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    1979 handbook

    South Bedfordshire: 1979 local elections

    18 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (53 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 37 · Labour 9 · The Liberal Party 5 · Other 2

    After (end of 1979) (53 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 37 · Labour 9 · The Liberal Party 6 · Other 1

    Ward results

    Barton-le-Clay1 seat · turnout 81.3%
    P. HarrisConservative1,395
    D. WatsonLabour866
    Beaudesert1 seat · turnout 71.1%
    G. JohnConservative1,092
    C. LeeLabour772
    J. FreemanLIB643
    Brooklands2 seats · turnout 75.3%
    G. BryantLIB1,486
    J. WhiteLIB1,373
    T. DeanConservative1,288
    A. PriceConservative1,168
    M. BallLabour768
    P. CanavanLabour643
    Caddington1 seat · turnout 78.2%
    A. BrewerConservative1,761
    J. MoulsleyLabour760
    Dunstable Central1 seat · turnout 79.7%
    P RobertsConservative2,344
    M. PlatzLabour684
    H. WalkerLIB557
    Heath & Reach1 seat
    P. BanwellConservative0 ✓
    Houghton Central1 seat · turnout 74.2%
    P. JonesLabour2,076
    B. AllenConservative1,186
    Houghton East1 seat · turnout 71.5%
    J. GregoryLabour936
    C. WeilyConservative735
    J. LawrenceIndependent503
    Houghton South1 seat · turnout 78.6%
    M. BiswellConservative1,466
    B. ProchnikLabour864
    S. SmithLIB478
    Icknield1 seat · turnout 78.8%
    P. NewtonConservative2,675
    R. ShelleyLabour1,504
    Kensworth1 seat · turnout 80.3%
    H. ReesConservative733
    J. McLaneyIndependent587
    V. RobertsLIB252
    Linslade1 seat · turnout 79.8%
    F. McLellandConservative1,355
    S. OwenLIB913
    F. BurchellLabour620
    Northfields1 seat · turnout 76.5%
    S. MolyneauxLabour1,622
    D. PopeConservative1,467
    Plantation1 seat · turnout 75.3%
    D. RumensConservative1,567
    F. JonesLIB1,090
    I. NunneyLabour715
    Priory1 seat · turnout 73.9%
    W. BeardonConservative1,489
    I. PereiraLabour876
    P. HatsellLIB596
    Southcott1 seat · turnout 78.5%
    L. KirkConservative1,443
    G. MitchellLIB1,048
    L. TsiricosLabour399
    Toddington1 seat · turnout 79.7%
    B. HydeIndependent924
    J. PearsonConservative909
    Peter TurnerLabour458
    Watling1 seat · turnout 81.0%
    M. PressConservative1,902
    D. SnoadLIB892
    T. JonesLabour560