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    1976 handbook

    Macclesfield: 1976 local elections

    6 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (63 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 25 · Other 17 · The Liberal Party 11 · Labour 10

    After (end of 1976) (63 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 34 · Other 18 · The Liberal Party 6 · Labour 5

    Ward results

    Bollington Central1 seat · turnout 59.0%
    B. O'FlahertyRES456
    R. WarrenLabour217
    K. HitchinerConservative155
    Knutsford Nether1 seat · turnout 51.5%
    F. AtkinsonIndependent487
    F. MackenzieConservative255
    P CaswellLabour145
    Macclesfield East3 seats · turnout 38.9%
    D. KingstonLIB1,061
    K. PottsLIB1,043
    L. CooksonLIB941
    P. DronsfieldConservative722
    W. OwenConservative690
    R. BrooksConservative675
    L. LeeLabour511
    G. WykesLabour445
    D. BaileyLabour419
    Macclesfield South3 seats · turnout 40.8%
    K DobsonLabour1,118 ✓
    Hilary DobsonLabour1,014 ✓
    M IkinLabour839 ✓
    W. FearnConservative560
    Alan FearnConservative560
    Hayley GraingerConservative550
    Ms. M. HobsonLIB360
    T FairhurstLIB293
    W PaulLIB200
    No. 16 (Macclesfield Central)3 seats · turnout 26.2%
    L. WaltonLabour551
    B. GleaveConservative473
    M. RoseLIB430
    J. RathboneConservative375
    W. HartleyLabour342
    H. HoughLabour340
    A. WhitworthLIB310
    C. DaleLIB240
    Prestbury2 seats · turnout 58.1%
    A. RigbyRES1,362
    C. LeghConservative1,151
    E. ArmstrongRES1,030
    F. BaconConservative858