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    1979 handbook

    Gillingham: 1979 local elections

    14 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (35 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 32 · Labour 3 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

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

    Conservative 37 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Beechings3 seats · turnout 76.0%
    J. LeeLabour1,667 ✓
    A. SpellsLabour1,603 ✓
    N. FryerConservative1,520 ✓
    J. WinwoodLabour1,497
    C. JonesConservative1,427
    C. BondConservative1,410
    S. WiseThe Liberal Party443
    C. Hayes-MayThe Liberal Party440
    Brompton3 seats · turnout 63.1%
    W. FowlerConservative1,195
    C. JonesConservative1,110
    N. RogersConservative1,018
    T. BishopLabour829
    E. PageLabour797
    M. RussellLabour765
    G. SmithLIB669
    S. HannantLIB589
    C. LewcockLIB535
    Hempstead & Wigmore3 seats · turnout 82.3%
    L. DolleryConservative2,483 ✓
    J. Ward-McnallyConservative2,451 ✓
    J. Rhodes-CaulfieldConservative2,344 ✓
    J. BakerLabour751
    E. BradyLabour686
    C. DuckerThe Liberal Party667
    P. RoslingLabour625
    Medway3 seats · turnout 77.7%
    J. DuffyConservative1,664 ✓
    C. HattersleyConservative1,480 ✓
    N. SmithConservative1,302 ✓
    P. HarriottLabour1,301
    J. BradyLabour1,280
    C. KiffLabour1,218
    J. SmithThe Liberal Party564
    Y. BurfordThe Liberal Party518
    G. RoweThe Liberal Party512
    North3 seats · turnout 74.4%
    B. BeerLabour1,472 ✓
    R. ClarkLabour1,332 ✓
    M. DickinsonConservative1,301 ✓
    D. Di-MascioConservative1,262
    R. HelpsLabour1,204
    D. SpryConservative1,037
    M. LewisThe Liberal Party478
    Park Wood3 seats · turnout 77.6%
    K. JuryConservative1,645 ✓
    S. DavisConservative1,644 ✓
    K. TaylorConservative1,572 ✓
    C. DavidsonThe Liberal Party734
    A. SayerThe Liberal Party718
    P. CarringtonThe Liberal Party685
    R. FordLabour678
    J. StantonLabour647
    A. MeiklejohnLabour644
    Priestfield3 seats · turnout 77.9%
    J. BaynesConservative1,526 ✓
    D. ChambersConservative1,478 ✓
    S. ShawConservative1,462 ✓
    M. AndersonLabour1,218
    D. GreenLabour1,166
    J. TebbuttLabour1,099
    F. ChildsThe Liberal Party544
    A. VincentThe Liberal Party506
    F. WiseThe Liberal Party484
    Rainham3 seats · turnout 78.2%
    G. FaggConservative1,925 ✓
    B. KitchinghamConservative1,897 ✓
    A. KempConservative1,855 ✓
    T. ThomasLabour1,108
    R. ManningLabour1,103
    P. GunthorpeLabour1,094
    H. CrackThe Liberal Party681
    Rainham Mark3 seats · turnout 69.6%
    H. DoeConservative2,584
    F. IronmongerConservative2,553
    R. JonesConservative2,395
    F. BloorLabour817
    J. JenkinsLabour797
    J. SherryLabour731
    I. EastonLIB683
    Riverside3 seats · turnout 78.3%
    M. O'BrienConservative1,905 ✓
    J. CoverdaleConservative1,895 ✓
    W. EllisConservative1,760 ✓
    J. AtkinsLabour968
    K. StevensLabour932
    P. StevensLabour846
    R. FrostThe Liberal Party582
    J. RogersThe Liberal Party543
    South3 seats · turnout 75.9%
    B. HodgmanConservative1,450 ✓
    W. JouxsonConservative1,324 ✓
    M. WhitehouseConservative1,230 ✓
    R. HerleyLabour949
    H. HawkerLabour905
    D. HawleyLabour894
    J. LuckhurstThe Liberal Party603
    B. MatthewsThe Liberal Party446
    J. MaynardThe Liberal Party423
    St. Margarets3 seats · turnout 71.2%
    R. RussellConservative2,682
    A. JarrettConservative2,668
    G. PayneConservative2,550
    H. ClotherLabour1,029
    P. RoslingLabour923
    P. JohnsonLabour915
    J. SuttonLIB867
    R. SuttonLIB826
    Twydall3 seats · turnout 65.1%
    P. HarriottLabour1,685
    D. ChampionConservative1,471
    V. PondConservative1,380
    B. MorganLabour1,373
    J. ShawLabour1,325
    C. Rhodes-CaulfieldConservative1,274
    M. FinucaneLIB469
    Watling Street3 seats · turnout 70.2%
    M. LewisConservative2,177
    H. BleaseConservative2,173
    F. ShawConservative2,008
    D. TideyLabour602
    H. KiffLabour584
    R. MartinLabour560
    C. TurnerLIB481
    B. RonayneLIB461