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    1979 handbook

    West Lindsey: 1979 local elections

    27 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (37 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 21 · Conservative 8 · The Liberal Party 4 · Labour 4

    After (end of 1979) (37 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 18 · Conservative 12 · The Liberal Party 5 · Labour 2

    Ward results

    Ancholme Valley1 seat · turnout 73.5%
    B. MiltonIndependent540
    H. CarltonConservative301
    Bardney1 seat
    A. GilchristLIB0 ✓
    Caistor1 seat
    M. DrakesIndependent0 ✓
    Dunholme1 seat
    W. SmithConservative0 ✓
    Forest1 seat
    E. EminsonIndependent0 ✓
    GAINSBOROUGH EAST3 seats · turnout 49.6%
    D. BlackburnLabour1,624
    E. SalisburyLabour1,418
    C. RoofeRES1,228
    J. HeatlieLabour1,146
    M. GreenwoodLIB1,125
    G. RossConservative785
    Gainsborough North3 seats
    D. DudleyLIB1,769 ✓
    B. CarterLIB1,426 ✓
    B. JonesConservative1,109 ✓
    C. PitchforthConservative910
    N. BarkeConservative870
    D. ParkinLabour709
    R. WilloughbyLabour699
    R. JohnsonLabour685
    GAINSBOROUGH SOUTH WEST3 seats
    B. StallmanLIB1,381 ✓
    C. DorderyConservative1,372 ✓
    J. MurrayConservative1,210 ✓
    M. ParkinLabour860
    E. WilloughbyLabour852
    T. HopkinsLabour849
    Hemswell1 seat
    G. TatamIndependent0 ✓
    Kelsey1 seat
    H. ChattertonIndependent0 ✓
    KELSEY WOLD1 seat
    H. ChattertonIndependent0 ✓
    Lea1 seat · turnout 80.9%
    H. KnightConservative745
    R. WinterLabour376
    Market Rasen2 seats · turnout 68.8%
    M. FletcherIndependent1,123 ✓
    C. PeatfieldConservative745 ✓
    S. LangfordIndependent674
    A. RhoadesIndependent575
    G. ShiptonConservative257
    P. SimmondsLabour224
    J. TaylorLabour173
    C. BurkittIndependent95
    Middle Rasen1 seat · turnout 75.7%
    W. HallIndependent607
    G. BoaseIndependent564
    Nettleham2 seats · turnout 57.4%
    L. BretonConservative1,532
    H. HerringtonIndependent1,198
    M. KennedyLabour763
    Saxilby2 seats · turnout 65.9%
    G. FordIndependent1,404
    J. HughesConservative1,002
    R. BalleriniConservative570
    C. HardyLabour483
    Scampton1 seat
    P. WilsonConservative0 ✓
    Scotter1 seat
    L. CordeauxConservative0 ✓
    South Cliff1 seat · turnout 76.5%
    G. FoxIndependent472
    M. CarltonConservative429
    STOW1 seat · turnout 77.1%
    C. ThompsonConservative566
    G. GosneyIndependent529
    Thonock1 seat · turnout 81.4%
    M. FrenchLIB714
    W. MouldsConservative424
    Torksey1 seat
    J. M WestgarthIndependent0 ✓
    Walshcroft1 seat
    C. GrantIndependent0 ✓
    Welton1 seat
    E. StilesConservative0 ✓
    Witham3 seats · turnout 53.9%
    D. BowmanIndependent1,981
    K. StaplesIndependent1,929
    C. GreenawayIndependent1,838
    L. BaldwinConservative1,397
    Wold View1 seat
    C. BrantIndependent0 ✓
    Yarborough1 seat · turnout 79.4%
    P. AddisonIndependent781
    M. BuntingLabour354
    A. WilkinsonIndependent290