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    1979 handbook

    Bury: 1979 local elections

    15 wards with results. Council page

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

    Conservative 38 · Labour 10 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    After (end of 1979) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 33 · Labour 15 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Besses3 seats
    D. BodenLabour3,428
    J. AdlerLabour3,129
    A. MatthewsLabour2,928
    M. CrowleyConservative2,037
    J. WilliamsConservative1,978
    M. TurnbergConservative1,962
    R. JohnsonLIB609
    Church3 seats
    F. SpurrConservative4,302
    B. ForkinConservative4,020
    K. HaddowConservative3,966
    R. BluerLabour2,323
    A. AlkerLabour2,239
    D. CunninghamLabour2,158
    East3 seats · turnout 74.8%
    G KershawLabour3,596 ✓
    J BullasLabour3,302
    J. BullasLabour3,302 ✓
    D CrausbyLabour3,219 ✓
    E SuttonConservative2,246
    D MorrisConservative2,180
    J WalkerConservative2,064
    Elton3 seats
    F. BrooksConservative2,970
    P. MorrisConservative2,936
    H. HarveyConservative2,839
    J. SmithLabour2,477
    H. BlearsLabour2,417
    A. SargeantLabour2,404
    R. JohnsonLIB1,336
    Holyrood3 seats
    R. DaintreeConservative2,525 ✓
    A. MadersConservative2,518 ✓
    E. WardConservative2,432 ✓
    D. LinleyLabour1,840
    R. StuartLabour1,747
    J. SouthworthLIB1,716
    D. WrightLabour1,693
    H. NewrickLIB1,559
    A. TrewickLIB1,512
    G. BergInd Con1,490
    Moorside3 seats
    A. CollinsonConservative3,390
    H. MatherConservative3,290
    N. HamerConservative3,227
    G. ReedLabour2,683
    T. WoodsLabour2,679
    R. SeversLabour2,590
    Pilkington Park3 seats
    C. OrmrodConservative2,928
    J. SwinburnConservative2,788
    K WilliamsConservative2,724
    G. PilkingtonLabour1,954
    E. AdlerLabour1,881
    P. MartineLabour1,826
    J. MichelsonLIB1,322
    M. ThomasLIB1,126
    H. PriorLIB1,095
    Radcliffe Central3 seats
    J. McCarthyLabour3,344
    C. JonesLabour3,111
    J. AmeyLabour2,959
    E. CoatesConservative2,336
    R. MorrisConservative2,242
    A. SheaConservative2,167
    S. VickersLIB924
    Radcliffe North3 seats
    H. FosterConservative3,532
    H. KayConservative3,267
    B. WaddingtonConservative3,218
    J. MasonLabour2,982
    W. HallowsLabour2,879
    C. CarringtonLabour2,868
    Radcliffe South3 seats
    A. ColleranLabour3,140
    A. ScholesLabour3,131
    T. JacksonLabour3,054
    A. BarlowConservative2,634
    A. WaltonConservative2,390
    W. LaneConservative2,272
    M. BernardLIB836
    Ramsbottom3 seats
    E. WaiteConservative4,037
    A. LittleConservative4,027
    S. GloverConservative4,015
    N. FrenchLabour2,741
    Hardy T.Labour2,703
    R. WalkerLabour2,635
    Redvales3 seats
    D. DaviesLabour3,817
    H. CoatesLabour3,365
    M. HallLabour3,173
    S. ColeConservative2,115
    A. MorrisConservative2,064
    R. BrownConservative1,981
    Sedgley3 seats
    J. NovickConservative2,725 ✓
    S. AncillConservative2,658 ✓
    A. NovickConservative2,649 ✓
    Moss E.Labour1,905
    R. FellowsLabour1,804
    M. PayneLabour1,792
    J. MyersLIB1,452
    P. HartLIB1,230
    C. CattermoleLIB1,217
    E. WilsonIndependent186
    Tottington3 seats
    W. JohnsonConservative4,082
    D. HigginConservative3,900
    H. TaylorConservative3,768
    J. TurnerLIB2,647
    J. EustonLabour2,068
    B. JonesLabour1,958
    L. JonesLabour1,917
    Unsworth3 seats
    P. GoldmanConservative3,058
    N. SingerConservative3,028
    A. LongworthConservative2,946
    A. BowmanLabour2,401
    H. MoxonLabour2,104
    G. SharkeyLabour2,011
    G. YoungLIB1,013