Election Name: | 1976 Corby District Council election[1] [2] |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 1973 Corby District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1973 |
Next Election: | 1979 Corby District Council election |
Next Year: | 1979 |
Seats For Election: | All 27 seats in the Corby District Council |
Majority Seats: | 14 |
Election Date: | 6 May 1976 |
Turnout: | 52.8% |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 16 |
Popular Vote1: | 7,483 |
Percentage1: | 45.2% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 10 |
Popular Vote2: | 6,526 |
Percentage2: | 39.4% |
Party3: | Independent Socialist |
Seats3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 626 |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Labour |
After Election: | Conservative |
The 1976 Corby District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Corby District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election be held under new ward boundaries.[3] The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party,[1] for the first and only time in its history.[4]