1976 UK local government election
Elections to High Peak Borough Council in Derbyshire, England were held in 1976. All of the council was up for election and the control of the council changed from no overall control to Conservative control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 27
- Labour 8
- Liberal 2
- Independent 9
Election result
High Peak Local Election Result 1976[2][3] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 27 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 58.7 | 45.3 | | |
| Labour | 8 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 17.4 | 27.3 | | |
| Liberal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 6.7 | | |
| Independent | 9 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19.6 | 20.7 | | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
Ward results
All Saints Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | George Chatterton | 980 | | |
| Conservative | Edwin Harold Mountain | 689 | | |
| Conservative | Irene Beatrice Greenhalgh | 593 | | |
| Conservative | George Wharmby | 578 | | |
| Independent | Peter Matthews | 572 | | |
| Labour | Stephen Charles Cocks | 430 | | |
| Labour | Kenneth Esplin Bracewell | 410 | | |
| Labour | Ms L Whitson | 380 | | |
| Independent | P Durkin | 355 | | |
| Green | Geoffrey Thomas Machan | 186 | | |
| Liberal | Ms G Mitchell | 166 | | |
Turnout | | 50.3 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Barmoor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Oswald Milner | 325 | 53.8 | |
| Conservative | W Hutchinson | 279 | 46.2 | |
Turnout | | 58.7 | |
Majority | 46 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Barms Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alfred Henry Hitchings | 828 | | |
| Conservative | R Milburn | 615 | | |
| Labour | C Ward | 543 | | |
| Conservative | Ms E Bradbury | 514 | | |
Turnout | | 55.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Blackbrook Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Betty Patricia Colley | unopposed | | |
| Liberal | George Harry White | unopposed | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Buxton Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dennis Raymond Walter | 521 | 68.1 | |
| Labour | G Ellis | 244 | 31.9 | |
Turnout | | 55.9 | |
Majority | 277 | 36.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chapel East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Albert Phillips | 475 | 63.5 | |
| Conservative | D Eva | 219 | 29.3 | |
| Labour | K Jones | 54 | 7.2 | |
Majority | 256 | 34.2 | |
Turnout | | 56.7 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Chapel West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Muriel Bertha Bradbury | 829 | | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Victor Bradwell | 666 | | |
| Labour | Melvyn Wright | 430 | | |
| Independent | H Ellison | 428 | | |
| Labour | T Bennett | 323 | | |
Turnout | | 52.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
College Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joyce Mary Craufurd-Stuart | 838 | | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Jane Allen | 689 | | |
| Green | Ms J Allen | 457 | | |
Turnout | | 45.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Corbar Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Margaret Beatrice Millican | 818 | | |
| Conservative | Alan Keith Allman | 707 | | |
| Labour | B Rosier | 253 | | |
Turnout | | 43.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cote Heath Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Terence Garrie Gill | 903 | | |
| Labour | B Halliday | 550 | | |
| Conservative | Iris Tamsons | 502 | | |
| Conservative | Joyce Allwright | 422 | | |
| Labour | J Wilson | 422 | | |
Turnout | | 51.8 | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hayfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Fred Barnes | 402 | 42.2 | |
| Conservative | G Cooper | 401 | 42.1 | |
| Labour | I Bennett | 150 | 15.7 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |
Turnout | | 53.6 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Ladybower Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sam Wanamaker | 499 | 70.6 | |
| Labour | James Stanley Byford | 208 | 29.4 | |
Majority | 291 | 41.2 | |
Turnout | | 61.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Limestone Peak Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Evelyn May Tomlinson | 420 | 64.7 | |
| Independent | Ernest Thomas Walley | 229 | 35.3 | |
Majority | 191 | 29.4 | |
Turnout | | 50.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
New Mills North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | L Townsend | 1016 | | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Mary Livesley | 916 | | |
| Conservative | Betty Colley | 834 | | |
| Labour | W Ferguson | 711 | | |
| Liberal | C Weaver | 648 | | |
| Labour | J Demierre | 454 | | |
| Labour | Ms D Fryman | 396 | | |
Turnout | | 50.6 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
New Mills South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | D Brown | 749 | | |
| Conservative | John Keith McMurray | 718 | | |
| Independent | Frank Morris Bullough | 707 | | |
| Labour | J Axon | 554 | | |
| Labour | Ms M Williams | 425 | | |
Turnout | | 50.2 | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Peveril Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles David Lewis | 788 | 83.5 | |
| Labour | Ms Moira Monteith | 156 | 16.5 | |
Majority | 632 | 66.9 | |
Turnout | | 63.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Andrew's / St. Charles' (Hadfield) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Holtom | 1946 | | |
| Labour | R Cooke | 1847 | | |
| Conservative | Michael Jackson | 1845 | | |
| Labour | Francis Walter Stubbs | 1835 | | |
| Conservative | D Dunn | 1795 | | |
| Conservative | D Wilson | 1780 | | |
| Conservative | Denys Toole | 1774 | | |
| Conservative | A Stevenson | 1731 | | |
| Conservative | M Ross | 1717 | | |
| Labour | K Powell | 1691 | | |
| Labour | S Lomas | 1671 | | |
| Communist | Robert Ainsworth Heald | 306 | | |
Turnout | | 47.7 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. James' Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alfred Edwin Jenner Leney | 1547 | | |
| Conservative | Ronald Partridge | 1502 | | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Guy Dickenson | 1441 | | |
| Conservative | Ms A Mellor | 1296 | | |
| Labour | Reginald Mann | 659 | | |
| Liberal | Deryck Johnson | 654 | | |
| Labour | Ms C Ashton | 629 | | |
| Labour | D Carr | 616 | | |
| Labour | A Pomfret | 535 | | |
Turnout | | 48.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St John's (Charlesworth) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brenda Tetlow | 800 | 89.0 | |
| Labour | P Keelan | 99 | 11.0 | |
Majority | 701 | 78.0 | |
Turnout | | 70.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stone Bench Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Barton Morley | 850 | | |
| Labour | James Henry Poulton | 717 | | |
| Conservative | G McIlvenny | 621 | | |
Turnout | | 42.6 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tintwistle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Clifford Pennington | 445 | 61.1 | |
| Labour | David Wilcox | 283 | 38.9 | |
Majority | 162 | 22.3 | |
Turnout | | 67.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Whaley Bridge (Fernilee) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Fredrick Bonsall Woodward | 506 | 80.1 | |
| Labour | J Conway | 126 | 19.9 | |
Majority | 380 | 60.1 | |
Turnout | | 60.6 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Whaley Bridge (Furness Vale) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Harold Hastings Littlewood | 414 | 70.4 | |
| Labour | Ms V Mason | 174 | 29.6 | |
Majority | 240 | 40.8 | |
Turnout | | 66.5 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Whaley Bridge (Taxal) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roger Gilbert Hartley | 287 | 52.7 | |
| Independent | F Hartley | 137 | 25.1 | |
| Labour | B Ludden | 121 | 22.2 | |
Majority | 150 | 27.5 | |
Turnout | | 63.0 | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Whaley Bridge (Yeardsley) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Arthur Thomas Pritchard | 391 | 41.6 | |
| Conservative | G Ralston | 325 | 34.5 | |
| Labour | Ms C Jones | 225 | 23.9 | |
Majority | 66 | 7.0 | |
Turnout | | 70.1 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
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