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    1978 handbook

    Calderdale: 1978 local elections

    17 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1977) (51 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 34 · Labour 13 · The Liberal Party 4 · Other 0

    After (end of 1978) (51 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 34 · Labour 11 · The Liberal Party 6 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Luddendenfoot1 seat · turnout 38.5%
    A. PettengellLabour1,360
    J. SutcliffeConservative1,197
    Morland-South-1 seat · turnout 39.3%
    G. MidgleyConservative2,115
    L. SleighLabour988
    G. BrowneLIB356
    No. 1 (Halifax: Illingworth)1 seat · turnout 34.9%
    J. KneafseyLabour1,466 ✓
    J. ClarkeConservative861
    J. HansonNF174
    B. AndrewsLIB69
    No. 10 (Brighouse: Central-Clifton-Hove Edge)1 seat · turnout 44.6%
    W. MullenConservative1,836
    Cunningham M.Labour1,752
    No. 12 (Todmorden)1 seat · turnout 43.9%
    H. WilsonLabour1,773
    F MillsConservative1,731
    B. BullickLIB1,327
    No. 13 (Elland)1 seat · turnout 42.9%
    W. RamsdenLIB1,326
    R. IredaleConservative1,014
    V. JaggerLabour786
    No. 14 (Greetland)1 seat · turnout 41.7%
    D. ShuttLIB1,781
    M. KentConservative728
    No. 15 (Hebden Royd & Wadsworth)1 seat · turnout 49.2%
    J. YoungLIB1,720
    F. BarkerLabour1,543
    D. FeatherstoneConservative1,344
    No. 2 (Halifax: Mixenden)1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    G. HallLabour1,576
    J. LawtonConservative817
    L. HenryNF62
    No. 3 (Halifax: Akroydon-Town-Southowram)1 seat · turnout 39.9%
    A. BerryLabour1,982
    W. WalkerConservative1,755
    No. 4 (Halifax: Leemount & Ovenden)1 seat · turnout 29.9%
    J. ThelwellLabour1,532 ✓
    J. DurkinConservative890
    F. ScaggsLIB245
    T. LeeNF96
    No. 5 (Halifax: Kingston & Warley)1 seat · turnout 41.6%
    G. SmithConservative1,664 ✓
    A. CleggLIB1,015
    R. ClaytonLabour654
    J. StewartNF102
    No. 6 (Halifax: Calder & Skircoat)1 seat · turnout 41.7%
    P. WaddingtonConservative2,911
    J. BatesLabour1,111
    No. 7 (Halifax: Park-Pellon-St. Johns)1 seat · turnout 43.5%
    B. MannLabour3,154
    S. Ali AtaConservative635
    B. WadsworthNF172
    No. 8 (Halifax: Northowram & Shelf)1 seat · turnout 36.1%
    J. BradleyConservative2,091
    T. LawlerLabour680
    No. 9 (Brighouse: Longroyde Andwoodhouse)1 seat · turnout 41.6%
    E. HionsLabour1,582 ✓
    B. ParkConservative1,559
    N. Collins-ToothLIB435
    J. ArmstrongNF60
    Southow1 seat · turnout 37.3%
    W. SharpConservative2,035
    B. DeadmanLabour1,161
    J. NettleshipLIB305