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1976 Stevenage Borough Council election

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All 34 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats before 32 3 Seats won 28 6 Seat change 4 3 Popular vote 9,309 8,540 Percentage 45.0% 41.3%
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1976 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976. This was on the same day as other local elections. The entire council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council.

Overall results

1976 Stevenage Borough Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	28	0	3	3	82.4	45.0	9,309	10.9
	Conservative	6	3	0	3	17.6	41.3	8,540	15.8
	National Party	0	0	0		0.0	7.5	1,544	New
	Liberal	0	0	0		0.0	6.3	1,301	12.3
Total		34						15,458
	Labour hold

Ward results

Bedwell (5 seats)

Broadwater (5 seats)

Chells (5 seats)

Old Stevenage (5 seats)

Pin Green (8 seats)

Shephall (6 seats)

References

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1976". The Elections Centre.
3. ^ "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.

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