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    1979 handbook

    Copeland: 1979 local elections

    26 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 22 · Other 15 · Conservative 11 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (51 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 31 · Conservative 17 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Beckermet2 seats
    B. BarwiseConservative946
    J. RobertsConservative927
    W. OldfieldLabour625
    K. WilsonLabour625
    W. GrayLIB256
    Bootle1 seat
    W. PostlethwaiteIndependent0 ✓
    Bransty3 seats
    E. McGillConservative1,253
    L. ReayConservative1,131
    J. McMeanConservative1,067
    W. DixonLabour933
    Cleator Moor North3 seats
    J. ColliganLabour0 ✓
    L. GreenLabour0 ✓
    P. EldonLabour0 ✓
    Cleator Moor South2 seats · turnout 36.5%
    C. SimpsonLabour1,369
    S. SewardLIB466
    Distington2 seats · turnout 57.5%
    F. BensonLabour916
    O. CoylesLabour720
    N. JeffreyConservative674
    Egremont North3 seats · turnout 63.6%
    K. WoodburnLabour1,430
    P. HughesLabour1,158
    J. MurrayLabour1,056
    F. GatesConservative940
    H. DownesConservative904
    W. PearsonConservative888
    Egremont South2 seats · turnout 77.8%
    A. WilliamsLabour1,046
    W. KirkbyConservative969
    W. Evans-ParkerLabour798
    Ward V.Conservative701
    Ennerdale1 seat · turnout 81.1%
    W. RawlingIndependent592
    A. BewleyLabour445
    Frizington2 seats · turnout 78.4%
    B. OwenLabour922
    J. CloseLabour690
    J. GreenIndependent628
    A. PolleyIndependent566
    Gosforth1 seat
    H. HaileIndependent0 ✓
    Harbour3 seats
    John CummingsLabour903 ✓
    M StalkerLabour893 ✓
    William ParkerConservative881 ✓
    F HolmesConservative835
    J SimpsonConservative821
    Richard StaplesLabour787
    Wayne Alan DixonIndependent273
    Haverigg1 seat · turnout 80.6%
    T. BennettsConservative236
    M. CrossmanRES228
    C. GeorgeLabour158
    Hensingham3 seats · turnout 51.9%
    A. BensonLabour1,432
    M. DevlinLabour1,267
    P. BennettLabour1,243
    W. AdamsConservative797
    Hillcrest2 seats · turnout 73.2%
    E. SalmonConservative994
    R. WilsonConservative925
    A. BennettLabour751
    S. PrattLabour682
    Holborn Hill2 seats · turnout 74.5%
    R. SinclairConservative694
    C. SchiffLabour624
    W. BousteadConservative590
    P. LancasterIndependent517
    L. SawreyLabour509
    Howgate2 seats · turnout 75.7%
    E. CalvinLabour1,264
    H. RountreeLabour1,119
    J. SunderlandConservative532
    D. CrawfordConservative496
    Kells2 seats · turnout 76.7%
    B. RelphLabour1,235
    D. CradduckLabour1,194
    R. JohnstonConservative468
    P. JenkinsConservative401
    Melthwaite1 seat
    T. ChristopherConservative0 ✓
    Millom Without1 seat
    R. StrikeConservative0 ✓
    Mirehouse East2 seats
    W. DoranLabour0 ✓
    T. HarveyLabour0 ✓
    Mirehouse West2 seats
    J. JohnstonLabour0 ✓
    E. BrenanLabour0 ✓
    Newtown3 seats · turnout 79.3%
    M. BurnLabour1,018 ✓
    C. AtkinsonConservative1,001 ✓
    J. BradleyLabour1,000 ✓
    R. BremerConservative982
    T. BroughtonConservative968
    Sandwith2 seats · turnout 60.9%
    J. WoolleyLabour1,287
    T. GadsdenLabour978
    J. MooreRES657
    Seascale2 seats · turnout 69.3%
    A. MounseyConservative767
    D. ShawConservative762
    D. PolhillIndependent642
    St. Bees1 seat · turnout 80.2%
    L. BrownriggConservative596
    J. GadsdenLabour257
    D. ConnorIndependent69