1976 Erewash Borough Council election

Elections to Erewash Borough Council were held on 6 May 1976 as part of nationwide local elections. The election saw the Conservative Party gain control of the Council for the first time.

1976 Erewash Borough Council election

6 May 1976
All 54 seats to Erewash Borough Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Independent Liberal Last election 9 4 5 Seats won 37 5 5 Seat change 28 1   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Labour Independent Labour Last election 36 0 Seats won 4 3 Seat change 32 3

Overall results

Erewash Borough 1976 Election Results

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	37
	Independent	5
	Liberal	5
	Labour	4
	Independent Labour	3

Erewash Borough Council - Results by Ward

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Breadsall and Morley

Breadsall and Morley (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Crowther D. (E)	510
	Labour	Jones R.	173
Turnout				66.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Breaston

Breaston (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Parkinson R. (E)	1248
	Conservative	Pemberton H. (E)	1218
	Conservative	Gill H. (E)	1189
	Labour	Torr A. Ms	429
	Labour	Webb D.	416
	Labour	Adams L.	387
Turnout				52.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dale Abbey

Dale Abbey (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Johnstone A Ms. (E)	604
	Independent	Cresswell P. (E)	520
	Labour	Ball D.	211
	Independent	Read I. Ms.	152
Turnout				44.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Draycott

Draycott (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wilson A. (E)	582
	Labour	Boyland R.	467
Turnout				62.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Ilkeston Granby

Ilkeston Granby (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	Smith K. (E)	414
	Independent Labour	Turner K. (E)	388
	Labour	Smith S Ms.	210
	Liberal	Tyler F.	209
	Liberal	Orrell J.	186
	Labour	Ryder S.	157
Turnout				43.1
	Independent Labour gain from Labour		Swing
	Independent Labour gain from Labour		Swing

Ilkeston Market

Ilkeston Market (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cook R. (E)	832
	Conservative	Ball M. (E)	751
	Labour	Barnes J.	470
	Labour	Campion M.	338
	Independent	Beardsley L.	168
Turnout				47.2
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Ilkeston North

Ilkeston North (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hawkins T. (E)	1294
	Independent	Cooper G. (E)	961
	Independent	Gunn J. Ms. (E)	957
	Labour	Fletcher F. Ms. (E)	897
	Liberal	Reeve P.	843
	Fellowship	Beecham J.	790
	Fellowship	Poole E. Ms	566
	Fellowship	Keany T.	527
	Labour	Barnes S. Ms	458
	Labour	Watson M.	434
Turnout				36.6
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ilkeston South

Ilkeston South (6 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Taylor E. (E)	1301
	Liberal	Spencer E. (E)	1143
	Liberal	Butcher D. (E)	1100
	Liberal	Wheeler V Ms. (E)	1096
	Conservative	Abbott B. (E)	965
	Labour	Littleproud K. (E)	961
	Conservative	Smith J.	947
	Conservative	Fildes J.	927
	Liberal	Goacher J.	918
	Liberal	Sampson C.	918
	Labour	Evans J.	722
	Labour	Woodward H.	707
	Labour	Walton R.	691
	Labour	Bassett P.	683
	Labour	Harris P.	581
Turnout				38.7
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ilkeston Victoria

Ilkeston Victoria (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Meachem F. (E)	894
	Conservative	Evans W. (E)	821
	Labour	Nash A.	291
Turnout				41.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Little Eaton

Little Eaton (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Currey J. (E)	464
	Labour	Foxcroft J.	227
Turnout				48.6
	Independent hold		Swing

Long Eaton Derby Road

Long Eaton Derby Road (6 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chell L. (E)	1980
	Conservative	Inshaw C. (E)	1946
	Conservative	Marriott G. (E)	1945
	Conservative	Wilkinson A. (E)	1938
	Conservative	Paton R. (E)	1923
	Conservative	Ward F. (E)	1887
	Labour	Marshall J. Ms.	1499
	Labour	Decker R.	1445
	Labour	Heath J.	1437
	Labour	Wildey D.	1387
	Labour	Negus G.	1356
	Labour	Spencer R.	1355
Turnout				45.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Long Eaton New Sawley

Long Eaton New Sawley (6 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	Camm W. (E)	3868
	Conservative	Cameron G. (E)	1894
	Conservative	Chalk V. (E)	1880
	Conservative	Richards S. (E)	1872
	Conservative	Webb R. (E)	1774
	Conservative	Purves H. Ms (E)	1598
	Conservative	Webb R.	1584
	Labour	Hind D.	1133
	Labour	Walsh T.	1122
	Labour	Woolley J.	1117
	Labour	Wells J. Ms.	1029
	Labour	Bentley T.	993
	Labour	Wells T. Ms.	911
Turnout				58.3
	Independent Labour gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Long Eaton Nottingham Road and Sawley Road

Nottingham Road (6 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Byrne D. (E)	1577
	Conservative	Gough R. (E)	1520
	Conservative	Allen J. (E)	1474
	Conservative	Wells C. (E)	1410
	Conservative	Hickton F. Ms. (E)	1404
	Conservative	Allen J. Ms (E)	1372
	Labour	White B. Ms	1055
	Labour	Buckley G.	1053
	Labour	Buckley J. Ms	956
	Labour	Sutton W.	921
	Labour	Wright C.	917
	Labour	Wilford T.	890
	Liberal	Rudin J.	867
	Liberal	Barnes J.	605
	Liberal	Bowen G.	500
	Liberal	Cobb J.	477
	Liberal	Matusewicz V. Ms.	452
	Liberal	Elkins P. Ms	417
Turnout				43.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Ockbrook and Borrowash

Ockbrook and Borrowash (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Archer J. (E)	2007
	Conservative	Seeley R. (E)	1797
	Conservative	Coates R. (E)	1771
	Conservative	Colclough A. (E)	1704
	Labour	West A.	1244
	Labour	Kennedy A.	1178
	Labour	Highton E.	1101
	Labour	Scarborough F.	865
Turnout				68.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Old Park

Old Park (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Morton J. (E)	375
	Conservative	Oldham D. (E)	346
	Independent Labour	Poole J.	320
	Independent Labour	Pestell L. Ms.	300
	Labour	Richards C.	165
	Labour	McMahon H.	150
Turnout				39.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Sandiacre

Sandiacre (4 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Uren D. (E)	1497
	Labour	Hart W. (E)	1438
	Conservative	Ross-Clyne G. (E)	1342
	Conservative	Jones F. (E)	906
	Labour	Jowett M. Ms.	1197
	Conservative	Hooley S. Ms.	1170
	Labour	Hampson J.	985
	Labour	Arbon C.	967
	Liberal	Overton K.	456
Turnout				49.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Stanley

Stanley (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hurst D. (E)	481
	Conservative	Smith A.	382
Turnout				54.4
	Labour hold		Swing

West Hallam

West Hallam (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Shaw H. (E)	658
	Independent	Steiner P.	339
	Labour	White A.	107
Turnout				60.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher. "Erewash Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). www.electionscentre.co.uk. The Election Centre, Plymouth University.