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    1976 handbook

    Staffordshire Moorlands: 1976 local elections

    28 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (54 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 25 · Labour 15 · Conservative 12 · The Liberal Party 2

    After (end of 1976) (56 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 22 · Other 21 · Labour 12 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Alton1 seat
    P. ClowesIndependent0 ✓
    Biddulph East2 seats
    L. BambridgeLabour0 ✓
    D. BaileyLabour0 ✓
    Biddulph Moor1 seat · turnout 25.8%
    J. BreezeIndependent250
    A. BrownConservative119
    Biddulph North3 seats · turnout 47.9%
    J. DixonIndependent646 ✓
    C. BaileyIndependent566 ✓
    D HallIndependent549 ✓
    D. TurnerRES497
    Christopher EdwardsConservative481
    P. McTigheIndependent410
    E. BoothConservative403
    W. PriceIndependent402
    A. SimonsIndependent242
    D. LyhtgoeIndependent208
    F. HarrisLIB115
    M. HoldenLIB104
    P. JacksonLIB97
    Biddulph South3 seats · turnout 37.9%
    J. QuinnIndependent700
    D. JonesIndependent525
    J. LythgoeLabour506
    D. SwetnamIndependent500
    G. WilliamConservative425
    C. EdwardsLabour416
    J. HarrisonConservative362
    C. WeaverConservative358
    Biddulph West2 seats · turnout 31.3%
    G. BrownIndependent431
    D. MachinIndependent378
    L. JacksonIndependent349
    E. JohnsonIndependent223
    Brown Edge1 seat
    J. RushtonLabour0 ✓
    Caverswall1 seat
    S. RatcliffeConservative0 ✓
    Cheadle North East2 seats · turnout 33.5%
    T. WillisLabour441
    W. ClewlowLabour316
    A. Makeig-JonesConservative308
    F. CarrollConservative264
    Cheadle South East3 seats · turnout 21.6%
    G. AllenConservative584
    J. HaldenConservative459
    E. BruntIndependent315
    S. KerseyIndependent281
    J. TaylorLabour209
    S. AlcockIndependent153
    Cheadle West2 seats · turnout 23.8%
    E. PerryConservative685
    R. CarrIndependent377
    G. WoodroffeLabour267
    Checkley3 seats · turnout 26.5%
    D. PearceConservative888
    H. GardnerConservative660
    J. WilcoxConservative629
    R. StephenLabour386
    Cheddleton2 seats · turnout 36.0%
    A. JacksonIndependent504
    J. MeakinConservative466
    J. SimcockLIB433
    R. LloydLabour328
    J. BerresfordIndependent321
    Endon & Stanley3 seats · turnout 35.1%
    A. WilliamsonIndependent826
    W WilliamsConservative818
    G. LeaseConservative711
    W. CruxtonIndependent489
    J. TalbotIndependent435
    K. BrownLabour256
    Forsbrook3 seats
    F. HilditchIndependent0 ✓
    F. DaviesConservative0 ✓
    J. LoweLabour0 ✓
    Horton1 seat
    H. HarrisonConservative0 ✓
    Ipstones1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    S. AlexanderIndependent377
    R. ClowesIndependent99
    Kingsley2 seats · turnout 40.5%
    H. RichardsonIndependent896
    T. JohnsonIndependent604
    S. GoodwinIndependent345
    Leek North East3 seats · turnout 40.4%
    E. MurfinLabour972
    E. MurfinLabour972 ✓
    N. WoodLabour818 ✓
    N. WoodLabour818
    J PlantLabour761
    J. PlantLabour761 ✓
    C. PhillipsConservative538
    C. PhillipsConservative538
    M HeathConservative421
    M. HeathConservative421
    Leek North West3 seats · turnout 71.2%
    K. WilshawIndependent1,069 ✓
    K WilshawIndependent1,069
    S NewallConservative971
    S. NewallConservative971 ✓
    A PoveyConservative923
    A. PoveyConservative923 ✓
    G. HarrisonIndependent706
    G HarrisonIndependent706
    H. BraddellConservative459
    H BraddellConservative459
    Gwen GledhillLabour308
    G. GledhillLabour308
    C. AutonLabour253
    C AutonLabour253
    Helen HughesLabour199
    H. HughesLabour199
    Leek South East3 seats · turnout 38.7%
    K RushtonConservative978
    K. RushtonConservative978 ✓
    Henrietta HoodConservative950
    H. HoodConservative950 ✓
    A. ElksConservative855 ✓
    A ElksConservative855
    D FosterLabour448
    D. FosterLabour448
    K MathiasLabour433
    K. MathiasLabour433
    M. NelsonLabour386
    M NelsonLabour386
    Leek South West3 seats · turnout 43.8%
    E WoodConservative1,023
    E. WoodConservative1,023 ✓
    J LevittLabour930
    J. LevittLabour930 ✓
    D TattonConservative863
    D. TattonConservative863 ✓
    P. GilliganConservative860
    P GilliganConservative860
    L. StewartLabour744
    Lesley Mary StewartLabour744
    D. KennethLabour699
    D KennethLabour699
    Leekfrith1 seat
    T. HineIndependent0 ✓
    Longnor1 seat · turnout 57.0%
    J. KiddIndependent443
    A. MellorIndependent212
    Warslow1 seat · turnout 54.0%
    F. SmithIndependent358
    W. SimcockIndependent206
    Waterhouses1 seat · turnout 64.1%
    J. SmithIndependent332
    J. BrassingtonIndependent192
    Werrington3 seats · turnout 29.2%
    A. MountfordConservative704
    R. AlcockLIB667
    M. WardConservative663
    J. FulljamesLIB642
    V. BurchLIB453
    Wetley Rocks1 seat
    V. BeechConservative0 ✓