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    1979 handbook

    Gedling: 1979 local elections

    23 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 42 · Labour 10 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 39 · Labour 12 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Bestwood Park1 seat · turnout 71.5%
    W. EdwardsLabour637
    C. BridgettConservative323
    Bonington3 seats · turnout 70.2%
    R. GriffinConservative1,860
    F. GiggensConservative1,775
    K. RawlinsConservative1,669
    T. LeeLabour1,041
    A. StringerLabour916
    E. StevensonLabour896
    Burton Joyce & Stoke Bardolph2 seats · turnout 72.9%
    J. HockingConservative1,402
    W. GollandConservative1,294
    C. HelmoreLIB639
    A. HuntbachIndependent371
    R. EllisLabour310
    C. EllisLabour294
    Calverton3 seats · turnout 71.0%
    J. RobinsonLabour2,207
    G. NesbittLabour2,153
    R. MarshallLabour2,144
    A. KirkmanConservative1,561
    J. StaleyConservative1,508
    R. WeaverConservative1,436
    Carlton3 seats · turnout 62.2%
    R. CurtisConservative2,408
    B. LeaperConservative2,367
    T. AslinConservative2,125
    D. CoxLabour1,034
    T. WilkinsonNF269
    Carlton Hill3 seats · turnout 62.9%
    R. Baird-ParkerConservative2,043
    R. JohnsonConservative1,924
    P. NewtonConservative1,912
    I. WardLabour896
    M. MooreLIB743
    S. BuntingLIB714
    R. PoynterLIB624
    C. NeilNF103
    Cavendish2 seats · turnout 69.8%
    P. GriffinRES1,094
    P. HaywoodConservative755
    W. MurrayRES721
    J. BlackmoreLabour680
    G. SkinnerLabour653
    Conway2 seats · turnout 67.6%
    S. HuckleRES1,027
    C. WhitingRES697
    A. PoleConservative687
    D. KempLabour664
    J. KilnerLabour603
    Gedling3 seats · turnout 60.8%
    H. BirdConservative2,106
    A. ClarkeConservative2,058
    T. LeightonConservative1,868
    J. RieleyLabour886
    Killisick2 seats · turnout 67.7%
    F. HarkerLabour979
    J. KeelingIndependent861
    M. HearsonConservative731
    E. RieleyLabour726
    J. StokesConservative576
    Kingswell3 seats · turnout 60.4%
    L. DarnellConservative2,639
    W. WrightConservative2,483
    E. HindleConservative2,372
    I. GrosvenorLabour966
    Lambley1 seat · turnout 80.6%
    P. ReadConservative564
    D. BurtonLabour216
    Mapperley Plains3 seats
    B. WilsonConservative0 ✓
    E. FrostConservative0 ✓
    V. PepperConservative0 ✓
    Netherfield3 seats · turnout 64.0%
    A. PalmerLabour1,352
    Robson W.Labour1,128
    A. LawrenceLabour1,113
    T. EastConservative808
    J. WestLIB709
    R. WilkinsConservative583
    L. Barton-AncliffeConservative563
    P. DunkinLIB494
    J. DugganLIB455
    Newstead2 seats · turnout 73.7%
    H. CalladineConservative1,623
    J. DobsonConservative1,605
    B. ParrottLabour755
    S. NesbittLabour750
    Oxclose2 seats · turnout 73.8%
    P. BarnesLabour1,176
    M. HallLabour1,051
    M. RoachConservative1,004
    W. WilliamsConservative940
    Phoenix2 seats
    D. KnightLabour1,144
    D. SmithConservative736
    Porchester3 seats · turnout 60.7%
    J. TannerConservative2,086
    T. GoodludConservative2,082
    A. ColemanConservative2,077
    C. FreemanLabour931
    Priory2 seats · turnout 73.2%
    D. LeightonConservative939
    E. EdwardsConservative929
    A. PenryLabour849
    T. SaundersonLabour808
    St. James3 seats · turnout 57.9%
    D. AnderosnConservative1,933
    R. NicholsonConservative1,887
    B. NobleConservative1,862
    L. RaynorLabour958
    St. Marys3 seats · turnout 70.0%
    J. ClarkeConservative1,945
    D. SmithConservative1,749
    I. StokesConservative1,615
    J. PeckLabour1,086
    V. CoakerLabour1,059
    L. WheatleyLabour1,039
    R. MusgroveLIB498
    A. WilliamsLIB456
    G. StevensLIB412
    Woodborough1 seat · turnout 81.0%
    J. AndrewsConservative536
    M. BrackenburyIndependent324
    P. TaylorLabour43
    Woodthorpe3 seats · turnout 66.9%
    F. BootConservative3,048
    L. PollardConservative2,837
    R. HerrodConservative2,831
    P. MorfettLabour752