# 1976 Derby Borough Council election

The 1976 Derby Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Derby Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 18 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. The Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Party.

## Overall results

1976 Derby Borough Council Election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 51.9 | 51.7 | 28,646 | 12.2 |
| | Labour | 26 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 48.1 | 40.8 | 22,626 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 3,499 | 4.1 |
| | United English National | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.2 | 677 | 0.1 |
| Total | Total | 54 | | | | | | 55,448 | |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Tunnicliffe | 1,756 | |
| | Labour | M. Walker | 1,595 | |
| | Labour | P. Weightman | 1,547 | |
| | Conservative | D. Pickering | 1,392 | |
| | Conservative | R. White | 1,366 | |
| | Conservative | V. Flint | 1,350 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Allestree

Allestree (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Thorpe | 3,673 | |
| | Conservative | R. Keene | 3,658 | |
| | Conservative | B. Chadwick | 3,531 | |
| | Labour | R. Cooper | 790 | |
| | Liberal | W. Nuttall | 782 | |
| | Liberal | M. Taylor | 738 | |
| | Labour | J. Dolan | 727 | |
| | Labour | J. Pepper | 712 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Alvaston

Alvaston (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Baker | 1,381 | |
| | Labour | P. Hanks | 1,280 | |
| | Conservative | J. Owens | 1,260 | |
| | Labour | T. Potts | 1,245 | |
| | Conservative | J. Blount | 1,137 | |
| | Conservative | B. Wood | 1,118 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Arboretum

Arboretum (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Charles | 1,076 | |
| | Labour | J. Maltby | 1,058 | |
| | Labour | S. Unwin | 1,012 | |
| | Conservative | C. Henchcliffe | 695 | |
| | Conservative | P. Barham | 672 | |
| | Conservative | D. Williams | 654 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Babington

Babington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Bussell | 1,671 | |
| | Conservative | E. Wood | 1,542 | |
| | Conservative | C. Gadsby | 1,524 | |
| | Labour | F. Fox | 817 | |
| | Labour | G. Fox | 812 | |
| | Labour | W. Watkins | 738 | |
| | United English National | S. Gibson | 162 | |
| | United English National | G. Hitchcock | 162 | |
| | United English National | A. Ashby | 142 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Breadsall

Breadsall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | O. Eden | 1,331 | |
| | Labour | G. Summers | 1,232 | |
| | Labour | A. Wawman | 1,211 | |
| | Conservative | J. Leatherbarrow | 1,099 | |
| | Conservative | G. Wooley | 1,093 | |
| | Conservative | J. Leatherbarrow | 1,075 | |
| | United English National | B. Gibson | 171 | |
| | United English National | A. Smith | 153 | |
| | United English National | L. Gallear | 148 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | % |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Chaddesden

Chaddesden (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Andrews | 1,682 | |
| | Conservative | R. Oldershaw | 1,663 | |
| | Conservative | H. Sephton | 1,536 | |
| | Labour | H. Lloyd | 1,464 | |
| | Labour | R. Neale | 1,311 | |
| | Labour | A. Harlow | 1,261 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.5% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Chellaston

Chellaston (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Morley | 2,696 | |
| | Conservative | K. Keys | 2,673 | |
| | Conservative | R. Walker | 2,657 | |
| | Labour | W. Mathews | 2,211 | |
| | Labour | G. Styles | 2,171 | |
| | Labour | J. Taylor | 2,090 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.9% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Darley

Darley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Longdon | 1,993 | |
| | Conservative | E. Reid | 1,941 | |
| | Conservative | J. Tillett | 1,887 | |
| | Labour | M. Mansfield | 881 | |
| | Labour | G. Bolton | 872 | |
| | Labour | J. Osborn | 792 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Derwent

Derwent (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Topham | 1,289 | |
| | Labour | L. Topham | 1,244 | |
| | Labour | E. Ward | 1,236 | |
| | Conservative | B. Daniels | 827 | |
| | Conservative | K. Marples | 784 | |
| | Conservative | G. Du Sautoy | 763 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Friar Gate

Friar Gate (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Robinson | 1,593 | |
| | Labour | J. Christophers | 1,515 | |
| | Labour | R. Baxter | 1,512 | |
| | Conservative | R. Bunting | 1,174 | |
| | Conservative | A. Bunting | 1,141 | |
| | Conservative | G. Thomas | 1,043 | |
| | Liberal | M. Peel | 632 | |
| | Liberal | C. Swain | 592 | |
| | Liberal | F. Spencer | 587 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal |

### Litchurch

Litchurch (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Newton | 699 | |
| | Labour | K. Unwin | 657 | |
| | Labour | M. Wood | 655 | |
| | Conservative | A. Northover | 354 | |
| | Conservative | J. Northover | 333 | |
| | Conservative | D. Curzon | 324 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Littleover

Littleover (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Grimwood-Taylor | 2,751 | |
| | Conservative | N. Glenn | 2,628 | |
| | Conservative | L. Shepley | 2,600 | |
| | Labour | M. Kimpton | 744 | |
| | Labour | B. Torney | 725 | |
| | Labour | F. Brocklehurst | 717 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Mickleover

Mickleover (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Johnson | 2,289 | |
| | Conservative | C. Hulls | 2,204 | |
| | Conservative | P. Reynolds | 2,131 | |
| | Liberal | M. Brown | 1,292 | |
| | Liberal | M. Burgess | 1,210 | |
| | Liberal | G. Lawn | 1,115 | |
| | Labour | P. Johnson | 873 | |
| | Labour | E. Jones | 737 | |
| | Labour | I. Slater | 611 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.3% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal |

### Normanton

Normanton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Keith | 1,786 | |
| | Conservative | F. Murphy | 1,752 | |
| | Conservative | L. Gray | 1,732 | |
| | Labour | D. Bull | 1,663 | |
| | Labour | R. King | 1,644 | |
| | Labour | H. White | 1,597 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.8% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Osmanton

Osmmaston (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Carty | 1,305 | |
| | Labour | E. Bull | 1,283 | |
| | Labour | R. Spacey | 1,267 | |
| | Conservative | D. Black | 499 | |
| | Conservative | A. Allen | 456 | |
| | Conservative | S. Lemmings | 441 | |
| | United English National | E. Baines | 178 | |
| | United English National | M. Sims | 138 | |
| | United English National | L. Verity | 136 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Pear Tree

Pear Tree (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Pountain | 1,365 | |
| | Labour | N. Singh | 1,327 | |
| | Labour | I. Ault | 1,246 | |
| | Conservative | Y. Garland | 688 | |
| | Conservative | M. Swindall | 659 | |
| | Conservative | K. Webley | 635 | |
| | United English National | J. Sims | 166 | |
| | United English National | O. Sims | 137 | |
| | United English National | P. Sims | 121 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Spondon

Spondon (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. Leatherbarrow | 2,117 | |
| | Conservative | G. Swainson | 2,076 | |
| | Conservative | D. Dickinson | 1,950 | |
| | Labour | P. Whitt | 1,388 | |
| | Labour | E. Wright | 1,292 | |
| | Labour | S. Irwin | 1,205 | |
| | Liberal | A. Wheway | 793 | |
| | Liberal | P. Saxton | 642 | |
| | Liberal | S. Haysum | 576 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |