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    1979 handbook

    Scunthorpe: 1979 local elections

    16 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (40 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 27 · Conservative 13 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (40 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 31 · Conservative 9 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Ashby Grange East2 seats · turnout 69.4%
    D. StephensonLabour1,023
    M. SturmanLabour1,022
    R. StokesConservative653
    G. PresslerConservative597
    Ashby Grange West3 seats · turnout 65.8%
    B. MartinLabour1,378
    H. SpencerLabour1,338
    M. TierneyLabour1,307
    J. CrossConservative851
    P. KentConservative801
    J. HallConservative719
    J. BradyDem Lab343
    Brumby East2 seats · turnout 68.7%
    J. AbeyConservative1,149
    J. PullingConservative1,048
    M. ButtLabour813
    T. PorterLabour768
    D. WilliamsLIB272
    Brumby West3 seats · turnout 68.3%
    B. McCartneyLabour1,592 ✓
    S. TannerLabour1,409 ✓
    L. ThorntonLabour1,362 ✓
    C. ClarkConservative739
    G. WhiteConservative628
    M. MillsConservative608
    Crosby Town North2 seats · turnout 66.5%
    T. HoodLabour896
    F. DringConservative806
    J. DesouzaLabour773
    J. BeardmoreConservative632
    K. TallentireLIB408
    A. CartlidgeLIB348
    Crosby Town South3 seats · turnout 57.5%
    C. PearsonLabour1,021 ✓
    J. PearsonLabour1,014 ✓
    S. WilsonLabour938 ✓
    C. NottinghamDem Lab648
    P. TommasiConservative558
    K. VickersConservative542
    R. RossDem Lab252
    V. LobleyDem Lab252
    S. WilliamsLIB201
    J. SmithLIB189
    Frodingham North3 seats · turnout 82.9%
    A. HuntLabour1,147 ✓
    M. HuntLabour1,141 ✓
    T. FrameLabour993 ✓
    W. HeseltineConservative983
    J. EbbatsonOther937
    W. StallardConservative934
    P. HopperOther476
    M. HavercroftOther444
    Frodingham South2 seats · turnout 65.4%
    L. HornsbyLabour982
    J. GraysonLabour904
    W. AllanConservative398
    H. AllanConservative362
    G. McQuadeDem Lab238
    Kingsway East2 seats · turnout 75.2%
    H. LewisConservative1,224
    M. ReadheadConservative1,220
    C. SpoonerLabour523
    N. ThompsonLabour504
    Kingsway West3 seats · turnout 80.1%
    H. WaddinghamLabour1,460 ✓
    T. KentConservative1,279 ✓
    J. SkinnerConservative1,262 ✓
    C. PlattConservative1,261
    J. JohnsonLabour1,084
    H. RobinsonLabour934
    Lincoln Gardens East2 seats · turnout 69.7%
    E. LinnellLabour898
    W. ScottLabour832
    M. CarrLIB472
    P. WarringtonLIB352
    E. WildConservative318
    E. HowesConservative315
    Lincoln Gardens West3 seats · turnout 68.6%
    Keane J.Labour1,327
    E. ArnoldLabour1,218
    E. WhitbreadLabour1,127
    A. GittensConservative905
    R. SparlingConservative861
    J. RobinsonConservative859
    C. TaylorLIB308
    A. AllcockLIB308
    S. TaylorLIB257
    Park East3 seats · turnout 75.4%
    B. KirkLabour1,712 ✓
    R. BathLabour1,555 ✓
    S. SheridanLabour1,467 ✓
    J. ReynoldsConservative823
    P. MaslijConservative822
    P. StranaghanConservative718
    A. InghamOther405
    A. FosterOther320
    Park West2 seats · turnout 75.0%
    S. IrelandConservative928
    P. MoranConservative836
    G. BibbyLabour786
    A. SkinnerLabour735
    Riddings East2 seats · turnout 67.8%
    H. HirstLabour999
    H. SkinnerLabour979
    A. ReadheadConservative709
    R. BerridgeConservative687
    Riddings West3 seats · turnout 66.4%
    O. DuffelenLabour1,442
    D. KeedleLabour1,323
    J. TowndrowLabour1,158
    W. BerridgeConservative823
    C. LeightonConservative777
    G. DayesConservative771
    J. NottinghamDem Lab475
    W. AylottDem Lab364
    J. MathiesonDem Lab305