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    1979 handbook

    Forest Heath: 1979 local elections

    15 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (25 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 12 · Other 12 · The Liberal Party 1 · Labour 0

    After (end of 1979) (25 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 15 · Other 10 · The Liberal Party 0 · Labour 0

    Ward results

    All Saints2 seats
    P. OsbornConservative0 ✓
    D. LinneyConservative0 ✓
    Brandon East2 seats · turnout 56.9%
    E. JacobIndependent720
    O. RobinsonConservative714
    W. BrentnallRES642
    B. RubensLabour321
    Brandon West2 seats · turnout 61.2%
    H. AdamConservative973
    C. WilliamsIndependent815
    W. WebbRES374
    J. KirkLabour355
    C. CopseyLabour332
    Exning1 seat
    J. WelfordIndependent0 ✓
    Great Heath1 seat · turnout 68.5%
    N. RomanConservative327 ✓
    J. TuckRES293
    P. HerzbergLabour288
    E. MunroIndependent234
    S. HarrisonIndependent85
    Iceni1 seat
    L. FordIndependent0 ✓
    Lakenheath2 seats · turnout 63.4%
    F. ColemanIndependent1,438
    S. BarrattIndependent1,196
    M. GurneyIndependent587
    Manor1 seat · turnout 80.5%
    S. ChesterRATE479
    J. WigginConservative471
    Market2 seats · turnout 64.5%
    D. HaggerConservative914
    R. WallisConservative674
    T. NelsonRATE620
    J. TweedieLabour480
    B. VallackLabour358
    Mill1 seat
    T. TaylorIndependent0 ✓
    Severals3 seats
    M. PetreConservative0 ✓
    W. SadlerConservative0 ✓
    D. ShawConservative0 ✓
    South1 seat
    J. ThompsonConservative0 ✓
    St. Marys3 seats · turnout 60.7%
    A. ChapmanConservative1,097
    C. HopkinsonConservative1,038
    N. JonesConservative928
    D. ConnorLabour869
    P DwaneLabour803
    A. DevoyLabour733
    Studlands Park1 seat
    B. BarrettConservative0 ✓
    The Rows2 seats
    J. HaylockRES1,164
    P. PendletonRES914
    D. MancheeConservative332