6 May 1976
An election was held in St Nicholas and Troy Town 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.
L. MacMullen, Doug MacInnes and Ms. S. Jennings were elected as councillors for the ward.
Result
The following result was declared by the returning officer:
Candidate | Votes | % | ||
Conservative |
L. MacMullen 976 | 18.1% | ||
Conservative |
D. MacInnes 971 | 18.0% | ||
Conservative |
Ms. S. Jennings 961 | 17.8% | ||
Labour |
Ms. D. Smith *867 | 16.0% | ||
Labour |
K. Horton 840 | 15.5% | ||
Labour |
Ms. R. Monsarrat 792 | 14.6% | ||
Turnout | 43.8% | |||
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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