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    1979 handbook

    Wansbeck: 1979 local elections

    16 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (46 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 43 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 1 · Conservative 0

    After (end of 1979) (46 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 40 · The Liberal Party 5 · Other 1 · Conservative 0

    Ward results

    Bedlington Central3 seats
    A DouglasIndependent1,471 ✓
    J CaineLabour1,279 ✓
    C. BuglassLabour1,152 ✓
    J MounseyLabour1,043
    L WadeConservative884
    E TetleyConservative765
    Bedlington East3 seats · turnout 61.9%
    F. McKenzieLabour1,461
    J. MullenLabour1,422
    B. RichmondLabour1,256
    M. MuterConservative575
    E. ScottConservative545
    M. ScottConservative530
    Bedlington West3 seats · turnout 65.6%
    C. MorrisLabour1,288
    T. MarshallLabour1,165
    H. GrayLabour1,025
    E. TallantyreConservative723
    A. StorrarConservative599
    T. BathurstConservative592
    Bothal3 seats · turnout 68.2%
    G. RobsonLIB1,341
    J. LittleLabour1,168
    T. DawsonLIB1,162
    K. HespLabour1,127
    K. ParryLabour1,059
    M. DouglasLIB1,047
    Central3 seats
    J. ScottLabour0 ✓
    R. SandersonLabour0 ✓
    E. TullyLabour0 ✓
    Choppington2 seats
    W. DrewLabour0 ✓
    M. RobinsonLabour0 ✓
    College3 seats
    D. MurphyLabour0 ✓
    C. McGuiganLabour0 ✓
    D. BrownLabour0 ✓
    Guide Post3 seats
    R. HindhaughLabour1,256 ✓
    M MurphyLabour1,034 ✓
    A DicksonLabour954 ✓
    J TweddleLIB948
    Val StoneConservative762
    W NicholsonConservative697
    D LowesConservative459
    Haydon3 seats · turnout 64.8%
    T. GallagherLabour1,077
    F. McGuckinLabour1,003
    J. McCormackLabour1,001
    B. CrooksLIB417
    J. SabinLIB415
    Hirst3 seats
    S. DevonLabour0 ✓
    A. GallagherLabour0 ✓
    E. DoddLabour0 ✓
    Newbiggin East3 seats · turnout 62.5%
    G. LoggieLabour1,565
    L. KemmittLabour1,387
    J. DoddsLabour1,173
    E. AskewLIB689
    W. FribergLIB583
    A. ArmstrongLIB531
    Newbiggin West3 seats · turnout 69.8%
    E. EastlakeLabour1,244
    J. ThompsonLIB1,127
    J. BirchLabour1,072
    R. StoreyLabour949
    M. NobleLIB648
    P. HarrattLIB527
    Park3 seats
    R. ScottLabour0 ✓
    J. DevonLabour0 ✓
    D. ScottLabour0 ✓
    Seaton3 seats · turnout 65.5%
    J. DixonLabour1,672
    T. TaitLabour1,452
    R. QueenLabour1,071
    D. ThompsonLIB1,012
    J. WilkinsonLIB676
    S. NewmanLIB609
    C. RobinsonConservative537
    Sleekburn3 seats
    M. RoachLabour0 ✓
    T. O'NeilLabour0 ✓
    S. WornLabour0 ✓
    Stakeford2 seats · turnout 74.5%
    M. GairLIB1,240
    D. ParkinLIB835
    P. MaleyLabour603
    J. HaigLabour590
    G. DixonConservative202
    J. HallConservative144