6 May 1976
An election was held in Cuxton and Halling ward on 6 May 1976 to elect three councillors.
Prior to the election, all three seats were held by Labour. Following the election, the Conservatives gained all three seats from Labour.
Ms. M. Fennemore, Gerald Chalker and K. Jones were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
Ms. M. Fennemore 968 | 18.6% | ||
Conservative |
G. Chalker 964 | 18.5% | ||
Conservative |
K. Jones 902 | 17.3% | ||
Labour |
R. Smith *869 | 16.7% | ||
Labour |
D. Munton *761 | 14.6% | ||
Labour |
A. Ashford 735 | 14.1% | ||
Turnout | 54.9% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
* 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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