Newton, Leicester City Council
At the most recent election (3 May 1979), G. Billington (The Labour Party), N. Astley (The Labour Party) and R. Soutar (The Labour Party) won Newton, with a majority of 1,071 votes on a turnout of 65.38%.
- Area type
- ward
- Within
- Leicester City Council
- Elections recorded
- 2
- Recorded results
- 20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Billington | The Labour Party | 5,609 | 18.9% | Yes |
| N. Astley | The Labour Party | 5,084 | 17.1% | Yes |
| R. Soutar | The Labour Party | 5,004 | 16.8% | Yes |
| C. Elliott | Conservative Party | 3,933 | 13.2% | No |
| M. Clayton | Conservative Party | 3,719 | 12.5% | No |
| L. Rawson | Conservative Party | 3,699 | 12.4% | No |
| C. Eccleshare | LIB | 1,349 | 4.5% | No |
| C. Astill | NF | 495 | 1.7% | No |
| W. Ashby | NF | 425 | 1.4% | No |
| A. Ashby | NF | 412 | 1.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Elliott | Conservative Party | 2,252 | 14.4% | Yes |
| S. Hill | Conservative Party | 2,146 | 13.8% | Yes |
| G. Billington | The Labour Party | 2,075 | 13.3% | Yes |
| M. Sargent | Conservative Party | 2,038 | 13.1% | No |
| D. Collins | The Labour Party | 1,965 | 12.6% | No |
| R. Soutar | The Labour Party | 1,776 | 11.4% | No |
| C. Madsen | NF | 1,024 | 6.6% | No |
| A. Richards | NF | 988 | 6.3% | No |
| W. Sanders | NF | 969 | 6.2% | No |
| D. Connolly | COMM | 373 | 2.4% | No |