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    1976 handbook

    Darlington: 1976 local elections

    15 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (49 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 28 · The Liberal Party 8 · Conservative 8 · Other 5

    After (end of 1976) (49 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 30 · Labour 15 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Heighington1 seat · turnout 60.2%
    E. JacksonConservative575
    F. RobsonLabour252
    Hurworth2 seats · turnout 38.3%
    G. PriestleyIndependent880
    E. Riley-LordIndependent680
    A. FidellIndependent593
    Middleton St George1 seat · turnout 34.1%
    J. IngledewIndependent288 ✓
    L. RaineIndependent222
    R. PallisterIndependent160
    E. HallLabour85
    J. TimsonIndependent73
    No. 1 (Harrowgate Hill)3 seats · turnout 41.2%
    R. FishwickConservative1,122
    J. AndersonConservative1,104
    E. RichmondConservative1,032
    J. MarshallLabour942
    J. BethellLabour876
    N. CollinsonLabour872
    No. 10 (Lingfield)4 seats · turnout 40.0%
    A. BruceConservative1,455
    A. HaireConservative1,383
    G. StainsbyConservative1,383
    P. HortonConservative1,350
    J. BushLabour1,058
    J. CousinLabour1,038
    I. ClarkLabour1,030
    J. McCabeLabour1,012
    No. 2 (North Road)3 seats · turnout 28.4%
    J. LazenbyLabour613
    C. SpenceLabour580
    D. PontoneLabour566
    I. PatersonConservative531
    T. SpoonerConservative526
    E. WalkerConservative484
    No. 3 (Cockerton)5 seats
    J LambConservative1,394 ✓
    J MooreConservative1,364 ✓
    C HutchinsonLabour1,258 ✓
    F MatthewsConservative1,244 ✓
    B ChamberlainConservative1,229 ✓
    C PariasConservative1,214
    K FairerLabour1,168
    C DenhamLabour1,073
    W MoreheadLabour1,068
    E GreavesLabour1,052
    Alec ClarkIndependent799
    No. 4 (Central & Northgate)4 seats · turnout 40.1%
    A. RobinsonLabour1,255
    S. RobinsonLabour1,192
    C. BinneyLabour1,178
    Dorothy Claire LongLabour1,053
    E. RamsdaleConservative993
    G. GrayConservative915
    R. BennettConservative905
    T. ThompsonConservative850
    H. CarrLIB755
    D. LaycockLIB458
    P. SmythLIB457
    L. PickersgillLIB438
    No. 5 (Pierremont)4 seats
    M TowersConservative1,403 ✓
    E RobertsConservative1,314 ✓
    P ShearwoodConservative1,275 ✓
    P HadiConservative1,220 ✓
    B FiskeLIB1,000
    J BiagioniLIB902
    I BarnesLIB884
    G HerbertLIB774
    J BatemanLabour572
    H. HallLabour514
    Isobel HartleyLabour497
    N TownLabour472
    No. 6 (Haughton)4 seats · turnout 39.1%
    J. McLoughlinLabour1,153
    J. HaithwaiteConservative1,138
    B. HubbardConservative1,094
    W. CottenConservative1,085
    D. LyonetteLabour1,075
    O. O'BrienLabour1,042
    E. GirlingConservative983
    H. HannahLabour972
    J. PorteusInd Lab503
    No. 7 (Eastbourne)6 seats
    Joan PatersonLabour1,540 ✓
    A GillLabour1,444 ✓
    L ElliottLabour1,409 ✓
    J FareyLabour1,394 ✓
    J SkinnerLabour1,373 ✓
    J AndersonLabour1,301 ✓
    R CoplandConservative1,260
    R ClementConservative1,221
    T BrowningConservative1,215
    Dickie DawesConservative1,159
    I HamiltonConservative1,138
    M McCannConservative1,122
    G ScarreIndependent146
    W ForderIndependent145
    No. 8 (West)6 seats · turnout 33.3%
    W. NewtonConservative3,732
    F. RobinsonConservative3,630
    S. BrownConservative3,591
    Christopher JohnsonConservative3,424
    P. Stamford-BewleyConservative3,321
    No. 9 (South)4 seats · turnout 42.7%
    E. McMahonConservative1,522 ✓
    C. FreemanConservative1,511 ✓
    H. ScottConservative1,436 ✓
    C. SwalesConservative1,374 ✓
    P. FreitagLIB788
    G. DurhamLabour756
    J. NicholsonLabour710
    R. MontgomeryLabour707
    H. StraitonLabour695
    D. MulhollandLIB509
    D. GascoyneLIB477
    R. WoodLIB474
    H. BeadleNF72
    H. OuthwaiteNF68
    Sadberge1 seat
    D. CuthbertsonIndependent0 ✓
    Whessoe1 seat · turnout 47.2%
    K. MarleyConservative681
    R. WinnLIB134