merrett 2,245 Conservative B Topham 2,224 Labour R Edwards 2,175 Labour C Boney 2,056 Conservative P Cutcher 2,048 Conservative R Russell 2,030 Liberal P Hurford 596 Liberal R Moon 502 Liberal V Hales 483 National Front P Thomas 269 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Knowle Knowle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G Sprackling 2,225 Conservative E Wright 2,051 Conservative F Lawrence 1,981 Labour C Gardner 1,102 National Front R Dowler 370 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Redland Redland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G Hebblethwaite 1,929 Conservative C Hebblethwaite 1,904 Conservative G Keeley 1,879 Liberal R Kirkham 1,074 Liberal W Legg 973 Liberal W Tasker 972 Labour A May 683 Labour M Mason 671 Labour M Reiner 664 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Somerset Somerset Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H Willcox 1,617 Labour D Jackson 1,485 Labour J Comerford 1,413 Conservative D Stevens 1,017 Conservative S Walker 962 Conservative H Little 921 National Front J Dowler 189 Liberal J Fletcher 178 Liberal I Adams 138 Liberal A Adams 129 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Southmead Southmead Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative F McGough 3,047 Conservative P Sidebottom 2,748 Conservative N Mearing-Smith 2,686 Labour J Hole 2,523 Labour R Bridle 2,306 Labour A Keefe 2,229 Majority Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}
Southville Southville Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H Harding 1,302 Labour M Young 1,247 Labour F Pidgeon 1,245 Conservative C Taylor 1,226 Conservative C Fox 1,116 Conservative M Jones 1,104 Liberal N Harrisson 181 Liberal E Ellis 153 Liberal A Havvock 142 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
St George East St George East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour L Rexworthy 2,226 Labour H Bloom 2,222 Labour D Beer 2,188 Conservative K Mountstephen 2,076 Conservative R King 1,902 Conservative C Woods 1,817 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
St George West St George West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M Rea 1,437 Labour J McLaren 1,417 Labour I Rogers 1,399 Conservative C Avery 1,108 Conservative M Gardner 956 Conservative B Irwin 881 National Front R Pearce 337 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
St Paul St Paul Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D McLaren 1,157 Labour G Fowler 1,047 Labour P Korovilas 1,012 Conservative E Macdonald 596 Conservative K Rogers 526 Conservative J Seville 483 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
St Philip & Jacob St Philip & Jacob Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour I Knight 820 Labour J Britton 750 Labour D Tedder 741 Conservative G Edwards 378 Conservative S Watton 351 Conservative H Edwards 344 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Stapleton Stapleton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative T Whiteley 3,075 Conservative P Brook 3,055 Conservative H Williams 3,000 Labour C Gingell 1,847 Labour M McGrath 1,847 Labour B Payton 1,772 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Stockwood Stockwood Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative E Wilsdon 3,748 Conservative B Love 3,582 Conservative S Williams 3,444 Labour G Easton 2,948 Labour V Bath 2,750 Labour B Barker 2,706 Liberal H Bryant 784 Liberal J Edwards 654 Liberal M Langley 652 Majority Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}
Westbury-on-Trym Westbury-on-Trym Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D Poole 6,371 Conservative R Wall 6,316 Conservative C Alderson 6,201 Liberal L Edgell 1,063 Liberal G Davis 1,016 Labour J McLaren 965 Liberal M Hamilton 918 Labour D Evans 917 Labour S Andrews 854 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Windmill Hill Windmill Hill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C Reid 1,086 Labour D Poole 1,039 Labour G Bee 1,008 Conservative E Cockrell 592 Conservative S Simmons 565 Conservative W Wardle 544 Liberal R Hopkins 280 Liberal E Mottart 278 Liberal C Slater 248 National Front R Jacklin 178 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
References ^ "Local Elections Handbook 1976". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2016 .