6 May 1976
An election was held in East ward on 6 May 1976 to elect five councillors.
. Following the election, .Paul Harriott, Graham Payne, Ms. C. Jones, W. Wickenden and Ms. D. Flint were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Labour |
P. Harriott *1,604 | 9.8% | ||
Conservative |
G. Payne 1,553 | 9.5% | ||
Conservative |
Ms. C. Jones 1,540 | 9.4% | ||
Conservative |
W. Wickenden 1,508 | 9.2% | ||
Conservative |
Ms. D. Flint 1,506 | 9.2% | ||
Conservative |
Ms. G. Theobald 1,452 | 8.9% | ||
Labour |
J. Shaw *1,398 | 8.5% | ||
Labour |
Ms. J. Grierson *1,385 | 8.5% | ||
Labour |
A. Spells *1,344 | 8.2% | ||
Labour |
Ms. H. Lambourne *1,334 | 8.1% | ||
Liberal |
M. Finucane 388 | 2.4% | ||
Liberal |
F. Hall 356 | 2.2% | ||
Liberal |
Ms. E. Baker 350 | 2.1% | ||
Liberal |
Ms. J. Dane 345 | 2.1% | ||
Liberal |
Ms. M. Bishop 320 | 2.0% | ||
Turnout | 41.7% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Labour 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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