page_title: 1976 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
hierarchical_section_title: 1976 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election
caption_attribution_description: English: Ward map of the Wigan council with political colouring for the 1976 election. Colours: &#160;&#160; Labour &#160;&#160; Conservative &#160;&#160; Independent
context_page_description: Elections to Wigan Council were held on 6 May 1976, with one third of the seats up for election. Four Conservative gains and an Independent in Ward 23 regaining a seat reduced Labour's working majority to 40 seats. Two seats went uncontested, and turnout rose to 34.0% - a return to 1973 levels after a sizeable fall the previous year.
context_section_description: Elections to Wigan Council were held on 6 May 1976, with one third of the seats up for election. Four Conservative gains and an Independent in Ward 23 regaining a seat reduced Labour's working majority to 40 seats. Two seats (Ward 4 and Ward 21) went uncontested, and turnout rose to 34.0% - a return to 1973 levels after a sizeable fall the previous year.
caption: Map of the results for the 1976 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Independent in grey.
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