# 1976 Gloucester City Council election

The 1976 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1976 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.

## Results

Gloucester City Council election, 1976 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % |
| Conservative | 27 | 81.8 |
| Labour | 5 | 15.2 |
| Liberal | 1 | 3.0 |

## Ward results
### Barnwood

Barnwood 1976 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | K.* Hyett | 1,400 | 52.1 |
| | Conservative | M.* Smith | 1,320 | |
| | Conservative | H.* Phillips | 1,307 | |
| | Labour | F. Davenport | 1,056 | 39.3 |
| | Labour | P. Collins | 1,055 | |
| | Labour | C. Barnfield | 977 | |
| | Liberal | C. Tanner | 229 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,557 | 47.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Barton

Barton 1976 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ms. G. Hyett | 1,037 | 44.5 |
| | Labour | H.* Layton | 886 | 38.0 |
| | Conservative | A. Gravells | 840 | |
| | Labour | Ms. R. Layton | 764 | |
| | Labour | D. Ferguson | 735 | |
| | Conservative | M. Wooltorton | 690 | |
| | Liberal | W. Paterson | 409 | 17.5 |
| | Liberal | M. Leach | 259 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,620 | 39.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Eastgate

Eastgate 1976 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H.* Harrison | 1,181 | 52.7 |
| | Conservative | E. Race | 1,161 | |
| | Conservative | G.* Williams | 1,147 | |
| | Labour | R.* Dwyer | 834 | 37.2 |
| | Labour | F. Kelly | 766 | |
| | Labour | W. Jenkins | 732 | |
| | Liberal | Ms. M. Carter | 228 | 10.2 |
| | Liberal | Ms. S. Hutchinson | 207 | |
| | Liberal | D. Carter | 187 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,443 | 43.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hucclecote

Hucclecote 1976 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Pullon | 1,917 | 61.2 |
| | Conservative | T.* Wathen | 1,913 | |
| | Conservative | P.* Arnold | 1,821 | |
| | Labour | D. Farmer | 862 | 27.5 |
| | Labour | F. Henderson | 822 | |
| | Labour | G. Heath | 803 | |
| | Liberal | R. Cox | 352 | 11.2 |
| | Liberal | L. Liddington | 311 | |
| | Liberal | Ms. P. Liddington | 294 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,095 | 53.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kingsholm

Kingsholm 1976 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | P.* Robins | 1,783 | 60.1 |
| | Conservative | R.* Langston | 1,763 | |
| | Conservative | F.* King | 1,691 | |
| | Labour | M. Williams | 759 | 25.6 |
| | Labour | E. Clayton | 724 | |
| | Labour | Ms. L. Gibbs | 724 | |
| | Liberal | Ms. G. Halford | 425 | 14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,869 | 52.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Linden

Linden 1976 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ms. M. Lewis | 1,341 | 50.0 |
| | Conservative | L.* Jones | 1,302 | |
| | Conservative | D. Knight | 1,229 | |
| | Labour | R.* Davies | 1,073 | 40.0 |
| | Labour | C.* Collins | 914 | |
| | Labour | Matthews W. | 752 | |
| | Liberal | Ms. E. Drinan | 268 | 10.0 |
| | Liberal | Ms. E. Hodgson | 223 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,102 | 48.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Longlevens

Longlevens 1976 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | N. Partridge | 1,840 | 59.7 |
| | Conservative | G.* Goodwin | 1,811 | |
| | Conservative | J.* Robins | 1,783 | |
| | Labour | J. Day | 973 | 31.6 |
| | Labour | Ms. J. Feher | 901 | |
| | Labour | J. Wilks | 900 | |
| | Liberal | C. Turnbull | 270 | 8.8 |
| | Liberal | G. Whelan | 230 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,681 | 53.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Matson

Matson 1976 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H.* Morgan | 924 | 47.1 |
| | Labour | A.* Walters | 852 | |
| | Labour | M. Hyde | 832 | |
| | Conservative | H. Isherwood | 807 | 41.2 |
| | Conservative | Ms. G. Ablett | 772 | |
| | Conservative | Ms. L. Pressey | 719 | |
| | Liberal | T. Mulvey | | 11.7 |
| | Liberal | Ms. V. Tanner | 169 | |
| | Liberal | Ms. D. Wjunek | 127 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,432 | 34.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Podsmead

Podsmead 1976 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | *D. Toomey | 1,003 | 34.7 |
| | Liberal | D. Halford | 982 | 34.0 |
| | Conservative | Ms. I. Fowler | 907 | 31.4 |
| | Labour | P.* Harris | 906 | |
| | Conservative | F. Stephens | 831 | |
| | Conservative | B. Turner | 794 | |
| | Liberal | M. Talwar | 758 | |
| | Liberal | Ms. M. Harris | 741 | |
| | Liberal | E. Young | 627 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Tuffley

Tuffley 1976 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | F.* Price | 1,573 | 54.5 |
| | Conservative | S.* Smith | 1,566 | |
| | Conservative | R.* Pitkin-Cocks | 1,541 | |
| | Labour | F. Wilton | 985 | 34.1 |
| | Labour | D. Millin | 943 | |
| | Labour | T. Miles | 937 | |
| | Liberal | R. Mather | 330 | 11.4 |
| | Liberal | C. James | 328 | |
| | Liberal | J. Jay | 260 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,463 | 57.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westgate

Westgate 1976 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ms.* F. Wilton | 1,332 | 64.5 |
| | Conservative | H.* Fisher | 1,223 | |
| | Conservative | T. Herbert | 1,133 | |
| | Labour | F. Stevens | 435 | 21.1 |
| | Labour | C. Edgington | 407 | |
| | Labour | R. Escolme | 405 | |
| | Liberal | D. Warner | 299 | 14.5 |
| | Liberal | Ms. E. Warner | 241 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,475 | 35.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |