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    1979 handbook

    Derwentside: 1979 local elections

    23 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 39 · Other 9 · The Liberal Party 5 · Conservative 2

    After (end of 1979) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 30 · Other 16 · Conservative 6 · The Liberal Party 3

    Ward results

    Annfield Plain2 seats · turnout 73.1%
    J. HendersonIndependent1,072
    F. DaglishIndependent1,055
    B. KellyLabour961
    E. LightfootLabour881
    J. OliverConservative335
    Benfieldside3 seats · turnout 61.3%
    R. MohonIndependent1,821
    W. WestgarthIndependent1,683
    A. HoweConservative1,471
    D. VernonIndependent1,437
    F. SheekeyLabour1,106
    Blackhill3 seats · turnout 56.6%
    V. KellyLabour1,373
    K. RobsonLabour1,181
    R. AtkinsonIndependent1,176
    A. DempseyLabour1,075
    T. ReynoldsIndependent947
    Burnhope1 seat · turnout 78.2%
    W. CoatesLabour476
    W. DaglishIndependent296
    Burnopfield3 seats · turnout 73.3%
    A. HolmesIndependent1,590
    B. CharltonLabour1,564
    T. HallIndependent1,283
    W. DobsonLabour1,272
    E. WinchLabour1,142
    C. ParkinsonIndependent1,059
    Castleside1 seat
    D. GrahamConservative0 ✓
    Catchgate2 seats · turnout 71.1%
    W. BellLabour975
    K. ElliottIndependent824
    J. EvansLabour790
    A. SpurrIndependent631
    Consett North2 seats · turnout 63.8%
    L. ThomasConservative989
    A. WatsonLabour812
    N. HeavisideIndependent761
    J. HaganLabour743
    Consett South3 seats · turnout 53.9%
    J. CreeganLabour1,497
    J. RedshawLabour1,217
    P. ReillyLabour1,040
    S. RobsonIndependent751
    J. GrahamConservative739
    J. ThompsonIndependent640
    Cornsay1 seat · turnout 76.5%
    T. JohnsonLabour618
    W. BrownIndependent299
    Craghead2 seats
    H. FeenanLabour0 ✓
    M. QuinnLabour0 ✓
    Crookhall1 seat · turnout 70.4%
    G. BrownLabour619
    W. MelodyLIB456
    Delves Lane3 seats · turnout 56.3%
    W. CraggsLabour1,601
    J. WhitfieldLabour1,577
    J. SessfordLabour1,523
    R. KennedyLIB987
    B. PageLIB889
    Dipton2 seats · turnout 69.3%
    J. WalkerLabour1,007
    J. DownIndependent779
    N. OystonLabour759
    T FoggettIndependent624
    Ebchester and Medomsley3 seats · turnout 50.0%
    R. RussellConservative1,492
    B. GardnerLabour1,473
    I. WilliamsonLabour1,351
    W. MorsonLabour1,256
    Esh3 seats · turnout 70.3%
    J. HennessyLIB1,592
    J. TaylorLIB1,446
    V. TaylorLIB1,388
    H. GuildfordLabour920
    J. GilbertsonLabour822
    W. JoynesLabour807
    C. CowardConservative346
    Havannah3 seats · turnout 70.7%
    E. TuckermanIndependent1,720
    W. PeacockIndependent1,698
    E. ReedIndependent1,691
    E. DeftyLabour1,446
    A. WilsonLabour1,327
    A. WilsonLabour1,235
    Lanchester3 seats · turnout 68.7%
    E. TallentyreConservative1,347
    D. BullivantConservative1,344
    S. DixonLabour1,330
    J. MetcalfeConservative1,323
    D. CairnsLabour1,321
    R. KellLabour1,258
    Leadgate3 seats · turnout 51.0%
    W. StockdaleIndependent1,587
    W. WaltonLabour1,361
    J. PearsLabour1,219
    L. BrownLabour1,059
    South Moor3 seats · turnout 64.2%
    A. WestwaterIndependent1,556
    D. RobsonIndependent1,148
    J. GrahamIndependent1,143
    L. WelshLabour1,068
    E. CoulsonLabour1,056
    J. LeeLabour960
    South Stanley3 seats
    J. GriffithsLabour1,529
    O. JohnsonLabour1,454
    G. WardLabour1,305
    E. WilsonIndependent1,229
    J. HallIndependent1,149
    I. BrownIndependent1,074
    Stanley Hall3 seats · turnout 66.8%
    M. BroughLabour1,224
    A. HugginsLabour1,218
    G. TaylorLabour1,140
    N. WestgarthIndependent1,065
    I. AtkinsonIndependent1,059
    J. MillerIndependent997
    Tanfield2 seats · turnout 71.7%
    R. DoddLabour1,147
    S. WalkerLabour1,089
    R. WeightmanIndependent813
    T. ScanlanIndependent789
    J. KeenanConservative610