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    1979 handbook

    Rochester-upon-Medway: 1979 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (59 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 45 · Labour 11 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (50 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 28 · Labour 20 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    All Saints2 seats · turnout 62.7%
    C. ButtonLabour1,280
    D. MacdonaldConservative1,188
    B. BunnConservative921
    W. DykeIndependent661
    Cuxton & Halling2 seats · turnout 75.3%
    M. FennemoreConservative1,455
    G. ChalkerConservative1,407
    R. SmithLabour1,215
    D. MuntonLabour1,157
    Earl2 seats · turnout 68.9%
    A. TaylorLabour1,865
    S. TaylorLabour1,797
    G. EtheridgeConservative1,683
    T. WhittaConservative1,596
    Frindsbury3 seats · turnout 64.0%
    D. GriffinLabour1,984
    D. RossiterConservative1,880
    R. TomsettLabour1,807
    C. HazellLabour1,798
    K. JonesConservative1,686
    H. ElischerConservative1,671
    Frindsbury Extra2 seats · turnout 77.9%
    T. MasonConservative1,822
    G. WickisonConservative1,649
    D. SmithLabour1,139
    G. BradfordLabour979
    R. PurvisIndependent182
    Holcombe3 seats · turnout 63.4%
    R. FosterLabour2,433
    I. AllanLabour2,410
    D. WheelerLabour2,274
    C. SpearingConservative1,826
    G. LyonsConservative1,725
    M. WhitearConservative1,663
    Hoo St. Werburgh3 seats · turnout 74.9%
    B. FlackConservative2,203 ✓
    B. FlackConservative2,203
    R. AndrewsConservative2,050
    R. AndrewsConservative2,050 ✓
    J. HockleyConservative1,998 ✓
    J. HockleyConservative1,998
    G. SmithLabour1,675
    G. SmithLabour1,675
    J. SmithLabour1,529
    J. SmithLabour1,529
    A. AshfordLabour1,363
    A. AshfordLabour1,363
    Horsted3 seats · turnout 77.3%
    A ThomasConservative2,898
    A. ThomasConservative2,898 ✓
    M. FranklinConservative2,877 ✓
    M FranklinConservative2,877
    C. MormanConservative2,830 ✓
    C MormanConservative2,830
    K. CastleLabour1,470
    K CastleLabour1,470
    A. ColemanLabour1,322
    A ColemanLabour1,322
    M. HarlerLabour1,242
    M HarlerLabour1,242
    Lordswood3 seats · turnout 69.5%
    R. CoxConservative2,357
    L. WicksConservative2,167
    C. GardinerConservative2,149
    D. BishopLabour1,303
    R. CookLabour1,297
    W. CullenLabour1,261
    Luton3 seats · turnout 59.7%
    J. EstersonLabour1,905 ✓
    Joyce EstersonLabour1,905
    D. SmithLabour1,818 ✓
    D SmithLabour1,818
    B. SantreyLabour1,811 ✓
    B SantreyLabour1,811
    J CoxConservative1,789
    J. CoxConservative1,789
    P KendrickConservative1,716
    P. KendrickConservative1,716
    E DecavilleConservative1,630
    E. De CavilleConservative1,630
    Rede Court2 seats · turnout 76.8%
    D. IrvingConservative2,088
    J. WellerConservative1,975
    F. BaconLabour867
    C. ThorntonLabour804
    St. Margaret & Borstal3 seats · turnout 62.1%
    C. NicklessIndependent2,430
    H. ColvinIndependent1,932
    P. SaxbyConservative1,742
    L. McMullenConservative1,285
    R. RobinsonConservative1,270
    G. WillsLabour1,010
    Temple Farm3 seats · turnout 66.5%
    G. PriestmanLabour2,240
    S. FryLabour2,193
    A. BallLabour2,161
    B. WhiteConservative1,974
    M. BrennanConservative1,950
    T. WoodwardConservative1,922
    J. GlenCOMM113
    Thames Side2 seats · turnout 68.8%
    R. FilmerConservative1,626
    J. ClarkeConservative1,255
    R. LapthornIndependent1,117
    A. FraserLabour896
    C. TriceLIB849
    Town3 seats · turnout 61.3%
    E. CoxConservative2,197
    B. LyonsConservative2,115
    M. ChristopherLabour2,097
    S. McLeodConservative2,067
    H. CooperLabour2,052
    H. WheelerLabour1,939
    Troy Town2 seats · turnout 65.5%
    K. HortonLabour1,845
    S. JenningsConservative1,768
    A. HuitsonLabour1,683
    D. MacinnesConservative1,616
    Walderslade2 seats · turnout 72.8%
    A. CrowtherConservative1,782 ✓
    Adrian CrowtherConservative1,782
    S JarrettConservative1,648
    S. JarrettConservative1,648 ✓
    R BroganLabour1,208
    R. BroganLabour1,208
    B DelayLabour1,129
    B. DelayLabour1,129
    M. McDowallThe Liberal Party493
    M McDowallLIB493
    J. MillsThe Liberal Party483
    J MillsLIB483
    Warren Wood3 seats · turnout 74.7%
    R. GoldsbroughLabour1,955 ✓
    R GoldsbroughLabour1,955
    E. BrennanConservative1,761 ✓
    E BrennanConservative1,761
    J. LoftLabour1,743 ✓
    J LoftLabour1,743
    James HoodLabour1,712
    J. HoodLabour1,712
    D. PriceConservative1,671
    D PriceConservative1,671
    R. DalleyConservative1,548
    R DalleyConservative1,548
    Wayfield2 seats · turnout 65.7%
    J. BuckLabour1,894
    J. GoddonLabour1,623
    B. HawkinsConservative1,369
    A. MossConservative1,179
    Weedswood2 seats · turnout 67.8%
    A. MillettConservative1,504
    P. RodbergConservative1,478
    B. ClarkeLabour1,427
    R. WelchLabour1,266