All Saints - Election - 6 May 1976

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An election was held in All Saints ward on 6 May 1976 to elect two councillors.

Prior to the election, an independent councillor held one of the seats and the Conservatives held the other seat. Following the election, Labour gained one of the seats from an independent councillor and the Conservatives held the other seat.

Ms. D. MacDonald and Cyril Button were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

MacDonald Ms. D. Ms. D. MacDonald *
Conservative 1,111 31.6%

Button C. C. Button
Labour 846 24.0%

Fordham R. R. Fordham
Conservative 718 20.4%

MacDougall P. P. MacDougall
Labour 647 18.4%

Dyke W. W. Dyke
Independent 196 5.6%

Turnout 56.6%

Labour gain from Independent

Conservative hold

Candidate	Votes	%
MacDonald Ms. D. Ms. D. MacDonald * Conservative	1,111	31.6%
Button C. C. Button Labour	846	24.0%
Fordham R. R. Fordham Conservative	718	20.4%
MacDougall P. P. MacDougall Labour	647	18.4%
Dyke W. W. Dyke Independent	196	5.6%
Turnout		56.6%
Labour gain from Independent
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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