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    1979 handbook

    Plymouth: 1979 local elections

    21 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (66 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 39 · Labour 27 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    After (end of 1979) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 33 · Labour 26 · Other 1 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Budshead3 seats
    T KeastLabour3,741 ✓
    E ThomasLabour3,720 ✓
    R SimmondsLabour3,598 ✓
    H HughesConservative2,271
    D MacmillanConservative2,049
    B YardleyConservative2,003
    Compton3 seats · turnout 67.1%
    G. CreberConservative4,466
    R. RayConservative4,299
    F. MilliganConservative4,292
    B. SabelLabour1,457
    P. LovellLabour1,450
    P. InghamLabour1,417
    Drake3 seats
    D MitchellConservative4,461 ✓
    J. ThorpeConservative3,837 ✓
    Thomas SaveryConservative3,768 ✓
    N CrowleyLabour2,138
    S CaylorLabour2,083
    E ClinickLabour2,079
    J RobinsLIB953
    R PawleyLIB948
    P RouseNF175
    Efford3 seats
    R KingLabour3,083 ✓
    G DraperLabour2,907 ✓
    James LeppardLabour2,837 ✓
    J RichardsConservative2,443
    E SmithConservative2,348
    E WillcockConservative2,182
    J PocockNF201
    Eggbuckland3 seats · turnout 71.8%
    Jane PascoeConservative3,736
    D. MackinemConservative3,460
    R. MorrellConservative3,388
    D. TranterLabour2,392
    M. HughesLabour2,386
    D. KnottLabour2,337
    Estover3 seats
    T JonesConservative3,664 ✓
    R ElliotConservative3,564 ✓
    M LaceyConservative3,530 ✓
    E EvansLabour2,292
    W LeahyLabour2,285
    M GilbertLabour2,220
    Ham3 seats
    A FloydLabour3,622 ✓
    K GlanvilleLabour3,375 ✓
    W GlanvilleLabour3,284 ✓
    J FarrageConservative2,002
    V HingstonConservative1,957
    Graham LawrenceConservative1,941
    D MerryNF215
    Honicknowle3 seats · turnout 71.8%
    P. WhitfeldLabour4,187
    H. DolleyLabour4,010
    J. InghamLabour3,690
    M. BrownConservative3,035
    T. JohnsonConservative2,907
    A. JarvisConservative2,793
    D. StentifordNF261
    Keyham3 seats · turnout 63.0%
    D. ManleyLabour2,853
    R. LeminLabour2,850
    H. FoxConservative2,774
    D. YeatesLabour2,726
    M. GlanvilleConservative2,622
    E. PengellyConservative2,612
    J. BlakeNF301
    Mount Gould3 seats
    J CourtneyConservative3,500 ✓
    E ThorntonConservative3,331 ✓
    R ThorntonConservative3,291 ✓
    L HillLabour2,388
    John FinniganLabour2,302
    W PayneLabour2,226
    Plympton Erle3 seats
    J MillsConservative3,327 ✓
    A WrightConservative3,297 ✓
    J RichardsConservative3,145 ✓
    Jack FildewLabour1,777
    C BishopLabour1,505
    J SewellLabour1,482
    J KingdomInd Con1,001
    R CornforthInd Con741
    Plympton St. Mary3 seats · turnout 68.1%
    P. RadmoreInd Con2,949 ✓
    M. ParkinsonConservative2,207 ✓
    K. PerryConservative2,193 ✓
    D. ThompsonConservative1,624
    L. SpeareInd Con1,618
    L. FinnLIB1,498
    W. GrossLabour1,448
    A. De LauneyLabour1,346
    S. ClarkLabour1,274
    D. TiceLIB1,063
    Plymstock Dunstone3 seats
    Dennis DickerConservative4,461 ✓
    David VineyConservative4,197 ✓
    P HockenConservative4,144 ✓
    E HillLabour1,507
    Jonathon Edward CowanLabour1,400
    W WilliamsonLabour1,385
    Plymstock Radford3 seats
    C EastonConservative3,639 ✓
    R EastonConservative3,524 ✓
    O KendallConservative2,956 ✓
    Terence TelfordLabour1,544
    M TelfordLabour1,531
    Liz HainesLabour1,244
    R LoxleyLIB1,152
    J ByattLIB1,084
    C TiceLIB1,002
    Southway3 seats
    W EvansLabour3,467 ✓
    R ScottLabour3,226 ✓
    J JonesLabour3,123 ✓
    R BillingsConservative2,723
    M LippellConservative2,632
    H HennesseyConservative2,486
    J PriceNF136
    St Budeaux3 seats · turnout 71.7%
    R. BishopLabour3,032 ✓
    H. LuscombeLabour3,015 ✓
    I. RosevearLabour2,974 ✓
    E. DeaconConservative2,553
    T. DockingConservative2,505
    G. HoweConservative2,437
    L. Beresford-WalkerNational Front149
    St. Peter3 seats · turnout 59.6%
    I. LoweLabour3,324
    H. ClinickLabour3,294
    J. LuceLabour3,217
    G. BakerConservative2,034
    E. DiggleConservative1,915
    T. WilksConservative1,817
    E. LynchNF228
    St.Budeaux3 seats
    R BishopLabour3,032
    H LuscombeLabour3,015
    I RosevearLabour2,974
    E DeaconConservative2,553
    T DockingConservative2,505
    G HoweConservative2,437
    L Beresford-WalkerNF149
    Stoke3 seats · turnout 66.9%
    C. PascoeConservative4,148
    N. WashbournConservative4,043
    S. WilbrahamConservative3,984
    L. HuckettLabour2,676
    T. CaylorLabour2,462
    W. HennahLabour2,416
    D. RadmoreNF478
    Sutton3 seats · turnout 60.9%
    F. JohnsonLabour2,695 ✓
    F. FreemanLabour2,665 ✓
    J. LobbLabour2,591 ✓
    G. BladesConservative2,455
    J. HingstonConservative2,216
    W. TurnerConservative2,040
    P. YorkLIB862
    G. PedrickLIB639
    K. RawlingsLIB600
    J. WilliamsNF140
    Trelawny3 seats · turnout 75.7%
    G. JinksConservative3,625
    A. ParishConservative3,583
    W. ThompsonConservative3,249
    P. FloydLabour2,737
    L. GoldstoneLabour2,356
    T. SaundersLabour2,261
    K. GardinerInd Con801
    S. MerryNF154