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    1979 handbook

    Swale: 1979 local elections

    26 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (50 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 27 · Labour 19 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 1

    After (end of 1979) (49 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 26 · Labour 21 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 1

    Ward results

    Abbey2 seats
    D. MotleyConservative1,084
    P. SalmonLabour969
    B. MulhernConservative926
    R. HampshireLabour877
    Borden1 seat
    G. SkinnerConservative701 ✓
    R. CrippsLabour352
    P. SpringhamLIB263
    M. AndersonNF17
    Boughton1 seat
    C. WilliamConservative710
    D. MargrieLabour298
    Courtenay1 seat
    J. BaileyConservative838
    J. SpinkLabour389
    Davington Priory2 seats
    K. BurbridgeLabour1,158
    F. WhiteConservative1,008
    P. EdmondsonLabour1,005
    J. NewmanConservative966
    East Downs1 seat
    W. BoggiaConservative1,316
    C. BeaconLabour393
    Eastern2 seats
    L. NashConservative1,015
    T. EdwardsConservative909
    S. WhittingtonLabour752
    A. CarterLabour682
    E. AndersonInd Con334
    Grove3 seats
    J. BurkeConservative2,378 ✓
    B. MeeresConservative2,276 ✓
    P. PrescottConservative2,142 ✓
    R. PillingerLabour1,224
    G. JessimanLabour1,212
    Hartlip & Upchurch1 seat
    J. ArdleyConservative1,046
    R. WitherdenLabour460
    Iwade & Lower Halstow1 seat
    P. WilksConservative720
    T. GarwoodLabour341
    Kemsley1 seat
    P. MonkLabour437
    R. CarpenterConservative322
    Milton Regis3 seats
    W. BishopLabour1,485
    K. DayLabour1,376
    J. DonnellanLabour1,225
    J. CowleyConservative1,015
    P. RoweConservative777
    B. WinslowConservative746
    R. WebbNF121
    Minster Cliffs3 seats
    P. DummottConservative1,831
    R. MoretonConservative1,674
    D. StreamConservative1,579
    J. CrouchLabour1,067
    R. RogersLabour1,005
    Murston3 seats
    E. MadgwickLabour1,914
    B. AustenLabour1,876
    W. GrayLabour1,705
    J. WhileyConservative1,400
    P. StandenConservative1,290
    W. GaineyConservative1,279
    Newington1 seat
    J. GorhamLabour747
    G. MoultonConservative729
    Queenborough & Halfway3 seats
    E. CordellLabour2,175
    W. KeohaneLabour1,989
    K. EvansLabour1,662
    R. BrennanConservative1,616
    V. CookConservative1,611
    D. ThomsettT&R1,418
    Roman3 seats
    R. LewisConservative1,943
    D. CheesmanLabour1,697
    T. GrayLabour1,570
    G. RisdonConservative1,536
    K. WashfordConservative1,530
    W. MitchellLabour1,451
    Sheerness East2 seats
    W. BaronConservative1,376
    D. GroverLabour1,327
    A. ElderfieldConservative1,188
    N. WindleyLabour1,123
    Sheerness West3 seats
    Stephen WorrallLabour2,018
    C. ShriveLabour1,876
    A. HenleyLabour1,701
    A. VidlerConservative1,019
    P. CurtisConservative981
    D. JonesConservative967
    Sheppey Central2 seats
    G. ThomsettLabour1,078
    K. IngletonConservative1,051
    P. KittoConservative1,023
    C. NevillLabour940
    St. Anns2 seats · turnout 67.0%
    A. OsborneIndependent1,156
    H. CurlingConservative954
    L. VaughanLabour894
    M. CosgroveConservative802
    P. WhiteLabour594
    St. Michaels2 seats · turnout 90.0%
    M. HillConservative0
    J. AllbutConservative0
    Teynham & Lynsted2 seats
    A. NorthConservative1,526
    R. BoormanLabour1,497
    R. HarrisLabour1,309
    D. MurphyConservative1,303
    Watling2 seats
    J. ElliotConservative1,261
    R. BarnicottConservative1,187
    L. CourtenyLabour694
    W. HulksLabour643
    West Downs1 seat
    T. HoldenConservative1,246
    H. OsborneLabour409
    Woodstock3 seats
    P. MorganLIB2,209
    G. GeoffreyConservative2,056
    B. GrovesConservative1,930
    P. BaileyConservative1,891
    A. AldousLIB1,824
    B. LunnissLIB1,404
    Patricia DonnellanLabour941
    I. KnightLabour824