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1976 Stevenage Borough Council election^[1]^[2]
All 34 seats to Stevenage Borough Council; 18 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

The 1976 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976. This was on the same day as other local elections. The entire council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council.

Overall results

1976 Stevenage Borough Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	28	0	3	3	82.4	45.0	9,309	10.9
	Conservative	6	3	0	3	17.6	41.3	8,540	15.8
	National Party	0	0	0		0.0	7.5	1,544	New
	Liberal	0	0	0		0.0	6.3	1,301	12.3
Total		34						15,458

	Labour hold

Ward results

Bedwell (5 seats)

Bedwell (5 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Lawrence	1,222
	Labour	L. Cummins	1,219
	Labour	K. Hopkins	1,179
	Labour	R. Fowler	1,176
	Labour	A. Wiltshire	1,153
	Conservative	A. Flanagan	1,109
	Conservative	M. Henry	1,102
	Conservative	D. Chapman	1,088
	Conservative	H. Silberstein	1,063
	Conservative	S. Sinfield	1,033
	National Party	L. Dolby	213
Turnout				44.2%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Broadwater (5 seats)

Broadwater (5 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Cockerton	1,379
	Labour	W. Lawrence	1,243
	Labour	S. Munden	1,231
	Labour	J. Tye	1,185
	Labour	N. Wilson	1,175
	Conservative	D. Hawkins	1,123
	Conservative	J. Hawkins	1,117
	Conservative	C. Brett	1,087
	Conservative	M. Stannard	1,034
	Conservative	B. Portsmouth	1,010
	Liberal	E. Brook	504
	Liberal	M. Dawson	446
	Liberal	M. Boutell	446
	Liberal	P. Selley	421
	Liberal	T. Smallwood	387
Turnout				45.4%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Chells (5 seats)

Chells (5 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Clarke	1,369
	Labour	P. Metcalfe	1,340
	Labour	M. Cotter	1,334
	Labour	K. Vale	1,252
	Labour	L. Robbins	1,220
	Conservative	B. Davis	1,012
	Conservative	A. Mann	956
	Conservative	R. House	952
	Conservative	J. Moore	940
	Conservative	H. O'Shaughnessy	922
	National Party	L. Barnes	290
Turnout				41.1%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Old Stevenage (5 seats)

Old Stevenage (5 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Boyd	2,233
	Conservative	A. Lines	2,221
	Conservative	W. Boyd	2,174
	Conservative	K. Stutley	2,007
	Conservative	M. Thomson	1,940
	Labour	H. Morris	1,583
	Labour	B. Shea	1,324
	Labour	G. Balderstone	1,321
	Labour	F. Schofield	1,246
	Labour	D. Rice	1,184
	National Party	H. Beeton	245
Turnout				46.9%
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Pin Green (8 seats)

Pin Green (8 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Colston	2,145
	Labour	A. Corner	2,139
	Labour	R. Clark	2,105
	Labour	B. Beasley	2,089
	Labour	A. Campbell	2,085
	Labour	E. Musgrove	2,081
	Labour	R. Smith	1,997
	Conservative	B. Goble	1,965
	Labour	K. Taylor	1,918
	Conservative	P. Hodges	1,875
	Conservative	K. McKechnie	1,874
	Conservative	W. Orsborne	1,855
	Conservative	N. Nunney	1,814
	Conservative	B. Shorten	1,770
	Conservative	T. O'Connor	1,728
	Conservative	S. Woods	1,673
	Liberal	K. Taylor	797
	Liberal	C. Hargreaves	765
	Liberal	R. Palmer	762
	Liberal	I. Hargreaves	745
	Liberal	S. Booth	716
	Liberal	G. Robbins	639
	Liberal	D. Steggalls	638
	Liberal	P. Roberts	629
	National Party	M. Powell	358
	National Party	S. Buzer	316
Turnout				40.8%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Shephall (6 seats)

Shephall (6 seats)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Hall	1,611
	Labour	I. Johnson	1,604
	Labour	J. Pickersgill	1,592
	Labour	J. Lloyd	1,562
	Labour	F. Millard	1,543
	Labour	A. Luhman	1,526
	Conservative	J. Cannin	1,098
	Conservative	R. Oliver	1,030
	Conservative	P. Farrington	1,026
	Conservative	J. Andrews	1,020
	Conservative	H. Gladwin	996
	Conservative	C. Hicks	971
	National Party	J. Hawkins	257
Turnout				37.2%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold