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    1979 handbook

    Halton: 1979 local elections

    16 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (47 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 25 · Conservative 18 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 1

    After (end of 1979) (47 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 29 · Conservative 14 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 1

    Ward results

    Appleton1 seat · turnout 71.5%
    Keith Holland-DelamereLabour1,927
    L. BowerConservative1,515
    Broadheath1 seat · turnout 76.2%
    P. WinterLabour2,302
    C. BowditchConservative1,439
    Castlefields1 seat · turnout 71.9%
    D. Colin-ThomeLabour2,996
    C. NaylorConservative1,587
    Ditton1 seat · turnout 74.0%
    M. CainLabour2,153
    R. HarperConservative1,338
    R. McCannInd SOC217
    Farnworth1 seat · turnout 79.6%
    R. AstonConservative2,689
    N. PattersonLabour1,428
    Grange1 seat · turnout 73.6%
    S. RoseLabour2,259
    C. BartonConservative1,290
    Hale1 seat · turnout 77.5%
    W. HowellIndependent635
    J. BucknallConservative510
    Halton1 seat · turnout 75.4%
    M. HareLabour2,358
    W. WinstanleyConservative1,489
    Halton Brook1 seat · turnout 73.0%
    W. LuxtonLabour2,285
    K. TongeConservative1,174
    Heath1 seat · turnout 82.5%
    I. LewisConservative2,103
    J. EastupLabour1,046
    R. CarlingLIB780
    Hough Green1 seat · turnout 73.1%
    J. HughesLabour2,733
    E. BrannanConservative1,357
    Kingsway1 seat · turnout 73.1%
    O. SmithLabour1,882
    B. CaldwellConservative1,405
    Mersey1 seat · turnout 76.8%
    H. HughesConservative1,550
    W. BarberLabour1,341
    C. WhiteLIB709
    Norton1 seat · turnout 67.9%
    J. GreenLabour3,481 ✓
    J. BodenConservative2,142
    W. FosterLIB1,303
    P. HardingIndependent249
    VICTORIA1 seat · turnout 69.5%
    F. NylandLabour2,164
    C. FanningConservative797
    WESTON1 seat · turnout 82.0%
    R. EastupLabour1,600
    R. WoodsConservative1,294
    S. BakerLIB484