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    1976 handbook

    Hyndburn: 1976 local elections

    18 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 24 · Conservative 21 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 0

    After (end of 1976) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 33 · Labour 14 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Mic4 seats · turnout 32.8%
    W. FinchConservative1,228
    M. DowningConservative1,206
    D. CleggConservative1,173
    L. RushtonConservative1,134
    A. NewshamLabour958
    C. WalshIndependent745
    I. ThorpeLIB504
    Netherton3 seats
    Winifred FranklandConservative915 ✓
    A HansonConservative912 ✓
    George SlynnLabour879 ✓
    M KeszlerConservative872
    J HayhurstLabour840
    A TattersallLabour779
    No. 1 (Accrington: West)2 seats · turnout 39.6%
    P. HargreavesLabour687
    B. WhithamLabour519
    G. BroadhurstConservative407
    R. HarwoodConservative379
    No. 10 (Church: St. James)1 seat · turnout 40.0%
    L. DickinsonLabour270
    R. PrestageConservative146
    No. 11 (Church: Chapel & Elmfield)1 seat
    J. GrimeLabour0 ✓
    No. 12 (Church: Dill Hall)1 seat · turnout 56.7%
    J. RileyConservative423
    C. RoganLabour213
    H. StuttardLIB64
    No. 13 (Clayton-Le-Moors)4 seats
    E HoyleConservative1,789 ✓
    P GilbraithConservative1,737 ✓
    J JacksonConservative1,606 ✓
    J DowningConservative1,583 ✓
    A LewisLabour894
    M SimsLabour851
    No. 14 (Great Harwood: North West)4 seats · turnout 49.6%
    J HallConservative1,406 ✓
    W SumnerConservative1,338 ✓
    K OwenConservative1,284 ✓
    Terence Neil OwenConservative1,220
    T. OwenConservative1,220 ✓
    Tony LambertLabour829
    John HockingLabour793
    F LiveseyLabour750
    J SunnerLabour682
    No. 18 (Rishton)4 seats · turnout 45.1%
    D. McNeilConservative1,362
    A. CritchlowLabour1,322
    P. RushtonConservative1,171
    F. EdmondsonConservative1,146
    A. DaviesConservative1,056
    F. ParkinsonLabour855
    R. PeelLabour748
    J. PalmerLabour632
    No. 2 (Accrington: Central)1 seat · turnout 43.3%
    W. HainesLabour367
    M. MortimerConservative263
    No. 3 (Accrington: North)4 seats
    Simon PrattConservative1,290 ✓
    J HughesConservative1,196 ✓
    Richard James DuckworthConservative1,103 ✓
    H TaylorConservative1,093 ✓
    F EllisonLIB596
    A UnwinLIB555
    K DobsonNF436
    No. 4 (Accrington: Peel Park)2 seats · turnout 41.6%
    A. OwensConservative595
    G. SmithLabour489
    P. FavellConservative478
    R. EddlestonLabour422
    D. RileyNF245
    R. RiggIndependent192
    No. 5 (Accrington: East)2 seats · turnout 33.8%
    W. ParkinsonConservative485
    Adele BensonConservative473
    A. SuddersLabour438
    No. 6 (Accrington: South)3 seats · turnout 35.7%
    K. MarsdenLIB861
    V. RennisonConservative791
    B. FairleyConservative785
    M. MartinConservative772
    A. LundLIB678
    A. LeemingLIB594
    D. CronshawNF373
    No. 7 (Accrington: Higher Antley)2 seats
    M CleakConservative509 ✓
    Katie Elizabeth CurtisLabour492 ✓
    P HarwoodConservative464
    D KeeleyLabour427
    No. 8 (Accrington: Spring Hill)4 seats · turnout 33.3%
    C. DillonLabour923
    J. PickupLabour918
    T. BramleyLabour777
    E. CourtConservative774
    C. WestellLabour763
    A. JamesonConservative683
    H. BattyLIB556
    D. O'HanlonLIB549
    No. 9 (Accrington: Huncoat)2 seats · turnout 48.3%
    D. GrantLabour525
    W. FarrimondLabour475
    D. DeakinConservative449
    J. HindleyConservative448
    Oswalds4 seats · turnout 26.7%
    J. HargreavesConservative1,330
    B. SandifordConservative1,263
    E. HillConservative1,234
    T. RenshawConservative1,187
    J. FarmerLabour808
    T. MarshallCOMM205