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    1979 handbook

    Crewe and Nantwich: 1979 local elections

    26 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 28 · Labour 24 · Other 8 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (57 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 28 · Conservative 25 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Acton1 seat
    R. BrownConservative0 ✓
    Alexandra3 seats · turnout 61.9%
    M. ScholesRES1,285
    D. Kent-CooperLabour1,192
    R. BarrLabour1,160
    D. HoodLabour1,075
    R. CharltonConservative860
    H. CoonihanConservative743
    R. PorterConservative725
    J. EdwardsLIB544
    Audlem1 seat · turnout 78.4%
    M. FurberConservative920
    H. HiltonLabour289
    Barony Weaver3 seats · turnout 64.0%
    T. HolmanConservative1,706
    E. BradshawConservative1,258
    S. HopeLabour1,185
    P. NurseLabour1,095
    M. NaylorLabour1,075
    R. KentConservative1,061
    Bunbury1 seat
    J. FranceConservative0 ✓
    Combermere1 seat
    F. FurberConservative0 ✓
    Coppenhall3 seats · turnout 67.1%
    N. GoldingLabour1,921
    R. BillingtonLabour1,906
    L. GallimoreLabour1,875
    B. WoolrichConservative1,201
    R. ChaplowConservative957
    D. ParrettConservative915
    Delamere3 seats
    J. IkinLabour1,289
    D. MorganLabour1,229
    A. StubbsLabour1,217
    J. JacksonConservative659
    J. ZeiherConservative529
    Grosvenor3 seats
    J. BedsonLabour1,551 ✓
    C. ThorleyLabour1,500 ✓
    Lee WoodLabour1,369 ✓
    D. EdwardsConservative838
    Haslington3 seats · turnout 63.6%
    G. BarnettIndependent1,509
    G. WoodIndependent1,381
    J. MottramConservative1,146
    R. HillConservative1,133
    D. MalamConservative882
    R. RangerLabour832
    Maw Green3 seats · turnout 55.5%
    C. HassallLabour1,714
    D. HassallLabour1,663
    I. SalisburyLabour1,509
    B. WilsonRES1,046
    S. BroomfieldConservative815
    Minshull1 seat
    P. BirchallConservative0 ✓
    Peckforton1 seat
    E. Ponsford-RaymondConservative0 ✓
    Queens Park3 seats · turnout 61.8%
    S. CarlessLabour2,103
    L. DaviesLabour2,030
    C. ElsonLabour1,954
    W. PorterConservative950
    M. PheaseyConservative940
    Ruskin Park3 seats · turnout 68.0%
    M. McCannLabour1,380
    W. HardingConservative1,376
    J. WeatherillConservative1,253
    M. WeatherillConservative1,238
    H. OllierLabour1,202
    G. FovargueLabour1,181
    Shavington3 seats · turnout 75.1%
    B SilvesterConservative1,635
    B. TealeConservative1,475
    M. WoolrichConservative1,284
    A. PlattIndependent1,225
    C. GrayLabour1,168
    Angela MoranLabour989
    W. HeathLabour911
    St Barnabas3 seats · turnout 56.0%
    S. BaymanLabour1,732
    Golding J.Labour1,610
    D. HoltLabour1,554
    A. GillittConservative723
    D. YoungConservative678
    St. Johns3 seats · turnout 62.1%
    H. ThorndykeLabour1,256
    L. TurnockLabour1,253
    J. BrydonLabour1,249
    J. NeildConservative837
    J. HallamConservative819
    Langley G.Conservative799
    D. CannonLIB581
    Waldron3 seats · turnout 63.9%
    L. CooperLabour1,419
    P. KentLabour1,368
    R. SalmonLabour1,279
    G. DoddRES1,160
    M. SadlerConservative1,125
    S. ThorleyConservative1,041
    Wellington2 seats
    A. ChapmanConservative0 ✓
    A. PheaseyConservative0 ✓
    Weston Park1 seat · turnout 83.8%
    Rob ThompsonConservative521
    J. PlattIndependent494
    Willaston East1 seat
    C. PeakeConservative0 ✓
    Willaston West2 seats · turnout 62.9%
    A. BlacklayConservative1,230
    D. ButterillConservative960
    W. GarnerLIB906
    Wistaston3 seats · turnout 66.6%
    J. HallConservative1,578
    M. EasonIndependent1,433
    J. HandfordConservative1,355
    R. RobinsonConservative1,336
    C. KentLabour707
    B. BickertonLabour650
    Wrenbury1 seat · turnout 71.4%
    A. RobertsConservative832
    P. NightingaleLabour171
    Wybunbury2 seats
    M. LockhartConservative0 ✓
    R. EllwoodConservative0 ✓