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    1979 handbook

    West Wiltshire: 1979 local elections

    17 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (42 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 20 · Other 15 · Labour 6 · The Liberal Party 1

    After (end of 1979) (42 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 32 · Other 5 · Labour 4 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Atworth and Whitley1 seat · turnout 80.7%
    R. LongConservative767
    B. KainIndependent708
    College3 seats
    C. McGuiganLabour0
    D. BrownLabour0
    D. MurphyLabour0
    No. 1 (Bradford Upon Avon)4 seats
    D NewmanConservative2,928 ✓
    J RodwayConservative2,310 ✓
    M MizenLabour2,278 ✓
    R BeresfordConservative2,121 ✓
    R GarrardConservative1,938
    P TaylorLIB1,860
    B HooperLIB1,702
    E FosterLabour1,285
    No. 10 (Hilperton)1 seat
    SnookConservative0 ✓
    No. 11 (Steeple Ashton)2 seats · turnout 60.4%
    J. BennetConservative1,711
    C. HartConservative1,504
    R. PepierIndependent764
    No. 12 (Southwick)2 seats
    A. HensonConservative0 ✓
    T PhillipsConservative0 ✓
    No. 13 (Heywood)1 seat
    R. PowellIndependent0 ✓
    No. 14 (Corsley)1 seat
    L. WhiteIndependent0 ✓
    No. 15 (Longbridge Deverill)1 seat
    K. HillyerConservative0 ✓
    No. 16 (Codford)1 seat
    G. CurrieConservative0 ✓
    No. 2 (Melksham)5 seats
    M. SalisburyLabour2,570 ✓
    M. WestonConservative2,504 ✓
    R WiltshireConservative2,311 ✓
    I. PettyIndependent1,988 ✓
    M. O'GormanLabour1,720 ✓
    T. GibbsLabour1,657
    B. BronsonConservative1,643
    B. BaileyLabour1,632
    S. WilkinsonConservative1,560
    L. WyllieLabour1,441
    H. JohnsonConservative1,434
    C. GrimshawLIB1,370
    R. RiversLIB1,047
    No. 3 (Trowbridge)9 seats
    E JackmanConservative4,946 ✓
    G RobertsConservative4,852 ✓
    G AlldenConservative4,712 ✓
    G ApplegateConservative4,609 ✓
    M. PearceConservative4,487 ✓
    M AshbyConservative4,110 ✓
    J FitchenConservative4,044 ✓
    T PearceConservative3,988 ✓
    G PayneConservative3,789 ✓
    R BennettLIB2,925
    D HoltonLIB2,835
    A DunnLabour2,613
    C CallowLabour2,526
    P BellLabour2,516
    K JohnsonLIB2,506
    P MacdonaldLIB2,424
    G JohnsonLIB2,360
    Samson CareyLabour2,342
    E MedwayLIB2,310
    M JonesLIB2,308
    T TaylorLIB2,303
    James OsbornLabour2,256
    A McFarlaneLabour2,212
    C VarnamLIB2,144
    Becca SnowLabour2,057
    O WorleyLabour1,829
    No. 4 (Warminster)6 seats · turnout 32.3%
    J. HouseConservative3,314
    K. SelfConservative3,146
    A. CurtisConservative3,130
    M. HaywardIndependent2,989
    C. GoodbodyConservative2,520
    R. Wardell-YerburghConservative2,314
    T. FotheringhamLabour2,131
    No. 6 (Winsley)2 seats · turnout 73.3%
    W. WileConservative1,556
    T. BishopConservative1,247
    J. AllisonIndependent1,104
    No. 8 (Holt)2 seats · turnout 57.9%
    B. TuckerIndependent1,491
    J. HopeConservative798
    M. MortimerIndependent797
    No. 9 (Blackmoor & Woolmoor)1 seat · turnout 76.2%
    G. GreenmanConservative1,810
    B. CoffinLabour978
    Westbury With Storridge3 seats · turnout 59.0%
    W. VivashLabour1,955
    P FullerConservative1,359
    C. BallLIB1,302
    J. HowsegoConservative1,259
    J. ForresterLabour1,243
    T. KnowlesConservative1,198
    W. ShoreLIB971