The 1976 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
At the election, the Conservatives gained control of the council from No overall control.
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 34 | ![]() |
60.7 | 48.1 | 63,374 | +14.6 | |||
Labour | 9 | ![]() |
16.1 | 30.1 | 39,678 | –4.8 | |||
Independent | 7 | ![]() |
12.5 | 4.4 | 5,779 | –15.2 | |||
Liberal | 6 | ![]() |
10.7 | 17.3 | 22,781 | +7.3 | |||
Communist | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | <0.1 | 60 | –0.2 | |||
Ind. Conservative | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | N/A | N/A | –0.8 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 February 2023.