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    1976 handbook

    West Wiltshire: 1976 local elections

    17 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (42 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 17 · Conservative 13 · Labour 10 · The Liberal Party 2

    After (end of 1976) (42 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 20 · Other 15 · Labour 6 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Atworth and Whitley1 seat
    K. HayesIndependent0 ✓
    College3 seats
    A. CloeughLabour0
    J. McCormackLabour0
    C. McGuiganLabour0
    No. 1 (Bradford Upon Avon)4 seats
    M WebbLabour1,329 ✓
    M MizenLabour1,278 ✓
    D DalglishConservative1,271 ✓
    Diana NewmanIndependent1,153 ✓
    Patricia GrantConservative1,145
    P TaylorLIB898
    B HooperLIB759
    Andrew Timothy AdamsLabour699
    J WilliamsLabour585
    No. 10 (Hilperton)1 seat
    H. IvesIndependent0 ✓
    No. 11 (Steeple Ashton)2 seats · turnout 23.9%
    G. BagnallConservative1,050
    R. PeplerIndependent562
    J. ArkwrightLabour434
    No. 12 (Southwick)2 seats · turnout 38.9%
    A. PhillipsIndependent1,003
    A. CaseIndependent557
    B. PettiferLIB544
    R. JamesLIB524
    A. McCartneyLabour374
    No. 13 (Heywood)1 seat · turnout 52.4%
    R. PowellIndependent482
    F. ParkerLabour284
    No. 14 (Corsley)1 seat
    L. WhiteIndependent0 ✓
    No. 15 (Longbridge Deverill)1 seat
    K. HillyerConservative0 ✓
    No. 16 (Codford)1 seat · turnout 56.6%
    R. ButtIndependent492
    R. WalterConservative491
    No. 2 (Melksham)5 seats · turnout 25.2%
    M. WestonConservative1,701
    R WiltshireConservative1,597
    M. SalisburyLabour1,587
    B. BronsonConservative1,318
    M. O'GormanLabour1,280
    S. WilkinsonIndependent1,262
    H. GibbsLabour1,201
    F. HulbertIndependent1,189
    T. BallantyneLabour1,107
    G. WickensLabour915
    No. 3 (Trowbridge)9 seats
    E JackmanConservative2,417 ✓
    G RobertsConservative2,356 ✓
    Roger LongConservative2,121 ✓
    Melissa PearceConservative1,970 ✓
    M AshbyConservative1,871 ✓
    G AlldenLIB1,861 ✓
    G ApplegateConservative1,835 ✓
    A PearceConservative1,789 ✓
    G PayneConservative1,712 ✓
    Robin DunnLabour1,271
    R BennettLIB1,188
    Anita RoseIndependent1,187
    M WestLIB1,076
    P OughtibridgeLabour1,053
    Andrew CollingwoodLabour1,014
    G JohnsonLIB963
    D. FennellLabour948
    J HungerfordLabour930
    Becca SnowLabour899
    C CallowLabour867
    O WorleyLabour809
    F MartinLabour738
    R SmithIndependent730
    H AbbottIndependent725
    No. 4 (Warminster)6 seats · turnout 15.6%
    E. MiddletonConservative1,710
    A. CurtisConservative1,618
    K. SelfConservative1,543
    D. MainIndependent1,432
    J. HouseIndependent1,305
    M. HaywardIndependent1,153
    B. CottonLIB1,048
    D TiltLIB995
    T. WoollardLIB884
    No. 6 (Winsley)2 seats · turnout 39.2%
    W. VilesConservative891
    R. AmeryIndependent644
    R. BembridgeIndependent643
    S. MizenLabour264
    No. 8 (Holt)2 seats
    M. MortimerIndependent0 ✓
    G. TuckerIndependent0 ✓
    No. 9 (Blackmoor & Woolmoor)1 seat · turnout 9.3%
    M. GibbsLabour200
    G. CoombesIndependent64
    Westbury With Storridge3 seats · turnout 20.8%
    L. WebbConservative986
    W. VivashLabour984
    W. TaylorLabour848
    C. BallLIB664
    A. WheelerLabour608