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    1976 handbook

    East Devon: 1976 local elections

    34 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 41 · Conservative 15 · The Liberal Party 3 · Labour 1

    After (end of 1976) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 44 · Other 12 · The Liberal Party 3 · Labour 1

    Ward results

    Axminster Hamlets1 seat · turnout 55.8%
    A. PickeringConservative445
    B. WardIndependent143
    J. ChapmanIndependent38
    Axminster Town2 seats
    E. Ridgeway Ms.Independent0 ✓
    L. DukeIndependent0 ✓
    Beer1 seat · turnout 59.6%
    A. BoalchIndependent427
    E. WestlakeIndependent263
    Broadclyst2 seats
    C. CottrellConservative0 ✓
    J. GuscottConservative0 ✓
    Budleigh Salterton3 seats
    De A. Winton Ms.Conservative0 ✓
    N. MurphyConservative0 ✓
    C. ThompsonConservative0 ✓
    Clyst Valley1 seat
    J. ReedConservative0 ✓
    Colyton1 seat
    D. BakerIndependent0 ✓
    Exe Valley1 seat
    J. AlfordIndependent0 ✓
    Lympstone1 seat
    D. AtkinsConservative0 ✓
    Newbridges1 seat · turnout 56.4%
    F. GardnerConservative636
    S. WardIndependent183
    Newton Poppleford & Harpford1 seat · turnout 62.8%
    R. DavisConservative436
    A. RobertsIndependent288
    No. 10 (Upottery)1 seat · turnout 54.1%
    A. DaveyConservative351
    R. CollinsLIB195
    G. JewellIndependent12
    No. 11 (Awliscombe)1 seat
    R. DisneyConservative0 ✓
    No. 12 (Offwell)1 seat · turnout 62.3%
    E. HurfordConservative443
    J. LeeLIB315
    H. BellamyIndependent101
    No. 13 (Feniton)1 seat
    W. GibbinsConservative0 ✓
    No. 16 (Sidmouth)5 seats · turnout 44.9%
    J. GovierConservative2,248
    E. WhittonConservative2,159
    A. SkinnerConservative2,158
    C. FryerConservative1,845
    R. PocockIndependent1,750
    S. BakerIndependent1,449
    E. PalkConservative1,293
    P. MurchIndependent694
    No. 17 (Honiton)3 seats
    A. SummersIndependent1,253
    R. GiggIndependent1,092
    A. GlanvillIndependent1,019
    P. AllenIndependent560
    A. HulfIndependent335
    No. 19 (Tipton St. John)2 seats · turnout 47.6%
    F. ManleyConservative887
    G. PoultonConservative676
    W. HansfordIndependent438
    No. 2 (Stockland)1 seat · turnout 58.6%
    R. LongConservative579
    L. FosterLIB139
    No. 23 (Whimple)1 seat
    W. TrumpConservative0 ✓
    No. 24 (Broadclyst)2 seats
    C. CottrellConservative0 ✓
    J. GuscottConservative0 ✓
    No. 30 (Exmouth: Halsdon)3 seats · turnout 44.6%
    W. FaulknerConservative1,381
    D. ShentonConservative1,347
    F. NewportConservative1,327
    R. WortsLIB688
    P. WrightLIB649
    No. 31 (Exmouth: Littleham Rural)3 seats · turnout 39.6%
    T. BuckinghamConservative1,050
    R. HumphreysConservative989
    D. GibbonsConservative897
    S. MartineauLIB837
    B. SansomIndependent316
    No. 32 (Exmouth: Littleham Urban)3 seats · turnout 44.6%
    G. AveryConservative1,202
    D. ScottConservative1,153
    P. StoyConservative1,055
    J. KnightLIB513
    J. MitchellLIB500
    No. 33 (Exmouth: Withycombe Raleigh)3 seats
    D. DrayConservative1,828
    D. DixonConservative1,761
    B. CostelloConservative1,740
    G. ChamberlainLIB1,084
    J. PowleyLIB1,042
    I. GrantLIB1,036
    No. 34 (Exmouth: Withycombe Urban)3 seats · turnout 35.5%
    M. PalmerLabour793
    M. MitchellLIB713
    F. MorganLIB708
    H. FayConservative690
    R. KiteLIB426
    Ottery St. Mary Town2 seats
    S. LukeConservative788
    R. BatesLIB446
    B. RiseIndependent390
    Raleigh1 seat · turnout 57.9%
    L. DrakeIndependent623
    A. GoodConservative357
    Seaton3 seats · turnout 29.1%
    R. ChappleConservative1,041
    G. ClareIndependent930
    D. CanningsConservative891
    W. WoollandIndependent462
    Sidmouth Rural3 seats · turnout 42.0%
    F. PinneyConservative1,650
    P. SpencerConservative1,513
    P. DavidgeIndependent1,241
    J. LeechConservative1,007
    Tale Vale1 seat
    E. LawrenceConservative0 ✓
    Trinity1 seat · turnout 51.0%
    W. HowlettConservative388
    H. GodfreyIndependent383
    H. TurnerIndependent96
    Upper Axe1 seat
    A. LarcombeConservative0 ✓
    Woodbury1 seat
    W. HallettConservative0 ✓