Election Name: | 1976 Bristol City Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 1973 Bristol City Council election |
Previous Year: | 1973 |
Next Election: | 1979 Bristol City Council election |
Next Year: | 1979 |
Seats For Election: | All 84 seats to Bristol City Council |
Majority Seats: | 43 |
Election Date: | 6 May 1976 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 47 |
Seat Change1: | 9 |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 34 |
Seat Change2: | 9 |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats3: | 3 |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Election: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 1976 Bristol City Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Labour retained overall control of the council despite losing 9 seats to the Conservatives.