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1976 Brentwood District Council election

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1976 Brentwood District Council election

 1973
6 May 1973 (1973-05-06)
1978 

All 39 seats to Brentwood District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 34 4
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 7
Popular vote 38,026 19,590
Percentage 60.8% 31.3%
Swing Increase 1.3% Decrease 7.7%

  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party Liberal Independent
Seats won 1 0
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 4,744 26
Percentage 7.6% 0.04%
Swing Increase 7.1% Decrease 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

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Election result

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

References

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  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.
1976 Brentwood District Council election
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