The 1976 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. All seats were up for election. In a reversal of the initial election the Conservatives managed to secure a majority of the total votes over their main rivals the Labour Party, gaining enough seats to take control of the council, albeit by only two seats.
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43 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | ~34,425, 50.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Council composition following the election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Summary
editElection result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 24 |  5
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55.8 | 55.2 | 50,742 | +17.4 | |||
| Labour | 19 |  5
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44.2 | 38.6 | 35,470 | –17.8 | |||
| Liberal | 0 | 
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0.0 | 6.1 | 5,633 | +0.7 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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