The 1976 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 6 May 1976. This was on the same day as other local elections. The entire council was up for election and the Democratic Labour Party retained control of the council.
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Overall results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Democratic Labour | 17 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 56.7 | 41.0 | 10,122 | 1.2 | |
Conservative | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 43.3 | 32.4 | 8,004 | 4.5 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 204 | 3.8 | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 24.8 | 6,124 | 0.4 | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 259 | New | ||
Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 442 | 0.2 | |
Total | 30 | 24,713 |
Ward results
editAbbey (3 seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic Labour | N. Marshall | 1,300 | ||
Democratic Labour | K. Carveth | 1,129 | ||
Democratic Labour | E. Coles | 1,046 | ||
Labour | D. Jackson | 641 | ||
Labour | M. McHugh | 634 | ||
Labour | N. Frohock | 550 | ||
Conservative | P. Chambers | 506 | ||
Conservative | P. Marshall | 442 | ||
Liberal | R. Feeney | 259 | ||
Independent | B. Ashmore | 204 | ||
Turnout | 48.1 | |||
Democratic Labour hold | ||||
Democratic Labour hold | ||||
Democratic Labour hold |
Boultham (3 seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic Labour | T. Rook | 1,000 | ||
Democratic Labour | A. Padget | 876 | ||
Democratic Labour | D. McLeish | 845 | ||
Conservative | W. Pixsley | 518 | ||
Conservative | F. Hamill | 426 | ||
Labour | J. Ward | 417 | ||
Conservative | C. Ireland | 402 | ||
Labour | D. Bessey | 341 | ||
Labour | P. Deverill | 321 | ||
Turnout | 48.9 | |||
Democratic Labour hold | ||||
Democratic Labour gain from Ind. Conservative | ||||
Democratic Labour gain from Labour |
Bracebridge (3 seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | E. Jenkins | 1,090 | ||
Conservative | R. Bracey | 972 | ||
Conservative | P. Roe | 960 | ||
Democratic Labour | D. Colam | 888 | ||
Democratic Labour | R. Brittan | 876 | ||
Democratic Labour | D. Shaw | 763 | ||
Labour | J. Colam | 534 | ||
Labour | D. Colam | 501 | ||
Labour | J. Plant | 449 | ||
Turnout | 40.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Democratic Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Democratic Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Democratic Labour |
Carholme (3 seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | N. Spence | 1,010 | ||
Conservative | S. Campbell | 914 | ||
Conservative | I. Campbell | 832 | ||
Democratic Labour | M. Smalec | 694 | ||
Democratic Labour | M. Marshall | 645 | ||
Labour | S. Bishop | 477 | ||
Labour | W. Parker | 457 | ||
Labour | R. Templeman | 434 | ||
Turnout | 45.0 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Castle (3 seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Robinson | 1,161 | ||
Conservative | C. North | 979 | ||
Conservative | N. McDonald | 956 | ||
Democratic Labour | F. Goulding | 846 | ||
Democratic Labour | R. Jones | 836 | ||
Labour | T. Dawson | 387 | ||
Labour | H. Bunnage | 356 | ||
Labour | A. Weir | 322 | ||
Turnout | 48.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent |
Ermine (3 seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic Labour | D. Chambers | 1,212 | ||
Democratic Labour | R. Barnes | 1,167 | ||
Democratic Labour | L. Davis | 1,095 | ||
Labour | J. Bennett | 1,043 | ||
Labour | L. Vaisey | 947 | ||
Labour | J. Pulford | 880 | ||
Conservative | E. Fox | 760 | ||
Turnout | 42.4 | |||
Democratic Labour hold | ||||
Democratic Labour hold | ||||
Democratic Labour hold |
Hartsholme (3 seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic Labour | J. Golding | 1,117 | ||
Democratic Labour | J. Bates | 1,090 | ||
Democratic Labour | M. Richardson | 1,068 | ||
Labour | F. Wright | 821 | ||
Labour | I. Goldson | 773 | ||
Labour | K. Wood | 772 | ||
Conservative | B. Howson | 630 | ||
Communist | J. Ginniff | 49 | ||
Turnout | 45.6 | |||
Democratic Labour hold | ||||
Democratic Labour hold | ||||
Democratic Labour hold |
Minster (3 seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | B. Ferguson | 1,333 | ||
Conservative | J. Sullivan | 1,116 | ||
Conservative | F. Horn | 1,062 | ||
Democratic Labour | C. Wilkinson | 831 | ||
Democratic Labour | G. Thornborrow | 674 | ||
Democratic Labour | M. Cole | 669 | ||
Labour | S. Walker | 619 | ||
Labour | L. Wells | 568 | ||
Labour | H. Hubbard | 490 | ||
Turnout | 47.1 | |||
Democratic Labour hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Democratic Labour | ||||
Democratic Labour hold |
Moorland (3 seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic Labour | R. Beecham | 1,300 | ||
Democratic Labour | J. Turner | 1,011 | ||
Conservative | B. Abbott | 996 | ||
Conservative | R. Long | 963 | ||
Labour | N. Baldock | 806 | ||
Labour | J. Robertson | 791 | ||
Labour | R. Hodson | 732 | ||
Turnout | 41.3 | |||
Democratic Labour hold | ||||
Democratic Labour hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Democratic Labour |
Park (3 seats)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic Labour | F. Allen | 934 | ||
Democratic Labour | L. Shepheard | 854 | ||
Democratic Labour | A. Hunt | 678 | ||
Ind. Conservative | R. Bullimore | 442 | ||
Labour | M. Brittan | 379 | ||
Labour | A. Gibbons | 347 | ||
Labour | N. Smith | 304 | ||
Turnout | 38.9 | |||
Democratic Labour hold | ||||
Democratic Labour hold | ||||
Democratic Labour hold |
References
edit- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1976". The Elections Centre.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.