1976 South Norfolk District Council election

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All 47 seats to South Norfolk District Council 24 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Independent Liberal Seats won 23 21 2 Seat change 17 12 1 Popular vote 16,405 7,964 2,011 Percentage 44.6% 21.6% 5.5% Swing 38.8% 29.1% 5.1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Ind. Conservative Labour Seats won 1 0 Seat change 1 7 Popular vote 352 9,899 Percentage 1.0% 26.9% Swing 0.8% 4.5%
Control before election Independent Control after election No overall control

The 1976 South Norfolk District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

• Summary
• Election result
• Ward results
• Abbeyfield
• Beck Vale
• Beckhithe
• Berners
• Boyland
• Brookwood
• Chet
• Clavering
• Cringleford & Colney
• Crown Point
• Dickleburgh
• Diss
• Ditchingham
• Forehoe
• Harleston
• Hempnall
• Hingham
• Humbleyard
• Kidner
• Long Row
• Marshland
• Mergate
• No. 19 (Costessey)
• No. 2 (Wymondham)
• No. 28 (Rockland St. Mary)
• No. 29 (Thurton)
• Poringland With The Framinghams
• Scole
• Smockmill
• Springfields
• Stratton
• Tasvale
• Valley
• Waveney
• Westwood
• Wodehouse
• References

Summary

Election result

1976 South Norfolk District Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	26	23	19	2	17	48.9	44.6	16,405	+38.8
	Independent	32	21	3	15	12	44.7	21.6	7,964	–29.1
	Liberal	4	2	1	0	1	4.3	5.5	2,011	–5.1
	Ind. Conservative	2	1	1	0	1	2.1	1.0	352	+0.8
	Labour	19	0	0	7	7	0.0	26.9	9,899	–4.5
	Ind. Socialist	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	183	N/A

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

References

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