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    1979 handbook

    Weymouth and Portland: 1979 local elections

    14 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (39 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 20 · Labour 13 · Other 6 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (35 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 19 · Other 10 · Labour 6 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Melcombe Regis3 seats · turnout 64.3%
    J. BlackburnConservative1,452
    J. BlackburnConservative1,452 ✓
    L. HillConservative1,395 ✓
    L HillConservative1,395
    J NagelConservative1,389
    J. NagelConservative1,389 ✓
    W. FancyLabour634
    W. FancyLabour634
    R CoxLabour630
    R. CoxLabour630
    R HillLabour577
    R. HillLabour577
    North2 seats · turnout 61.7%
    J. FryConservative1,080
    W. PriceConservative1,038
    J. PainterLabour557
    North Central3 seats · turnout 87.5%
    J JennerConservative1,214
    J. JennerConservative1,214 ✓
    J GardnerConservative1,182
    J. GardnerConservative1,182 ✓
    I. SandersonConservative1,145 ✓
    Isobel SandersonConservative1,145
    E. DakerLabour791
    E DakerLabour791
    E GreeningRES662
    E. GreeningResidents662
    T LloydLabour655
    T. LloydLabour655
    J MillerLabour630
    J. MillerLabour630
    Preston3 seats · turnout 63.9%
    J. LitschiConservative1,690
    K. NicklenConservative1,521
    J. StewartConservative1,430
    A. PulleyRES1,362
    R. ClaytonLabour460
    Radipole2 seats · turnout 63.7%
    A. BilesConservative1,528
    P. HillConservative1,416
    A. WhiteLabour611
    Tophill East2 seats · turnout 71.5%
    J. NeimerRES974
    H. BoothIndependent953
    C. EvansConservative555
    F. MorrisLabour538
    G. WhiteLabour246
    Tophill West3 seats · turnout 55.3%
    L. AmesRES1,474
    N. BrownIndependent1,061
    J. MartinConservative855
    W. PerryConservative748
    J. BishopLabour654
    D. WellmanLabour499
    Underhill2 seats · turnout 66.9%
    A. MartindaleLabour872
    P. HarvetConservative745
    K. SaundersLabour652
    E. TuckerRES642
    R. BurleyConservative400
    Westham East2 seats · turnout 69.2%
    C. PriceLabour1,102
    M. JewkesLabour1,068
    O. CarrollConservative745
    R. ArmstrongConservative739
    Westham North3 seats · turnout 66.3%
    S. CheesleyRES1,512
    V. McCarthyLabour1,330
    R. RussellConservative1,326
    D. HallLabour1,261
    H. McGrathLabour1,216
    T. ShorterConservative1,195
    Westham West2 seats · turnout 63.7%
    R. GaineyLabour1,188
    G. AdamRES1,171
    P. RendallLabour927
    Weymouth East2 seats · turnout 75.3%
    E. WebbConservative1,214
    A. GriffinConservative1,185
    E. BlackLabour642
    R. MeadesLabour608
    Weymouth West3 seats · turnout 67.7%
    T. BurgeIndependent1,719
    R. WeaverConservative1,606
    H. ToftRES1,484
    G. StokesLabour1,007
    R. StokesLabour907
    A. WilliamsLabour796
    Wyke Regis3 seats · turnout 60.8%
    M. BurtRES1,692
    C. TaylorRES1,631
    A SheppardLabour1,188
    B. DenchLabour1,164
    B. PennLabour1,125