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    1979 handbook

    Southampton: 1979 local elections

    15 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (51 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 46 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    After (end of 1979) (45 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 29 · Labour 16 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Bargate3 seats
    J ArnoldLabour3,466 ✓
    B BarfootLabour3,414 ✓
    E KnowlesLabour3,265 ✓
    J HoltConservative2,288
    C PowellConservative2,229
    M WilsonConservative2,162
    Bassett3 seats
    L. AldredConservative4,814
    N. BestConservative4,791
    M. AndrewsConservative4,592
    J. AshtonLabour2,810
    P. AshtonLabour2,611
    J. DenhamLabour2,454
    J. CoffeyLIB1,083
    R. SladeLIB1,076
    R. StokesLIB950
    Bitterne3 seats
    E. BrownConservative3,467
    B. RoostLabour3,434
    M. PettetConservative3,430
    W. JefferyLabour3,326
    A. ShotterConservative3,253
    J. RoostLabour3,208
    Bitterne Park3 seats · turnout 75.9%
    C MitchellConservative4,803 ✓
    P DeaconConservative4,235 ✓
    I WhiteConservative3,963 ✓
    R KnellerLabour3,140
    W SandersLabour3,093
    Pat UsherLabour2,834
    W. SandeyOther574
    Coxford3 seats
    R DixonLabour4,010 ✓
    J BurgessConservative4,006 ✓
    W DeanLabour3,980 ✓
    T RichardsonLabour3,926
    M SuttonConservative3,538
    Alec SamuelsConservative3,345
    Freemantle3 seats
    L. LushConservative3,296
    B. ParnellConservative3,263
    D. StentConservative3,230
    A. ReesLabour2,457
    P. MillenLabour2,386
    C. SmithLabour2,163
    M. GausdenLIB1,186
    H. SykesLIB1,145
    Harefield3 seats
    J PitterConservative4,445 ✓
    B DeaconConservative3,757 ✓
    A ZinnConservative3,728 ✓
    L CrawleyLabour3,119
    C MooreLabour2,985
    E RichardsonLabour2,903
    D JonesIndependent813
    Millbrook3 seats
    L. GoaterLabour3,179
    J. MintoLabour3,006
    J. PimlottLabour2,765
    E. BradburyConservative2,539
    G. AplinConservative2,522
    D. FreestonConservative2,409
    D. HughesLIB927
    P. GurdLIB897
    R. AllanachLIB790
    Peartree3 seats
    J. BakerConservative3,693
    I. HaywardConservative3,466
    O. SimsConservative3,401
    F. McManusLabour3,274
    M. CrawleyLabour3,107
    A. WhiteheadLabour2,907
    J. PindarLIB1,070
    K. BairdLIB873
    D. GubbinsLIB818
    Portswood3 seats
    H. BakerConservative3,271 ✓
    E. MintramConservative3,061 ✓
    P. FranklinConservative3,003 ✓
    R. BuchananLabour2,443
    A. MawleLabour2,436
    K. StreetLabour2,408
    M. SingermanLIB1,253
    F. TillingLIB1,172
    S. YollandLIB962
    R. LinningtonInd RES644
    Redbridge3 seats
    P AllanLabour4,433 ✓
    Ashley Mark MintoLabour4,145 ✓
    M. BearLabour4,017 ✓
    R RichardsonConservative2,215
    M JohnsonConservative2,196
    B. WelchConservative2,040
    J DenyerLIB1,036
    M DenyerLIB936
    R BonsallLIB854
    Shirley3 seats
    E. RoachConservative4,357
    E. AshcroftConservative4,249
    S. SuttonConservative4,101
    M. CamrouxLabour2,368
    D. MoodyLabour2,280
    B. TugwellLabour2,164
    R. NottLIB1,183
    N. HighamLIB1,088
    M. KellyLIB1,046
    Sholing3 seats
    D BrownConservative4,152 ✓
    W HedgesConservative4,118 ✓
    Julie CandyLabour4,087 ✓
    I EnglandConservative3,903
    C MaxwellLabour3,752
    W CouperLabour3,724
    St. Lukes3 seats
    M CraneConservative2,811 ✓
    P HamptonConservative2,739 ✓
    P LankfordConservative2,573 ✓
    M FrancisLabour2,387
    Sharon GillingsLabour2,167
    H TillingLabour2,063
    R PalmerLIB1,031
    F CampionIndependent1,014
    Woolston3 seats
    M. KeyLabour3,935
    D. BullLabour3,293
    G. RangerLabour3,233
    C. BarberConservative3,081
    J. RobertsConservative2,750
    H. HorsburghConservative2,727
    J. RiceLIB898
    R. GatesmanLIB745
    A. WellsLIB634