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    1976 handbook

    Bedford: 1976 local elections

    9 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (56 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 22 · Conservative 20 · Other 12 · The Liberal Party 2

    After (end of 1976) (56 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 34 · Labour 9 · Other 7 · The Liberal Party 6

    Ward results

    Eastcotts1 seat · turnout 49.4%
    A. FrostConservative592
    K. SillettLabour393
    Great Barford1 seat
    V. FilbyIndependent0 ✓
    No. 1 (Cauldwell)4 seats
    W. AstleLabour1,383 ✓
    V. StorrowLabour1,251 ✓
    Robert ElfordLabour1,238 ✓
    A WoodLabour1,087 ✓
    R BoatmanConservative752
    J BartramConservative731
    A DoddsConservative712
    Spenser Robert George GrovesConservative621
    E EvansLIB170
    P StephensonLIB150
    G ThomasLIB148
    P ParkhouseLIB147
    No. 12 (Felmersham & Sharnbrook)1 seat · turnout 59.0%
    D. SloanConservative550
    H. MartinIndependent507
    No. 2 (De Parys)6 seats · turnout 41.0%
    M.Conservative2,636 ✓
    M LordConservative2,636
    R Gwynne-JonesConservative2,632 ✓
    E ConstableConservative2,626 ✓
    D. Lennox-LambConservative2,565 ✓
    Raymond WhittinghamConservative2,505 ✓
    G. SeniorConservative2,346 ✓
    C. BlackLabour857
    Grant BlowersLabour786
    C BainbridgeLabour736
    J BurleyLIB717
    P LaneLabour685
    Peter Geoffrey SmithLabour679
    M BudekLIB668
    V StewartLIB661
    S TattonLabour659
    J FennellLIB641
    A DayshLIB519
    J LotanLIB515
    No. 24 (Kempston)6 seats
    P HooleyConservative1,980 ✓
    G GilbertConservative1,960 ✓
    P GrangeConservative1,949 ✓
    H DoddConservative1,937 ✓
    A SmallridgeConservative1,860 ✓
    W. MartinConservative1,798 ✓
    M BaldwinLabour1,565
    Kay BurleyLabour1,563
    B JacksonLabour1,501
    G BrightmanLabour1,496
    P CaunceLabour1,436
    M CotterLabour1,354
    D EllisLIB631
    No. 3 (Goldington)6 seats
    A LennonLIB2,188 ✓
    J LennonLIB2,112 ✓
    J MarshLIB1,926 ✓
    M EvansLIB1,882 ✓
    I HedleyLIB1,868 ✓
    S MarshLIB1,797 ✓
    Elizabeth Dawn WoottonConservative1,657
    R RigbyConservative1,620
    E BurrowsConservative1,620
    D LittleConservative1,541
    N WrightConservative1,536
    T RigbyConservative1,488
    R WildmanLabour1,120
    Simon Bevis AyreLabour1,074
    F GarrickLabour1,014
    V TilleyLabour989
    J CaldwellLabour982
    D. UptonLabour936
    No. 4 (Harpur)5 seats
    Brian DillinghamConservative1,600 ✓
    Sherry MeadowsConservative1,130 ✓
    M O'DriscollConservative1,114 ✓
    J OgunremiConservative1,110 ✓
    B WakeConservative1,059 ✓
    W AdamLabour775
    Maureen CresswellLabour738
    I BassLabour721
    B JonesLabour687
    Maurice KirkLabour671
    M StillIndependent669
    G OrrIndependent617
    John DuckworthIndependent379
    V McCallumIndependent348
    E WilkinsonIndependent300
    J JonesLIB240
    B WhitakerLIB222
    N HickmanLIB193
    J GreensmithLIB190
    S HickmanLIB187
    Wilshamstead1 seat · turnout 55.0%
    V. WissonConservative718
    A. McCarthyIndependent301