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    1979 handbook

    Preston: 1979 local elections

    19 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (57 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 37 · Labour 18 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 0

    After (end of 1979) (57 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 30 · Labour 26 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Ashton1 seat · turnout 73.3%
    Andrea Taylor-BurkeConservative2,017
    K. AtkinsLabour1,338
    E. WysoczankiLIB342
    Avenham1 seat · turnout 69.0%
    M. RawcliffeLabour1,713
    G. WilkinsConservative1,033
    P. HulseLIB583
    Brookfield1 seat · turnout 76.4%
    P. AdamsLabour2,341
    R. BeechConservative1,522
    Cadley1 seat · turnout 78.5%
    L. CartwrightConservative3,188
    F. LittlefairLabour1,050
    Central1 seat · turnout 67.3%
    David RobinsonLabour1,588
    J. MackayConservative986
    A. GreenLIB324
    Deepdale1 seat · turnout 78.5%
    V. AfrinLabour2,136
    A. ScottConservative1,774
    Fishwick1 seat · turnout 71.2%
    I. BlackLabour2,501
    I. RobertsonConservative1,396
    Greyfriars1 seat · turnout 83.1%
    D. ChalonerConservative3,167
    Rosemary TaitLabour813
    Ingol1 seat · turnout 79.1%
    R. MarshallLIB834
    A. BellConservative792
    L. StarrLabour536
    Larches1 seat · turnout 79.3%
    R. JonesLabour2,085
    K. HaydockConservative1,702
    M. CallaghanLIB430
    MOORBROOK1 seat · turnout 73.8%
    P. LeemingLabour2,094
    K. MasonConservative1,687
    PARK1 seat · turnout 72.5%
    C. WordenLabour2,412
    A. HuckConservative1,538
    Preston Rural East1 seat · turnout 76.5%
    Hudson K.Conservative2,373
    H OldcornLabour478
    Preston Rural West1 seat · turnout 77.1%
    E. ConwayConservative3,871
    E. HaynesLabour1,103
    Ribbleton1 seat · turnout 70.2%
    M. HayhurstLabour2,301
    E. BradleyConservative1,087
    Sharoe Green1 seat · turnout 80.5%
    L. ThornberConservative4,175
    B. SeyfangLabour1,307
    St. Johns1 seat · turnout 70.3%
    M. SumnerLabour1,656
    J. JenkinsonConservative1,023
    J. Brincat-SmithLIB357
    St. Matthews1 seat · turnout 70.0%
    A. ScowcroftLabour1,955
    M. TurnerConservative1,077
    Tulketh1 seat · turnout 74.9%
    J. AinscoughConservative2,079
    J. NewshamLabour1,558
    M. AspinwallLIB366