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    1979 handbook

    Sedgefield: 1979 local elections

    19 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (53 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 36 · Other 15 · The Liberal Party 1 · Conservative 1

    After (end of 1979) (53 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 40 · Other 9 · The Liberal Party 3 · Conservative 1

    Ward results

    Byerley3 seats · turnout 67.2%
    T. TaylorPBP1,298
    S. PrestedgePBP1,080
    M. WaltonPBP903
    K. NewbyLabour835
    G. NewbyLabour787
    M. AstonLabour776
    Ferryhill3 seats · turnout 59.3%
    J. WilsonLabour1,671
    R. EvansPBP1,551
    S. CarmedyLabour1,480
    T. ShieldsLabour1,465
    Middlestone3 seats · turnout 61.9%
    W. WatersLabour1,487
    R. BrownLabour1,303
    J. KitsonLabour1,210
    R. BrownIndependent1,201
    J. GardinerIndependent1,164
    M. Assheton-SaltonConservative776
    Middridge1 seat
    T. MooreIndependent0 ✓
    Neville2 seats · turnout 69.4%
    D. VickersLabour949
    L. ProudLabour766
    E. CurtisConservative697
    W. WatsonConservative508
    E. WhiteIndependent427
    R. BradleyIndependent287
    No. 12 (Woodham)2 seats · turnout 66.5%
    J. FlynnLabour1,040
    S. BrownLabour1,004
    B. JacksonConservative818
    J. RodwellConservative693
    No. 15 (Broom & Chilton)4 seats
    F. ArmstrongLabour0 ✓
    S. HaswellLabour0 ✓
    G. ChaplinLabour0 ✓
    T. ConleyLabour0 ✓
    No. 16 (Bishop Middleham & Cornforth)3 seats · turnout 59.2%
    K. HowardLabour1,363
    A. HodgsonLabour1,358
    G. HuttonInd Lab1,326
    R. DavisonLabour1,234
    R. FreemanIndependent981
    No. 17 (Windlestone)3 seats
    J. LeeLabour0 ✓
    R. McKennaLabour0 ✓
    P. McCourtLabour0 ✓
    No. 18 (Trimdon)5 seats · turnout 48.2%
    J. BurtonLabour3,060
    R. EllisLabour2,539
    T. WardLabour2,500
    A. RandLabour2,012
    J. CummingsLabour1,967
    H. WardInd Lab1,861
    No. 5 (Tudhoe)4 seats · turnout 55.1%
    C. BrayshawLabour2,155
    G. FergusonLabour2,113
    G. StoreyLabour1,876
    E. FisherLabour1,807
    M. CampbellIndependent1,765
    F. KenmirIndependent1,558
    W. KellyConservative1,457
    No. 6 (Low Spennymoor)2 seats
    M. Courtney-ShawLabour0 ✓
    C. DaileyLabour0 ✓
    Sedgefield3 seats · turnout 62.4%
    E. SutherlandIndependent2,026
    M. CunninghamIndependent1,523
    B. CarrollConservative1,349
    R. IcetonIndependent1,297
    A. BeamsonLabour924
    L. MullenLabour473
    Shafto2 seats · turnout 62.4%
    J. FriseLIB863
    N. MarrLIB758
    H. DixonLabour701
    D. BradleyLabour658
    Simpasture2 seats · turnout 59.2%
    E. ElmerLabour602
    V. HardakerLabour559
    R. RobertsLIB490
    F. CurtisConservative437
    Spennymoor3 seats · turnout 55.7%
    V. RobsonLabour2,043
    R. CampionLabour1,862
    W. SmithLabour1,842
    T. GlaisterIndependent1,219
    Sunnydale2 seats · turnout 67.4%
    J. HowardIndependent1,068
    W. NunnLabour914
    D. JenningsLabour877
    S. SiddleIndependent795
    Thickley3 seats · turnout 57.5%
    B. StephensLabour2,012
    J. BellLabour1,807
    W. EdwardsLabour1,604
    J. ThompsonPBP1,589
    West3 seats · turnout 60.2%
    D. GardnerLabour1,333
    E. MeadowsLabour1,228
    T. WhitehouseLIB1,180
    K. HicksonLIB1,176
    B. MaitlandIndependent1,141
    J. ConlonInd Lab1,077
    J. MealeLabour1,044