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    1979 handbook

    Birmingham: 1979 local elections

    43 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (126 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 69 · Labour 49 · The Liberal Party 8 · Other 0

    After (end of 1979) (126 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 63 · Labour 56 · The Liberal Party 7 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Acocks Green1 seat · turnout 70.9%
    Rosenschein D.Conservative6,917
    B. AckerLabour6,724
    All Saints1 seat · turnout 61.0%
    P. KalsiLabour1,882
    G. HepworthConservative1,035
    J. AldridgeLIB589
    Aston1 seat · turnout 62.6%
    E CarlessLabour2,702
    G. HughesLIB1,483
    K. WoodridgeConservative534
    Billesley1 seat · turnout 70.9%
    V. NashConservative7,034
    P. HuntLabour5,938
    P. LockyerLIB1,468
    Brandwood1 seat · turnout 69.7%
    W. LewisConservative9,194 ✓
    C. JonesLabour7,213
    A. LloydLIB1,810
    B. ArnoldNF492
    Deritend1 seat · turnout 54.9%
    S. BantingLabour3,532
    M. GreenConservative1,070
    C. AshmoreIndependent181
    Duddeston1 seat · turnout 57.8%
    W. DoyleLIB2,196 ✓
    D. JenkinsLabour1,687
    L. JenkinsonConservative786
    C. AmbroseSU62
    Edgbaston1 seat · turnout 62.0%
    N. BosworthConservative7,942
    R. RosenbergLabour4,351
    D. HowlettFJHC532
    Erdington1 seat · turnout 67.3%
    S. AustinLabour9,081
    D. BaileyConservative9,052
    F. HastilowNF575
    Fox Hollies1 seat · turnout 66.5%
    M. RedmondLabour6,030
    W HordernConservative5,264
    W. BentonCOMM323
    Gravelly Hill1 seat · turnout 63.1%
    G. McGrathLabour5,525
    N. BonnerConservative4,923
    Hall Green1 seat · turnout 73.8%
    C. HamiltonConservative11,125
    J. O'RyanLabour4,550
    Handsworth1 seat · turnout 63.6%
    N. HargreavesLabour6,923
    J. SpittleConservative3,668
    Harborne1 seat · turnout 70.0%
    J. BaileyConservative8,316
    R. AllcockLabour4,639
    King's Norton1 seat
    A. WillettsConservative9,054 ✓
    L. JonesLabour7,325
    R. LewthwaiteLIB2,366
    J. BeardsmoreNF244
    I. PearceCOMM161
    P. RodgersACM123
    Kingstanding1 seat · turnout 65.2%
    J. O'DonnellLabour6,890
    J BeadmanConservative4,062
    F. KingCOMM31
    Ladywood1 seat · turnout 55.4%
    M. BrownLabour2,580 ✓
    C. BuckwellConservative1,660
    K. NicolLIB559
    A. StaffordCOMM91
    Longbridge1 seat · turnout 67.1%
    F. PickeringLabour7,095 ✓
    R CornsConservative5,917
    E. HarfordLIB1,018
    B. DeakinNF312
    Moseley1 seat · turnout 68.0%
    L. WoodConservative6,731 ✓
    T. LivingstoneLabour4,658
    P. KiermanLIB1,599
    A. HastingsCOMM249
    Newtown1 seat · turnout 57.6%
    I. MillerchipLabour2,574 ✓
    D. CaneyLIB1,643
    K. MeekConservative855
    S. GriffithsInd SOC72
    Northfield2 seats · turnout 65.0%
    E. CurrieConservative9,172
    L. RedmondLabour8,267
    N. ScullinConservative8,049
    A. WrightLabour7,172
    R. NewmanNF730
    Oscott1 seat · turnout 75.2%
    H. LeachConservative6,914 ✓
    J. PeelLabour5,772
    J. ColleyNF308
    R. HardyCOMM173
    Perry Barr1 seat · turnout 78.8%
    T. CookeConservative8,432
    A. FosterLabour5,358
    K AxonNF342
    Quinton1 seat · turnout 72.7%
    H. BlumenthalConservative9,877
    I. LovekinLabour5,607
    Rotton Park1 seat · turnout 58.8%
    D. LuscombeLIB2,079 ✓
    P. IrvingLabour1,634
    D. O'RiordanConservative577
    P. MarrinerBM93
    Saltley1 seat · turnout 61.7%
    D. RichLabour5,468 ✓
    S. JenkinsonConservative2,741
    S. AndersonLIB725
    G. GreenSU413
    J. MalinNF206
    V. LloydCOMM114
    Sandwell1 seat · turnout 71.3%
    E. ShepherdConservative9,075
    G. EynonLabour6,079
    Selly Oak1 seat · turnout 74.5%
    J. MatthewsConservative6,705 ✓
    M. NangleLabour4,949
    M. FelderhofLIB1,189
    J. BenettEcol928
    M. CafferyNF186
    B. PhillipsBM124
    Shard End1 seat · turnout 71.5%
    B. HandsConservative9,273
    C. YappLabour8,747
    D. BakewellNF612
    Sheldon1 seat · turnout 72.1%
    W LewisLabour6,656
    A. ForesterConservative6,469
    H. ChallenderNF529
    Small Heath1 seat · turnout 63.8%
    E. EnglandLabour6,022 ✓
    D. BestConservative2,010
    A. CharlesLIB835
    R. HatcherSU220
    Soho2 seats · turnout 56.6%
    E. TaylorLabour5,356
    A. FieldingLabour5,152
    R. LawsConservative1,698
    M. AderotoyeConservative1,432
    J. TrevisCOMM226
    Sparkbrook1 seat · turnout 59.5%
    J. O'KeefeLabour4,821
    B. SlaterConservative1,728
    D. WilsonCOMM195
    Sparkhill1 seat · turnout 62.9%
    S. MasseyLabour7,038
    M. KeysConservative3,548
    R. MurrayCOMM456
    Springfield3 seats
    H. NobleConservative0
    G. GillConservative0
    G. PotterConservative0
    Stechford1 seat · turnout 68.4%
    F. RayLabour6,719
    P ValdmanisConservative4,798
    J. BroadfieldNF470
    Stockland Green1 seat · turnout 68.3%
    W. MasonConservative7,072
    W. JarvisLabour6,591
    C. McEwanNF441
    Sutton Coldfield No. 11 seat · turnout 77.3%
    C. FancoteConservative11,493
    J. MillsLIB3,998
    M. CardinalLabour1,777
    Sutton Coldfield No. 21 seat · turnout 76.5%
    D. EdwardsConservative12,810
    T. OsbornLIB3,002
    G. GroganLabour1,464
    Sutton Coldfield No. 31 seat · turnout 73.1%
    Richard John HudsonConservative8,478
    J. WhorwoodLIB3,921
    C. BarleyLabour2,249
    Washwood Heath1 seat · turnout 69.5%
    D. EmeryLabour7,001 ✓
    P. BransonConservative4,877
    H. FinchNF463
    R. WilliamsCOMM263
    Weoley1 seat · turnout 68.3%
    C. WilkinsonLabour11,374
    J. LinesConservative10,400
    R. MaylinNF559
    Yardley1 seat · turnout 74.2%
    D. AgarConservative7,541
    D. ClarkeLabour6,859
    R JonesNF384