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    1979 handbook

    Darlington: 1979 local elections

    25 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (49 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 30 · Labour 15 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (52 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 29 · Conservative 14 · Other 8 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Bank Top2 seats · turnout 68.4%
    A. GillLabour1,125
    N. CollinsonLabour1,083
    C. GordonConservative795
    W. YorkeConservative742
    Central2 seats · turnout 53.9%
    G. PlummerLabour1,307
    M. RoxbrughLabour1,229
    H. OuthwaiteNF177
    A. BruceNF153
    Cockerton East3 seats
    J LambConservative1,616 ✓
    E GreavesLabour1,396 ✓
    S HarrisonLabour1,270 ✓
    J MooreConservative1,237
    P HadiConservative1,195
    V HarrisonLabour1,151
    Cockerton West2 seats
    C HutchinsonLabour1,241 ✓
    K FairerLabour1,082 ✓
    F MatthewsConservative681
    Sandra BuckleConservative660
    College2 seats · turnout 74.7%
    Christopher JohnsonConservative1,516
    P. Stamford-BewleyConservative1,492
    Dorothy Claire LongLabour506
    I. HartleyLabour501
    Eastbourne North2 seats · turnout 71.8%
    W. DixonLabour1,176
    J. WilliamsLabour1,105
    R. BennettConservative638
    I. HamiltonConservative635
    Eastbourne South2 seats · turnout 68.4%
    J. AndersonLabour1,211
    J. SkinnerLabour1,178
    M. BellConservative781
    F. BattyeConservative772
    Harrowgate Hill3 seats · turnout 69.1%
    J. LazenbyLabour1,718
    R. FishwickConservative1,528
    J. AndersonConservative1,442
    D. Stainsby-TronLabour1,339
    E. RichmondConservative1,246
    P. Stainsby-TronLabour1,207
    Haughton East3 seats · turnout 68.3%
    C. LyonetteLabour1,729
    A. ButtleLabour1,619
    W. ShorttLabour1,485
    W. CottonConservative1,223
    A. FouldsConservative1,221
    J. HaithwaiteConservative1,164
    Haughton West2 seats · turnout 74.0%
    J. McLoughlinLabour1,556
    D. LyonetteLabour1,552
    J. ChismanConservative881
    B RobsonConservative862
    Heighington1 seat · turnout 82.4%
    H. BowserInd Con482
    W. SmithConservative389
    N. RichardsLabour274
    Hummersknott2 seats · turnout 78.6%
    S. BrownConservative1,879
    F. RobinsonConservative1,817
    I. BarnesLIB598
    W. MoreheadLabour230
    G. MoreheadLabour219
    Hurworth2 seats · turnout 61.2%
    G. PriestlyIndependent1,608
    E. Riley-LordIndependent1,139
    A. BurtonIndependent723
    Lascelles2 seats
    J FareyLabour1,322 ✓
    H HannahLabour1,265 ✓
    R BruceConservative741
    J BiggerConservative690
    Lingfield2 seats
    J. JohnsonLabour1,300
    F. RobsonLabour1,250
    A. BruceConservative1,062
    A. HaireConservative961
    Middleton St George2 seats
    T. AdamsIndependent770
    T. EmbletonIndependent520
    J. IngledewIndependent510
    R. PallisterLabour490
    L. RaineIndependent490
    Mowden2 seats · turnout 80.1%
    W. NewtonConservative1,905
    J. StensonConservative1,460
    J. CousinLabour499
    A. RobinsonLabour488
    J. CorrieIndependent446
    North Road2 seats · turnout 67.9%
    A. BielbyIndependent1,224
    A. ClarkIndependent853
    J. WhebanLabour778
    E. MeredithLabour777
    Northgate North2 seats · turnout 62.2%
    T. MoorhouseLabour1,029
    C. SpenceLabour1,009
    R. BielbyIndependent917
    J. JohnsonIndependent626
    Northgate South2 seats · turnout 68.7%
    J. BethellLabour1,208
    N. TownLabour1,061
    E. RamsdaleConservative890
    I. PatersonConservative862
    Park East3 seats · turnout 65.3%
    G. DurhamLabour1,404
    J. NicholsonLabour1,341
    H. StraitonLabour1,310
    D. MasonConservative1,041
    P. FreitagLIB990
    G. GrayConservative858
    R. ScottConservative824
    E. ColeLIB552
    J. ParkerLIB483
    Park West2 seats · turnout 77.5%
    E. McMahonConservative1,840
    H. ScottConservative1,743
    S. RobinsonLabour394
    R. FlowersLabour362
    Pierremont3 seats · turnout 66.4%
    M. TowersConservative1,874
    B. FiskeLIB1,747
    Roberts E.Conservative1,641
    P. ShearwoodConservative1,621
    C. OliverLIB1,394
    S. FlynnLIB1,164
    Sadberge1 seat
    B. CuthbertsonInd Con0 ✓
    Whessoe1 seat
    C. SwalesConservative0 ✓