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    1979 handbook

    Stoke On Trent: 1979 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (72 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 49 · Conservative 20 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 0

    After (end of 1979) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 57 · Conservative 3 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Abbey3 seats · turnout 58.8%
    W. AustinLabour4,482
    L. ArnoldLabour3,645
    S. HancockLabour3,446
    A. BainbridgeConservative2,208
    J. PayneConservative2,154
    J. EardleyConservative2,146
    Berryhill3 seats · turnout 56.8%
    H. SmallwoodLabour4,095
    A. DaleLabour3,929
    J. KidwellLabour3,612
    S. JonesConservative1,871
    D. BouldConservative1,776
    B. BrookesConservative1,683
    Blurton3 seats · turnout 63.9%
    J. DimmockLabour4,174
    D BrownLabour4,062
    K. EdwardsLabour3,847
    P. BloorConservative2,027
    P. LeighsConservative1,874
    J. WelshConservative1,799
    Brookhouse3 seats · turnout 55.0%
    I. BowenLabour4,133
    D. PooleLabour3,916
    T. BrennanLabour3,883
    M. BarberConservative1,354
    C. MifflinConservative1,173
    J. WarhamConservative1,148
    Burslem Central3 seats · turnout 63.2%
    S. DuttonLabour3,832
    J. EdwardsLabour3,793
    S. RamseyLabour3,483
    B IngramConservative2,180
    C. ManningConservative1,996
    I. LeakeConservative1,941
    P. BirtlesLIB1,032
    G. LawtonLIB899
    Burslem Grange3 seats · turnout 63.4%
    M. TylerLabour2,786
    H. LeeseLabour2,772
    E. SwinsonLabour2,741
    R. IbbsConservative2,506
    J. DaviesConservative2,077
    A. BoardmanConservative2,025
    F. TaylorLIB1,124
    B. LawtonLIB873
    J. GreenleavesLIB696
    Chell3 seats · turnout 61.0%
    J. Monks-NeilLabour4,652
    H. BurtonLabour3,954
    H. OakesLabour3,878
    J SchofieldConservative2,013
    E. MoultonConservative1,984
    W. FitzjohnConservative1,763
    East Valley3 seats · turnout 63.6%
    J. ForresterLabour4,454
    K. DunnLabour3,763
    S. HalfpennyLabour3,644
    M. IbbsConservative2,780
    D CollingsConservative2,309
    J. BradburyConservative2,274
    Fenton Green3 seats · turnout 66.7%
    D ShottonLabour4,172
    T. BeddowLabour3,813
    G. ThorleyLabour3,620
    S. CyplesConservative2,025
    V. WhitehouseConservative1,919
    O. GreenConservative1,718
    Great Fenton3 seats · turnout 60.4%
    F. CholertonLabour3,967
    S. BateLabour3,774
    M. BateLabour3,735
    A. SpareConservative2,003
    G. AnsellConservative1,994
    V. WoodConservative1,923
    P. HarrisonCOMM204
    Hanley Green3 seats · turnout 50.3%
    J. MostonLabour3,321
    P. ShawLabour2,936
    P. ReynoldsLabour2,836
    J. RushtonConservative2,375
    F. LanderConservative2,028
    K. SmithConservative1,807
    Hartshill3 seats · turnout 64.8%
    L. SillitoeLabour2,640
    M WilliamsLabour2,401
    I. HickmanLabour2,379
    W. HancockConservative2,318
    B. Hill-BaileyConservative2,305
    B WorthingtonConservative2,134
    D. ChantreyLIB1,969
    M. ConwayLIB1,563
    C. LeechLIB1,338
    Longton South3 seats · turnout 60.0%
    J. WallisLabour3,744
    H. HammersleyLabour3,592
    A. KaillLabour3,083
    W. WassConservative2,967
    K. BrayfordConservative2,470
    W. WhitehouseConservative2,356
    Meir Park3 seats
    D RobinsonLabour3,852 ✓
    G. StevensonLabour3,581 ✓
    G. JonesLabour3,110 ✓
    T SteeleConservative2,267
    D FitzgeraldConservative2,102
    U WithingtonConservative1,996
    Norton and Bradeley3 seats · turnout 67.5%
    H. BrownLabour4,661
    R. SouthernLabour4,337
    L. WallLabour4,218
    D BevanConservative2,407
    J GloverConservative2,271
    J. JonesConservative2,195
    Shelton3 seats · turnout 56.0%
    J. BirkinLabour3,758
    E SmithLabour3,484
    R. SwannLabour3,179
    M. GregoryConservative1,942
    N. FordConservative1,915
    G. WoodcockConservative1,839
    Stoke West3 seats · turnout 62.8%
    B. ShackletonLabour2,978 ✓
    G. ClarkeLabour2,915 ✓
    J. BeestonLabour2,712 ✓
    W ClarkeConservative2,078
    W. BeckettConservative1,983
    G. SimpsonConservative1,801
    C. CoulsonInd Lab1,046
    R. EardleyLIB937
    E. HollandLIB866
    S. JohnsonLIB800
    Trentham Park3 seats · turnout 67.5%
    C. FinneyConservative4,074
    A BallConservative4,073
    R. IrvingConservative4,020
    A. CashmoreLabour2,734
    W. DohertyLabour2,549
    R. StephensonLabour2,510
    Tunstall North3 seats · turnout 62.4%
    G. BarberLabour3,755 ✓
    M. StringerLabour3,695 ✓
    W. GriffithsLabour3,198 ✓
    P. GallimoreConservative1,907
    R. ShawConservative1,835
    P. HanwellConservative1,665
    J. PennockLIB659
    J. GirvanLIB600
    M. MichalskiLIB488
    T. FearnNF179
    Weston3 seats · turnout 65.9%
    M. BourneLabour4,280
    M. HughesLabour3,598
    W. ScreenLabour3,496
    A. ShentonConservative2,933
    I. ParryConservative2,867
    C. BarlowConservative2,589