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    1976 handbook

    Reading: 1976 local elections

    13 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (46 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 16 · Labour 16 · The Liberal Party 14 · Other 0

    After (end of 1976) (46 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 21 · Labour 14 · The Liberal Party 11 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Abbey2 seats
    W. ManderLabour383
    B. LaneConservative373
    J. PearsonConservative369
    R. WilliamsLabour339
    Battle2 seats
    J BristowLabour894 ✓
    T WiseLabour883 ✓
    M IrwinConservative519
    Joel HarperConservative515
    J DicksonLIB146
    E DicksonLIB143
    CASTLE3 seats · turnout 43.2%
    R. GarnettLabour1,028 ✓
    G. RushLabour962 ✓
    A. PageLabour947 ✓
    E. FarmerConservative801
    P. BrighamConservative792
    B. JonesConservative773
    C. MilsomThe Liberal Party440
    R. HarrisThe Liberal Party434
    J. MennearThe Liberal Party430
    Caversham3 seats
    R. JewittConservative2,190
    G. RobinsonConservative1,840
    F. PughConservative1,812
    T. CliftonLabour937
    M. JohnsonLabour891
    A. TolanLabour862
    A. FreemanRES277
    CHRISTCHURCH4 seats
    M AbsolomLabour1,315 ✓
    W HuntleyLabour1,241 ✓
    N WebbLabour1,185 ✓
    R BishopConservative1,178 ✓
    R CoxConservative1,172
    H YoungLabour1,165
    C CrossConservative1,147
    C HembrowConservative1,092
    H CrichtonLIB547
    D O'RourkeLIB484
    N JamesLIB422
    Katesgrove2 seats
    Mand G.Labour848
    M. SinghLabour765
    N. RowberryConservative724
    J. WilkinsConservative655
    Minster6 seats
    A BakerConservative2,538 ✓
    S CoombsConservative2,516 ✓
    Graham LawrenceConservative2,500 ✓
    C SageConservative2,451 ✓
    James TalbotConservative2,427 ✓
    K LoderConservative2,422 ✓
    C BosleyLabour1,828
    D BuckleyLabour1,800
    A KnottLabour1,750
    K DavisonLabour1,742
    K DimentLabour1,736
    F SilverthorneLabour1,699
    M ClarkeLIB688
    C BuckeLIB659
    H GoodacreLIB635
    D HolmesLIB615
    P PrattLIB614
    D HobbsLIB600
    Norcot6 seats
    L DunningLIB1,711 ✓
    T FrancisLIB1,687 ✓
    J FreemanLIB1,657 ✓
    G SalisburyLIB1,633 ✓
    P BeardLIB1,626 ✓
    D HopkinsLIB1,594 ✓
    P MadgesConservative1,519
    J PaceyConservative1,504
    Frank RogersConservative1,475
    R HinckleyConservative1,467
    G WaiteConservative1,458
    F RoseConservative1,391
    W GothardLabour1,072
    Frank HarrisLabour1,059
    Helen HathawayLabour1,033
    H HinderLabour981
    R SmithLabour959
    A PravdaLabour934
    Park3 seats
    D ChilversConservative1,333 ✓
    V HormanConservative1,255 ✓
    M FrancisConservative1,251 ✓
    P JonesLabour943
    S HarveyLabour904
    B LyonsLabour889
    N EdwardsLIB697
    M BlissLIB633
    A LookerLIB606
    V ShortRES51
    K PullenRES45
    Redlands3 seats · turnout 46.1%
    J OliverConservative1,316 ✓
    J LawfordConservative1,277 ✓
    M LowerConservative1,249 ✓
    V AngellLIB1,151
    R BroughLIB1,055
    S. MilanoThe Liberal Party999
    P. JonesLabour455
    G KennedyLabour406
    V JonesLabour406
    Thames4 seats
    C AucockConservative2,906 ✓
    K SageConservative2,900 ✓
    E DaviesConservative2,884 ✓
    David MortonConservative2,701 ✓
    K GwinnellLIB951
    J GreenLIB933
    K ElliottLIB838
    P ManderLabour686
    K SainsburyLabour633
    G LidbetterLabour599
    R HammersleyLabour569
    Tilehurst5 seats
    R DayLIB2,475 ✓
    F DayLIB2,367 ✓
    D AllenLIB2,194 ✓
    G FordLIB2,175 ✓
    M IngreyLIB2,122 ✓
    A DavisConservative1,441
    M CaseleyConservative1,423
    Sharon FoleyConservative1,323
    J StevensConservative1,315
    I GrantConservative1,304
    J CotteeLabour821
    D BullLabour777
    A GothardLabour777
    L HinderLabour772
    M SteeleLabour748
    M WhiteInd SOC60
    Whitley3 seats
    M. OrtonLabour1,187
    J. PriceLabour1,186
    D. LawrenceLabour1,185
    G. MatthewsConservative797
    P. WickensConservative623
    R. WoodroffConservative536
    B. TrusellLIB275
    M. LawLIB234
    H. TrusellLIB231