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Rainham

6 May 1976

An election was held in Rainham ward on 6 May 1976 to elect six councillors.

. Following the election, .

Geoffrey Fagg, Barbara Kitchingham, R. Jones, A. Jarrett, M. Rye and H. King were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

  Candidate Votes %
  Short Ms. M. Ms. M. Short
1,330 4.9%
  Gunthorpe P. P. Gunthorpe
1,315 4.9%
  Gunthorpe Ms. L. Ms. L. Gunthorpe
1,288 4.8%
  Smithson B. B. Smithson
1,280 4.7%
  Easton D. D. Easton
980 3.6%
  Sutton R. R. Sutton
914 3.4%
  Turnout 38.5%
  Conservative hold
  Conservative hold
  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 Share

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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