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    1979 handbook

    Hyndburn: 1979 local elections

    17 wards with results. Council page

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

    Conservative 33 · Labour 14 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0

    After (end of 1979) (47 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 28 · Labour 19 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Altham1 seat
    F. LoweConservative0 ✓
    Barnfield3 seats
    A. SuddersLabour1,143
    D. KeeleyLabour955
    W. ParkinsonConservative865
    L. JonesLabour837
    Adele BensonConservative822
    S. HaworthConservative730
    K. DobsonNF156
    Baxenden3 seats · turnout 69.6%
    B. MaudsleyConservative1,401
    E. CreigConservative1,342
    J. HindleyConservative1,316
    K. MarsdenLIB1,257
    R. EddlestonLabour786
    E. SavilleLabour642
    B. DowneyLabour561
    Central3 seats · turnout 55.1%
    W. HainesLabour1,736
    K. CurtisLabour1,659
    B. WhithamLabour1,438
    S. TaylorConservative958
    P. HarwoodConservative858
    J. HamerNF256
    Church3 seats · turnout 64.1%
    J. GrimeLabour2,174
    L. DickinsonLabour1,922
    P. HargreavesLabour1,866
    J. RileyConservative1,194
    G. HoldingConservative1,112
    R. KempConservative996
    J. McCormackNF181
    Clayton-Le-Moors3 seats
    J ArkwrightConservative1,782 ✓
    J JacksonConservative1,621 ✓
    J DowningConservative1,528 ✓
    S MercerLabour1,307
    P WhittamLabour1,181
    C RoganLabour1,077
    Eachill2 seats · turnout 73.5%
    D. McNeilConservative858
    G. HenryConservative851
    F. MooreLabour530
    I. ScottLabour490
    I. KitchinLIB377
    Huncoat3 seats · turnout 59.0%
    N. Bramley-HaworthConservative1,050
    D. GrantLabour1,022
    D. DeakinConservative990
    G. HowardConservative974
    W. FarrimondLabour924
    Immanuel3 seats · turnout 65.1%
    M. BarrettConservative1,317
    M. BrowningConservative1,303
    J. LeeLabour1,217
    A. McKieConservative1,209
    B. NuttallLabour1,027
    F. O'RourkeLabour880
    Milnshaw3 seats
    Simon PrattConservative1,716 ✓
    H TaylorConservative1,623 ✓
    Richard James DuckworthConservative1,490 ✓
    G AshworthLabour1,454
    J BarrettLabour1,359
    Netherton3 seats · turnout 71.7%
    G. SlynnLabour1,735
    M. HindleyLabour1,319
    F. GregoryLabour1,299
    W. FranklandConservative1,294
    A. HarrisonConservative1,258
    T. McAloonConservative1,145
    Norden2 seats · turnout 73.5%
    A. CritchlowLabour1,131
    F. SharplesConservative965
    G. DaviesConservative944
    H. PeelLabour786
    Overton3 seats
    J HallConservative2,171 ✓
    W SumnerConservative1,958 ✓
    E AllardiceConservative1,770 ✓
    R FoksLabour1,268
    R O'KaneLabour1,217
    E StirlingLabour1,095
    Peel3 seats · turnout 61.3%
    B. DawsonLabour1,470
    J. CulshawLabour1,436
    A. OwensConservative1,273
    W. HolmesLabour1,226
    J. VaughanConservative1,006
    I. SutcliffeConservative1,005
    Spring Hill3 seats · turnout 55.9%
    C. DillonLabour1,446
    D. McGrathLabour1,186
    C. WestellLabour1,151
    J. PickupIndependent1,067
    E. CourtConservative999
    H. BattyLIB640
    D. O'HanlonLIB450
    M. DeardenCOMM87
    St. Andrews3 seats · turnout 64.6%
    J. HargreavesConservative1,435
    C. WalshConservative1,133
    D. CleggConservative1,111
    H. OwenLabour910
    A. NewshamLabour895
    G. BennettLabour868
    St. Oswalds3 seats · turnout 67.7%
    E. HillConservative1,794
    T. RenshawConservative1,715
    B. SandifordConservative1,696
    H. HoworthLabour1,201
    D. OwenLabour1,060
    B. JohnstoneLabour937