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    1979 handbook

    Braintree: 1979 local elections

    33 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (58 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 39 · Other 10 · Labour 8 · The Liberal Party 1

    After (end of 1979) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 30 · Labour 17 · Other 10 · The Liberal Party 3

    Ward results

    Black Notley1 seat · turnout 77.3%
    E. MillsConservative821
    D. BeardwellLabour270
    Bocking North3 seats · turnout 70.0%
    A. MillamLabour1,569
    J. HallLabour1,514
    E. DavisConservative1,470
    C. SheretLabour1,441
    B. SteelConservative1,428
    S. BrownConservative1,407
    Bocking South3 seats · turnout 70.1%
    G. WarneLabour1,753
    A. MackenzieLabour1,568
    R. WatsonLabour1,548
    A. ComfortConservative1,456
    R. PerkinConservative1,408
    T. AdcockConservative1,396
    Braintree Central3 seats · turnout 68.9%
    G. WarrenLabour1,683
    J. PerksLabour1,594
    M. ShirvingtonLabour1,560
    B. BrittenConservative1,363
    D. SayersConservative1,338
    J. MollConservative1,277
    Braintree East3 seats · turnout 76.0%
    P GilthorpeConservative1,399
    P. GilthorpeConservative1,399 ✓
    J AmiesConservative1,331
    J. AmiesConservative1,331 ✓
    A. PlumbConservative1,310 ✓
    Abby PlumbConservative1,310
    M. OliverLabour1,097
    M OliverLabour1,097
    C. OliverLabour1,079
    C OliverLabour1,079
    P. WoollardLabour1,004
    P WoollardLabour1,004
    R. AllenThe Liberal Party875
    R AllenLIB875
    K. WebbThe Liberal Party820
    K WebbLIB820
    I. HamlinThe Liberal Party814
    I HamlinLIB814
    Braintree West3 seats · turnout 73.0%
    J. RossLIB1,881
    J. BryanLIB1,654
    S. HarperConservative1,482
    P. FarnellLIB1,460
    H. EverittConservative1,350
    C. MurcottConservative1,254
    Mel GoreLabour563
    D. GreenLabour487
    Bumpstead1 seat
    S. DrapkinConservative0 ✓
    Castle Hedingham1 seat · turnout 81.3%
    P. SchwierConservative592
    J. LynchLabour493
    Coggeshall3 seats · turnout 64.8%
    W. DrakeIndependent1,554
    D. BellamyConservative1,438
    D. McMillanConservative1,397
    H. PortwayConservative1,132
    D. SibleyLIB897
    A. McCrackenLabour827
    Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green1 seat
    G. CourtauldInd Con0 ✓
    Cressing1 seat · turnout 77.1%
    J. ChapmanLIB357
    E. YockneyConservative336
    A. AllenIndependent241
    Earls Colne2 seats · turnout 79.7%
    C. HolmesIndependent995 ✓
    Catherine HolmesIndependent995
    P TaylorIndependent628
    P. TaylorIndependent628 ✓
    R BirdInd LIB484
    R. BirdOther484
    T AllsoppConservative425
    T. AllsoppConservative425
    M LongConservative408
    M. LongConservative408
    M JarrettLabour316
    M. JarrettLabour316
    R TurpLabour298
    R. TurpLabour298
    Gosfield1 seat
    D. MarlowIndependent0 ✓
    Halstead Holy Trinity3 seats · turnout 66.2%
    E. McDowellRES1,548
    R. MayesLabour1,423
    N. BugbeeLabour1,209
    M. FinkenLabour1,023
    C. CovellConservative1,018
    D. ThompsonConservative921
    Halstead St. Andrews2 seats · turnout 69.7%
    M. GageRES1,249
    O. JoyceConservative1,150
    J. MitchellConservative727
    K. JonesLabour677
    J. AthertonLabour592
    Hatfield Peverel2 seats · turnout 72.1%
    C. LeicesterConservative1,467
    D. ClaydonConservative1,404
    O. DeaneLabour713
    J. BrookeLabour670
    Kelvedon3 seats · turnout 76.2%
    M EdwardsConservative1,233
    E. ClarkeConservative1,171
    J. De Denne YuleIndependent1,083
    Sam GibbsConservative861
    B. SherrattLabour707
    D. RogersLabour693
    R. SherrattLabour690
    P. CroweInd Con408
    Panfield1 seat · turnout 81.5%
    R. ChandlerConservative735
    B. BurdenLabour247
    Rayne1 seat · turnout 80.3%
    C. CrossmanConservative1,017
    E. HallLabour353
    Sible Hedingham2 seats
    H. HallConservative0 ✓
    G. TannerIndependent0 ✓
    Stour Valley Central1 seat
    K. NottConservative0 ✓
    Stour Valley North1 seat
    C. BashamConservative0 ✓
    Stour Valley South1 seat
    R. ClarkConservative0 ✓
    Terling1 seat · turnout 78.4%
    G. IstedConservative720
    J. NessLabour255
    Three Fields2 seats · turnout 68.9%
    R. HawkinsConservative1,183
    D. PlattConservative951
    J. FinbowIndependent825
    J. DysonLabour627
    Upper Colne1 seat
    D. JohnsonConservative0 ✓
    Witham Central1 seat · turnout 79.7%
    H. PitchforthIndependent742
    J. MillsConservative371
    L. RandallLabour138
    Witham Chipping Hill2 seats · turnout 71.0%
    A. SlowmanLabour1,091
    K. RichardsConservative1,007
    D. SabinLabour891
    J. DowdingConservative870
    Witham North3 seats · turnout 76.0%
    C. EdwardsLabour1,402 ✓
    C EdwardsLabour1,402
    B BoshellLabour1,335
    B. BoshellLabour1,335 ✓
    M. FraserLabour1,290 ✓
    M FraserLabour1,290
    A. AgerConservative1,183
    A AgerConservative1,183
    Thomas Simon SheppardConservative1,150
    T. SheppardConservative1,150
    D WilliamsConservative1,056
    D. WilliamsConservative1,056
    Witham Silver End & Rivenhall2 seats · turnout 78.5%
    J. EvansLabour1,168
    J. LyonLabour1,153
    P. CutmoreConservative979
    P. DigbyConservative864
    Witham South2 seats · turnout 72.4%
    J. CookeConservative1,170
    K. BoylanLabour1,140
    B. BoshellLabour1,123
    B. SmithConservative1,109
    D. BiggLIB603
    A. BiggLIB494
    Witham West2 seats · turnout 60.5%
    M. LagerConservative1,000
    P. GibbsConservative999
    R. GreenLabour757
    F. BrownCOMM173
    Yeldham1 seat · turnout 81.6%
    J. YeldhamConservative614
    T. NewtonLabour405