| Election Name: | 1976 Braintree District Council election |
| Country: | Essex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1973 Braintree District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1973 |
| Next Election: | 1979 Braintree District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
| Seats For Election: | All 58 seats to Braintree District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 30 |
| Turnout: | 49.3% (1.5%) |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 15 seats, 30.2% |
| Seats1: | 39 |
| Seat Change1: | 24 |
| Popular Vote1: | 33,998 |
| Percentage1: | 48.0% |
| Swing1: | 17.8% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 22 seats, 39.2% |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Seat Change2: | 14 |
| Popular Vote2: | 24,071 |
| Percentage2: | 34.0% |
| Swing2: | 5.2% |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Last Election3: | 15 seats, 17.6% |
| Seats3: | 8 |
| Seat Change3: | 7 |
| Popular Vote3: | 6,409 |
| Percentage3: | 9.0% |
| Swing3: | 8.6% |
| Party4: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 3 seats, 9.8% |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 4,365 |
| Percentage4: | 6.2% |
| Swing4: | 3.6% |
| Party5: | Residents Association |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 1.8% |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,727 |
| Percentage5: | 2.4% |
| Swing5: | 0.6% |
| Party6: | Independent Conservative |
| Last Election6: | 2 seats, 0.9% |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Popular Vote6: | 0 |
| Percentage6: | 0.0% |
| Swing6: | 0.9% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| After Party: | Conservative |
The 1976 Braintree District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
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No Independent candidate as previous (12.9%).
No Independent candidate as previous (48.9%).
No Conservative candidate as previous (35.7%).
No Independent candidate (Seymour) as previous (51.8%).
No Liberal candidate as previous (44.0%).
No Liberal (24.7%) or Communist (5.0%) candidates as previous.
No Independent (38.7%, 33.0%) or Liberal (10.9%) candidates as previous.
No Independent candidates as previous (26.0%, 13.4%, 12.3%).
No Liberal candidate as previous (7.1%).
No Independent candidate as previous (44.8%).
No Independent (Nott, 47.5%) or Labour (4.5%) candidates as previous.
No Independent candidates as previous (31.5%, 30.5%, 20.6%, 14.4%).