| Election Name: | 1976 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1973 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1973 |
| Next Election: | 1979 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
| Seats For Election: | All 48 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Leader1: | Bob Flatman |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 23 |
| Seats After1: | 30 |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
| Leader2: | John Goldsmith |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 17 |
| Seats After2: | 11 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Image4: | Ind |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Seats Before4: | 7 |
| Seats After4: | 5 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Image5: | RA |
| Leader5: | Ken Logan |
| Party5: | Ratepayers Association |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Leader | |
| Before Party: | No overall control |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| After Election: | Bob Flatman |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 1976 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 6 May 1976, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales. All 48 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election.
The election saw the Conservatives take a majority of the seats on the council, which had previously been under no overall control, being led by a Conservative minority administration. The Conservative group leader, Bob Flatman, continued to serve as leader of the council after the election.[1] The Labour group leader, John Goldsmith, lost his seat and was replaced as group leader by Bill Miller.[2]
The overall results were as follows:
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election. A double dagger (‡) indicates a sitting councillor contesting a different ward.[3] [4]
Five by-elections were held on 6 April 1978, following the simultaneous resignations of five Conservative councillors on 13 February 1978. All five seats were retained by the Conservatives.[5] [6] [7]
The Hitchin Bearton by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor David Ingram, citing business reasons.
The Hitchin Highbury by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Stephen Arthur Whaley, who had moved away from the district.
The Letchworth Wilbury by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Roland Baker, who also resigned from the party citing disillusionment with Conservative party policy.
The Ward 13 by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor John Stapleton, who had moved away from the district.
The Ward 14 by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Ian Rose, citing business reasons.