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    1979 handbook

    Blaby: 1979 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (37 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 22 · Other 14 · The Liberal Party 1 · Labour 0

    After (end of 1979) (37 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 27 · Other 10 · The Liberal Party 0 · Labour 0

    Ward results

    Cosby2 seats · turnout 60.7%
    H. PepperConservative1,204
    E. SimnettConservative909
    D. RadfordLabour820
    COUNTESTHORPE3 seats · turnout 66.7%
    A. HofflerIndependent2,048
    J. WintertonConservative1,713
    Jennings D.Conservative1,578
    L. ChapmanConservative1,553
    S. CheneyInd Con680
    E. DaviesLabour559
    D. CorrallLabour528
    I. CorrallLabour508
    Croft Hill1 seat · turnout 81.0%
    W. LawIndependent611
    B. CooperConservative431
    Ellis2 seats · turnout 53.7%
    W. WrightConservative1,008
    G. RedfernInd Con884
    J. IngallLabour626
    Enderby1 seat · turnout 76.0%
    W. MayneIndependent739
    D. JacksonConservative318
    R InnesLabour264
    Glen Parva2 seats · turnout 72.3%
    M. GalsworthyConservative1,397
    J. DixonConservative1,291
    R. NowellInd Con857
    F. MillwardInd Con496
    Leicester Forest East2 seats
    E. RodgersConservative0 ✓
    R. VincentConservative0 ✓
    Narborough2 seats · turnout 62.7%
    K. HallConservative2,363
    R. DurranceConservative2,106
    C. PickardIndependent716
    No. 1 (Blaby)4 seats · turnout 62.5%
    E. IronsConservative2,229
    L. GutteridgeConservative1,836
    F. O'ConnorConservative1,734
    T. GardinerConservative1,676
    D. MillerIndependent1,396
    R. KellerLabour1,039
    M EdwardsLabour1,025
    V. KellarLabour893
    B. ArmstrongIndependent821
    No. 10 (Stone)1 seat · turnout 74.9%
    G. JordanConservative676
    M. ClowesLabour332
    No. 11 (Faire)2 seats · turnout 64.0%
    J. MacfarlaneConservative1,664
    S. RedfernConservative1,494
    J. WaltonNF196
    No. 13 (Huncote)1 seat · turnout 81.0%
    C. WilliamsConservative638
    T. PrattIndependent532
    Roberts J.Labour266
    No. 15 (Kirby Muxloe)2 seats · turnout 76.1%
    J. FisherConservative1,986
    D. MartinConservative1,593
    G. FletcherLIB891
    E. MilehamLIB738
    No. 17 (Sapcote)1 seat · turnout 79.7%
    J. BennettIndependent558
    S. DomanConservative437
    N. SmithIndependent431
    No. 18 (Sharnford)1 seat
    C. BaileyConservative0 ✓
    No. 2 (Braunstone: East)4 seats · turnout 55.8%
    D. HoltConservative3,526
    A. BannisterRES3,504
    D. DavieRES3,276
    M. JamesConservative2,494
    T. GardnerIndependent1,308
    N. FieldIndependent1,089
    E. HoltonIndependent1,070
    P. RobinsonIndependent1,066
    No. 3 (Braunstone: West)2 seats
    T. LeesConservative0 ✓
    F. OlleyConservative0 ✓
    St. John1 seat · turnout 79.0%
    F. ThomasIndependent803
    V. HarrisonConservative378
    Stanton2 seats · turnout 68.9%
    G. MarriottIndependent1,056
    G. HillIndependent850
    J. PorterConservative782
    R. WattsConservative680
    Whetstone1 seat
    A. PullenConservative0 ✓