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    1977 handbook

    Devon: 1977 local elections

    91 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1976) (98 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 54 · Labour 20 · Other 13 · The Liberal Party 11

    After (end of 1977) (98 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 85 · Other 8 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 2

    Ward results

    Axminster Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 39.6%
    R. ChappleConservative2,277
    R. RuffleLIB542
    Axminster Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 52.4%
    F. GardnerConservative2,696
    D. HullLIB2,134
    Barnstaple No. 11 seat · turnout 36.0%
    W. TaylorNdm1,885
    A. DibbleLIB552
    Barnstaple No. 21 seat · turnout 45.4%
    D. PotterLIB1,504
    E. WrightConservative1,257
    J. JonesLabour184
    Barnstaple Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 47.9%
    J. BamfordConservative2,339
    R. IncledonLIB1,516
    J. RoachIndependent509
    Barnstaple Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 62.0%
    A. AcklandConservative1,457
    J. IsaacsLIB1,267
    Barnstaple Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 49.8%
    R. StanburyConservative2,380
    K. JordanLIB1,296
    Barnstaple Rural No. 4 (Lynton)1 seat · turnout 52.1%
    F. RichardsIndependent1,241
    D. WattsConservative1,106
    Bideford1 seat · turnout 36.9%
    Dunn L.Conservative1,687 ✓
    J. NeedsLIB1,222
    F. BaileyLabour391
    T. SherborneIndependent65
    Bideford Rural1 seat · turnout 49.4%
    S. BrimacombeConservative2,364
    G. MarsdenLIB888
    Budleigh Salterton1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    R. BrockmanConservative2,485
    G. HoareLIB764
    Crediton1 seat · turnout 36.3%
    G. WayConservative1,301
    M. BlameyLIB860
    Crediton Rural1 seat · turnout 37.9%
    C. WarrenIndependent2,044
    A. StimsonIndependent482
    Dartmouth1 seat · turnout 36.9%
    D. WattsConservative1,864
    G. VincentLIB603
    Dawlish1 seat · turnout 44.2%
    M. BealeyConservative2,433
    G. WilliamsLIB1,050
    Exeter No. 11 seat · turnout 45.2%
    E. ChambersConservative1,988
    J. VincentLabour1,346
    S. LawsonLIB730
    Exeter No. 21 seat · turnout 54.3%
    David RogersConservative1,817
    V. HowellLIB1,614
    N. LongLabour792
    Exeter No. 31 seat · turnout 51.4%
    J. MartinConservative2,613
    R. BoyceLabour803
    S. SmithLIB335
    Exeter No. 41 seat · turnout 54.2%
    D. MorrishLIB2,066
    M. VennerConservative1,362
    R. TremlettLabour1,085
    Exeter No. 52 seats · turnout 45.2%
    H. SargentConservative2,923
    D. FosterConservative2,903
    F. OliverLabour1,670
    A. PetrieLabour1,506
    R. NuttallLIB485
    P. ThorneLIB477
    Exeter No. 62 seats
    W PanterConservative3,247 ✓
    B TaylorConservative3,145 ✓
    W HutchingsLabour2,323
    S SpenceLabour2,162
    B KellwayLIB455
    P BrockLIB381
    Exeter No. 72 seats · turnout 39.9%
    E. McGaheyConservative3,100 ✓
    R. SimConservative3,037 ✓
    D. NationLIB855
    N. HamiltonLIB817
    C. WorthingtonLabour691
    A. CadwalladerLabour628
    H. ForrestIndependent337
    Exmouth No. 11 seat · turnout 49.8%
    P. ThorpeConservative2,571
    N. ThomasLIB834
    Exmouth No. 2 (Withycombe Raleigh)1 seat · turnout 46.1%
    D. DrayConservative2,048
    G. ChamberlainLIB709
    M. BradfordLabour456
    Exmouth No. 31 seat · turnout 49.0%
    E. HerbertConservative2,457
    J. PowleyLIB570
    W. MartinLabour482
    Holsworthy1 seat · turnout 48.8%
    H. BroadConservative2,197
    W. TraceIndependent1,124
    Honiton1 seat · turnout 41.6%
    E. LawrenceConservative2,383
    R. CollinsLIB743
    M. NewittLabour202
    Ilfracombe1 seat · turnout 43.4%
    D. HancockIndependent1,913
    W. FerrisConservative1,303
    Kingsbridge Rural No. 11 seat
    S. DayConservative0 ✓
    Kingsbridge Rural No. 21 seat
    C. AnsellConservative0 ✓
    Newton Abbot No. 11 seat · turnout 40.8%
    H. EnglandConservative1,711
    E. NichollsLabour863
    D. FindlayLIB493
    Newton Abbot No. 21 seat · turnout 42.3%
    F. BirkettConservative1,592 ✓
    L. LambInd Lab871
    J. DaveyLabour507
    R. WillsLIB299
    Newton Abbot Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 40.0%
    A. PhillpottsConservative2,129
    J. WestLIB1,048
    Newton Abbot Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 40.5%
    A. CoulterIndependent1,471
    P. PalmerConservative1,150
    S. NorrishLIB499
    Newton Abbot Rural No. 31 seat · turnout 41.2%
    F. GilbertConservative2,415
    D. LettenLIB800
    Newton Abbot Rural No. 41 seat
    E. DayConservative0 ✓
    Northam1 seat · turnout 49.8%
    M. SumnerConservative2,094 ✓
    G. ArmstrongLIB706
    J. MorrishIndependent456
    M. ColesLabour177
    W. SmithIndependent105
    Okehampton1 seat · turnout 47.7%
    S. WilliamsIndependent1,383
    W. PassmoreConservative1,075
    Okehampton Rural1 seat
    M. HampsonConservative0 ✓
    Ottery St. Mary1 seat · turnout 43.6%
    W. ThorneConservative2,581
    A. RobertsLIB489
    M. ChesneyLabour289
    Plymouth No. 13 seats · turnout 41.4%
    G. CreberConservative5,004
    W. ThompsonConservative4,813
    F. MilliganConservative4,801
    L. HuckettLabour982
    R. LeminLabour953
    R. ButlandLabour894
    J. SowdenLIB479
    P. SimondsLIB423
    G. GladwellLIB409
    Plymouth No. 10 (Plympton St. Mary)1 seat · turnout 43.3%
    L. SpeareConservative2,325
    R. FraserLabour540
    J. ByattLIB246
    Plymouth No. 11 (Plymstock Dunstone1 seat · turnout 46.7%
    D. DickerConservative3,231 ✓
    E. HillLabour511
    C. TiceThe Liberal Party315
    Plymouth No. 12 (Plymstock Radford)1 seat · turnout 42.3%
    J. WigmoreConservative2,314
    C. MarksLabour432
    D. TiceLIB346
    Plymouth No. 13 (St. Andrew)1 seat · turnout 38.0%
    A. GlinnConservative1,495
    E. ClinickLabour667
    J. GrantIndependent406
    Plymouth No. 14 (St. Aubyn)1 seat · turnout 35.3%
    M. GregoryConservative1,423
    T. SaundersLabour1,258
    Plymouth No. 15 (St. Budeaux)1 seat · turnout 46.9%
    L. GlazsherConservative1,998
    R. HockeyLabour1,690
    Plymouth No. 16 (St. Peter)1 seat · turnout 34.5%
    R. CurryLabour1,244
    C. MoiserConservative960
    Plymouth No. 17 (Stoke)1 seat · turnout 41.3%
    D. StarkeyConservative1,900
    L. BarronLabour991
    Plymouth No. 18 (Sutton)1 seat · turnout 37.2%
    S. LukeConservative1,128
    F. RuggLabour1,043
    P. YorkLIB477
    Plymouth No. 19 (Trelawny)1 seat · turnout 49.2%
    C. HolmanConservative2,869
    E. CliftLabour832
    Plymouth No. 23 seats
    M LippellConservative4,053 ✓
    R WheelerConservative3,979 ✓
    J Douglas-GreenConservative3,609 ✓
    William EvansLabour2,961
    H LuscombeLabour2,838
    R ScottLabour2,741
    Plymouth No. 20 (Mount Gould)1 seat · turnout 43.1%
    R. ThorntonConservative1,913
    J. LeppardLabour961
    J. FarrageIndependent469
    Plymouth No. 3 (Crownhill)2 seats · turnout 39.2%
    E. AllenConservative3,382
    M. PonsonbyConservative3,235
    M. HughesLabour1,164
    T. CaylorLabour1,094
    D. CoeLIB681
    Plymouth No. 4 (Efford)1 seat · turnout 45.5%
    E. SmithConservative1,849
    R HillLabour1,519
    Plymouth No. 5 (Ernesettle)1 seat · turnout 46.5%
    C. PascoeConservative1,782
    J. RobertsLabour1,695
    Plymouth No. 6 (Ford)1 seat · turnout 47.5%
    H. FoxConservative1,824 ✓
    B. BatchelorLabour1,287
    K. RawlingsLIB256
    P. RendleCOMM33
    Plymouth No. 7 (Honicknowle)1 seat · turnout 45.9%
    P. WhitfieldLabour1,977
    M. BrownConservative1,596
    Plymouth No. 8 (Pennycross)1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    G. DrakeLabour1,688
    A. HooperConservative1,588
    Plymouth No. 9 (Plympton Erle)1 seat · turnout 38.2%
    E. HannamConservative2,326
    J. JarvisLabour648
    G. PedrickLIB271
    Plympton St. Mary No. 11 seat · turnout 55.0%
    J. TrahairConservative1,644
    E. StaceyLIB1,513
    Plympton St. Mary No. 21 seat · turnout 49.6%
    A. SayersConservative2,627
    N. BiggsLIB901
    Sidmouth No. 11 seat · turnout 52.6%
    C. FryerConservative2,216
    S. BakerLabour953
    Sidmouth No. 21 seat · turnout 39.2%
    F. PinneyConservative2,108
    P. GlaisterLIB589
    South Molton1 seat
    D. VerneyIndependent0 ✓
    St. Thomas No. 11 seat · turnout 38.3%
    R. TaylorConservative2,513
    F. YendellLIB791
    St. Thomas No. 21 seat · turnout 41.2%
    L. PikeConservative2,625
    D. PartridgeLIB847
    Tavistock No. 1 (Tavistock)1 seat · turnout 38.4%
    L. GallupConservative1,950
    R. ReynoldsLabour828
    Tavistock No. 21 seat · turnout 45.2%
    V. MounceConservative1,252
    H. LancasterIndependent957
    Tavistock No. 31 seat · turnout 43.1%
    M. CraneConservative2,068
    P. CuttsLIB987
    Teignmouth1 seat · turnout 43.6%
    A. SawyerConservative2,761 ✓
    D. ShawLIB700
    C. GribbleIndependent591
    S. MarshallIndependent349
    K. WoodsLabour218
    W. ColeIndependent71
    Tiverton (West)1 seat
    F. ShaplandIndependent0 ✓
    Tiverton East1 seat · turnout 34.1%
    I. AmoryConservative1,661
    M. NoonLIB885
    Tiverton Rural No. 11 seat · turnout 32.0%
    P. ElmesConservative2,609
    B. MooresIndependent732
    Tiverton Rural No. 21 seat · turnout 36.8%
    W. HeggadonConservative1,919
    A. CooperLIB557
    Tiverton West1 seat
    F. ShaplandIndependent0 ✓
    Torbay Blatchcombe1 seat · turnout 41.3%
    B. OxleyConservative1,911
    I. ClarkeLabour1,129
    Torbay Cockington With Chelston1 seat · turnout 41.9%
    P. Wilkinson-CoxConservative2,591
    J CritchlowLabour788
    Torbay Coverdale1 seat · turnout 35.5%
    R. SnellConservative1,687
    A. StapletonLabour689
    Torbay Ellacombe1 seat · turnout 38.3%
    M. HoldupConservative1,422
    S. ChampLabour595
    S. SykesLIB460
    Torbay Furzeham With Churston1 seat
    D. RobertsonConservative0 ✓
    Torbay Hollicombe1 seat · turnout 39.0%
    V. Fraser-JamesConservative2,189
    J. RiceLabour490
    Torbay Shiphay1 seat · turnout 36.4%
    A. WaddlingConservative1,316
    P. CouzensLabour711
    W. ClotworthyLIB545
    Torbay St. Marychurch1 seat · turnout 36.8%
    N. BathamConservative2,155
    S. MyersLIB877
    Torbay St. Michaels With Goodringt1 seat · turnout 33.5%
    A. LawConservative2,077
    J. LawLIB497
    S. RiceLabour432
    Torbay St. Peters With St. Marys1 seat · turnout 35.0%
    C. EdwardsConservative1,783
    B. ShawLabour653
    Torbay Tormohun1 seat · turnout 28.1%
    G. OliverConservative1,465
    J. StoneLabour440
    Torbay Torwood1 seat · turnout 37.2%
    A. GoodrichConservative2,158
    A. ClarkLabour365
    Torrington1 seat · turnout 35.4%
    E. MortimerConservative1,500
    J. WedgwoodLIB714
    Totnes1 seat · turnout 44.3%
    S. WilliamsConservative1,813 ✓
    V. HarveyLabour604
    S. GreigLIB580
    D. HilditchIndependent142
    Totnes Rural1 seat · turnout 38.4%
    G. RickardConservative1,631
    A. MorelLIB1,195