1976 Bristol City Council election

The 1976 Bristol City Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Labour retained overall control of the council despite losing 9 seats to the Conservatives.

1976 Bristol City Council election
6 May 1976
All 84 seats to Bristol City Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Seats won 47 34 3
Seat change 9 9
Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

 Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

1976 local election results in Bristol

Ward results

Avon
Avon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour V Pople 3,031
Labour A Crowley 2,911
Labour T Thomas 2,744
Conservative R Chubb 1,930
Conservative J Henley 1,632
Conservative V Bath 1,558
Communist D Pratt 315
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Bedminster
Bedminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour A Hillman 1,725
Labour J Wood 1,571
Labour W Jenkins 1,549
Conservative C Hagen 1,161
Conservative L Vann 1,113
Conservative V Goodland 1,107
Liberal R Turner 434
National Front R Bale 184
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Bishopston
Bishopston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative D Topham 2,214
Conservative T Clarke 2,100
Conservative M Withers 2,078
Labour E Boney 1,012
Labour M Shotter 982
Labour J Wood 961
Liberal K Tucker 684
Liberal J McMahon 656
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Bishopsworth
Bishopsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour L Smith 2,364
Labour A Munroe 2,180
Labour B B Richards 2,121
Conservative B D Richards 1,127
Conservative H Jones 976
Conservative P Paternoster 911
Liberal J Fletcher 475
Liberal P Ellis 429
Liberal P Bentley 394
National Front K Elliott 287
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Brislington
Brislington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour K Legg 2,320
Labour R Flinn 2,238
Conservative O Patterson 2,234
Labour H Skeates 2,190
Conservative O Scantlebury 2,165
Conservative R Frankham 2,049
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}

Cabot
Cabot
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal G Ferguson 1,353
Liberal W Watts-Miller 1,331
Liberal G Beedell 1,326
Conservative P Muir 1,134
Conservative B Weedall 1,092
Conservative J Yarwood 1,066
Labour P McLaren 750
Labour J King 737
Labour L Aldridge 705
Majority
Liberal hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Liberal hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Liberal hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Clifton
Clifton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J Lloyd-Kirk 2,324
Conservative H Lawson 2,273
Conservative W Blackmore 2,242
Labour M Hodkinson 1,094
Labour G Micklewright 1,083
Labour M Thomas 1,033
Liberal S Mercer 990
Liberal E Dunning 973
Liberal M Perkins 972
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

District
District
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative F Apperley 1,612
Conservative R Trench 1,601
Conservative J Bosdet 1,525
Labour K Bassett 1,223
Labour T Morgan 1,133
Labour M Wood 1,061
Liberal C Bolton 848
Liberal J Sansom 729
Liberal N Rigby 721
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Durdham
Durdham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative G Palmer 4,061
Conservative M Veale 3,880
Conservative G Browne 3,869
Labour B Begley 962
Labour R Ritchie 884
Labour J Donovan 882
Majority
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Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Easton
Easton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour J Jones 1,358
Labour G Maggs 1,134
Labour R Morris 1,050
Conservative P Haines 495
Conservative J Gamlin 463
Conservative F Wookey 418
Communist N Carey 131
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Eastville
Eastville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour W Williams 1,833
Labour E Fothergill 1,722
Labour B Ross 1,652
Conservative R Wookey 1,455
Conservative G Woodhouse 1,404
Conservative J Fletcher 1,280
Independent Liberal A Chalmers 512
Independent Liberal B Clarke 347
Independent Liberal J Hale 313
National Front J Bale 133
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Henbury
Henbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour J Fisk 3,350
Conservative W Stephens 3,339
Conservative D Barnwell 3,173
Conservative C Whitmore 3,167
Labour G Brass 2,764
Labour D Large 2,633
Liberal W Hurford 660
Liberal W Paver 634
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}

Hengrove
Hengrove
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour W Graves 2,396
Labour A Abrams 2,219
Labour M Houlihan 1,924
Conservative M Stamper 1,046
Conservative A Telling 1,046
Conservative G Bridcut 995
Liberal G Bentley 276
Liberal G Noel 206
Liberal V Noel 204
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Hillfields
Hillfields
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour C Draper 1,811
Labour G Robertson 1,806
Labour F Vyvyan-Jones 1,659
Conservative M Bessant 1,342
Conservative C Baker 1,289
Conservative A Thomas 1,172
National Front F Tanner 165
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Horfield
Horfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour C Merrett 2,245
Conservative B Topham 2,224
Labour R Edwards 2,175
Labour C Boney 2,056
Conservative P Cutcher 2,048
Conservative R Russell 2,030
Liberal P Hurford 596
Liberal R Moon 502
Liberal V Hales 483
National Front P Thomas 269
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Knowle
Knowle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative G Sprackling 2,225
Conservative E Wright 2,051
Conservative F Lawrence 1,981
Labour C Gardner 1,102
National Front R Dowler 370
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Redland
Redland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative G Hebblethwaite 1,929
Conservative C Hebblethwaite 1,904
Conservative G Keeley 1,879
Liberal R Kirkham 1,074
Liberal W Legg 973
Liberal W Tasker 972
Labour A May 683
Labour M Mason 671
Labour M Reiner 664
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Somerset
Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour H Willcox 1,617
Labour D Jackson 1,485
Labour J Comerford 1,413
Conservative D Stevens 1,017
Conservative S Walker 962
Conservative H Little 921
National Front J Dowler 189
Liberal J Fletcher 178
Liberal I Adams 138
Liberal A Adams 129
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Southmead
Southmead
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative F McGough 3,047
Conservative P Sidebottom 2,748
Conservative N Mearing-Smith 2,686
Labour J Hole 2,523
Labour R Bridle 2,306
Labour A Keefe 2,229
Majority
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}

Southville
Southville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour H Harding 1,302
Labour M Young 1,247
Labour F Pidgeon 1,245
Conservative C Taylor 1,226
Conservative C Fox 1,116
Conservative M Jones 1,104
Liberal N Harrisson 181
Liberal E Ellis 153
Liberal A Havvock 142
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

St George East
St George East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour L Rexworthy 2,226
Labour H Bloom 2,222
Labour D Beer 2,188
Conservative K Mountstephen 2,076
Conservative R King 1,902
Conservative C Woods 1,817
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

St George West
St George West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour M Rea 1,437
Labour J McLaren 1,417
Labour I Rogers 1,399
Conservative C Avery 1,108
Conservative M Gardner 956
Conservative B Irwin 881
National Front R Pearce 337
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

St Paul
St Paul
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour D McLaren 1,157
Labour G Fowler 1,047
Labour P Korovilas 1,012
Conservative E Macdonald 596
Conservative K Rogers 526
Conservative J Seville 483
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

St Philip & Jacob
St Philip & Jacob
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour I Knight 820
Labour J Britton 750
Labour D Tedder 741
Conservative G Edwards 378
Conservative S Watton 351
Conservative H Edwards 344
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Stapleton
Stapleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative T Whiteley 3,075
Conservative P Brook 3,055
Conservative H Williams 3,000
Labour C Gingell 1,847
Labour M McGrath 1,847
Labour B Payton 1,772
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Stockwood
Stockwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative E Wilsdon 3,748
Conservative B Love 3,582
Conservative S Williams 3,444
Labour G Easton 2,948
Labour V Bath 2,750
Labour B Barker 2,706
Liberal H Bryant 784
Liberal J Edwards 654
Liberal M Langley 652
Majority
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Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}

Westbury-on-Trym
Westbury-on-Trym
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative D Poole 6,371
Conservative R Wall 6,316
Conservative C Alderson 6,201
Liberal L Edgell 1,063
Liberal G Davis 1,016
Labour J McLaren 965
Liberal M Hamilton 918
Labour D Evans 917
Labour S Andrews 854
Majority
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}

Windmill Hill
Windmill Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour C Reid 1,086
Labour D Poole 1,039
Labour G Bee 1,008
Conservative E Cockrell 592
Conservative S Simmons 565
Conservative W Wardle 544
Liberal R Hopkins 280
Liberal E Mottart 278
Liberal C Slater 248
National Front R Jacklin 178
Majority
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
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References
  1. "Local Elections Handbook 1976". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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