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    1979 handbook

    Bournemouth: 1979 local elections

    19 wards with results. Council page

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

    Conservative 46 · Other 6 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 2

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

    Conservative 45 · Labour 6 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 2

    Ward results

    Boscombe East3 seats · turnout 49.7%
    A. CowleyConservative2,745
    W. TurnerConservative2,572
    J. SouthallConservative2,561
    C. HourihaneLabour1,222
    Boscombe West3 seats · turnout 46.4%
    J. PotterConservative2,456
    D. TrenchardConservative2,452
    R. WottonConservative2,216
    I. HatwellEcol657
    A. Burns-DavieOMOV478
    Central3 seats · turnout 46.9%
    J. MacfarlaneConservative2,345
    K. ThomasonConservative2,187
    R. WilliamsConservative2,075
    H. Nettleton-WalkerRES808
    A. DinkenorLabour778
    East Cliff3 seats · turnout 44.0%
    J. CurtisConservative2,497
    J AdamsConservative2,259
    P. KellawayConservative2,176
    J. HawkinsLabour1,052
    Ensbury Park3 seats · turnout 64.5%
    J. BryantConservative2,273
    B. MoorcroftConservative2,078
    G. GrahamConservative1,993
    R. HaskellRES1,702
    P. BrushettLabour1,623
    H. CutlerLabour1,408
    J. LongbottomLabour1,121
    Kinson3 seats · turnout 28.8%
    R. BennettLabour879
    Bennett L.Labour868
    Williams V.Labour794
    R. JuddConservative770
    W. CoeConservative737
    K ButtConservative727
    D. CobbLIB651
    L. TrokeIndependent343
    Littledown3 seats · turnout 56.4%
    E. Hollies-SmithConservative3,345
    D. JenkinsonConservative3,298
    B. SiberryConservative3,113
    D. DykesLabour1,226
    Moordown3 seats · turnout 66.4%
    P. BamboroughLIB1,726
    G. RussellConservative1,407
    R. ColeConservative1,400
    E. SayersConservative1,384
    J. MooreLIB1,323
    D. HenonLIB1,298
    J. GoodwinLabour1,286
    N PankhurstLabour955
    A TankardLabour896
    Muscliff3 seats
    R. WhittakerIndependent3,567
    S. McQueenConservative2,088
    L. ChandlerConservative1,609
    L. TrokeIndependent1,205
    R. RawsthornConservative1,140
    W. GaskinLabour680
    Queens Park3 seats · turnout 57.0%
    P. HogarthConservative2,929
    J. BanksConservative2,678
    C. DyerIndependent2,649
    M FilerConservative2,430
    S. HaleLabour1,065
    Redhill Park3 seats · turnout 57.3%
    P. WhiteleggInd Con2,906
    G. BallConservative2,388
    G. MastersConservative2,026
    R. JuddConservative1,658
    R. SwinnertonLabour968
    Southbourne3 seats · turnout 61.9%
    E. DayConservative2,696
    B. BeckettConservative2,679
    K. PalmerConservative2,516
    P. DavisRES2,245
    K. ThresherRES2,221
    Strouden Park3 seats · turnout 53.8%
    D. CroneConservative2,290
    I. PageRES2,279
    G. AnsteeConservative1,747
    B. RatcliffeConservative1,669
    R. WisemanLabour1,369
    Talbot Woods3 seats
    L. PardyConservative0 ✓
    O. FordConservative0 ✓
    L. CadeConservative0 ✓
    Wallisdown3 seats · turnout 45.9%
    G. SpicerLabour2,616
    R. HanlonLabour2,314
    B. GrowerLabour2,160
    L. DoeConservative1,962
    West Cliff3 seats
    J. AmorConservative0 ✓
    W. FormanConservative0 ✓
    F. BealeConservative0 ✓
    West Southbourne3 seats · turnout 48.2%
    D. EyreLIB2,865
    A. PattonConservative2,388
    L. MansellConservative2,251
    E. RustonConservative2,249
    Westbourne3 seats · turnout 53.5%
    B. BicknellConservative3,184
    R. PurnellConservative2,929
    G. JaffeConservative2,779
    R. WoodleyLabour721
    Winton3 seats · turnout 58.0%
    D. MantonConservative2,627
    P. HaleyConservative2,589
    M. LaidlawConservative2,546
    C. ReidyLabour1,401
    A. SheadLabour1,284