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    1979 handbook

    Carlisle: 1979 local elections

    21 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 22 · Labour 22 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 1

    After (end of 1979) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 25 · Conservative 21 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 1

    Ward results

    Arthuret2 seats · turnout 69.1%
    L. WestLabour971
    J. JeffersonConservative801
    P. JacksonLabour753
    J. TinningConservative670
    Brampton2 seats · turnout 67.0%
    G. GriffithsConservative1,193
    W. WhitsonLIB1,006
    R. HopkinsonConservative786
    S. CooperLabour412
    N. LewisLabour370
    Irthing1 seat
    R. SutcliffeConservative0 ✓
    Lyne1 seat
    G. PhillipsConservative0 ✓
    No. 1 (Carlisle: Stanwix)3 seats · turnout 73.0%
    T. HutchinsonConservative2,600
    R. UnwinConservative2,565
    J. CollierConservative2,491
    I. HusbandLabour1,608
    D. BousteadLabour1,493
    A. StephensonLabour1,478
    No. 10 (Carlisle: Belle Vue)3 seats · turnout 60.6%
    D. FellLabour2,498
    H. GallagherLabour2,250
    P. RidgewellLabour2,236
    M. WilkinsonConservative1,997
    R. PotterConservative1,950
    No. 11 (Dalston)2 seats · turnout 61.2%
    D. TrimbleConservative1,302
    J. PorterConservative1,146
    E. MartlewLabour370
    G. WhalleyLabour291
    No. 13 (Burgh-By-Sands)1 seat · turnout 75.9%
    J. RoseConservative790
    I. ElliottLabour141
    No. 14 (Stanwix Rural)2 seats
    H. GowerConservative0 ✓
    A. WeldonConservative0 ✓
    No. 19 (Wetheral)2 seats · turnout 61.6%
    E. HarrisonConservative1,816
    F. EckroydConservative1,249
    N. MackenzieIndependent1,168
    No. 2 (Carlisle: Eden)3 seats · turnout 68.5%
    J. LongConservative1,813
    H. AllchinConservative1,803
    L. JamesConservative1,785
    R. WatsonLabour1,187
    C. StothardLabour1,160
    M. StythLabour1,142
    No. 20 (Hayton)1 seat · turnout 81.9%
    R. TiffinIndependent924
    C. PowellConservative790
    No. 3 (Carlisle: St. Aidans)3 seats · turnout 69.7%
    J. RobinsonConservative2,011
    C. AtkinsonConservative1,988
    J. BoydConservative1,952
    Anne GlendinningLabour1,877
    J. BellLabour1,824
    R. ShepherdLabour1,799
    No. 4 (Carlisle: Harraby)4 seats · turnout 59.0%
    T. BislandLabour3,361
    V. DavisLabour2,890
    J. SwarbrickLabour2,796
    C. WeberLabour2,790
    J. FosterConservative1,227
    C. NewmanConservative1,087
    No. 5 (Carlisle: Petteril)4 seats · turnout 51.6%
    H. LittleLabour2,633
    G. WhalleyLabour2,406
    J. ArmstrongLabour2,341
    J. WeedallLabour2,280
    J. RobinsonConservative1,575
    No. 6 (Carlisle: Currock)3 seats · turnout 70.5%
    W. BellLabour2,244
    A. WalkerLabour2,234
    R. HorneLabour2,089
    A. JohnstonConservative1,477
    P. SarginsonConservative1,291
    D. ParsonsConservative1,227
    No. 7 (Carlisle: Denton Holme)3 seats · turnout 71.7%
    E. MartlewLabour1,957
    A. MontgomeryLabour1,935
    K. AitkenLabour1,842
    D. MorleyConservative1,622
    A. SwordConservative1,390
    T. ReidConservative1,388
    No. 8 (Carlisle: Trinity)4 seats · turnout 51.2%
    A. GrahamLabour2,191
    Asher CraigLabour1,940
    D. GrahamLabour1,886
    T. JohnstonLabour1,857
    R. AlderseyLIB1,438
    J. BoydConservative1,267
    No. 9 (Carlisle: Morton)3 seats · turnout 58.0%
    L. EilbeckLabour3,513
    I. StockdaleLabour3,136
    E. FergusLabour3,069
    R. SomersConservative1,722
    St. Cuthbert Without1 seat · turnout 73.3%
    C. RossConservative574
    G. GardLabour208
    J. BarkerIndependent192
    Stanwix Rural2 seats
    A. WeldonConservative0 ✓
    H. GowerConservative0 ✓