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    1976 handbook

    Bournemouth: 1976 local elections

    16 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (57 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 40 · Labour 12 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 2

    After (end of 1976) (57 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 46 · Other 6 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 2

    Ward results

    Boscombe East2 seats · turnout 24.7%
    P. CollinsConservative1,047
    W. TurnerConservative1,035
    E. HourihaneLabour272
    Boscombe West3 seats · turnout 18.9%
    D. JohnsonConservative1,146
    A. CowleyConservative1,139
    J. PotterConservative1,094
    I. EvisonLabour271
    A. Burns-DavieAnti Corrup114
    Central3 seats · turnout 20.0%
    J. MacfarlaneConservative1,108
    K. ThomasonConservative1,068
    R. WilliamsConservative1,049
    S. HollinrakeLabour274
    East Cliff3 seats · turnout 24.1%
    J. CurtisConservative1,275
    J AdamsConservative1,174
    P. KellewayConservative1,121
    N. HowardLabour387
    A. DawsonLabour368
    Kings Park3 seats · turnout 32.7%
    E. Hollies-SmithConservative1,715
    D. JenkinsonConservative1,568
    W. WarehamInd LIB1,439
    C. JukesConservative1,257
    N. CopageLabour521
    Kinson North5 seats
    L CoxConservative1,692 ✓
    Kenneth ButtConservative1,628 ✓
    M SimesterConservative1,594 ✓
    L BoultonConservative1,564 ✓
    R HaskellRES1,494 ✓
    L BennettLabour1,492
    Gavin Craig DickConservative1,482
    R BennettLabour1,474
    F BennettLabour1,335
    P Munro-WalkerRES1,324
    P BrushettLabour1,296
    V WilliamsLabour1,188
    G KnightsLIB1,053
    Kinson South5 seats · turnout 32.5%
    G. SpicerLabour1,838
    G. JacksonConservative1,791
    A. IgguldenLabour1,777
    G. GrahamConservative1,746
    R. NashConservative1,729
    H. CutlerLabour1,719
    J. BryantConservative1,710
    R. HanlonLabour1,679
    G. RussellConservative1,642
    C. ReidyLabour1,641
    Moordown North4 seats
    Ronald WhittakerIndependent2,227 ✓
    S McQueenConservative1,999 ✓
    D TrenchardConservative1,651 ✓
    L ChandlerConservative1,499 ✓
    J GoodwinLabour1,377
    Barbara PerrottConservative1,359
    N PankhurstLabour1,309
    R LawrenceLIB762
    L DickinsonLIB674
    Moordown South2 seats · turnout 26.0%
    D. MillerLIB735
    P. BamboroughLIB622
    M. SpreadburyConservative482
    V. NuttycombeConservative464
    Queens Park5 seats · turnout 24.6%
    P. HogarthConservative2,267
    I. PageRES1,992
    J. BanksConservative1,818
    R. ColeConservative1,609
    C. DyerIndependent1,510
    W. SayersConservative1,481
    F. WellsteadConservative1,452
    Redhill Park4 seats
    P. WhiteleggInd Con1,939 ✓
    G. MastersConservative1,424 ✓
    G. BallConservative1,336 ✓
    R. JuddConservative1,281 ✓
    F. PurdyInd Con971
    M. LaidlawConservative923
    J. StoneLIB858
    Southbourne5 seats · turnout 24.1%
    E. DayConservative2,468
    K. PalmerConservative2,405
    B. RatcliffeConservative2,372
    M FilerConservative2,366
    B. BeckettConservative2,299
    C. PankhurstLabour670
    West Cliff4 seats · turnout 23.9%
    F. BealeConservative1,699
    W. FormanConservative1,495
    J. AmorConservative1,335
    L. LeeConservative1,249
    H. Nettleton-WalkerInd Con872
    M. SandersRES612
    West Southbourne3 seats · turnout 29.7%
    A. PattonConservative1,501
    L. MansellConservative1,159
    C. StuddConservative1,037
    D. EyreLIB915
    I. TillingLIB760
    Westbourne4 seats · turnout 31.4%
    B. BicknellConservative2,819
    L. CadeConservative2,784
    R. PurnellConservative2,733
    G. JaffeConservative2,604
    J. ReidyLabour441
    Winton2 seats · turnout 36.8%
    D. MantonConservative754
    B. GrowerLabour671
    H. MearsIndependent654
    P. HaleyConservative647
    J. NewhouseLabour469
    J. ThompsonLIB432