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    1979 handbook

    Gosport: 1979 local elections

    11 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (33 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 18 · Labour 8 · Other 7 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (30 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 25 · Other 3 · Labour 2 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Alverstoke3 seats · turnout 55.5%
    P. GreeneConservative1,990
    E. BakerConservative1,984
    P. WallConservative1,804
    G. PughRES837
    A. HerridgeLIB833
    P. GoodeLabour578
    Anglesey3 seats · turnout 77.6%
    G MaynardConservative3,129
    G. MaynardConservative3,129 ✓
    A PearceConservative2,940
    A. PearceConservative2,940 ✓
    R PearceConservative2,906
    R. PearceConservative2,906 ✓
    R. RobertsLabour837
    R RobertsLabour837
    Bridgemary3 seats · turnout 65.1%
    B. CarterConservative1,923
    D. StaggConservative1,813
    P. EdgarConservative1,781
    S. LeylandLabour1,642
    C. LeylandLabour1,508
    A. SkellyLabour1,454
    Brockhurst3 seats · turnout 74.6%
    Dennis WrightLabour1,710
    D. WrightLabour1,710 ✓
    E. SearsLabour1,695
    E. SearsLabour1,695 ✓
    B. BayfordConservative1,536 ✓
    Brian BayfordConservative1,536
    G. StoneConservative1,481
    G. StoneConservative1,481
    J. LockhartConservative1,469
    J. LockhartConservative1,469
    B. BondLabour1,441
    B. BondLabour1,441
    P. BennettRES769
    P. BennettResidents769
    Elson3 seats · turnout 79.2%
    R. IrwinResidents1,691 ✓
    R IrwinRES1,691
    R WhiteConservative1,578
    R. WhiteConservative1,578 ✓
    A. EllisConservative1,512 ✓
    A EllisConservative1,512
    D SeymourConservative1,504
    D. SeymourConservative1,504
    M. JohnsonResidents1,487
    M JohnsonRES1,487
    L. RushforthResidents1,452
    L RushforthRES1,452
    Joan WrightLabour733
    J. WrightLabour733
    J. BellLabour709
    J BellLabour709
    M. HawkinsLabour692
    M HawkinsLabour692
    Hardway3 seats
    T. KeithConservative2,092
    I. McBrydeConservative2,041
    S. Duncan-BrownConservative1,988
    K. SearleLabour1,934
    G. HewittLabour1,601
    A. HillLabour1,259
    D. De La MareRES523
    Hardway & Forton3 seats · turnout 68.5%
    T. KeithConservative2,092
    I. McBrydeConservative2,041
    S. Duncan-BrownConservative1,988
    K. SearleLabour1,934
    G. HewittLabour1,601
    A. HillLabour1,259
    D. De La MareRES523
    Lee3 seats · turnout 61.3%
    A. GarforthConservative2,600
    G. FloryConservative2,577
    R. DimmerIndependent2,226
    G. PhilpLIB1,064
    S. GrayLabour599
    Leesland3 seats · turnout 77.8%
    F BehrendtConservative2,182
    F. BehrendtConservative2,182 ✓
    D. LucasConservative1,975 ✓
    Dawn LucasConservative1,975
    G O'NeillRES1,908
    G. O'NeillResidents1,908 ✓
    C ParsonsConservative1,720
    C. ParsonsConservative1,720
    M HillLabour810
    M. HillLabour810
    B. PittardLabour800
    B PittardLabour800
    Rowner3 seats · turnout 76.8%
    A. WilliamsConservative2,454 ✓
    A. WilliamsConservative2,454
    A. HaywardConservative2,407 ✓
    Anthony Robert HaywardConservative2,407
    A. MarksConservative2,299
    A. MarksConservative2,299 ✓
    E. HardmanLabour1,848
    E. HardmanLabour1,848
    N. DyerLabour1,526
    N. DyerLabour1,526
    J. HollowayLabour1,484
    J. HollowayLabour1,484
    Town3 seats · turnout 77.4%
    A. DavisConservative2,066 ✓
    A DavisConservative2,066
    K KeithConservative2,024
    K. KeithConservative2,024 ✓
    D. HopeConservative1,868
    D. HopeConservative1,868 ✓
    S JordanLabour1,074
    S. JordanLabour1,074
    P. BellLabour1,056
    P BellLabour1,056
    A. WelchLabour798
    Anthony WelchLabour798