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    1979 handbook

    Lewes: 1979 local elections

    19 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (47 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 37 · Labour 6 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (47 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 38 · Labour 5 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Barcombe1 seat · turnout 79.4%
    J. CornwellIndependent769
    S. PostgateLabour67
    Chailey1 seat
    K. KnightConservative0 ✓
    Ditchling1 seat
    M. BenhamConservative0 ✓
    Lewes Priory3 seats · turnout 73.0%
    R. YarrowConservative1,548
    F. TufnellConservative1,512
    D. GreeneConservative1,447
    G. MayhewLabour1,121
    C. BrentLabour1,070
    Z. MarshLabour1,061
    J. SmithLIB755
    Newick1 seat
    A. DeatsConservative0 ✓
    No. 1 (Lewes: Bridge)2 seats · turnout 76.4%
    W. FullerLabour707 ✓
    D. BellottiLIB700 ✓
    R. BullockLIB610
    E. HowardLabour590
    R. SimmondsConservative458
    J. GoodsmanConservative440
    F. ArnoldRES130
    No. 12 (Hamsey)1 seat · turnout 62.8%
    S. WhitleyConservative501
    L. AllenLabour320
    No. 18 (Kingston)1 seat · turnout 79.9%
    G. KentConservative419
    R. GaylerLabour237
    No. 19 (Rodmell)1 seat · turnout 79.0%
    H. BartholomewConservative378
    P. CookLabour161
    No. 2 (Lewes: Castle)4 seats
    A. HaywardLabour1,465 ✓
    D. WilliamsLabour1,349 ✓
    J JacobsLabour1,184 ✓
    F MayhewLabour1,147 ✓
    J ConstableConservative1,063
    C BottingConservative1,015
    G HookLIB977
    J RussellConservative935
    M FukeConservative934
    R SmallLIB655
    A CromptonLIB596
    M JuppLIB579
    No. 4 (Newhaven)6 seats
    B RuggConservative2,837 ✓
    J KennedyConservative2,807 ✓
    P HarwoodConservative2,613 ✓
    C TempleConservative2,565 ✓
    F HerriottConservative2,545 ✓
    G MorrisConservative2,384 ✓
    D IngramLabour1,867
    J IngramLabour1,738
    P BirdLabour1,703
    T IngramLabour1,638
    Audrey Elizabeth Fay-HuntleyLabour1,560
    R ReadLabour1,558
    No. 5 (Seaford: Blatchington)6 seats
    D SeagraveConservative3,986 ✓
    S WallasConservative3,976 ✓
    V MyersConservative3,856 ✓
    K ThompsonConservative3,812 ✓
    S BleachConservative3,720 ✓
    D. WheelerConservative3,431 ✓
    R MatthewsLabour1,272
    David KingstonLabour1,217
    No. 6 (Seaford: Sutton)5 seats
    E SalesConservative3,067 ✓
    R OetersConservative2,981 ✓
    P MonicoConservative2,937 ✓
    I YoungConservative2,881 ✓
    I HydeConservative2,879 ✓
    A HargreavesLIB2,166
    P ChapmanLabour883
    Eddie JonesLabour837
    No. 7 (Telscombe)3 seats · turnout 67.7%
    H. JohnsonConservative2,273
    N. WilkinsConservative2,265
    E. FlintConservative2,262
    D. CrowLabour779
    E. AldertonLabour719
    Richmond G.Labour654
    No. 9 (Peacehaven)6 seats
    James ClaytonConservative3,416 ✓
    A MechelenConservative3,170 ✓
    Peter GilbertConservative3,065 ✓
    A OliverConservative3,052 ✓
    C HenningConservative3,017 ✓
    C Paley-PhillipsConservative2,846 ✓
    P TompsettLabour1,563
    D BroadbentLabour1,562
    T MayoLabour1,448
    F HearnLabour1,432
    W WalterLabour1,390
    P AltyLabour1,371
    Ouse Valley1 seat · turnout 76.5%
    R. RobinsonConservative635
    R. OuthwaiteLabour369
    Plumpton1 seat · turnout 77.7%
    K. MoorhouseConservative889
    K. ParkLabour150
    Ringmer2 seats · turnout 75.2%
    A. PetersIndependent1,346
    P. BoxallIndependent1,313
    J. HartConservative1,069
    M. PoulsomConservative676
    A. RewLabour323
    Wivelsfield1 seat
    V. RowellConservative0 ✓