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    1979 handbook

    Oxford: 1979 local elections

    15 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (45 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 30 · Labour 15 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    After (end of 1979) (45 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 26 · Labour 19 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Blackbird Leys3 seats
    A WilliamsonLabour2,756 ✓
    A SmithLabour2,615 ✓
    Barbara GatehouseLabour2,611 ✓
    J BartlettConservative1,293
    T CurtisConservative1,243
    D McKeownConservative1,183
    Central3 seats
    C HallConservative1,637 ✓
    Margaret HurstConservative1,576 ✓
    J O'ReillyConservative1,570 ✓
    Anthony William GriffithsLabour1,404
    R WalkerLabour1,268
    A TowseLabour1,254
    C NoyceLIB722
    D PowellLIB718
    M RathboneLIB676
    Cherwell3 seats
    J ToddConservative2,323 ✓
    Ben Joshua SimpsonConservative2,268 ✓
    F GarsideConservative2,250 ✓
    M GotchLabour1,297
    M NorwoodLabour1,250
    S SpencerLabour1,221
    East3 seats
    F KaneConservative1,811 ✓
    P GrayLabour1,786 ✓
    J MatthewsConservative1,664 ✓
    B DimitriouLabour1,657
    S MartinLabour1,628
    S. ZinkinConservative1,574
    A ChekeEcol467
    Headington3 seats
    J. EllisConservative2,083
    A. DentLabour2,017
    N. TiffanyConservative1,991
    D. CantwellConservative1,988
    W. FaggLabour1,894
    L. TownLabour1,840
    Iffley3 seats
    J. ParkerLabour2,468
    P. YardleyConservative2,146
    B. BenfieldConservative2,138
    F. ShellardConservative2,053
    A. FenleyLabour2,041
    M. ThomasLabour2,027
    N. HawkinsEcol340
    Marston3 seats · turnout 79.6%
    B StandingfordLabour1,978 ✓
    B. StandingfordLabour1,874 ✓
    J DeeganLabour1,735 ✓
    J WatkinsConservative1,674
    C DeaconConservative1,643
    Leslie WicksConservative1,513
    North3 seats
    J. PeachConservative1,647 ✓
    B. AshbyConservative1,538 ✓
    A. TurnerConservative1,495 ✓
    D. RoafLIB1,130
    P. PulzerLabour1,089
    C. MayLabour1,067
    T. RichardsonLabour1,038
    R. RichardsonLIB800
    M. ElvinLIB749
    M. BirkinEcol604
    Quarry3 seats
    Q. HamiltonConservative2,229
    J. HamiltonConservative2,219
    H. LiddyConservative2,078
    L. LawrenceLabour1,336
    M. JosephLabour1,221
    K. O'DriscollLabour1,146
    P. HullEcol660
    South3 seats · turnout 74.1%
    G. WoodwardConservative1,677 ✓
    D. TownsendLabour1,665 ✓
    P. AdamsLabour1,604 ✓
    R. JamesLabour1,545
    A. AndrewsConservative1,525
    P. RymanConservative1,456
    M. HortonThe Liberal Party704
    St Clement's3 seats
    D. BowieLabour1,620 ✓
    B. TannantConservative1,608 ✓
    P. MossLabour1,499 ✓
    G. ThompsonConservative1,489
    A. RichardsLabour1,478
    H. BowderyConservative1,462
    M. GoddenLIB617
    S. GriffithsLIB565
    R. ElphickLIB564
    S. ManningEcol438
    Temple Cowley3 seats
    F IngramConservative2,050 ✓
    J WhiteConservative1,942 ✓
    Gary William DixonConservative1,887 ✓
    H NimmoLabour1,852
    Sid BullockLabour1,714
    J CoxLabour1,705
    R CurtisEcol341
    West3 seats
    O GibbsLabour1,929 ✓
    R DudmanLabour1,569 ✓
    J PowerLabour1,416 ✓
    C HalfordConservative1,381
    G HowkinsConservative1,377
    Roy MacdonaldConservative1,320
    J HannonLIB629
    S TaylorEcol461
    Wolvercote3 seats
    A SpokesConservative2,315 ✓
    Q WhorleyConservative2,037 ✓
    R DoreConservative2,001 ✓
    J VaughanLabour1,103
    C JamesLabour982
    C RuseLabour972
    G ForrestLIB639
    A WalfordLIB617
    V PasleyLIB598
    Wood Farm3 seats
    A. PopeLabour1,879
    R. WalshLabour1,825
    A. RamsayLabour1,715
    J. CampbellConservative1,585
    J. MankelowConservative1,537
    M. PhillipsConservative1,490
    C. GormanEcol348