1976 West Dorset District Council election information
1976 UK local government election
1976 West Dorset District Council election
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7 May 1976 (1976-05-07)
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All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Ind
Lib
Lab
Party
Independent
Liberal
Labour
Last election
44 seats, 60.2%
9 seats, 23.9%
2 seats, 15.9%
Seats won
45
7
1
Seat change
1
2
1
Popular vote
17,669
9,030
2,962
Percentage
56.9%
29.1%
9.5%
Swing
3.3%
5.2%
6.4%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Con
IndC
Party
Conservative
Ind. Conservative
Last election
Did not stand
Did not stand
Seats won
1
1
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
1,178
220
Percentage
3.8%
0.7%
Swing
3.8%
0.7%
Council control before election
Independent
Council control after election
Independent
The 1976 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1976 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. This was the second election to the district council.
The 1976 election saw the Independent councillors maintain their majority control on the Council.
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