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    1979 handbook

    Babergh: 1979 local elections

    30 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (38 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 17 · Other 16 · Labour 4 · The Liberal Party 1

    After (end of 1979) (42 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 18 · Conservative 17 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 2

    Ward results

    Alton1 seat · turnout 74.9%
    R. CookLabour488
    J. FraserConservative355
    Berners1 seat
    E. PollardIndependent0 ✓
    Bildeston1 seat
    O. SimpsonIndependent0 ✓
    Boxford1 seat
    Dawson T.Independent0 ✓
    Brantham1 seat
    J. TruswellIndependent0 ✓
    Brett Vale1 seat · turnout 73.2%
    E. GreenConservative545
    F. PrattenIndependent326
    Brookvale1 seat
    J. BaxterIndependent0 ✓
    Bures St Mary1 seat
    H. EngleheartConservative0 ✓
    Capel & Wenham2 seats · turnout 63.4%
    H. RossiterConservative1,115
    R. PearceLabour1,030
    T. RichardsonLabour633
    Chadacre1 seat
    G. InceIndependent0 ✓
    Copdock1 seat · turnout 77.2%
    T. CareyIndependent729
    F. LloydConservative461
    Dodnash2 seats
    C. Wake-WalkerIndependent0 ✓
    T. GoodchildIndependent0 ✓
    Elmsett1 seat
    T. Bailey-SmithIndependent0 ✓
    Glemsford2 seats · turnout 59.9%
    A. GoodwinConservative826
    P. KiddyConservative680
    D. ChattersLabour553
    Great Cornard North2 seats · turnout 63.8%
    S. ByhamConservative806
    F. HarveyLabour732
    B. NiallLabour671
    N. ScofieldConservative624
    Great Cornard South2 seats · turnout 70.6%
    A. EadyConservative1,169
    P. BeerConservative1,105
    R. ChaplinLabour867
    C. SperoniLabour777
    Hadleigh3 seats · turnout 62.1%
    C. ClaireauxIndependent2,115
    J. AndrewsIndependent1,186
    S. HoggIndependent1,111
    C. CulpinLabour1,047
    P. CrabtreeIndependent1,034
    D. AnstrutherConservative729
    M. MarshallLabour725
    Holbrook1 seat
    J. GodleyIndependent0 ✓
    Lavenham1 seat · turnout 75.0%
    L. SpragginsLIB618
    W. SetchfieldConservative456
    Leavenheath1 seat · turnout 75.4%
    A. BoramIndependent515
    E. YorkConservative480
    Long Melford2 seats
    J. AbbottRES0 ✓
    R. KempLabour0 ✓
    Nayland1 seat · turnout 85.6%
    J. DarbyshireConservative415
    Mitchell D.Independent389
    North Cosford1 seat
    D. HodgeIndependent0 ✓
    Polstead & Layham1 seat · turnout 78.6%
    A. LloydConservative567
    C. EdmundsIndependent228
    Shotley1 seat
    T. LloydConservative0 ✓
    Sudbury East2 seats · turnout 64.1%
    S. GargiuloLabour874
    F. MatsonConservative826
    A. WicksConservative810
    R. TannerLabour807
    Sudbury North2 seats · turnout 68.3%
    R. PlayfordConservative1,075
    H. SinghConservative935
    P. MoultonLabour877
    H. BanhamLabour873
    Sudbury South2 seats · turnout 60.9%
    A. MooreConservative712
    J. HewittLIB591
    G. ParkerConservative587
    E. WilesLabour499
    Waldingfield2 seats · turnout 62.3%
    C. SpenceConservative1,173
    A. ClarkeIndependent789
    D. KingLabour580
    C. WhiteLabour514
    West Samford1 seat
    D. WedgewoodConservative0 ✓