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    1979 handbook

    Reading: 1979 local elections

    12 wards with results. Council page

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

    Conservative 21 · Labour 14 · The Liberal Party 11 · Other 0

    After (end of 1979) (49 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 22 · Labour 16 · The Liberal Party 11 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Abbey2 seats
    G. ChapmanLabour676
    H. KayesLabour649
    K. HardieConservative592
    J. PearsonConservative566
    Battle2 seats
    A. PageLabour1,480
    F. NashLabour1,474
    R. SimmondsConservative1,043
    A. FuadConservative1,009
    Caversham3 seats
    R. JewittConservative3,248
    G. RobinsonConservative2,641
    F. PughConservative2,624
    T. CliftonLabour1,329
    D. MalvernLabour1,251
    A. PravdaLabour1,113
    D. OliphantLIB578
    J. LewisLIB516
    D. WilliamsLIB440
    CHRISTCHURCH4 seats
    M AbsolomLabour2,741 ✓
    P AbsolomLabour2,733 ✓
    Crispin GoodallLabour2,527 ✓
    J OrtonLabour2,389 ✓
    R CoxConservative2,053
    R BishopConservative2,015
    Gary MatthewsConservative1,857
    V RoseConservative1,722
    P GashLIB1,045
    E O'RourkeLIB910
    G MassamLIB896
    D WilsonLIB853
    Katesgrove2 seats
    G ManderLabour1,801 ✓
    M SinghLabour1,703 ✓
    Christopher RowlandConservative1,185
    Valerie SuttonConservative1,107
    Minster6 seats
    A BakerConservative4,235 ✓
    J SlaterConservative4,128 ✓
    S CoombsConservative4,056 ✓
    C SageConservative4,040 ✓
    L BradleyConservative4,033 ✓
    S HarrisConservative3,813 ✓
    W ManderLabour3,053
    K DimentLabour3,008
    D BuckleyLabour2,929
    A RutherfordLabour2,797
    F SilverthorneLabour2,755
    R MitchellLabour2,603
    C BuckeLIB1,448
    D HobbsLIB1,416
    M ClarkeLIB1,400
    D HolmesLIB1,340
    Norcot6 seats
    L DunningLIB3,376 ✓
    P BeardLIB3,290 ✓
    T FrancisLIB3,252 ✓
    J FreemanLIB3,233 ✓
    A GrantLIB3,134 ✓
    M HeydemanLIB2,957 ✓
    M ChapmanConservative2,553
    Cherie ClarkConservative2,513
    M IrwinConservative2,508
    Graham LawrenceConservative2,477
    P WellsConservative2,364
    Anthony MarkhamConservative2,362
    R BristowLabour2,352
    G CruseLabour2,266
    Frank HarrisLabour2,234
    P RansonLabour2,206
    Helen HathawayLabour2,125
    P SchofieldLabour2,029
    Park3 seats
    D. ChilversConservative1,795
    S. FoleyConservative1,727
    F. RowberryConservative1,671
    J. RyanLabour1,605
    J. WilliamsLabour1,550
    I. WarrickLabour1,528
    A. ToddLIB1,048
    D. GassonLIB1,015
    C. LookerLIB909
    Redlands3 seats
    J OliverConservative1,824 ✓
    J LawfordConservative1,805 ✓
    M LowerConservative1,765 ✓
    O JonesLabour1,123
    P JonesLabour1,103
    V JonesLabour1,055
    D JohnsonLIB1,051
    L GrantLIB1,047
    S MilanoLIB981
    Thames5 seats
    G CanningConservative5,845 ✓
    B FowlesConservative5,704 ✓
    E DaviesConservative5,687 ✓
    K SageConservative5,638 ✓
    David MortonConservative5,270 ✓
    E AlliesLIB1,994
    K GwinnellLIB1,810
    J GreenLIB1,771
    P ManderLabour1,556
    M PravdaLIB1,529
    M JohnsonLabour1,446
    G WilkinsLIB1,368
    G LidbetterLabour1,322
    S MalvernLabour1,285
    G St. ClairLabour1,238
    Tilehurst5 seats
    R DayLIB4,499 ✓
    F DayLIB4,350 ✓
    J BondLIB3,651 ✓
    G FordLIB3,610 ✓
    T MacfarlaneLIB3,406 ✓
    M CaseleyConservative2,412
    C ColesConservative2,262
    J CooteConservative2,204
    T KellyConservative2,177
    G WaiteConservative2,054
    J CotteeLabour1,438
    A GothardLabour1,397
    W GothardLabour1,365
    S SteeleLabour1,330
    E MerryLabour1,323
    M WhiteIndependent176
    Whitley3 seats
    D LawrenceLabour2,661 ✓
    M OrtonLabour2,524 ✓
    J PriceLabour2,321 ✓
    J CoxConservative1,620
    J CleminsonConservative1,565
    G HughesConservative1,427
    R ChurchLIB585
    J ParkinLIB569
    N EdwardsLIB539