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    1979 handbook

    Hove: 1979 local elections

    10 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (36 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 33 · Labour 2 · Other 1 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (30 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 27 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Brunswick & Adelaide3 seats · turnout 47.1%
    N. FreedmanConservative2,456
    B. DunmoreConservative2,444
    I. Moy-LoaderConservative2,268
    R. BaileyLIB1,072
    P. CadmanLabour848
    S. DickensLabour843
    I. FyvieLabour724
    Goldsmid3 seats · turnout 69.3%
    B. JordanConservative3,072 ✓
    D. PledgerConservative3,066 ✓
    J. McNaughtonConservative3,004 ✓
    G. ConnollyThe Liberal Party1,042
    D. CoatesThe Liberal Party1,024
    M. KerridgeThe Liberal Party862
    M. RobinsonLabour661
    A. LydonLabour656
    Hangleton3 seats · turnout 65.4%
    E. Colin-JonesConservative3,409
    S. HowardConservative2,931
    D. HennessyConservative2,930
    M. DoyleLabour1,646
    W. YearleyLabour1,544
    M. SansfordLabour1,492
    Nevill3 seats · turnout 63.0%
    D. BarlingConservative2,831
    J. MarshallConservative2,788
    E. Cruikshank-RobbConservative2,696
    J. HuntingLabour1,149
    P. McCormackLIB1,141
    P. MartinLabour1,131
    M. RobertsLabour954
    Portslade North3 seats · turnout 55.9%
    L. HamiltonLabour2,611
    P. GodwinLabour1,978
    B. ClarkeConservative1,827
    A. ScraseConservative1,616
    S. ChabotConservative1,539
    S. TaylorLIB523
    Portslade South3 seats · turnout 63.6%
    P. MartinConservative2,510
    W. MartinConservative2,388
    N. AtkinsConservative2,294
    R. RoseLabour1,953
    J. PumfreyLabour1,810
    T. RoseLabour1,784
    L. WhitmoreLIB934
    Stanford3 seats
    R. BellinConservative3,824
    J. Rivett-DrakeConservative3,715
    F. CurdConservative3,668
    J. LewisLIB1,046
    M. KearnsLabour575
    Vallance3 seats · turnout 55.0%
    G. Peltzer DunnConservative2,718
    B. SandersConservative2,670
    P. GladwinConservative2,641
    J. KellyLabour1,214
    D. PatersonLabour1,095
    J. CattellLabour1,081
    H. WardLIB860
    Westbourne3 seats · turnout 57.0%
    P. BakerConservative3,065
    M. EdelshainConservative2,887
    E. RosevearConservative2,846
    D. LindseyLabour1,061
    M. ListonLabour914
    M. GoodeLIB884
    R. ShieldsLabour821
    Wish3 seats · turnout 72.8%
    L. BroadleyConservative3,266 ✓
    J. HarrisonConservative3,232 ✓
    D. IrelandConservative2,939 ✓
    H. FrostLabour1,388
    M. FrostLabour1,164
    C. RutterLabour1,126