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    1979 handbook

    Rochdale: 1979 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 35 · Labour 16 · The Liberal Party 9 · Other 0

    After (end of 1979) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 27 · Labour 25 · The Liberal Party 8 · Other 0

    Ward results

    No. 1 (Healey)1 seat · turnout 76.4%
    B. TomkinsonLabour2,032 ✓
    J. MendayLIB1,900
    C. RiggConservative1,504
    P. BarkerNF252
    No. 10 (Heywood West)1 seat · turnout 72.6%
    M. FergusLabour3,415
    H. KellyConservative1,955
    J. OwenNF114
    No. 11 (Heywood North)1 seat · turnout 72.6%
    V. LomaxLabour2,704
    E. AspinallConservative2,346
    K. KellyNF150
    No. 12 (Heywood South)1 seat · turnout 71.8%
    M. IngoeConservative3,151
    H. IzaksLabour2,539
    C. WoodNF152
    No. 13 (Middleton East)1 seat · turnout 75.0%
    D. WalkerLabour2,497
    J. BerryConservative2,173
    No. 14 (Middleton South)1 seat · turnout 78.8%
    P. HawtonConservative4,142
    N. HaslamLabour2,518
    No. 15 (Middleton West)1 seat · turnout 66.5%
    L. WorsleyLabour4,033
    M. CullenConservative1,475
    No. 16 (Middleton Central & Hollin)1 seat · turnout 73.1%
    A. GrayLabour3,161
    H. WhittakerConservative2,195
    No. 17 (Middleton North)1 seat · turnout 75.4%
    A. WilliamsLabour3,493
    J. HattonConservative2,806
    No. 18 (Littleborough)1 seat · turnout 74.3%
    J. AngusConservative4,401
    D. MoffatLabour3,056
    R. MarshNF247
    No. 19 (Milnrow)1 seat · turnout 76.0%
    H. GreenwoodConservative3,719 ✓
    A. UnderdownLabour2,709
    T. StanleyNF139
    P. AtkinsonCOMM107
    No. 2 (Newbold & Wardleworth)1 seat · turnout 68.8%
    J. WhiteheadLabour1,775 ✓
    H. KitcherLIB1,141
    H. BrierleyConservative993
    C. BarkerNF159
    J. LeaversIndependent108
    No. 20 (Wardle)1 seat · turnout 74.6%
    J. RosserLIB1,186
    H. ChesneyConservative1,132
    J. ConnellLabour965
    No. 3 (Deeplish & Brimrod)1 seat · turnout 66.0%
    F. WarburtonLabour2,492
    J. FletcherConservative2,250
    J. LeaLIB1,473
    No. 4 (Balderstone)1 seat · turnout 72.5%
    J. AshworthLabour3,494
    G. OgdenConservative2,079
    C. HoldenLIB1,247
    No. 5 (Castleton)1 seat · turnout 70.9%
    R. CrossleyLabour2,675
    M. JenkinsLIB1,758
    J. FarrarConservative1,664
    No. 6 (Spotland)1 seat · turnout 77.0%
    N. SmithLIB3,021
    E. PhillipsLabour1,248
    No. 7 (Central & Falinge)1 seat · turnout 68.4%
    A. TaylorLIB2,127 ✓
    A. ChowdryLabour1,922
    G. HeywoodConservative925
    H. BarkerNF140
    No. 8 (Norden & Bamford)1 seat · turnout 81.3%
    G. KeeganConservative3,897
    A. KoppiLIB1,795
    D. BirketLabour911
    No. 9 (Smallbridge)1 seat · turnout 66.6%
    A. SandersonLabour1,926
    T. HarrisonLIB1,043
    I. TattersallConservative634