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    1979 handbook

    Wakefield: 1979 local elections

    22 wards with results. Council page

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

    Labour 37 · Conservative 20 · Other 9 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (66 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 44 · Conservative 16 · Other 6 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Featherstone1 seat · turnout 73.1%
    E. LongleyLabour4,319
    J. HoltRES3,242
    No. 1 (Wakefield: Alverthorpeand St. Johns)1 seat · turnout 72.0%
    M. TaylorLabour3,989
    P. HolwellConservative3,314
    M. WalkerLIB808
    No. 10 (Pontefract: Castle Etc.)1 seat · turnout 71.9%
    F. WardLabour5,491
    G. HoltConservative3,303
    No. 12 (Hemsworth)1 seat · turnout 71.2%
    G. AndrewsLabour3,769
    C. MoxonRES3,736
    No. 13 (Horbury)1 seat · turnout 77.4%
    B. DeanRES1,969 ✓
    E. LittlejohnConservative1,641
    K. TateLabour1,563
    K. FirthLIB344
    No. 14 (Knottingley)1 seat · turnout 70.7%
    G. ClarkeLabour5,228
    G. PentyConservative2,797
    No. 15 (Normanton)1 seat · turnout 75.0%
    D. WilceLabour6,133
    J. MakinConservative3,447
    No. 16 (Stanley & Wrenthorpe)2 seats · turnout 67.3%
    J. FirthLabour3,007
    R. HawkinConservative2,988
    H. GreensmithLabour2,822
    R. ParkerConservative2,784
    No. 17 (Lake Lock & Outwood)1 seat · turnout 73.6%
    L. RaeLabour3,104
    V. SteeleRES1,453
    A. FurnissConservative1,372
    No. 18 (Ackworth & Ryhill Etc.)1 seat · turnout 72.3%
    D. WalliceConservative2,902
    W. ChambersLabour2,887
    K. MoleInd Lab1,558
    No. 19 (Elmsall & Upton)1 seat · turnout 70.4%
    J. GreenwoodLabour3,818
    H. TateRES2,314
    W. HepworthConservative867
    No. 2 (Wakefield: Eastmoor-Kirkgate- Northgate)1 seat · turnout 68.2%
    C. CroxallLabour3,144 ✓
    N. HazellConservative2,277
    A. BallThe Liberal Party1,177
    No. 20 (South Kirkby)1 seat · turnout 70.5%
    G. BuckleyLabour2,199 ✓
    T. BarrettInd Lab1,626
    B. OwenRES1,260
    P. AskhamConservative444
    No. 21 (Crigglestone & Sitlington)1 seat · turnout 75.2%
    B. EastwoodConservative4,512 ✓
    R. ParkinsonLabour2,647
    A. BarlowIndependent969
    J. ButtonLIB715
    No. 22 (Crofton & Sharlston)1 seat · turnout 77.1%
    H. StevensRES4,340
    N. HartshorneLabour2,900
    No. 3 (Wakefield: Belle Vue Andsandal)1 seat · turnout 76.6%
    I. SeniorConservative4,453 ✓
    M. ChandlerLabour3,013
    M. SmithLIB851
    P. PooleNF70
    No. 4 (Wakefield: Calder-Lupset-Westgate)1 seat · turnout 70.6%
    D. HinchliffeLabour4,486
    G. ArmitageConservative3,085
    B. ElseLIB747
    No. 5 (Castleford: Fryston & Wheldale)1 seat
    W. InmanLabour0 ✓
    No. 6 (Castleford: Airedale Etc.)1 seat · turnout 72.2%
    D. ThompsonLabour4,735
    E. GregoryConservative1,728
    No. 7 (Castleford: Half Acresetc.)1 seat · turnout 71.5%
    R. CookLabour6,420
    J. BeechConservative1,728
    No. 8 (Ossett)1 seat · turnout 76.5%
    C. LittlejohnConservative4,213
    R. MontgomeryLabour4,042
    A. MetcalfeLIB2,928
    No. 9 (Pontefract: Baghill & Carleton)1 seat · turnout 75.0%
    I. BloomerConservative4,577
    B. HuckellLabour4,420