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    1979 handbook

    Wear Valley: 1979 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (41 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 17 · Other 11 · The Liberal Party 11 · Conservative 2

    After (end of 1979) (41 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 25 · Other 8 · The Liberal Party 5 · Conservative 3

    Ward results

    Bishop Auckland Town3 seats · turnout 58.3%
    S DentLabour984
    G. HillIndependent970
    D. ReesLIB889
    J. ArmstrongLabour814
    H. BriggsLIB732
    A. GrahamLabour625
    Coundon3 seats · turnout 56.7%
    W. ArcherLabour1,504
    F. WebsterLabour1,157
    Jean LeeLabour1,041
    M. BradleyLIB1,032
    A. PeltonLIB851
    N. HillLIB843
    Escomb1 seat
    T. MaddisonIndependent0 ✓
    Howden Le Wear1 seat
    M. TarrenPeople Rep0 ✓
    Hunwick1 seat · turnout 72.1%
    Dave WhitelockLabour536
    R. PrattIndependent357
    No. 10 (Crook North)1 seat
    Trevor Graham HallLabour0 ✓
    No. 11 (Crook South)2 seats · turnout 57.4%
    A. BrooksbankLabour1,105
    T. MoraleeLabour990
    K. HogarthInd Lab657
    No. 2 (Cockton Hill)4 seats · turnout 48.4%
    H. FawcettLIB1,834
    M. HurstConservative1,782
    J. BramhaldConservative1,614
    C. Foote WoodLIB1,590
    W. NeilsonLabour1,252
    W. JonesLabour1,181
    No. 3 (Woodhouse Close)3 seats · turnout 52.0%
    J. BryanLabour1,558
    A. GrahamLabour1,500
    F. FosterLabour1,449
    E. SparkLIB659
    E. CookLIB636
    D. FishburnIndependent544
    No. 4 (St. Helens & West Auckland)3 seats · turnout 58.1%
    D. WallisLIB1,257
    R. WilsonLabour1,175
    J. MakinsonLabour1,170
    G. StewartLabour1,165
    E. ClaytonLIB910
    S. TaylorLIB706
    A. ArmstrongConservative639
    D. AinscoughConservative615
    No. 7 (West Auckland & Coundon Grange)3 seats · turnout 54.4%
    C. HopperIndependent1,237
    J. CallaghanIndependent1,017
    J. DixonLIB907
    T. ScorerIndependent761
    R. LanghamLabour612
    No. 9 (Crook East)1 seat
    O. BrownLabour0 ✓
    St. Johns Chapel1 seat
    K. PattinsonIndependent0 ✓
    Stanhope2 seats · turnout 57.9%
    T. SparkLabour1,074
    W. McQueenIndependent759
    O'Dell A.Labour578
    Stanley1 seat
    E. WilsonLabour0 ✓
    Tow Law2 seats · turnout 63.2%
    J. JonesLabour1,023
    J. BarrettLabour721
    J. HannibellLIB520
    Wheatbottom and Helmington Row2 seats · turnout 62.0%
    R. PendleburyLabour1,385
    E. WhittonLabour1,107
    A. RhymerInd Lab764
    Willington East3 seats · turnout 63.0%
    J. RichardsonLabour1,897
    A. SeddonLabour1,752
    K. ReedLabour1,724
    R. BerryConservative450
    Willington West2 seats · turnout 71.5%
    G. TaylorLabour1,035
    M. WelfordLabour965
    J. SmithIndependent634
    G. CollingIndependent579
    Wolsingham2 seats · turnout 66.3%
    D. WilsonIndependent924
    H. DobsonConservative723
    J. HumbleIndependent652
    D. ProudLabour450
    D. BalfourIndependent394
    F. GowlingLabour313