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    1976 handbook

    Braintree: 1976 local elections

    32 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (58 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 22 · Other 18 · Conservative 15 · The Liberal Party 3

    After (end of 1976) (58 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 39 · Other 10 · Labour 8 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Black Notley1 seat · turnout 41.9%
    E. MillsConservative369
    J. HallLabour128
    Bumpstead1 seat
    S. DrapkinConservative0 ✓
    Castle Hedingham1 seat · turnout 65.2%
    L. HipkinsConservative376
    J. LynchLabour304
    L. BrownRad Lib148
    Coggeshall3 seats · turnout 40.5%
    D. McMillanConservative857
    B. SmithConservative814
    W. DrakeIndependent597
    W. OnionsLIB553
    C. CaustonLabour473
    B. SmithLabour454
    D. SimpsonLabour381
    D. SibleyLIB339
    Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green1 seat
    G. CourtauldInd Con0 ✓
    Cressing1 seat · turnout 46.1%
    E. YockneyConservative271
    A. AllenIndependent154
    M. HillsLabour118
    Earls Colne2 seats · turnout 35.9%
    L. DearsleyIndependent600
    P. TaylorIndependent588
    R. TurpLabour271
    Gosfield1 seat · turnout 60.0%
    D. MarlowIndependent349
    B. BrooksConservative275
    Halstead Holy Trinity3 seats · turnout 31.4%
    R. MayesLabour765
    K. JonesLabour696
    C. CovellConservative670
    N. BugbeeLabour572
    D. FullerRES549
    Halstead St. Andrews2 seats · turnout 46.5%
    E. McDowellRES684
    O. JoyceConservative543
    E. StarlingConservative503
    M. GageRES494
    A. BirdLabour265
    D. BredeLabour261
    Hatfield Peverel2 seats · turnout 50.0%
    C. LeicesterConservative806
    D. ClaydonConservative770
    M. VoyseyIndependent569
    O. DeaneLabour287
    P. WilliamsLabour237
    Kelvedon3 seats
    Andrews B.Independent920
    M EdwardsConservative690
    De J. DenneYule Ind663
    B. KentishIndependent606
    A. HowardConservative488
    D. OpenshawConservative465
    A. BennettLabour333
    D. WicksLabour324
    No. 1 (Braintree: East)4 seats
    P AdamsConservative993 ✓
    J ChapmanConservative967 ✓
    Jonathan HaleyConservative953 ✓
    D PlattConservative946 ✓
    G WarrenLabour884
    Hayley WarrenLabour844
    William ClarkeLabour827
    I KerlogueLabour779
    No. 10 (Witham: Rivenhall South)2 seats · turnout 28.3%
    K. RichardsConservative325
    C. EdwardsLabour305
    R. EdwardsLabour286
    No. 11 (Witham: Central)1 seat · turnout 57.5%
    H. PitchforthIndependent339
    P. GibbsConservative206
    D. OliverLabour38
    No. 12 (Witham: South)1 seat · turnout 48.2%
    J. HoweLabour475
    T. SteadConservative381
    No. 2 (Braintree: West)4 seats · turnout 49.2%
    S. HarperConservative1,389
    D. LeggConservative1,272
    J. RossLIB1,229
    H. EverittConservative1,203
    D. HarveyLIB1,104
    C. MurcottConservative1,020
    G. KeggenLabour657
    E. LynchLabour640
    F. ChildsLabour560
    M. SkirvingtonLabour528
    No. 3 (Bocking: North)3 seats · turnout 44.6%
    E. DavisConservative939
    M. TregaronConservative935
    A. CrossConservative903
    A. EverardLabour831
    A. MillamLabour746
    R. WatsonLabour711
    No. 4 (Bocking: South)4 seats · turnout 38.7%
    A. ComfortConservative1,298
    R. PerkinConservative1,238
    R. DavisConservative1,164
    T. AdcockConservative1,109
    G. WarneLabour1,090
    J. PerksLabour1,040
    R. SucklingLabour1,000
    A. MackenzieLabour827
    D. ColchesterLIB503
    B. MeechLIB479
    No. 7 (Witham: West)2 seats · turnout 36.5%
    D. WillettsConservative935
    M. LagerConservative888
    E. HattonLabour500
    J. HattonLabour428
    F. BrownCOMM144
    No. 8 (Witham: North)2 seats · turnout 32.7%
    A. BentleyLabour688
    S. SmithLabour668
    E. QuickConservative563
    F. MansbridgeConservative552
    No. 9 (Witham: Rivenhall North)2 seats · turnout 52.9%
    J. LyonLabour655
    R. BartlettLabour601
    P. CutmoreConservative569
    A. PembrokeConservative559
    Panfield1 seat · turnout 59.2%
    R. ChandlerConservative399
    C. EvansLabour274
    Rayne1 seat · turnout 53.0%
    C. CrossmanConservative517
    F. LittleLIB158
    K. LockeLabour115
    Sible Hedingham2 seats · turnout 40.2%
    G. TannerIndependent787
    H. HallConservative719
    C. FunnellLabour198
    E. GrayLabour166
    Stour Valley Central1 seat · turnout 50.5%
    K. NottConservative431
    P. WallisLabour122
    Stour Valley North1 seat
    C. BashamConservative0 ✓
    Stour Valley South1 seat · turnout 51.8%
    R. ClarkConservative506
    A. ChampionIndependent237
    Terling1 seat · turnout 44.0%
    G. IstedConservative425
    C. FoyLabour120
    Three Fields2 seats · turnout 48.4%
    R. HawkinsConservative941
    O. MontefioreConservative856
    G. HildreyLabour599
    Upper Colne1 seat
    D. JohnsonConservative0 ✓
    Yeldham1 seat
    R. LimingConservative0 ✓