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    1976 handbook

    Purbeck: 1976 local elections

    11 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (21 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 13 · Conservative 5 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1976) (21 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 13 · Conservative 8 · The Liberal Party 0 · Labour 0

    Ward results

    Bere Regis1 seat · turnout 54.1%
    V. StoneIndependent305 ✓
    M. HouseIndependent229
    P. HowardIndependent104
    M. Kircher-SmithIndependent77
    Castle2 seats · turnout 40.0%
    M. MortonIndependent0 ✓
    D. RyderIndependent0 ✓
    Langton1 seat · turnout 45.7%
    W. SuttleConservative297
    C. BowerIndependent226
    Lytchett Matravers1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    A. McDonaldIndependent396
    G. GrangerIndependent270
    Lytchett Minster3 seats · turnout 30.5%
    D. HumphryRES987
    R. ParkerRES871
    M. TatchellIndependent724
    J. HindleLIB412
    M. BrownLabour339
    B. RobinsonLabour333
    R. HarleyLabour254
    P. JinksIndependent156
    St Martin1 seat · turnout 49.0%
    M. PearceIndependent629
    W. BartlettLabour583
    Swanage5 seats · turnout 37.0%
    W. SmithConservative1,918
    M. MederingtonConservative1,708
    B. HancockConservative1,577
    C. RobinsonConservative1,510
    R. PhelpsConservative1,449
    A. HardyLabour1,266
    R. BrownInd Con1,062
    E. SmithLIB694
    F. SouthLIB524
    Wareham3 seats · turnout 30.8%
    J. SpillerIndependent757
    S. LeeIndependent639
    E. BarronIndependent528
    D. BuddLIB510
    E. MoleIndependent350
    H. BroughtonIndependent326
    West Purbeck1 seat
    C. BondIndependent0 ✓
    Winfrith1 seat
    M. DebenhamIndependent0 ✓
    Wool2 seats · turnout 50.5%
    R. Morris-JonesConservative967
    Leigh Simone HuntConservative925
    S ShinnLabour552
    D. WoodhouseLabour443
    S. LordIndependent74