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    1976 handbook

    Blyth Valley: 1976 local elections

    9 wards with results. Council page

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

    Labour 29 · The Liberal Party 12 · Conservative 5 · Other 2

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

    Labour 23 · Other 16 · Conservative 6 · The Liberal Party 3

    Ward results

    No. 1 (Blyth: Croft)5 seats
    R MordueILP1,290
    M MacdonaldILP1,190
    L CobbILP990
    H ShepherdILP972
    J RennisonILP820
    D MillerILP711 ✓
    D MordueILP672 ✓
    J DonohoeLabour660 ✓
    C BrownILP654 ✓
    E TolhurstLabour615
    R CampbellLabour612 ✓
    D MackinLIB592
    G HaggertyLabour567
    K BeadenILP564
    D LeesLabour550
    T SmithIndependent528
    J DawsonLIB517
    E BreadinLabour472
    D PottsLabour457
    Peter John LongLabour456
    M WattsLabour441
    George CairnsLabour406
    J CraigInd Lab302
    M McCleanInd Lab236
    J CavaginInd Lab220
    R WatsonInd Lab189
    I CavaginInd Lab166
    No. 2 (Blyth: Bebside) (E.P. 24.6.76)5 seats · turnout 43.9%
    R. MordueOther1,290 ✓
    M. MacdonaldOther1,190 ✓
    L. CobbOther990 ✓
    H. ShepherdOther972 ✓
    J. RennisonOther820 ✓
    E. TolhurstLabour615
    G. HaggertyLabour567
    D. LeesLabour550
    T. SmithIndependent528
    D. PottsLabour457
    M. WattsLabour441
    J. CraigOther302
    M. McCleanOther236
    J. CavaginOther220
    R. WatsonOther189
    I. CavaginOther166
    No. 3 (Blyth: Plessey)5 seats
    E. HowesLabour0 ✓
    R. MilburnLabour0 ✓
    N. BatchelorLabour0 ✓
    A. HancockLabour0 ✓
    G. BarkerLabour0 ✓
    No. 4 (Blyth: Ridley)6 seats
    P BassettConservative1,276 ✓
    F DixonConservative1,222 ✓
    J TateConservative1,220 ✓
    M McGilvrayConservative1,138 ✓
    V CrosbyConservative1,132 ✓
    John Robert McNeilConservative1,072 ✓
    R LloydLIB969
    I TompkinsLIB960
    L ColbeckLIB933
    K GallonIndependent924
    T ShieldsLIB911
    N StephensonLIB888
    J PhillipsLabour664
    E WilkinsonLabour615
    No. 5 (Blyth: Waterloo)6 seats
    Tessa Tyler ToddLabour1,423
    J ChandlerLabour1,351
    W YellowleyILP1,318 ✓
    M. BrownLabour1,309
    J NicholsonLIB1,299
    S MetcalfLabour1,273
    B StottLabour1,234
    A DuffellLIB1,164
    P PenfoldLIB1,148
    A RobinsonLIB1,135
    B SouthernLIB1,091
    I ShepherdILP901 ✓
    E TowersILP881 ✓
    N SmithILP876 ✓
    G DuffILP873 ✓
    R RoutledgeLIB870 ✓
    A RoutledgeLIB829
    D ChristionILP806
    P StephensonLIB800
    G JacksonLIB798
    J HandleyConservative740
    B BassettConservative706
    D AfendoulisLIB657
    D PottsLabour638
    I InceLabour628
    D RobertsLabour585
    B ThompsonLabour517
    R JenkinsLabour474
    M FrenchLabour462
    F ArkwrightIndependent312
    No. 6 (Cramlington West & Hartford)6 seats · turnout 41.9%
    T. ToddLabour1,423 ✓
    J. ChandlerLabour1,351 ✓
    M. BrownLabour1,309 ✓
    J. NicholsonThe Liberal Party1,299 ✓
    S. MetcalfLabour1,273 ✓
    B. StottLabour1,234 ✓
    A. DuffellThe Liberal Party1,164
    P. PenfoldThe Liberal Party1,148
    A. RobinsonThe Liberal Party1,135
    B. SouthernThe Liberal Party1,091
    J. HandleyConservative740
    F. ArkwrightIndependent312
    No. 7 (Cramlington East)6 seats · turnout 35.3%
    I. GordonLabour1,555
    A. HutchinsonLabour1,390
    J. BradshawLabour1,367
    N. HughesLabour1,356
    O. RitsonLabour1,342
    R LeeLabour1,320
    B. CharltonLIB1,250
    V. CollinsLIB1,191
    K. DawsonLIB1,183
    B. DunnLIB1,172
    R. ThompsonLIB1,165
    M. MurrellLIB1,157
    No. 8 (Seaton Delaval)8 seats · turnout 24.2%
    E. MilneILP2,835
    J. McManusILP2,256
    J. PattersonLabour1,925
    L. LarmouthILP1,755
    J. CloughLabour1,567
    L. HendersonLabour1,343
    G. AdamsLabour1,224
    A. YoungLabour1,211
    J. CollierLabour1,144
    D. GascoigneLabour1,121
    I. CooperLIB1,087
    J. GunnLIB1,031
    C. DawsonLIB902
    J. LyallLIB833
    A. RomerLIB821
    No. 9 (Hartley)2 seats · turnout 63.0%
    E. BlackLabour493
    J. RomerLIB492
    B. BurtLabour491
    A. KennedyLIB429