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    1976 handbook

    West Lancashire: 1976 local elections

    25 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (52 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 21 · Other 15 · Conservative 10 · The Liberal Party 6

    After (end of 1976) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 34 · Labour 15 · Other 5 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Aughton Park2 seats · turnout 41.1%
    D. BurnsConservative936
    R. ShepherdConservative933
    T. HillLabour126
    Aughton Town Green3 seats
    E ParryConservative1,350 ✓
    J RadfordConservative1,330 ✓
    G CampbellConservative1,301 ✓
    D RobsonLabour246
    D MathiesonLabour242
    A JenkinsLabour240
    S MalinsLIB200
    Bickerstaffe1 seat · turnout 73.7%
    T. RosbothamConservative387
    J. TurnerLIB260
    P. HarrisonLabour37
    Birch Green3 seats · turnout 15.2%
    G. GriffithsLabour287
    F. RileyLabour235
    J. PickthallLabour226
    T. ForshawConservative106
    P. GartsideConservative99
    M BarronConservative96
    A. ThewCOMM85
    Burscough3 seats
    M ReesLabour755 ✓
    H GrimshawConservative749 ✓
    J FaheyConservative707 ✓
    C LandaleConservative672
    A BullenLabour645
    M CumiskeyLabour598
    Burscough East2 seats · turnout 45.8%
    D ElliotConservative691
    F. DobsonIndependent600
    F. WestleyConservative508
    D MorrisLabour332
    A. DaviesLabour272
    Derby3 seats · turnout 42.0%
    M. RylanceConservative1,365
    C. KellsConservative1,322
    O'Toole D.Conservative1,306
    A. HibbertLabour559
    A. StewartLabour519
    E. RenfreyLIB511
    J. CareyIndependent255
    Downholland1 seat · turnout 54.2%
    R. KirbyConservative444
    C. WilsonLabour72
    Halsall1 seat · turnout 41.4%
    P. SaundersConservative562
    S. RileyLabour84
    HESKETH-WITH-BECCONSALL1 seat · turnout 53.4%
    E. WaitConservative748
    E. CropperIndependent439
    Knowsley3 seats · turnout 42.5%
    N. LeaConservative1,342
    P. JanvierConservative1,287
    J. SmithConservative1,243
    M. MuirIndependent621
    C. BakerLabour317
    C. PickthallLabour303
    Moorside2 seats
    I ComanLabour560 ✓
    E ScaifeLabour414 ✓
    H SkaifeConservative191
    A VogesConservative171
    P ClaytonLIB149
    T AldridgeCOMM145
    Newburgh1 seat · turnout 66.3%
    K. VincentConservative609
    D. JohnsonLIB415
    NORTH MEOLS2 seats · turnout 34.6%
    H. CropperConservative604
    D. BintcliffeConservative505
    K. MorrisIndependent300
    C. StevensIndependent237
    PARBOLD2 seats · turnout 54.4%
    B. MaddocksConservative984
    A. MaddocksConservative915
    R. HaleLIB674
    T. ChadwickLIB478
    C. McNaneyIndependent55
    Rufford1 seat
    S. TaylorConservative0 ✓
    Scarisbrick2 seats · turnout 27.2%
    W. CoxConservative625
    D. BrooksConservative607
    V. ComanLabour106
    Scott3 seats · turnout 45.5%
    E. MacraeConservative1,012
    M. GoreConservative976
    F WardConservative926
    W. BrownLabour867
    R. NorrisLabour818
    W. CheethamLabour786
    D. RenfreyLIB343
    Skelmersdale North3 seats · turnout 31.5%
    R. McManusLabour658
    D. McNayLabour626
    S. LeahyConservative621
    A. DouglasConservative575
    J. SmithConservative571
    B. BrownLabour560
    R. DeeganCOMM86
    Skelmersdale South3 seats · turnout 28.4%
    P. BondInd Lab809
    H. EddenLabour748
    Phil HarrisLabour605
    V. NaylorConservative382
    R. CharlesConservative370
    K. OwenConservative369
    Tanhouse3 seats
    D. SteeleLabour432 ✓
    D MorrisLabour424 ✓
    S. SentLabour424 ✓
    P. GreavesConservative255
    B. BradleyConservative252
    A. ChadwickConservative248
    J. HartleyLIB135
    C. DentonCOMM120
    TARLETON2 seats · turnout 36.7%
    R. HodgeConservative1,092
    L. ClaytonConservative1,020
    B. MolyneuxIndependent153
    Up Holland North2 seats · turnout 38.0%
    P. RatcliffeIndependent697
    W. RoseIndependent677
    P. HiltonLabour301
    T. NielsonLabour266
    Up Holland South2 seats · turnout 43.1%
    M. WolfeLIB755
    T. BaxterIndependent591
    S. GandyLabour410
    H. AshurstLabour339
    Wrightington2 seats · turnout 39.4%
    A. FairhurstConservative667
    J. RothwellConservative641
    K. LuffLIB237
    J. HartleyLIB202