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    1976 handbook

    Portsmouth: 1976 local elections

    16 wards with results. Council page

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

    Conservative 28 · Labour 17 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0

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

    Conservative 31 · Labour 14 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Buckland3 seats
    R TaylorConservative1,454 ✓
    Eileen ThompsonConservative1,448 ✓
    J FisherConservative1,416 ✓
    S EmmersonLabour1,348
    B TylerLabour1,338
    J WearnLabour1,334
    R FordLIB576
    J InsollLIB521
    R DaviesLIB509
    Cosham3 seats · turnout 41.5%
    Paul Ian AshleyIndependent1,999 ✓
    M. AndersonIndependent1,588 ✓
    N. BrownIndependent1,401 ✓
    W. DallasConservative1,358
    R. DarraghConservative1,323
    J. DartmouthConservative1,196
    M. BreslerLabour1,189
    G. CrowhurstLabour910
    S. GabbLabour854
    D. SandellsLIB102
    Farlington3 seats
    H. SuchConservative3,667 ✓
    I. GibsonConservative3,600 ✓
    F. WarnerConservative3,580 ✓
    J. McCullochIndependent1,358
    E. TylerLabour791
    P. SkinnerLabour755
    E. WrightLabour709
    Fratton3 seats · turnout 35.5%
    M. HancockLabour1,578
    J. JamesLabour1,435
    J. PateyLabour1,305
    E. SnowdonConservative1,029
    G. WatsonConservative1,012
    G. BroadConservative920
    E. MoorsLIB358
    Havelock3 seats
    Matthew SutcliffeConservative2,069 ✓
    E TaplinConservative2,056 ✓
    T GregoryConservative1,966 ✓
    A GoldsLabour1,514
    H HarrisLabour1,482
    C ClarkLabour1,437
    S HortonLIB534
    A EvensLIB489
    M DavenportLIB466
    Highland3 seats · turnout 43.1%
    A. ElliottConservative2,464
    C. WakefieldConservative2,394
    J. LodgeConservative2,329
    G. JohnsLabour1,793
    G. EarlyLabour1,733
    R. ThomasLabour1,677
    H. WilliamsonLIB478
    Kingston3 seats · turnout 43.4%
    P. ChandlerLabour2,233
    R. EmmersonLabour2,210
    D. CummingsConservative2,203
    R. HancockConservative2,196
    J. BrogdenConservative2,151
    D. ChantlerLabour2,100
    J. HeatherLIB704
    Meredith3 seats · turnout 39.6%
    J. RigbyConservative2,934
    M. SeamanConservative2,912
    F. SorrellConservative2,812
    R. RyanLabour1,635
    D. InghamLabour1,600
    W. RyanLabour1,570
    Nelson3 seats · turnout 51.1%
    J. MarshallConservative2,333
    A. MoshensonConservative2,013
    J WilliamsConservative1,829
    P. HancockLabour1,273
    T. CookLabour1,024
    T. WimbletonLabour869
    North End3 seats
    A. DannConservative2,565
    K HaleConservative2,434
    R. LisleConservative2,389
    J DukesLabour1,560
    J. AttrillLabour1,474
    P. ElfordLabour1,430
    Paulsgrove3 seats
    M PrinceLabour1,571 ✓
    J MitchellLabour1,542 ✓
    G AustinLabour1,380 ✓
    Helen YoungConservative791
    A Biddulph-PinchardConservative781
    R SchollarLIB737
    T ElmesConservative731
    I YoungLIB503
    A PeastonLIB482
    Portsea3 seats · turnout 31.1%
    R. GrantLabour1,339
    A. AshworthLabour1,321
    S. ThomasLabour1,250
    A. GwyerConservative636
    M. HamiltonConservative615
    L. SmithConservative614
    St Jude3 seats
    R. SotnickConservative1,710
    J. CockerillConservative1,687
    J. LubinConservative1,594
    D. HortonLIB520
    C. CrowleyLabour517
    B. YoungLabour491
    M. RoxburghLabour474
    St Thomas3 seats
    S. FiddyConservative2,186
    E. HamptonConservative2,152
    L. KitchenConservative2,081
    Matthews R.Labour1,291
    F. Stennett-WillsonLabour1,282
    B. MaundLabour1,220
    W. HollidayLIB635
    St. Mary & Guildhall3 seats · turnout 28.1%
    E. KellyLabour1,218
    E. FudgeLabour1,159
    W. IronmongerLabour1,136
    B. LewingtonConservative410
    M. ChildsConservative406
    J. RotheryConservative384
    St. Simon3 seats · turnout 34.8%
    D. GrahamConservative1,911
    A. ScoreyConservative1,844
    G. ByngConservative1,676
    R. FrostLabour693
    A. GoingLabour679
    R. YoungLabour674
    H. MasonLIB656