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    1979 handbook

    Middlesbrough: 1979 local elections

    25 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (56 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 38 · Conservative 17 · Other 1 · The Liberal Party 0

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

    Labour 32 · Conservative 20 · Other 1 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Acklam2 seats · turnout 63.8%
    G. MorleyConservative2,214
    F. Ware-GrosvenorConservative2,141
    F. O'BrienLabour1,190
    Ayresome3 seats · turnout 70.4%
    S RobertsLabour2,110
    S. RobertsLabour2,110 ✓
    E. DickinsonLabour2,056 ✓
    Ernest DickinsonLabour2,056
    J JonesLabour2,015
    J. JonesLabour2,015 ✓
    M. DanielConservative923
    Matthew DanielConservative923
    D RickabyConservative731
    D. RickabyConservative731
    R. RickabyConservative708
    R RickabyConservative708
    D. EvansThe Liberal Party414
    D EvansLIB414
    T. NicolThe Liberal Party310
    T NicolLIB310
    M O'FlartyLIB270
    M. O'FlartyThe Liberal Party270
    J. GilmourOther105
    J GilmourCOMM105
    J. HallNational Front89
    J HallNF89
    Beckfield2 seats · turnout 52.2%
    P. FerrierLabour2,184
    A. CampbellLabour2,178
    A. WatsonConservative1,033
    Beechwood2 seats · turnout 59.3%
    J. ButlerLabour1,854
    M. KirkLabour1,599
    E. HealdConservative852
    A. JacksonConservative742
    Berwick Hills2 seats · turnout 60.7%
    A. CarterLabour2,212
    M. PritchardLabour1,818
    D. AllisonConservative560
    K. RawlingsConservative478
    Brookfield2 seats
    G. PoppleConservative2,238
    A. WaiteConservative2,099
    F. PlattLabour1,638
    Easterside2 seats · turnout 61.0%
    N. GoldieLabour1,991
    J. StokesLabour1,722
    M. AndrewsConservative715
    P. LawConservative652
    Gresham2 seats · turnout 62.7%
    D. BiewerLabour1,781
    C. AtkinLabour1,743
    P. BennetConservative793
    J. RussellConservative696
    T. MandivilleLIB261
    J. GainesCOMM52
    Grove Hill2 seats · turnout 45.5%
    R. BradyLabour1,646
    N. SmallLabour1,426
    A. HendricksonConservative793
    Hemlington2 seats · turnout 64.7%
    G. MarronLabour620
    D. KingConservative603
    C. HooleLabour582
    A. DetchConservative566
    N. StockillLIB330
    V. DunnLIB330
    Kader2 seats · turnout 66.3%
    H. PearsonConservative2,742
    A. PearsonConservative2,545
    J. MasonLabour1,194
    M. EvansNF116
    Kirby2 seats · turnout 58.4%
    P. EllenorConservative1,749 ✓
    P EllenorConservative1,749
    H LancasterConservative1,701
    H. LancasterConservative1,701 ✓
    M DanceyLabour753
    M. DanceyLabour753
    E LoughranLabour714
    E. LoughranLabour714
    Linthorpe2 seats · turnout 65.5%
    A. BellConservative1,542
    D. RobertsonConservative1,410
    C. CowlingLabour1,206
    J. TaitLabour1,118
    Marton2 seats · turnout 71.2%
    A. CunninghamConservative1,337
    C. WatsonConservative1,118
    C. KendallLIB825
    J. KendallLIB805
    M. WilliamsLabour649
    E. WhiteLabour590
    Newham3 seats · turnout 70.4%
    R. HutchinsonConservative1,675
    P. JacksonConservative1,650
    B. GrantConservative1,620
    R. PatrickLIB714
    J. BenningtonLabour689
    R. DunnLIB676
    K. PatmoreLIB633
    H. GlasgowLabour573
    North Ormesby2 seats · turnout 51.7%
    C. GodfreyLabour1,485
    R. LowesIndependent1,448
    C. ShoplandLabour1,352
    A. DurnanConservative455
    F. EcclesConservative445
    F. GrayCOMM119
    NUNTHORPE2 seats · turnout 64.8%
    L. ThompsonConservative2,068
    F. JonesConservative1,737
    E. RandersonLIB1,185
    Pallister2 seats · turnout 47.4%
    M. BristonLabour1,967
    C. RobsonLabour1,687
    A. OxleyConservative381
    Park2 seats · turnout 69.9%
    R PorterConservative1,436
    R. PorterConservative1,436 ✓
    E. GauntLabour1,433 ✓
    E GauntLabour1,433
    D. WithycombeConservative1,380
    D WithycombeConservative1,380
    R HastonLabour1,162
    R. HastonLabour1,162
    Park End2 seats · turnout 57.0%
    S. GibsonLabour2,372
    T. McDonaldLabour1,999
    D. PettyConservative689
    H. BridgerConservative670
    Southfield2 seats · turnout 45.9%
    R. SmithLabour1,366
    J. SwashLabour1,240
    M. WilliamsConservative480
    M. InskipLIB237
    T. JubbCOMM73
    St. Hildas2 seats · turnout 45.9%
    L. PooleLabour1,099
    M. CarrLabour1,057
    N. PatmoreLIB326
    J. JonesConservative320
    Stainton & Thornton2 seats · turnout 61.2%
    D. AllickConservative895
    B. LonsbroughLabour785
    M. BridgerConservative761
    N. HigginsLabour735
    T. GriggLIB720
    J. FawcettLIB579
    Thorntree3 seats
    W. FerrierLabour2,918
    J. CampbellLabour2,509
    L. ThomasonLabour1,948
    F. AndrewsConservative755
    Westbourne2 seats · turnout 58.6%
    R McSorleyLabour1,259
    R. McSorleyLabour1,259 ✓
    M. McSorleyLabour1,218 ✓
    M McSorleyLabour1,218
    P. BunnConservative791
    P BunnConservative791
    H. RobinsonConservative776
    H RobinsonConservative776
    J. WilcoxOther306
    J WilcoxInd Lab306