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    1976 handbook

    Dacorum: 1976 local elections

    22 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (62 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 33 · Conservative 25 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1976) (62 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 38 · Labour 21 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Bovingdon & Flaunden2 seats · turnout 50.4%
    R. LownConservative841
    P. MayoConservative820
    W. SymonsIndependent369
    T. LattonLabour318
    M. SmithLabour279
    Chipperfield1 seat · turnout 71.2%
    J. NicholsConservative419
    I. SeniorLIB416
    D. MossLabour52
    KINGS LANGLEY2 seats · turnout 50.3%
    W. DriverConservative1,255
    A. ScottConservative1,199
    H. LeatherLabour525
    S. KahnLabour484
    No. 1 (Hemel Hempstead: Central)3 seats · turnout 38.1%
    C. ApplebyConservative1,008
    C. FowlerConservative998
    A. TomsConservative981
    I. GibsonLabour391
    M. KalaherLabour360
    K. LewisLabour358
    J. BelcherCOMM80
    No. 10 (Berkhamsted: North Church)3 seats · turnout 52.5%
    J. CalnanConservative1,546
    J. ScottConservative1,223
    E. WarringtonConservative1,104
    S. BaylissLabour797
    D. HartLabour781
    D. CoxLabour645
    No. 11 (Berkhamsted: Castle Andsunnyside)5 seats
    J. BandyConservative2,564 ✓
    R. PeakeConservative2,470 ✓
    G. JonesConservative2,386 ✓
    A. ThomasConservative2,378 ✓
    A. WebsterConservative2,356 ✓
    A. BaylissLabour851
    B. MayLabour803
    J. RobertsLabour741
    I. DenvirLabour648
    R. O'ReillyLabour550
    No. 12 (Tring)5 seats
    R HallingIndependent1,748
    D. TownsendConservative1,747
    R YoungerConservative1,613
    H. ValentineConservative1,587
    J. CollingsConservative1,547
    G. McAndrewIndependent1,423
    D. WoodConservative1,263
    R. OliverLIB844
    D. FaneLabour838
    P. TaylorLIB799
    P. ElleyLIB694
    No. 13 (Aldbury & Tring Rural)1 seat · turnout 55.8%
    G. WaltersConservative428
    E. GlasserLIB175
    P AldisLabour171
    No. 14 (North Church)1 seat · turnout 44.9%
    J. BirdConservative367
    J. RickardLabour57
    No. 15 (Wigginton)1 seat · turnout 51.0%
    E. RossIndependent276
    B. BakerConservative242
    No. 16 (Little Gaddesden & Nettleden)1 seat · turnout 61.9%
    S. WhaleyConservative702
    J. StobbsInd LIB335
    D. DavisonLabour92
    No. 2 (Hemel Hempstead: Northeast)7 seats
    A HooperLabour1,993 ✓
    J AnnisonLabour1,986 ✓
    P DoyleLabour1,963 ✓
    Owen TaylorLabour1,930 ✓
    L FieldLabour1,902 ✓
    R BeresfordLabour1,901 ✓
    Peter PalfreyLabour1,877 ✓
    Elaine CooperConservative1,810
    Clifford AbbottConservative1,789
    G ClennellConservative1,771
    M CosgraveConservative1,738
    G HansonConservative1,731
    E FelthamConservative1,721
    J WoodConservative1,719
    G LawrenceLIB612
    A AllenLIB568
    J BlackmanLIB559
    R ColesLIB532
    W StuartLIB485
    K WilliamsLIB476
    A SmithLIB471
    No. 20 (Markyate)1 seat · turnout 44.5%
    W. TerryConservative582
    D. MartinLabour239
    No. 21 (Flamstead)1 seat · turnout 60.1%
    W. DaviesIndependent396
    F. PhilpottConservative226
    No. 22 (Great Gaddesden)1 seat · turnout 55.6%
    F. De ButtsConservative396
    J. De PeyerLabour58
    No. 3 (Hemel Hempstead: Adeyfield)4 seats · turnout 45.8%
    L. TaberLabour1,381
    G. ScribensLabour1,350
    G. KeeganLabour1,345
    H. CoffmanLabour1,293
    D. HarringtonConservative1,007
    W. EvansConservative1,006
    L. OldreyConservative1,005
    H. MarwoodConservative934
    L. HansonLIB333
    G. WhiteLIB246
    J. MarshallCOMM109
    No. 4 (Hemel Hempstead: Southeast)6 seats
    J PriceConservative2,179 ✓
    P CourtnageConservative2,130 ✓
    Kenneth ColemanConservative2,101 ✓
    Hazel BassadoneConservative2,098 ✓
    J PhillipsConservative2,080 ✓
    R Foord-KelceyConservative2,040 ✓
    C De PeyerLabour1,878
    Julia LucasLabour1,861
    R RyanLabour1,698
    M TraininLabour1,687
    W PriceLabour1,686
    A WigmoreCOMM165
    No. 5 (Apsley & Abbots Langley)5 seats · turnout 55.4%
    Stephen DavisonLabour1,730 ✓
    J. DorchesterLabour1,653 ✓
    F. McDonnellLabour1,608 ✓
    A MaclaughlinLabour1,605 ✓
    C BarlingConservative1,583 ✓
    David Raymond SouthallLabour1,540
    T EastmanConservative1,535
    G BadleyConservative1,525
    B Langdon-PrattConservative1,509
    Barry GandyConservative1,496
    M CroftsLIB464
    C KennardLIB419
    B RigbyLIB408
    S PalmerLIB379
    P CullNF164
    J GriggsNF143
    A PiearsNF120
    B RubinCOMM58
    No. 7 (Hemel Hempstead: Boxmoor)4 seats · turnout 50.5%
    M. KingConservative1,775
    J. ButeuxConservative1,754
    A. BarlingConservative1,741
    B. LuckConservative1,677
    D. BrownLabour1,512
    D. HoldsworthLabour1,439
    J. JohnsonLabour1,408
    I. Laidlaw-DicksonLabour1,273
    E. LeighCOMM145
    No. 8 (Hemel Hempstead: Warners End)4 seats
    J GeraghtyLabour1,232 ✓
    G MitchellLabour1,191 ✓
    C HarrisLabour1,132 ✓
    M YoungLabour1,112 ✓
    A PriestleyConservative1,053
    J FaganConservative1,052
    E BirdConservative1,042
    A EhrlichConservative1,034
    W WhalleyLIB257
    J FreemanLIB255
    M BelcherCOMM87
    No. 9 (Hemel Hempstead: Gadebridge)2 seats · turnout 46.9%
    J. WoodLabour1,030
    R. MitchellLabour1,000
    G. EhrlichConservative496
    R. NeedhamConservative487
    D. FryattLIB203
    C. LockwoodLIB170
    South2 seats · turnout 47.9%
    P. BentonConservative853
    W. RobinsonConservative813
    M. CraigLabour298
    J. KellyLabour253