1976 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election
6 May 1976
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The 1976 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
| 1976 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election[2] | ||||||||||
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 28 | 30 | 4 | 68.2 | 47.9 | 9,817 | +4.7 | |||
| Labour | 20 | 9 | 2 | 20.5 | 35.5 | 7,269 | –4.1 | |||
| Independent | 11 | 5 | 1 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 2,158 | –0.2 | |||
| Liberal | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 1,115 | +0.5 | ||||
| Ind. Socialist | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 131 | N/A | ||||
| Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A | –1.7 | |||
References
- ^ "St Edmundsbury Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.