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    1979 handbook

    Burnley: 1979 local elections

    17 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (54 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 32 · Conservative 19 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 1

    After (end of 1979) (54 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 32 · Conservative 19 · Other 2 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Barclay1 seat · turnout 74.8%
    C. ChappellsLabour1,620
    E. BurrowsConservative770
    R. BentleyLIB470
    Brunshaw1 seat · turnout 77.1%
    P. SmithLabour1,759
    R. CapstickConservative1,025
    R. MilnerLIB387
    Burnley Wood1 seat · turnout 76.9%
    E FiskLabour1,293
    L. BullockConservative1,244
    Coal Clough1 seat · turnout 70.7%
    P. PikeLabour1,358
    T. CarrollIndependent1,012
    Daneshouse1 seat · turnout 74.2%
    P. BennettLabour1,699
    S. HorneConservative1,149
    Deerplay1 seat · turnout 85.0%
    L. FergusonConservative651
    M. RobertsLabour234
    Fulledge1 seat · turnout 77.3%
    J. BradshawLabour1,590
    D. RocheConservative1,100
    Gawthorpe1 seat · turnout 77.7%
    J. GreenwoodLabour1,584
    D. DensonConservative1,349
    Hapton1 seat · turnout 83.5%
    G. CunliffeConservative953
    A. HudsonLabour687
    Heasandford1 seat · turnout 79.5%
    K. McGeorgeLabour1,869
    G. HartleyConservative1,361
    Lanehead1 seat · turnout 79.1%
    F BrownConservative1,866
    R. TempestLabour1,328
    Lowerhouse1 seat · turnout 80.9%
    J. HalsteadLabour1,488
    Colleen Margaret Anne SullivanConservative1,396
    Park1 seat · turnout 78.1%
    E. InghamLabour1,595
    L. HowarthConservative1,147
    Queensgate1 seat · turnout 76.0%
    I. SutcliffeConservative1,211
    C. PlattLabour1,087
    J. AnforthLIB616
    Rosehill1 seat · turnout 78.3%
    M. TateConservative1,892
    B. GoddenLabour1,126
    Trinity1 seat · turnout 73.9%
    S. HarrisonLabour1,271
    S. SimpsonConservative1,095
    Whittlefield1 seat · turnout 82.8%
    M. BurrowsConservative1,244
    J. MeakinLabour1,179
    S. NightingaleInd Con282