1976 Warwick District Council election

The 1976 Warwick District Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1976 to elect all 58 members of Warwick District Council to a three-year term, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It was preceded by the 1973 election and followed by the 1979 election. The Conservative Party gained the council out of no overall control. The turnout across the council was 49.2%.[1]

Results summary

1976 Warwick District Council election[1][2]
Party Seats Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 41 Increase15 70.7
  Labour 14 Decrease11 24.1
  Liberal 3 Decrease4 5.2
  Ratepayers 0 New 0.0
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0

Ward results

Ashow, Baginton, Bubbenhall and Stoneleigh

Ashow, Bagington, Bubenhall and Stoneleigh (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Wakefield 663 54.3 Decrease45.7
Labour Zygmunt Layton-Henry 283 23.2 New
Liberal Michael Dash 274 22.5 New
Majority 380 31.1 N/A
Total valid votes 1,220 99.8
Rejected ballots 2 0.2
Turnout 1,222 51.7 N/A
Registered electors 2,363
Conservative hold Swing Decrease34.4

Baddesley Clinton, Bushwood, Lapworth and Wroxall

Baddesley Clinton, Bushwood, Lapworth and Wroxall (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Kimpton* 652 88.9 Decrease11.1
Labour John Cubbin 81 11.1 New
Majority 571 77.9 N/A
Total valid votes 733 99.7
Rejected ballots 2 0.3
Turnout 735 48.1 N/A
Registered electors 1,529
Conservative hold Swing Decrease11.1

Barford, Norton Lindsey, Sherbourne and Wasperton

Barford, Norton Lindsey, Sherbourne and Wasperton (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cecil Wilkins* 654 90.5 Decrease9.5
Labour Susan Cubbin 69 9.5 New
Majority 585 80.9 N/A
Total valid votes 723 99.6
Rejected ballots 3 0.4
Turnout 726 55.0 N/A
Registered electors 1,319
Conservative hold Swing Decrease9.5

Beausale, Guy's Cliffe, Haseley, Hatton, Honiley and Leek Wootton

Beausale, Guy's Cliffe, Haseley, Hatton, Honiley and Leek Wootton (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Butler* 478 75.3 Decrease7.9
Liberal John Haselgrove 112 17.6 New
Labour Elizabeth Lee 45 7.1 Decrease9.7
Majority 366 57.6 Decrease8.8
Total valid votes 635 99.2
Rejected ballots 4 0.6
Turnout 640 46.5
Registered electors 1,377
Conservative hold Swing Decrease12.8

Bishop's Tachbrook

Bishop's Tachbrook (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Evans* 364 57.4 Decrease42.6
Liberal William Hopkins 144 22.7 New
Labour Dorothy Clewes 126 19.9 New
Majority 220 34.7 N/A
Total valid votes 634 100.0
Rejected ballots 0 0.0
Turnout 634 49.8 N/A
Registered electors 1,274
Conservative hold Swing Decrease32.6

Blackdown, Eathorpe, Hunningham, Offchurch, Old Milverton, Wappenbury and Weston-Under-Wetherley

Blackdown, Eathorpe, Hunningham, Offchurch, Old Milverton, Wappenbury and Weston-Under-Wetherley (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hammon* 377 83.2 Increase5.7
Labour Richard Condon 76 16.8 New
Majority 301 66.4 Increase11.4
Total valid votes 453 99.6
Rejected ballots 1 0.2
Turnout 455 50.7
Registered electors 897
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.5

Budbrooke

Budbrooke (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Brown* 421 55.2 Increase4.4
Conservative Russell Lane 264 34.6 Decrease0.8
Labour Kenneth Knight 78 10.2 Decrease3.6
Majority 157 20.6 Increase5.2
Total valid votes 763 98.7
Rejected ballots 10 1.3
Turnout 773 51.9
Registered electors 1,490
Liberal hold Swing Increase2.6

Cubbington

Cubbington (2 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Desmond Ellis* 1,004 66.7 Decrease33.3
Conservative Thomas Nicholson* 970 64.5 Decrease35.5
Labour Thomas Marshall 473 31.4 New
Labour Dorothy Fryer 407 27.0 New
Total valid votes 1,505 99.6
Rejected ballots 6 0.4
Turnout 1,511 47.2
Registered electors 3,202
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kenilworth Abbey and Borrowell

Kenilworth Abbey and Borrowell (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Helen Dore* 1,397 53.4
Liberal Jack Bastock* 1,226 46.8
Conservative Kenneth Hogarth 1,224 46.8
Conservative Richard Oldnall 1,002 38.3
Conservative Patricia Adams 942 36.0
Liberal Haydn Thomas* 918 35.1
Labour Joseph England 277 10.6
Labour Roger Smith 260 9.9
Labour Susan O'Donovan 199 7.6
Total valid votes 2,618 100.0
Rejected ballots 0 0.0
Turnout 2,618 60.1
Registered electors 4,358
Liberal hold
Liberal hold
Conservative gain from Liberal

Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle (2 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Rawnsley* 1,057 65.8
Conservative Michael Coker 977 60.8
Liberal John Drew 502 31.3
Liberal John Riordan 443 27.6
Labour Rosemary Ellis 93 5.8
Labour Jane Litterick 89 5.5
Total valid votes 1,606 99.0
Rejected ballots 16 1.0
Turnout 1,622 59.3
Registered electors 2,737
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Kenilworth Park Hill

Kenilworth Park Hill (2 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Potts 862 55.4
Conservative Ann Pearce 774 49.7
Liberal Robert Butler* 648 41.6
Liberal George Bramwell* 596 38.3
Labour Malcolm Burfitt 109 7.0
Labour Peter Jones 104 6.7
Total valid votes 1,556 98.7
Rejected ballots 20 1.3
Turnout 1,576 64.5
Registered electors 2,443
Conservative gain from Liberal
Conservative gain from Liberal

Kenilworth St. John's

Kenilworth St. John's (2 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Monnington 561 39.3
Labour William Wozencroft* 557 39.0
Conservative Jerry Hicks 551 38.6
Labour Kevin O'Donovan 435 30.5
Liberal Kenneth Evans 353 24.7
Liberal John Ord 309 21.6
Total valid votes 1,428 97.7
Rejected ballots 34 2.3
Turnout 1,462 64.2
Registered electors 2,276
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Kenilworth Windy Arbour

Kenilworth Windy Arbour (2 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Wilson* 1,134 68.8
Conservative Thomas Robinson* 1,076 65.3
Liberal Derek Ching 482 29.2
Liberal Dennis Coulson 391 23.7
Labour Peter Singer 79 4.8
Labour Graham Hall 75 4.5
Total valid votes 1,649 99.9
Rejected ballots 2 0.1
Turnout 1,651 64.9
Registered electors 2,544
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Leamington Albany

Leamington Albany (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Bull* 831 52.9
Conservative Peter Robins 785 49.9
Conservative Christopher Clark 756 48.1
Liberal Valerie Davis* 520 33.1
Liberal Patricia Turner 364 23.2
Liberal Alan Boad 331 21.1
Labour Richard Bevan 297 18.9
Labour Patrick Burke 292 18.6
Labour David Talbot 288 18.3
Total valid votes 1,572 99.8
Rejected ballots 3 0.2
Turnout 1,575 39.6
Registered electors 3,980
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal

Leamington Aylesford

Leamington Aylesford (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jopseph Reardon* 1,148 55.1
Labour Ian Frost* 1,123 53.9
Labour Brian Weekes 1,045 50.2
Conservative Roger Elson 628 30.2
Conservative Dennis Flanagan 589 28.3
Conservative David Pain 558 26.8
Liberal Alan Geary 252 12.1 New
Liberal Clifford Harris 212 10.2 New
Liberal Anthony McGurdy 178 8.5 New
Total valid votes 2,082 100.0
Rejected ballots 0 0.0
Turnout 2,082 46.7
Registered electors 4,458
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Leamington Beverley

Leamington Beverley (2 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marshall Kerry* 998 61.8
Conservative John Higgins 973 60.2
Liberal Leonard Fleming 419 25.9 New
Liberal Peter Wales 410 25.4 New
Labour Peter Byrd 150 9.3
Labour Arthur Frost 145 9.0
Total valid votes 1,615 99.8
Rejected ballots 4 0.2
Turnout 1,619 50.4
Registered electors 3,211
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Leamington Campion

Leamington Campion (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Coombes* 953 58.4
Conservative Norman Parker* 936 57.3
Conservative Thomas Williams* 924 56.6
Labour Malcolm Higley 366 22.4
Labour Geoffrey Renshaw 362 22.2
Labour Geoffrey Turner 355 21.7
Liberal June Slatter 223 13.7
Liberal Roger Copping 219 13.4
Liberal David Moore 210 12.9 New
Total valid votes 1,633 99.9
Rejected ballots 2 0.1
Turnout 1,635 40.0
Registered electors 4,085
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Leamington Crown

Leamington Crown (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Humphrey Griffiths 896 50.9
Labour Norman Griffiths* 879 49.9
Labour Barbara Kiybet* 866 49.2
Conservative Peter Draper 789 44.8
Conservative Brian Willis 764 43.4
Conservative Glen Evans 761 43.2
Total valid votes 1,761 99.9
Rejected ballots 2 0.1
Turnout 1,763 41.2
Registered electors 4,278
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Leamington Kingsway

Leamington Kingsway (4 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Walter Fowler* 862 52.9
Labour Peter Tombs* 847 52.0
Labour Patricia Robinson 828 50.8
Labour June Sharp 816 50.1
Conservative Josephine Doyle 639 39.2
Conservative Louise Hinton 577 35.4
Conservative Geoffrey Crowe 566 34.7
Conservative Robert Johnston 565 34.7
Total valid votes 1,629 100.0
Rejected ballots 0 0.0
Turnout 1,629 36.8
Registered electors 4,425
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Leamington Manor

Leamington Manor (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stanley Birch* 1,212 65.1
Conservative Peter Barton* 1,141 61.2
Conservative Gordon Swain* 1,067 57.3
Ratepayers John Hart 829 44.5 New
Labour Hannah Griffiths 309 16.6
Labour Robert Fryer 285 15.3
Labour Kathleen Long 246 13.2
Total valid votes 1,863 99.8
Rejected ballots 3 0.2
Turnout 1,866 52.9
Registered electors 3,528
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Leamington Willes

Leamington Willes (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Doyle 1,051 55.0
Conservative Roy Charles 997 52.1
Conservative Sydney Ward 899 47.0
Labour Henry Kamen* 727 38.0
Labour Michael Stockton* 687 35.9
Labour Michael Hurley 685 35.8
Independent Winifred Brockbank 236 12.3 New
Total valid votes 1,912 100.0
Rejected ballots 0 0.0
Turnout 1,912 47.5
Registered electors 4,029
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour

Radford Semele

Radford Semele (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Critchley* 493 75.3 Increase23.4
Labour Susan Byrd 162 24.7 Decrease1.2
Majority 331 50.5 Increase24.6
Total valid votes 655 100.0
Rejected ballots 0 0.0
Turnout 655 46.7
Registered electors 1,404
Conservative hold Swing Increase12.3

Rowington and Shrewley

Rowington and Shrewley (1 seat)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Jarrett 560 87.5 Decrease12.5
Labour David Deaton 41 6.4 New
Liberal William Payne-Jeremiah 39 6.1 New
Majority 519 81.1 N/A
Total valid votes 640 99.8
Rejected ballots 1 0.2
Turnout 641 50.3 N/A
Registered electors 1,274
Conservative hold Swing Decrease9.5

Warwick Central

Warwick Central (2 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryn Brewster 804 54.1
Conservative John Morley 800 53.9
Labour Ian Briggs 630 42.4
Labour Brian Thomas 626 42.2
Total valid votes 1,485 98.6
Rejected ballots 21 1.4
Turnout 1,506 50.7
Registered electors 2,970
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Warwick East

Warwick East (4 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Butler 1,388 47.1
Conservative Gerald Guest 1,367 46.4
Conservative Leo Howlett* 1,365 46.3
Conservative George Wilson 1,258 42.7
Labour Bertie Charlett* 1,133 38.4
Labour Bridget Savory 1,131 38.4
Labour Leslie Kent* 1,054 35.8
Labour Edward Green 1,039 35.3
Liberal Alan Bevan 402 13.6
Liberal Mary Harrison 377 12.8
Liberal Henry Tew 354 12.0 New
Liberal Jack Watkins 350 11.9 New
Total valid votes 2,947 98.2
Rejected ballots 53 1.8
Turnout 3,000 45.4
Registered electors 6,611
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Warwick West

Warwick West (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cherrie Chandley 972 51.8
Conservative Arthur Coleman 950 50.6
Labour Agnes Leddy* 914 48.7
Conservative Adrian Coller 872 46.5
Labour James Savory* 831 44.3
Labour James McGrouther* 794 42.3
Total valid votes 1,877 99.0
Rejected ballots 19 1.0
Turnout 1,896 48.8
Registered electors 3,882
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Whitnash

Whitnash (3 seats)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Kirton* 1,308 57.5
Conservative David Mann 1,083 47.6
Labour Thomas Smith* 1,077 47.3
Conservative Johan Gerrard 1,032 45.3
Conservative Gordon North 960 42.2
Labour Gerald Conyngham 900 39.5
Total valid votes 2,276 99.3
Rejected ballots 17 0.7
Turnout 2,293 49.2
Registered electors 4,661
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Warwick District Council Election 1976". Warwick District Council. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Warwick District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
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