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    Berwick-upon-Tweed: 1979 local elections

    16 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (28 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 22 · The Liberal Party 3 · Labour 3 · Conservative 0

    After (end of 1979) (28 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 17 · The Liberal Party 4 · Labour 4 · Conservative 3

    Ward results

    Bamburgh1 seat · turnout 76.7%
    A. ThompsonConservative270
    J. EvansIndependent213
    Beadnell2 seats · turnout 56.1%
    N. TurnerIndependent437
    J. DavidsonConservative339
    L. RobsonConservative308
    L. BarrasIndependent299
    Belford1 seat
    E. StephensonIndependent0 ✓
    Chatton1 seat
    J. MarshallIndependent0 ✓
    Cheviot1 seat
    P. HunterConservative0 ✓
    Edward2 seats · turnout 63.5%
    D. FairnellLabour629
    G. ElliottLabour616 ✓
    A. CoatesLIB514
    Elizabeth3 seats
    R. BlackhallIndependent0 ✓
    K. DickinsonLIB0 ✓
    F. LongboneIndependent0 ✓
    Ford1 seat · turnout 81.5%
    J. ReavleyIndependent433 ✓
    W. FairbairnIndependent271
    R. MaddoxIndependent81
    Islandshire2 seats · turnout 72.4%
    Crossman H.Independent919
    I. McGregorLIB721
    F. RogersonIndependent644
    Milfield1 seat
    D. GreyIndependent0 ✓
    Norhamshire2 seats
    A. EastonIndependent0 ✓
    G. MillerIndependent0 ✓
    North Sunderland2 seats · turnout 67.2%
    G. ScottLIB890
    A. ClemitIndependent473
    A. RobertsonConservative423
    D. DonaldsonConservative372
    G. JonesIndependent143
    Seton2 seats
    R. GilchristLabour0 ✓
    T. SideyIndependent0 ✓
    Spittal3 seats
    W. VeversIndependent0 ✓
    G. ThomsonIndependent0 ✓
    J. WallIndependent0 ✓
    Tower2 seats · turnout 63.9%
    J. InnesLIB834
    J. SmailIndependent785
    K. LaidlawLabour784
    Wooler2 seats · turnout 68.2%
    T. NewtonIndependent1,084
    N. MillsIndependent493
    T. SaleIndependent462
    A. FieldIndependent296