The 1976 Braintree District Council election took place on 6 May 1976 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
Ward results
Black Notley
No Independent candidate as previous (12.9%).
Bumpstead
Castle Headingham
No Independent candidate as previous (48.9%).
Coggeshall
Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green
Cressing
Earls Colne
No Conservative candidate as previous (35.7%).
Gosfield
No Independent candidate (Seymour) as previous (51.8%).
Halstead Holy Trinity
No Liberal candidate as previous (44.0%).
Halstead St. Andrew's
Hatfield Peverel
Kelvedon
No. 1 (Braintree: East)
No Liberal (24.7%) or Communist (5.0%) candidates as previous.
No. 2 (Braintree: West)
No. 3 (Bocking: North)
No. 4 (Bocking: South)
No. 7 (Witham: West)
No Independent (38.7%, 33.0%) or Liberal (10.9%) candidates as previous.
No. 8 (Witham: North)
No Independent candidates as previous (26.0%, 13.4%, 12.3%).
No. 9 (Witham: Rivenhall South)
No. 10 (Witham: Rivenhall South)
No. 11 (Witham: Central)
No Liberal candidate as previous (7.1%).
No. 12 (Witham: South)
No Independent candidate as previous (44.8%).
Panfield
Rayne
Sible Headingham
Stour Valley Central
Stour Valley North
Stour Valley South
No Independent (Nott, 47.5%) or Labour (4.5%) candidates as previous.
Terling
Three Fields
No Independent candidates as previous (31.5%, 30.5%, 20.6%, 14.4%).
Upper Colne
Yeldham
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