1976 City of Lincoln Council election explained

Election Name:1976 City of Lincoln Council election[1] [2]
Country:England
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:1973 City of Lincoln Council election
Previous Year:1973
Next Election:1979 City of Lincoln Council election
Next Year:1979
Seats For Election:All 30 seats to City of Lincoln Council
Majority Seats:16
Election Date:6 May 1976
Party1:Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1972)
Last Election1:20
Seats1:17
Seat Change1:3
Popular Vote1:10,122
Percentage1:41.0%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:6
Seats2:13
Seat Change2:7
Popular Vote2:8,004
Percentage2:32.4%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Democratic Labour
After Election:Democratic Labour

The 1976 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 6 May 1976. This was on the same day as other local elections. The entire council was up for election and the Democratic Labour Party retained control of the council.

Overall results

|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 30| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 24,713| style="text-align: right;" |

Ward results

Park (3 seats)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council compositions by year. The Elections Centre.
  2. Web site: Local Election Summaries 1976. The Elections Centre.