1976 Brentwood District Council election

1976 Brentwood District Council election
6 May 1973 (1973-05-06)
All 39 seats to Brentwood District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 34 4
Seat change 9 7
Popular vote 38,026 19,590
Percentage 60.8% 31.3%
Swing 1.3% 7.7%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Independent
Seats won 1 0
Seat change 1
Popular vote 4,744 26
Percentage 7.6% 0.04%
Swing 7.1% 0.2%
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1976 Brentwood District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Brentwood District Council in Essex, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1976 Brentwood District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 39 34 9 87.2 60.8 38,026 +1.3
  Labour 39 4 7 10.3 31.3 19,590 –7.7
  Liberal 13 1 2.6 7.6 4,744 +7.1
  Communist 2 0 0.0 0.2 128 –0.6
  Independent 1 0 1 0.0 0.04 26 –0.2

References

  1. ^ "Brentwood Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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