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    1976 handbook

    Derwentside: 1976 local elections

    21 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 44 · Other 7 · The Liberal Party 3 · Conservative 1

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

    Labour 39 · Other 9 · The Liberal Party 5 · Conservative 2

    Ward results

    Benfieldside3 seats · turnout 31.0%
    R. MohonIndependent1,081
    W. WestgarthIndependent1,076
    S. UnsworthIndependent1,003
    I. SalisburyLabour558
    Burnopfield3 seats · turnout 38.4%
    A. HolmesIndependent1,122
    T. HallIndependent828
    B. CharltonLabour788
    W. BakerLabour756
    W. ArmstrongLabour660
    Dipton2 seats
    J. WalkerLabour0 ✓
    N. OystonLabour0 ✓
    Esh3 seats · turnout 42.7%
    J. HennessyLIB964
    J. ElliottLIB838
    V. TaylorLIB809
    H. GuildfordLabour607
    K. CaveLabour521
    N. GowlandLabour512
    H. FenwickIndependent161
    No. 1 (Ebchester)1 seat · turnout 63.1%
    R. GardnerLabour359
    E. TurnerIndependent266
    No. 12 (Catchgate)2 seats
    W. BellLabour0 ✓
    J. EvansLabour0 ✓
    No. 13 (Annfield Plain)2 seats
    E. LightfootLabour0 ✓
    J. ElliottLabour0 ✓
    No. 14 (South Moor)3 seats · turnout 25.1%
    A. WestwaterRES928
    L. WelshLabour646
    J. LeeLabour526
    C. SmithLabour521
    S. McAninlyLIB361
    No. 15 (Havannah)4 seats
    E. DeftyLabour0 ✓
    N. SeymourLabour0 ✓
    A. WilsonLabour0 ✓
    No. 16 (Towneley)5 seats
    A. HugginsLabour0 ✓
    G. WardLabour0 ✓
    N. KellyLabour0 ✓
    O. JohnsonLabour0 ✓
    J. GrahamLabour0 ✓
    No. 17 (Craghead)2 seats
    M. QuinnLabour0 ✓
    H. FeenanLabour0 ✓
    No. 18 (Lanchester)4 seats · turnout 29.1%
    D. CairnsLabour1,164
    W. CoatesLabour1,153
    S. DixonLabour1,149
    Andy LaiConservative1,126
    R. KellLabour1,053
    No. 19 (Cornsay)1 seat · turnout 54.7%
    T. JohnsonLabour337
    C. HunwickIndependent245
    No. 2 (Medomsley)2 seats
    J. ParkinLabour0 ✓
    I. WilliamsonLabour0 ✓
    No. 21 (Castleside)1 seat · turnout 48.1%
    D. GrahamIndependent236
    B. ThackerayLabour197
    D. YoungIndependent190
    No. 3 (Leadgate)3 seats
    W. WaltonLabour0 ✓
    W. ThompsonLabour0 ✓
    L. BrownLabour0 ✓
    No. 5 (Blackhill)3 seats · turnout 24.4%
    V. KellyLabour662
    K. RobsonLabour618
    J. GillinderLIB553
    S. DonnellyLabour525
    No. 6 (Consett North)2 seats · turnout 36.6%
    L. ThomasConservative695
    N. HeavisideIndependent510
    A. WatsonLabour403
    J. PadgettLabour313
    No. 7 (Delves Lane & Crookhall)4 seats · turnout 19.9%
    J. SessfordLabour729
    J. WhitfieldLabour707
    W. CraggsLabour707
    A. LabournLIB657
    R. BellLabour629
    B. PageLIB595
    No. 8 (Consett South)3 seats · turnout 22.6%
    J. CreeganLabour804
    J. RedshawLabour695
    D. McVickersIndependent693
    P. ReillyLabour588
    Tanfield2 seats · turnout 30.4%
    S. WalkerLabour512
    R. DoddLabour446
    C. ParkinsonIndependent339
    J. LewisIndependent331