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    1979 handbook

    Vale Of White Horse: 1979 local elections

    29 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 40 · Labour 4 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 1

    After (end of 1979) (51 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 43 · Labour 4 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Abbey3 seats · turnout 59.5%
    H. MerrittConservative1,617
    H. EdwardsonConservative1,540
    L. StoppsConservative1,492
    L. BlairLIB1,481
    W. CampbellLabour908
    Appleton1 seat
    E. ParsonsConservative0 ✓
    Blewbury and Upton1 seat
    W. WhiteConservative0 ✓
    Caldecott3 seats · turnout 64.6%
    M. BrownConservative1,832
    J. HoltConservative1,801
    E. HemmingsLabour1,795
    S. TurnerConservative1,731
    R. RawsonLabour1,428
    P. SellLabour1,394
    Craven1 seat
    D. LeighConservative0 ✓
    Cumnor2 seats · turnout 61.1%
    K. DaviesConservative1,820
    T. WinterConservative1,483
    P. RadfordIndependent798
    Drayton1 seat · turnout 79.9%
    J. FerneyhoughConservative861
    J. Nunn-PriceLabour414
    Faringdon & Littleworth2 seats · turnout 67.8%
    C. BlissettConservative1,607
    P. WhiteConservative1,404
    R. NettletonLabour1,008
    R. HuntLabour830
    Fitzharris2 seats
    John BlythConservative993 ✓
    A. DysonLabour936 ✓
    J NorrisConservative869
    Grove3 seats
    T. CoxConservative2,369
    H. GardnerConservative2,082
    A WolageConservative1,901
    D. FarmerLabour1,471
    Harwell & Chilton2 seats · turnout 63.3%
    E. ClarkeConservative1,216
    D. ClarkeConservative1,064
    R. GardnerLabour890
    Hendred1 seat
    F. BushellConservative0 ✓
    Hinksey3 seats · turnout 54.6%
    J. ColesIndependent1,605
    P. Pheysey-JonesConservative1,498
    L. MartinConservative1,450
    P. JohnstonLIB1,194
    P. BeecheyLabour909
    Icknield2 seats · turnout 72.6%
    J. CoatesConservative1,372
    H. HurstConservative1,317
    S. TerryLabour1,286
    S. PenneyLabour991
    Island Villages1 seat
    J. DingwallConservative0 ✓
    Kennington2 seats
    E. PerkinsConservative0 ✓
    J. HoggIndependent0 ✓
    Kingston Bagpuize & South Moor1 seat
    E. WebbConservative0 ✓
    Longworth1 seat
    D. FaulknerConservative0 ✓
    Marcham1 seat · turnout 81.5%
    C. RudgeConservative617
    A. LeightonIndependent534
    Northcourt2 seats · turnout 70.9%
    R. BondConservative1,205
    M. MatthewsConservative1,131
    E. ChurchLIB823
    D. ParkinLabour595
    Ock1 seat · turnout 76.8%
    J. JonesConservative753
    J. SwaffieldLIB423
    Radley2 seats · turnout 55.6%
    F. LevetusConservative969
    G. GillConservative917
    E. AlexanderLIB864
    Segsbury2 seats · turnout 62.5%
    T. OliveIndependent1,105
    D. HearnConservative949
    E. KeenIndependent777
    F. SketchConservative665
    St. Helens Without1 seat
    J. VogtConservative0 ✓
    Stanford1 seat · turnout 81.2%
    R. PackerConservative554
    W. WilliamsIndependent533
    Steventon1 seat
    H. MidwinterIndependent0 ✓
    Sunningwell and Wootton2 seats
    M. Haythornwhite Ms.Conservative0 ✓
    M. FogartyLIB0 ✓
    Sutton Courtenay2 seats · turnout 67.3%
    M. MackenzieLabour1,020
    J. FrancisConservative1,004
    G. Gallagher-DaggittIndependent824
    D. ColvenLabour644
    The Coxwells1 seat · turnout 81.0%
    J. WraightConservative650
    A. WrenIndependent311