High Peak Borough Council election, 1976

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:

Election result

High Peak Local Election Result 1976[2]
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 (politician) 9 0 1 -1 19.6 20.7


References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/17uh.stm
  2. Source: Rallings and Thrasher, Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest, 2003