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    1979 handbook

    Stroud: 1979 local elections

    32 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (56 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 33 · Other 10 · Labour 9 · The Liberal Party 4

    After (end of 1979) (56 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 29 · Other 12 · Labour 9 · The Liberal Party 6

    Ward results

    Berkeley1 seat · turnout 81.9%
    B. BoothConservative912
    N. ReesLabour412
    Bisley1 seat
    G. SandersInd Con0 ✓
    Cainscross3 seats
    P. ParkerLabour0 ✓
    E. MoorLabour0 ✓
    W. PrestonLabour0 ✓
    Cam2 seats · turnout 66.0%
    K. HallLIB1,154
    G. DanceLIB934
    C. FurlongConservative882
    J. JewellLabour734
    Cambridge1 seat
    L. KeedwellConservative0 ✓
    Central3 seats
    D. HarperConservative0 ✓
    M. LewisConservative0 ✓
    R. TileyConservative0 ✓
    Dursley3 seats · turnout 58.8%
    H. JonesConservative1,833
    A. PierceConservative1,714
    M. TreasureLabour1,533
    G. ReynoldsLabour1,327
    J. SmithLabour1,107
    Eastington1 seat
    L. PhillipsConservative0 ✓
    Hinton1 seat · turnout 82.8%
    M. SollarsLabour527
    W. HaleConservative276
    Leonard Stanley1 seat · turnout 83.7%
    R. EllisLabour425
    P. HerbertLIB295
    F. DaveyConservative288
    Nailsworth3 seats
    G. MillsIndependent0 ✓
    B. MillsIndependent0 ✓
    J. OakesConservative0 ✓
    Nibley1 seat
    A. ThomasIndependent0 ✓
    No. 11 (Kingswood & Wotton)3 seats
    F. NewmanConservative1,961
    N. WatkinsConservative1,728
    A. SinclairLIB1,713
    J. CordwellLIB1,434
    S. SimsConservative1,276
    E. SpencerLabour1,181
    No. 13 (Severn)1 seat
    H. WithersConservative0 ✓
    No. 14 (Parklands)1 seat
    C. HerbertConservative0 ✓
    No. 15 (Quedgeley)1 seat · turnout 48.5%
    R. PatersonConservative1,008
    G. StroudLabour922
    No. 17 (Whitminster & Frampton-On-Severn)1 seat
    R. SmithConservative0 ✓
    No. 20 (Chalford & Thrupp)3 seats · turnout 94.1%
    P. DuttonConservative1,947
    W. Duncan YoungIndependent1,500
    R. SmithConservative1,254
    W. GillionConservative1,215
    No. 26 (Kings Stanley)1 seat · turnout 79.0%
    P. WrightIndependent603
    Arnold B.Conservative499
    R. TerryLabour301
    No. 28 (Minchinhampton)3 seats
    G. HillConservative0 ✓
    D. BenfieldConservative0 ✓
    R NicholasConservative0 ✓
    No. 29 (Woodchester & Amberley)1 seat · turnout 81.1%
    B. ShinerConservative672
    E. HolmesLIB377
    Painswick3 seats · turnout 63.0%
    N. ReganConservative1,593
    Hindson J.Conservative1,583
    J. SollarsConservative1,329
    T. ParkerLIB1,290
    J. WiseLIB1,014
    Randwick1 seat · turnout 83.2%
    D. PontingLabour473
    J. DerrickLIB271
    M. DunsterConservative123
    Rodborough1 seat
    R. KirkbyConservative0 ✓
    Stonehouse3 seats · turnout 57.5%
    J. BarlowIndependent2,219
    G. PughIndependent2,092
    N. JohnstonIndependent1,891
    N. KimberLabour1,608
    Trinity3 seats · turnout 51.6%
    K. HillConservative1,285
    L. FernLabour1,271
    V. HollisLIB1,186
    R. ParkerConservative998
    R. HartminkConservative799
    Uley1 seat
    R. WardIndependent0 ✓
    Uplands3 seats · turnout 49.6%
    S. MohammedIndependent1,673
    M. WilliamsConservative1,597
    J. HillierConservative1,352
    M. HaylesLabour838
    Upton St Leonards1 seat · turnout 82.0%
    R. SeexIndependent644
    D. CridlandConservative522
    Vale1 seat · turnout 83.0%
    F. PerryConservative648
    E. WinbowLabour424
    Whiteshill1 seat · turnout 80.5%
    E. ListerLIB355
    R. AchurchConservative230
    J. DorsettLabour162
    Woodfield2 seats · turnout 58.4%
    P. CoxLIB1,283
    B. AddleLabour862
    M. WigginsConservative779