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    1979 handbook

    Charnwood: 1979 local elections

    23 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (58 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 40 · Labour 12 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 2

    After (end of 1979) (58 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 42 · Labour 12 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 1

    Ward results

    Bradgate3 seats · turnout 65.9%
    P. DayConservative2,198
    T. AthertonConservative1,873
    F. JolleyLIB1,827
    K. WaterfallConservative1,717
    H WilliamsLabour1,114
    K. SchofieldLabour1,014
    C. McAllisterLabour895
    East Goscote1 seat · turnout 80.3%
    F. OverConservative1,042
    M. KyleLabour583
    Loughborough Hastings2 seats · turnout 72.3%
    M. JonesLabour2,042
    J. WalkerLabour1,646
    Johnson J.Conservative775
    G. FaulknerConservative722
    Loughborough Lemyngton3 seats · turnout 65.5%
    A. DoddLabour1,647
    J. HeapLabour1,635
    R. SmithLabour1,433
    B. CadwalladerConservative975
    D. CraigConservative926
    M. Jackson-CrokerConservative718
    No. 1 (Loughborough: Beaumont)4 seats · turnout 66.1%
    J. AbellLabour4,200
    D. GreenLabour3,800
    R. CawseyLabour3,721
    G. PageLabour3,487
    R. GibsonConservative3,019
    W. GibsonConservative2,985
    A. JohnsonConservative2,797
    M. WadeConservative2,709
    P. MorganNF331
    No. 10 (Rearsby)1 seat · turnout 82.4%
    R. WestonConservative1,126
    T. GodfreyLabour172
    No. 11 (Barrow Upon Soar)2 seats · turnout 70.3%
    N. BarnesConservative1,899
    C. WalkerConservative1,523
    M. GregoryLabour750
    J. SkewesLabour567
    No. 12 (Quorndon)2 seats · turnout 73.2%
    R. ShepherdConservative1,570
    S. HaberleConservative1,422
    E. SheehyLabour569
    P. TormeyLabour443
    No. 13 (Sileby)3 seats · turnout 57.8%
    J. RudkinLIB1,931
    G. BarberConservative1,792
    M. MasonConservative1,783
    W. PrestonIndependent1,273
    D KnaggsLabour756
    J. IrwinLabour707
    J. TormeyLabour646
    No. 14 (Mountsorrel)2 seats · turnout 67.5%
    H. NewmanIndependent1,393
    R. BurtonConservative1,165
    D. AllardLabour979
    Glyn HaynesLabour627
    No. 15 (Woodhouse)1 seat · turnout 78.8%
    G. ThomasConservative918
    A. FisherLabour328
    No. 18 (Rothley)2 seats · turnout 72.5%
    M. ByfordConservative1,797
    E. GreenwoodConservative1,652
    M. HuntLabour435
    M. SmithLabour384
    No. 19 (Birstall)5 seats
    F HensonConservative4,995 ✓
    E ShardlowConservative4,922 ✓
    M WardConservative4,822 ✓
    C DraperConservative4,508 ✓
    G TippingConservative4,506 ✓
    Ian BriggsLabour1,977
    Anthony CheethamLabour1,933
    B KernanLabour1,926
    T SpoonerLabour1,823
    K WarnerLabour1,815
    No. 2 (Loughborough: Burleigh)4 seats · turnout 63.0%
    L. DuncanConservative3,567
    B. CooteConservative3,421
    M. SarsfieldConservative3,138
    A. SpencerConservative3,115
    D. MarshallLIB1,769
    C. ClarkeLabour1,454
    J. FairLabour1,409
    I. SinclairLabour1,393
    I. McLellandLabour1,315
    No. 20 (Thurmaston)4 seats
    Maureen ElliottConservative2,427 ✓
    W McCombeConservative2,420 ✓
    S ScargillConservative2,243 ✓
    T CockbillConservative2,069 ✓
    E CulleyLabour1,417
    S CahillLabour1,209
    J WilsonLabour1,098
    D GillingwaterLabour1,052
    S PetersNF395
    No. 21 (Syston)4 seats · turnout 64.0%
    M. SharpConservative3,020
    E. BranstonConservative3,018
    M. SimpsonConservative2,874
    Thornton A.Conservative2,781
    H. WinfieldLabour2,013
    J. KnaggsLabour1,652
    T. ShawLabour1,641
    A. TravisLabour1,568
    E. PetersNF308
    No. 23 (Queniborough)1 seat · turnout 82.6%
    M. BrayshawConservative660
    P. CrayfourdInd Con593
    P. GreenLabour208
    No. 3 (Loughborough: Burton)3 seats · turnout 70.4%
    M. BellConservative1,780
    I. GaylonConservative1,742
    I. NicholsonConservative1,607
    S. DrodgeLabour1,476
    M ShukerLabour1,330
    F. SuttonLabour1,317
    No. 6 (Loughborough: Southfields)2 seats · turnout 74.6%
    D. WardConservative1,137
    R. YaffeConservative1,004
    P. FairLabour792
    M. HuntLabour719
    M. BennettLIB626
    A. O'BrienLIB405
    No. 7 (Loughborough: Storer)3 seats · turnout 65.0%
    M. McKeownConservative1,165
    A. DuncanLabour1,142
    A. SimpsonLabour1,066
    C. WrigleyLabour1,017
    B. ParkeConservative1,001
    T. WatkinsConservative961
    J. FinnLIB521
    R. ThorleyLIB471
    No. 8 (Shepshed)4 seats · turnout 71.3%
    J. BradleyConservative3,233
    B. WoodLabour2,716
    R. PageConservative2,537
    G. GibsonLIB2,450
    J. HammondConservative2,391
    Perkins B.Labour2,281
    P. MitchellLabour1,931
    G SimpsonLabour1,870
    C. SkinnerConservative1,845
    M. MillerLIB1,420
    J. TaylorNF195
    No. 9 (Wymeswold)1 seat · turnout 82.0%
    B. ScarlettConservative815
    J. ElliottLIB390
    G. MordewLabour64
    Thurcaston1 seat · turnout 83.9%
    C. ChapmanConservative1,100
    E. JonesLabour193