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    1976 handbook

    Babergh: 1976 local elections

    28 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (38 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 19 · Labour 11 · Conservative 8 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1976) (38 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 17 · Other 16 · Labour 4 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Alton1 seat · turnout 64.8%
    F. RundallConservative379
    R. CookLabour316
    Berners1 seat
    E. PollardIndependent0 ✓
    Bildeston1 seat
    O. SimpsonIndependent0 ✓
    Boxford1 seat
    T. ClarkIndependent0 ✓
    Brantham1 seat
    H. ManningIndependent0 ✓
    Brett Vale1 seat · turnout 50.2%
    E. GreenConservative286
    H. HardyIndependent285
    Brookvale1 seat
    J. BaxterIndependent0 ✓
    Bures St Mary1 seat
    H. EngleheartConservative0 ✓
    Capel & Wenham1 seat · turnout 49.3%
    R. PearceLabour485
    W. RobertsonConservative477
    Chadacre1 seat
    C. InceIndependent0 ✓
    Copdock1 seat · turnout 59.5%
    M. MooreIndependent382
    T. CareyLabour208
    R. HitchcockIndependent132
    Dodnash2 seats
    T. GoodchildIndependent0 ✓
    C. Wake-WalkerIndependent0 ✓
    Elmsett1 seat
    W. CrockattIndependent0 ✓
    Glemsford1 seat · turnout 50.5%
    A. GoodwinConservative528
    D. ChattersLabour274
    Great Cornard North2 seats · turnout 29.6%
    M. CurranLabour342
    S. ByhamConservative334
    T. MacdonaldLabour318
    N. ScofieldConservative277
    Great Cornard South2 seats · turnout 45.8%
    A. EadyConservative684
    E. ChaplinLabour557
    P. BeerConservative548
    J. BlackieLabour500
    Hadleigh3 seats · turnout 37.6%
    S. BrownLabour923
    J. OsborneIndependent733
    M. CrabtreeIndependent607
    C. DurrantIndependent579
    N. SladeLabour510
    J. WhiteLabour506
    C. AnstrutherConservative378
    J. GoadConservative307
    Holbrook1 seat
    J. GodleyIndependent0 ✓
    Lavenham1 seat · turnout 55.4%
    H. GriffinConservative423
    L. SpragginsIndependent272
    Leavenheath1 seat
    E. YorkConservative0 ✓
    Long Melford2 seats · turnout 44.4%
    R. KempLIB1,152
    J. AbbottRES622
    C. KingstonIndependent490
    Nayland1 seat · turnout 68.8%
    Mitchell D.Independent364
    P. HetheringtonIndependent266
    No. 1 (Sudbury)5 seats · turnout 27.4%
    W. BarkerConservative1,544
    A. MooreConservative1,291
    R. PlayfordConservative1,278
    G. ParkerConservative992
    H. SinghConservative948
    J. HewittLIB884
    H. BanhamLabour765
    P. MoultonLabour700
    S. GargiuloLabour509
    R. TannerLabour476
    North Cosford1 seat
    D. HodgeIndependent0 ✓
    Polstead & Layham1 seat · turnout 49.7%
    R. EslerConservative326
    C. StewartIndependent97
    C. EdmundsIndependent58
    Shotley1 seat · turnout 38.0%
    T. LloydConservative239
    J. GreenRES238
    Waldingfield1 seat · turnout 47.3%
    C. SpenceConservative634
    D. KingLabour297
    West Samford1 seat
    D. WedgwoodConservative0 ✓