6 May 1976
An election was held in Central ward on 6 May 1976 to elect four councillors.
. Following the election, .Michael Lewis, Harry Blease, Howard Doe and Frank Shaw were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
M. Lewis *1,998 | 19.6% | ||
Conservative |
H. Blease *1,983 | 19.5% | ||
Conservative |
H. Doe 1,919 | 18.9% | ||
Conservative |
F. Shaw 1,856 | 18.2% | ||
Labour |
H. Hawker 674 | 6.6% | ||
Labour |
Ms. Y. Morgan 614 | 6.0% | ||
Labour |
Ms. P. Stevens 578 | 5.7% | ||
Labour |
R. Willer *553 | 5.4% | ||
Turnout | 41.9% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.
To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.
Vote Change
Swing
Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.
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