1976 West Dorset District Council election

1976 West Dorset District Council election
All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council; 28 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; Independent;	Council control after election ; Independent;

The 1976 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1976 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. This was the second election to the district council.

The 1976 election saw the Independent councillors maintain their majority control on the Council.

Ward results[]

Beaminster[]

Beaminster (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Bugler *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent	A. Hudson *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			2,265
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Bothenhampton[]

Bothenhampton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Y. Skyrme	501	67.2	*N/A*
	Liberal	B. Hammond	245	32.8	N/A
Majority			256	34.4	N/A
Turnout				55.8	N/A
Registered electors			1,347
	Independent gain from Independent

Bradford Abbas[]

Bradford Abbas^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Garrett	499	69.0	*N/A*
	Liberal	M. Winder *	224	31.0	–19.9
Majority			275	38.0	N/A
Turnout				59.5	+17.1
Registered electors			1,239
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

Bradpole[]

Bradpole^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Coatsworth	332	48.7	*N/A*
	Independent	E. Kingsnorth	214	31.4	N/A
	Labour	B. Cole	136	19.9	N/A
Majority			118	17.3	N/A
Turnout				53.1	N/A
Registered electors			1,291
	Independent gain from Liberal

Bridport[]

Bridport (5 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Norfolk *	1,140	–	*N/A*
	Independent	C. Samways	1,057	–	*N/A*
	Liberal	A. Tiltman *	1,018	34.0	+6.7
	Labour	L. Dibden *	834	27.9	+1.6
	Independent	W. Hicks	829	–	*N/A*
	Labour	H. Skevington *	816	–	N/A
Turnout				40.2	–19.4
Registered electors			5,142
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

Broadmayne[]

Broadmayne^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Course	261	54.6	*N/A*
	Independent	W. White *	217	45.4	–10.7
Majority			44	9.2	N/A
Turnout				43.4	+12.6
Registered electors			1,123
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

Broadwindsor[]

Broadwindsor^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Coate *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			970
	Independent hold

Burton Bradstock[]

Burton Bradstock^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Cheney *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,063
	Independent hold

Caundle Vale[]

Caundle Vale^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	N. White *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			984
	Independent hold

Cerne Valley[]

Cerne Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dione Digby, Lady Digby	426	69.4	*N/A*
	Independent	T. Mills	188	30.6	N/A
Majority			238	38.8	N/A
Turnout				63.4	N/A
Registered electors			968
	Independent gain from Independent

Charminster[]

Charminster^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Hanford *	392	72.7	*N/A*
	Liberal	R. Goucher	147	27.3	N/A
Majority			245	45.4	N/A
Turnout				43.2	N/A
Registered electors			1,256
	Independent hold

Charmouth[]

Charmouth^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. McLellan	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,171
	Independent gain from Independent

Chesil Bank[]

Chesil Bank^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Pengelly *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,056
	Independent hold

Chickerell[]

Chickerell (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. Bennett *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent	W. McCarthy *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			2,618
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Dorchester Central[]

Dorchester Central^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. Phillips *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,058
	Independent hold

Dorchester East[]

Dorchester East (4 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Parsons *	1,251	–
	Independent	R. Collins *	1,191	–
	Conservative	P. Seaton	1,178	34.3	*N/A*
	Liberal	Enid Stella Jones *	1,004	29.2	–3.6
	Liberal	D. Smith	923	–
	Liberal	R. Brissenden *	894	–
	Independent	C. Worth	846	–	N/A
Turnout				50.6	–17.7
Registered electors			4,239
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Dorchester West[]

Dorchester West (5 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Powell *	1,304	–
	Independent	H. Durrant *	1,146	–
	Liberal	David Trevor Jones *	1,110	36.8	+2.9
	Independent	C. Lucas	1,105	–	*N/A*
	Liberal	E. Boothman	1,018	–
	Liberal	B. Clay	992	–
	Liberal	J. Sellingham	865	–
	Labour	G. Standfield	604	20.0	–3.6
	Labour	P. Gregory	572	–
Turnout				47.2	–24.0
Registered electors			5,098
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing

Frome Valley[]

Frome Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	B. Bryant *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			971
	Independent hold

Halstock[]

Halstock^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. Frost *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,115
	Independent hold

Holnest[]

Holnest^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Cockburn *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,085
	Independent hold

Loders[]

Loders^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. Golding *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			894
	Independent hold

Lyme Regis[]

Lyme Regis (3 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Nuttall	1,006	–	*N/A*
	Independent	J. Broom *	891	–
	Independent	E. Hallett *	791	–
	Independent	V. Homyer *	506	–
Turnout				52.7	+30.0
Registered electors			2,808
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Maiden Newton[]

Maiden Newton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. Haward *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,008
	Independent hold

Netherbury[]

Netherbury^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Poole	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,248
	Independent gain from Independent

Owermoigne[]

Owermoigne^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Symes	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,070
	Independent gain from Independent

Piddle Valley[]

Piddle Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Green *	385	63.2	–26.4
	Independent	M. Walker	224	36.8	N/A
Majority			161	26.4	–13.7
Turnout				57.2	+17.1
Registered electors			1,064
	Independent hold		Swing

Puddletown[]

Puddletown^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Bown *	355	81.6	*N/A*
	Independent	M. Fermor	80	18.4	N/A
Majority			275	63.2	N/A
Turnout				51.1	N/A
Registered electors			870
	Independent hold

Queen Thorne[]

Queen Thorne^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. Brewer *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,033
	Independent hold

Sherborne[]

Sherborne (5 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. King *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent	E. Dyke *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Liberal	J. Charles	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Liberal	M. Matson *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Independent	R. Farrant *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			5,692
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Liberal hold
	Liberal gain from Independent
	Independent hold

Stinsford[]

Stinsford^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	L. Coleman	291	77.4	*N/A*
	Independent	I. Birchenhough	85	22.6	N/A
Majority			206	54.8	N/A
Turnout				46.6	–18.1
Registered electors			809
	Independent gain from Independent

Symondsbury[]

Symondsbury^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	G. Summers	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,182
	Independent gain from Independent

Thorncombe[]

Thorncombe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Atyeo *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,020
	Independent hold

Tolpuddle[]

Tolpuddle^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Kraft *	314	78.9	*N/A*
	Liberal	P. Noble	84	21.1	N/A
Majority			230	57.8	N/A
Turnout				56.5	N/A
Registered electors			705
	Independent hold

Whitchurch Canonicorum[]

Whitchurch Canonicorum^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. Fowell *	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			1,069
	Independent hold

Winterborne St Martin[]

Winterborne St Martin^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	S. Slade	unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
Registered electors			946
	Independent gain from Independent

Yetminster[]

Yetminster^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind. Conservative	W. Anderson	348	61.3	*N/A*
	Independent	F. Lawrence *	220	38.7	N/A
Majority			128	22.6	N/A
Turnout				51.7	N/A
Registered electors			1,113
	Ind. Conservative gain from Independent

References[]

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