1976 Penwith District Council election

1976 Penwith District Council election
	6 May 1976
All 40 seats of Penwith District Council; 21 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; Independent;	Council control after election ; Independent;

Elections for all 40 seats on Penwith District Council were held on 6 May 1976, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. The composition of the council remained largely unchanged: independent candidates won 38 seats, an increase of one, and Labour and the Liberal Party each won one seat unopposed in St Ives.

Results

Penwith Local Election Result 1976
	Seats	Gains	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Independent	38	1	1	95.0
Liberal	1	0		2.5
Labour	1	0		2.5

Ward results

Hayle (6 seats)

Hayle^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C. Cock^{[note 1]}	1,015	15.89
	Independent	J. Sleeman^{[note 1]}	960	15.03
	Independent	T. Laity^{[note 1]}	892	13.96
	Independent	F. Johns^{[note 1]}	740	11.58
	Independent	Frederick Harwood^{[note 1]}	679	10.63
	Independent	E. Coombe	665	10.41
	Independent	F. Dunn	577	9.03
	Independent	S. Stock	470	7.36
	Independent	Frederick Ponting^{[note 1]}	390	6.11
Total votes			6,388
Turnout				45.7
Registered electors			5,978
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent

Lelant and Carbis Bay (2 seats)

Lelant and Carbis Bay^[1]^[2]
	Candidate	Votes
Independent	R. Elsden	Unopposed
Independent	J. Clarke Macdonald^{[note 1]}	Unopposed
Independent gain from Independent
Independent gain from Residents

Ludgvan (3 seats)

Ludgvan^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H. Lutey^{[note 1]}	904	25.37
	Independent	A. Bailey	773	21.70
	Independent	A. Penhaul	673	18.89
	Independent	R. Hall^{[note 1]}	640	17.96
	Independent	J. Trevenen	573	16.08
Total votes			3,563
Turnout				51.4
Registered electors			3,411
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent

Marazion (3 seats)

Marazion^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	P. Badcock^{[note 1]}	980	27.37
	Independent	C. Bryant^{[note 1]}	924	25.81
	Independent	S. Gibson^{[note 1]}	731	20.42
	Independent	J. Brooke	703	19.64
	Independent	D. Taylor	242	6.76
Total votes			3,580
Turnout				49.0
Registered electors			3,486
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent
	Independent gain from Independent

Penzance Central (5 seats)

Penzance Central^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Laity^{[note 1]}	1,202	23.08
	Independent	J. Peak^{[note 1]}	1,074	20.62
	Independent	R. Allbright^{[note 1]}	978	18.78
	Independent	J. Batten^{[note 1]}	802	15.40
	Independent	Joan Batten	607	11.66
	Independent	A. Burstow	482	9.25
	Independent	C. Darquies	63	1.21
Total votes			5,208
Turnout				35.4
Registered electors			4,948
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent hold
	Independent gain from Independent

Note

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p This person was an incumbent councillor

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Penwith: Out go chairman and his deputy". The West Briton. No. 8542. 13 May 1976. p. 21 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher (2007). "Penwith District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 15 February 2025.

[IN-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p This person was an incumbent councillor

[BNA1-1] "Penwith: Out go chairman and his deputy". The West Briton. No. 8542. 13 May 1976. p. 21 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[EC-2] Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher (2007). "Penwith District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 15 February 2025.

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Council elections in Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly
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Caradon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Carrick District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Kerrier District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
North Cornwall District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
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Restormel Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
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