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    1979 handbook

    Ipswich: 1979 local elections

    16 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (47 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 26 · Labour 21 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 29 · Conservative 19 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Bixley3 seats · turnout 74.8%
    A. SeabrookConservative3,370
    B. PinnerConservative3,254
    J ShortenConservative3,183
    F. CoatesLabour1,270
    C. JamesLabour1,204
    F. PhelpsLabour1,128
    Bridge3 seats · turnout 66.5%
    V. GirlingLabour2,675
    M. SharmanLabour2,312
    W. MoszczynskiLabour2,158
    S. KnightsConservative1,505
    R. ComptonConservative1,428
    W. WhiteConservative1,286
    Broom Hill3 seats
    S. ManthorpeConservative2,441 ✓
    A. RamplingConservative2,407 ✓
    R. SolomonConservative2,232 ✓
    B. CollingsLabour1,452
    P. SavageLabour1,426
    D. NorthLabour1,422
    Castle Hill3 seats · turnout 76.3%
    K. ClarkConservative2,781
    G. ScotcherConservative2,732
    P. ClaxtonConservative2,728
    J. WatkinsLabour1,856
    J. MetcalfeLabour1,814
    J. ElstonLabour1,693
    Chantry3 seats · turnout 70.1%
    D. GrimwoodLabour2,083
    A. SmithLabour2,053
    John CannanLabour2,000
    N. ChildsConservative880
    A. EatonConservative821
    C. PinnerConservative800
    Gainsborough3 seats · turnout 66.6%
    M. MickleburghLabour2,916
    D. EdwardsLabour2,498
    J. MowlesLabour2,424
    B. MooreConservative1,256
    W. WrightConservative1,249
    J. YoungConservative937
    Priory Heath3 seats
    Barry Charles JamesLabour2,635 ✓
    Richard ElliottLabour2,460 ✓
    Brett Andrew O'ReillyLabour2,339 ✓
    Richard CoatesConservative1,533
    N Cook-AbbottConservative1,461
    J PinnerConservative1,454
    P WatkinsNDP157
    Rushmere3 seats · turnout 77.1%
    W. PipeConservative2,503
    O. CookConservative2,467
    R StruttConservative2,455
    I. GrimwoodLabour2,171
    C. RawlinsonLabour2,079
    P. MowlesLabour2,070
    Sprites3 seats
    K. CartwrightLabour2,900 ✓
    D. PackardLabour2,833 ✓
    M. FricskaLabour2,682 ✓
    P. BorrettConservative1,693
    M. HudsonConservative1,602
    T. SeymourConservative1,599
    St John's3 seats
    F. BrownConservative2,226
    W. HammondConservative2,066
    P. AllanLabour2,027
    D. WarsopLabour2,000
    O. NunnConservative1,908
    K. WilsonLabour1,860
    St Margaret's3 seats
    Harry DavisConservative2,889 ✓
    Douglas MarriottConservative2,779 ✓
    J SwindinConservative2,631 ✓
    B ChaplinLabour1,484
    S RodwellLabour1,461
    T GondrisLabour1,424
    St. Clements3 seats · turnout 75.0%
    J. HillLabour2,282
    E. GrantLabour2,279
    J. CooperConservative2,235
    B. MessengerLabour2,197
    J. DriverConservative2,197
    S. SheldrakeConservative2,105
    Stoke Park3 seats · turnout 72.2%
    R KirbyLabour1,463
    J. DewhurstLabour1,443
    R. MuddConservative1,381
    A. WhiteLabour1,368
    J. MuddConservative1,299
    M. LambertConservative1,182
    R. KnightsLIB609
    W. OliverLIB566
    A. TuffinLIB546
    Town3 seats · turnout 61.9%
    Rosser P.Labour2,005
    F. YuleLabour1,900
    I. ChevousLabour1,895
    Barker A.Conservative1,536
    G. DalbyConservative1,444
    M. HammondConservative1,427
    Whitehouse3 seats · turnout 67.3%
    S. MasonLabour2,326
    H. BealesLabour2,265
    D. EatonLabour2,206
    D. BaldwinConservative1,405
    W. BloomfieldConservative1,322
    J. BaldwinConservative1,313
    Whitton3 seats · turnout 70.1%
    K. WilcoxLabour2,570
    P. GardinerLabour2,501
    R. CaleyLabour2,466
    J. BealingConservative1,450
    B. PaternosterConservative1,407
    N. Lee-FramptonConservative1,320