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    1976 handbook

    Dover: 1976 local elections

    26 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 29 · Labour 21 · Other 5 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1976) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 35 · Labour 17 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Ash2 seats
    C. HendersonInd Con0 ✓
    A. FoxConservative0 ✓
    Aylesham2 seats · turnout 36.3%
    W. MorganLabour840
    J. MoffatLabour693
    E. HillIndependent511
    Barton2 seats · turnout 45.8%
    P. BeanConservative913
    H. KempConservative689
    D. SansumLabour483
    H. ThorntonLabour404
    F. OvertonRATE344
    J. SaxbyIND RATE133
    Capel-le-Ferne2 seats · turnout 43.1%
    H. RickettsConservative859
    E. EleyConservative745
    C. AbbottLabour228
    Cornilo1 seat
    J. WilliamsConservative0 ✓
    Eastry1 seat
    A. MillerConservative0 ✓
    Eythorne1 seat · turnout 54.0%
    B. SpeedLabour472
    H. WoodIndependent213
    B. SymonsConservative194
    Little Stour1 seat · turnout 51.5%
    H. CaveConservative582 ✓
    H. LarkinsIndependent209
    N. SlingsbyLabour88
    G PettmanCOMM51
    Lydden and Temple Ewell1 seat · turnout 53.8%
    J. SinnattConservative613
    J. MonkLabour292
    Middle Deal3 seats · turnout 54.1%
    S. SpearsLabour1,178 ✓
    D. ReidConservative1,059 ✓
    I. KillberyLabour1,019 ✓
    B. HareConservative1,014
    R. YoungLabour997
    D. SayerConservative968
    K. WhitingRES482
    G. RatcliffeLIB410
    G. BrownLIB293
    M. AmblerLIB267
    No. 10 (Dover: Town & Pier)2 seats · turnout 43.5%
    J. WatsonLabour642
    G. HoodLabour617
    B. WilliamsConservative483
    I. RobertsConservative478
    No. 3 (Deal: South)4 seats · turnout 47.5%
    P. Wilson-HaffendenConservative1,622 ✓
    A. PurnellConservative1,587 ✓
    A. CavellConservative1,550 ✓
    A. ThomasLabour587 ✓
    P. ThomasLabour557
    L. ThomasThe Liberal Party460
    D. PughThe Liberal Party455
    N. SargentThe Liberal Party382
    No. 4 (Deal: West)4 seats · turnout 44.6%
    J. LeachLabour1,603 ✓
    J. LennonLabour1,570 ✓
    R. ToweLabour1,542 ✓
    J. RuncieLabour1,521 ✓
    A. ChidgeyConservative624
    E. ChadwickConservative599
    D. SharpeConservative595
    H. HallettConservative563
    No. 5 (Dover: River)6 seats · turnout 43.1%
    G. RuckLabour1,730 ✓
    P. MeeLabour1,632 ✓
    E. HaddenLabour1,597 ✓
    P. BussConservative1,594 ✓
    R. EvansConservative1,551 ✓
    D. ClaytonConservative1,544 ✓
    J. BushellLabour1,491
    M. KennedyConservative1,461
    A. SheldrakeLabour1,431
    R. TantLabour1,431
    C. SpearConservative1,356
    L. WestmorelandConservative1,228
    J. ParkinsonThe Liberal Party1,060
    P. KingThe Liberal Party718
    No. 6 (Dover: Hougham)4 seats · turnout 44.0%
    H. DennardConservative1,493
    G. AslettConservative1,360
    M. FarrellConservative1,319
    R. NorleyConservative1,222
    R. NewmanLabour1,094
    C. BealLabour1,010
    N. GardnerLabour978
    A. RuncieLabour874
    No. 7 (Dover: St. Barts)2 seats · turnout 41.6%
    M. HartLabour636 ✓
    K. GoodfellowLabour636 ✓
    G. DaviesConservative384
    J. LawrenceConservative339
    No. 8 (Dover: Castle)2 seats · turnout 37.0%
    H. MorisonConservative747
    N. CoombeConservative644
    D. OvertonRES507
    Noninstone1 seat · turnout 59.7%
    B. StylesConservative434
    R. RichardsonLabour176
    North Deal3 seats · turnout 43.8%
    E. FerrisConservative1,270
    M. MatvieffConservative1,011
    R. WhitesideConservative979
    S. MichaelLabour690
    B. PorterLabour627
    D. BradfordLabour616
    I. OsbornRES509
    Pineham2 seats · turnout 38.9%
    B. SpencerConservative724
    A. ThomasIndependent562
    C. FidoLabour345
    G. BishopLabour306
    W. LilleyIND RATE272
    M. CooperIndependent203
    Ringwould1 seat · turnout 65.0%
    G. PayneConservative479
    M. CalderInd Con464
    Sandwich3 seats · turnout 42.9%
    J. Du BoulayIndependent1,116
    R. ChesterfieldConservative855
    E. SimmondsConservative737
    P. LeithLabour727
    R. ClarkConservative401
    E. GibsonIndependent370
    D. ShanksIndependent306
    Shepherdswell With Coldred1 seat
    A. WilliamsonConservative0 ✓
    St. Margarets-at-Cliffe2 seats · turnout 56.9%
    W. RobertsonConservative847
    A. ChapmanConservative800
    G. PurchaseLIB313
    W. HayLabour268
    C. HulksLabour261
    D. MeredithLIB161
    Woodnesborough With Staple1 seat
    M. CaveConservative0 ✓
    Worth1 seat
    D. DavisConservative0 ✓