# 1976 Fenland District Council election

The 1976 Fenland District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Fenland District Council in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as the other local elections. The Conservative Party achieved a majority on the council.

## Ward results

Benwick and Doddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D Dunham* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Chatteris East

Chatteris East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R Heading* | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## Chatteris North

Chatteris North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rita Goodge | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## Chatteris South

Chatteris South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J Weller | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## Chatteris West

Chatteris West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Albert German | unopposed | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## Elm

Elm (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | R Curston* | 546 | 45.5 |
| Independent | Arthur Ingle* | 505 | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

## Leverington

Leverington (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Gerald Salter* | unopposed |
| Conservative | R Wallace* | unopposed |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

## Manea

Manea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R Morris* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## March East

March East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fred Clark* | 1,088 | 53.2 |
| | Conservative | H Aveling* | 959 | 46.8 |
| | Labour | Don Cherry* | 899 | |
| | Labour | M Boon | 882 | |
| | Conservative | D Billingsby | 776 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 81.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## March North

March North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G Campbell* | 970 | 46.5 |
| | Labour | D Dagless* | 956 | |
| | Conservative | G Brewin | 801 | 38.4 |
| | Labour | B Chapman | 792 | |
| | Conservative | G Taylor | 716 | |
| | Conservative | H Smith | 602 | |
| | Liberal | B Fox | 314 | 15.1 |
| | Liberal | J Longley | 216 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## March West

March West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Freddie Grounds* | 1,028 | 64.0 |
| | Conservative | P Skoulding* | 991 | |
| | Conservative | D Fleming* | 962 | |
| | Labour | C Bennett | 579 | 36.0 |
| | Labour | J Rose | 488 | |
| | Labour | F Wilkinson | 455 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## Newton and Tydd St Giles

Newton and Tydd St Giles :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Michael Palmer | 362 | 55.7 |
| Independent | G Cragg | 171 | 26.3 |
| Independent | A Cater* | 117 | 18.0 |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

## Outwell and Upwell

Outwell and Upwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R Hannam | unopposed | | |

## Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary

Parson Drove and Wisbech St Mary (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Peter Barnes* | 668 | 34.1 |
| | Liberal | Ellis Plumb | 592 | 30.2 |
| | Conservative | P Ward | 530 | 27.0 |
| | Independent | Neil Payne* | 524 | |
| | Independent | D Barnes | 170 | |
| | Labour | G Owen | 170 | 8.7 |
| | Independent | Clifford Edwards | 73 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | |

## Whittlesey Bassenhally

Whittlesey Bassenhally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Shelton | 324 | 72.5 |
| | Labour | C Wroath | 123 | 27.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,619 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## Whittlesey East

Whittlesey East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P Dennis | 259 | 53.2 | |
| | Liberal | G Spenceley | 228 | 46.8 | |

## Whittlesey Kingsmoor

Whittlesey Kingsmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Albert Hannington* | 220 | 55.8 |
| | Conservative | L Hart | 174 | 44.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## Wimblington

Wimblington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E Morris* | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | Conservative | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |

## Wisbech East

Wisbech East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bob Lake* | 588 | 58.9 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Slaymaker | 559 | |
| | Labour | P Pomeroy | 410 | 41.1 |
| | Labour | L Purt | 380 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## Whittlesey Central

Whittlesey Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Hinton* | unopposed | | |

## Whittlesey South

Whittlesey South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Whitwell | unopposed | | |

## Whittlesey West

Whittlesey West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harold Lilley* | unopposed | | |

## Wisbech North

Wisbech North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Harry Potter | 819 | 64.0 |
| | Labour | Ken Williams* | 735 | |
| | Labour | D Perry* | 712 | |
| | Conservative | S Marshall | 460 | 36.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## Wisbech North East

Wisbech North East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Beryl Petts* | 610 | 52.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Osborn* | 591 | |
| | Labour | T Morley | 482 | |
| | Labour | Ron Harris | 548 | 47.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## Wisbech South West

Wisbech South West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | June Bond | 1,317 | 49.6 |
| | Conservative | L Rands* | 977 | |
| | Conservative | T Piggott* | 835 | |
| | Liberal | P Coulten | 831 | 31.3 |
| | | C Rolfe | 506 | 19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |