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    1976 handbook

    Poole: 1976 local elections

    10 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (36 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 22 · The Liberal Party 9 · Labour 3 · Other 2

    After (end of 1976) (36 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 26 · The Liberal Party 8 · Labour 2 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Bourne Valley & Branksome3 seats · turnout 41.4%
    A. OddyConservative1,626
    P. JonesConservative1,540
    R. WilsonConservative1,537
    E. MoxhamLIB1,338
    A. FroehlichLIB1,224
    R. BuyersLIB1,202
    Branksome Park-Canford Cliffs-Sandbanks3 seats · turnout 40.8%
    A. Lloyd-AllenConservative2,091
    C. LayardConservative2,048
    R. HewittConservative2,013
    D. TrottInd Con862
    Broadstone & Canford Magna5 seats · turnout 45.0%
    E. AdamsConservative3,917 ✓
    R. HannConservative3,658 ✓
    D. HackforthConservative3,547 ✓
    P. ColesConservative3,493 ✓
    J. BoyleConservative3,426 ✓
    E. HabgoodThe Liberal Party1,791
    A. FosterThe Liberal Party1,740
    D. PottsThe Liberal Party1,504
    Hamworthy3 seats · turnout 32.5%
    R. MeechLIB1,477
    D. OrchardLIB1,447
    R. BedingfieldLIB1,443
    J. CarterLabour910
    W. DuncanLabour858
    P. HendersonLabour857
    Newtown3 seats · turnout 25.2%
    D. GoodingLabour1,263
    F. HarrisLabour957
    C. VincentLIB908
    J. AllanLIB897
    D. AshmanLabour885
    S. BeauchampLIB809
    Oakdale & South Canford Heath5 seats · turnout 53.1%
    P. HornerConservative2,401 ✓
    D. WebsterConservative2,344 ✓
    J. SortonConservative2,233 ✓
    K. BrownConservative2,137 ✓
    J. BreckellConservative2,078 ✓
    F. DaleResidents1,375
    J. BrownThe Liberal Party1,197
    V. WatsonThe Liberal Party1,116
    J. ArmstrongLabour1,092
    K. ColyerLabour1,029
    B. ClementsThe Liberal Party1,028
    C. BaileyThe Liberal Party1,009
    S. LeekLabour1,001
    J. HarrisLabour977
    R. FelthamThe Liberal Party968
    G. PartingtonLabour926
    Old Town & Longfleet3 seats · turnout 35.2%
    D. MontagueConservative1,721
    S. PearceConservative1,484
    A. LockConservative1,360
    A. ChaffeyLabour934
    D. ColemanLabour821
    R. RowlandsLabour793
    B. HemsleyRES676
    Parkstone4 seats · turnout 27.4%
    B. GreenwoodConservative2,133
    R. DaviesConservative2,029
    J. StephensConservative1,920
    P. TannerConservative1,854
    D. WardRES1,366
    Penn Hill & Lilliput3 seats
    T. FootConservative0 ✓
    J. NormanConservative0 ✓
    K. ChaffeyConservative0 ✓
    Upper Parkstone & Wallisdown4 seats · turnout 27.4%
    H. BallamLIB1,588
    M. BallamLIB1,537
    B. WrightLIB1,522
    W. RiglerLIB1,457
    R. LedwithLabour694
    J. PayneLabour668
    E. HodgsonLabour668
    R. StreetLabour654