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    1979 handbook

    Luton: 1979 local elections

    16 wards with results. Council page

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

    Conservative 37 · Labour 10 · The Liberal Party 1 · Other 0

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

    Conservative 32 · Labour 16 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Biscot3 seats
    A. SedgemoreLabour2,377 ✓
    S. GonshorLabour2,347 ✓
    W. McKenzieLabour2,215 ✓
    G. HickinbottomConservative1,950
    K. WoodbridgeConservative1,850
    M. LangloisConservative1,793
    L. GreshamLIB632
    A. JohnsonLIB568
    B. RoeLIB426
    J. BardCPPS105
    Bramingham3 seats
    P. GlenisterConservative1,618
    F. LesterConservative1,529
    L. PaneConservative1,499
    M. CarrLabour1,337
    H. BrownLabour1,307
    C. NeufvilleLabour1,209
    H. BalfourLIB431
    E. JennerLIB377
    A. DorisLIB375
    Challney3 seats · turnout 77.6%
    G. BooteConservative3,130 ✓
    B. DoddConservative3,029 ✓
    M. McCarrollConservative2,977 ✓
    G. CarrLabour2,177
    V. KennedyLabour2,163
    W. LawrenceLabour2,052
    E. CookeThe Liberal Party760
    S. SmithThe Liberal Party659
    B. ThankiThe Liberal Party529
    Crawley3 seats
    K. ConnollyConservative2,366
    J. LucasConservative2,329
    R. DeanConservative2,258
    C. JephsonLabour2,176
    J. AdamsLabour2,172
    E. HuntLabour1,982
    R. BrownLIB949
    W. CrossLIB891
    P. RoseLIB829
    Dallow3 seats
    E. ScanlanLabour2,796 ✓
    Donna FullerLabour2,744 ✓
    W. PrattLabour2,619 ✓
    R. DudleyConservative1,665
    P. BurrettConservative1,641
    R SamuelsConservative1,523
    J. StephensLIB542
    S. StephensLIB515
    C. StottLIB440
    D. EllamesNF194
    D. WilliamsNF114
    G. WilliamsNF94
    Farley3 seats · turnout 73.4%
    T. JenkinsLabour2,754 ✓
    T. KenneallyLabour2,722 ✓
    R. JeffriesLabour2,640 ✓
    S. HillsConservative1,537
    A. FlintConservative1,509
    L. ScottConservative1,441
    S. BoutwoodThe Liberal Party634
    V. PerrymanThe Liberal Party590
    J. WeberThe Liberal Party534
    J. HennemNational Front145
    D. BrennanNational Front136
    D. HennemNational Front133
    High Town3 seats
    A. FlintConservative2,185
    C. EverardConservative2,161
    M. HunterConservative2,073
    H. HeatherLabour1,762
    I. JamiesonLabour1,580
    S. Deb GuptaLabour1,431
    J. FensomeLIB971
    C. FensomeLIB859
    F. ShillingfordLIB609
    Icknield3 seats
    R. CartwrightConservative3,947
    V. DuningtonConservative3,923
    D. JohnstonConservative3,785
    W. NixonLabour1,172
    J. ThorpeLabour1,164
    D. WoodLabour1,103
    B. MitchellLIB618
    J. MitchellLIB565
    J. RoeLIB526
    Leagrave3 seats · turnout 75.9%
    M. GarrettConservative2,608 ✓
    J. GoldsmithConservative2,413 ✓
    J. HamillLabour2,376 ✓
    P. LockeConservative2,337
    M. PayneLabour2,317
    M. StewartLabour2,261
    C. MeadThe Liberal Party751
    M. PaulThe Liberal Party691
    G. ThankiThe Liberal Party480
    Lewsey3 seats · turnout 74.2%
    D. KennedyLabour2,845 ✓
    R. LucasLabour2,579 ✓
    E. LurkingsLabour2,437 ✓
    M. BoutwoodConservative1,940
    P. EdwardsConservative1,913
    C. PriedeConservative1,787
    D. DegroutThe Liberal Party623
    D. LarkmanThe Liberal Party620
    P. LarkmanThe Liberal Party604
    Limbury3 seats
    A. QuinnConservative2,658
    G. PayneConservative2,620
    M. TaylorConservative2,559
    J. BaileyLabour2,228
    R. SillsLabour2,078
    B. WoolnerLabour2,036
    M. DollingLIB889
    A. FarrowLIB700
    J. BlindellLIB672
    Putteridge3 seats
    L. ChantlerConservative2,378
    S. WebsterConservative2,332
    D. CurdConservative2,247
    R. DaviesLIB2,233
    D. ClooneyLIB1,996
    D. WoodLIB1,935
    J. JenkinsLabour1,791
    K. BruckdorferLabour1,730
    J ThakoordinLabour1,521
    Saints3 seats · turnout 77.9%
    W. CopelandConservative2,908 ✓
    T. CunninghamConservative2,797 ✓
    P. WolseyConservative2,726 ✓
    K. HopkinsLabour1,945
    P. BroadheadLabour1,924
    R. ShannonLabour1,906
    M. RobinsonThe Liberal Party706
    L. CookeThe Liberal Party700
    D. StottThe Liberal Party581
    South3 seats · turnout 68.9%
    L. BensonConservative2,431 ✓
    A. BushConservative2,375 ✓
    D. BoustredConservative2,361 ✓
    K. CowanLabour1,794
    R. MaceyLabour1,764
    M. TaylorLabour1,735
    P. ChapmanThe Liberal Party735
    H. JohnsonThe Liberal Party631
    B. LeggThe Liberal Party618
    Stopsley3 seats
    G. DillinghamConservative2,353
    G. DaviesConservative2,308
    A. LucasConservative2,195
    D. GraysonLabour1,578
    J. CourtyLabour1,508
    D. MulliganLabour1,436
    E. DaviesLIB1,419
    M. McNallyLIB1,231
    H. RoeLIB1,198
    Sundon Park3 seats
    W. CooneyLabour2,205
    E. HaldaneLabour2,139
    R. RobertsonLabour2,037
    C. HinkleyLIB1,969
    D. HinkleyLIB1,940
    A. BanvilleConservative1,680
    E. LeatherConservative1,601
    J. JamesLIB1,593
    S. TuckerConservative1,448