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    1979 handbook

    Coventry: 1979 local elections

    18 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (54 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 29 · Labour 25 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (54 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 31 · Conservative 23 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Bablake1 seat · turnout 82.0%
    L. MilliganConservative6,022
    V. ClaphamLabour3,780
    P. SmithLIB918
    Binley & Willenhall1 seat · turnout 71.4%
    A. RoseLabour6,664
    J. KinnieConservative5,385
    C. CoupeLIB1,099
    Cheylesmore1 seat · turnout 82.7%
    K. WhitehouseConservative9,211 ✓
    H. LacyLabour4,545
    P. DaviesLIB1,380
    C. StewartNF141
    Earlsdon1 seat · turnout 78.5%
    S. WalkerConservative7,107 ✓
    H. LoweLabour3,267
    L. MurphyLIB1,075
    S. DaviesNF149
    Foleshill1 seat · turnout 68.4%
    B. SheridanLabour5,302
    F. RichConservative1,954
    P. CorriganCOMM173
    Godiva1 seat · turnout 61.1%
    D. EwartLabour3,979
    N. BainsConservative1,876
    Henley1 seat · turnout 65.9%
    D. CairnsLabour5,429
    N. SwordsConservative3,094
    J. WaddinghamLIB688
    Holbrook1 seat · turnout 77.3%
    N. NolanLabour6,498
    J. AdamsConservative4,521
    J. HughesNF359
    Longford1 seat · turnout 71.3%
    G. LindfieldLabour6,117 ✓
    M. CollinsConservative3,903
    J. WaddinghamLIB665
    D. HughesNF251
    Lower Stoke1 seat · turnout 71.9%
    L. WhileyConservative4,324 ✓
    M. IqbalLabour3,711
    J. ParksLIB1,146
    E. ClarkeNF234
    Radford1 seat · turnout 74.5%
    W. HardyLabour5,140 ✓
    M. SwaineConservative3,454
    R. DavidLIB554
    W. HughesNF170
    Sherbourne1 seat · turnout 76.7%
    L OwenConservative3,977 ✓
    M. WilliamsLabour3,026
    B. LewisLIB794
    A. WilliamsonNF169
    St. Michaels1 seat · turnout 64.7%
    H. RichardsLabour4,300 ✓
    P. WebbConservative1,819
    J. GarringtonLIB403
    R. ClarkNF148
    Upper Stoke1 seat · turnout 73.6%
    R. HollandLabour4,438
    J. PrescottConservative2,958
    A. StewartNF119
    Westwood1 seat · turnout 76.6%
    A. WaughLabour5,092 ✓
    P. TownshendConservative3,411
    R. GarringtonLIB816
    J. MeachamCOMM118
    Whoberley1 seat · turnout 76.1%
    L. HiltonConservative4,275 ✓
    K. HallamLabour3,470
    P. RoughtonLIB472
    M. WilliamsonNF178
    R. LewisNEW BRIT81
    Woodlands1 seat · turnout 81.2%
    H. CaplanLabour4,888
    B PeaceConservative4,873
    A. DikeLIB1,272
    Wyken1 seat · turnout 78.3%
    D. DaltonLabour5,510
    A. WhiteConservative5,407
    A. WoodcockLIB883