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    1979 handbook

    Portsmouth: 1979 local elections

    16 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 31 · Labour 14 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (48 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 31 · Labour 14 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    Buckland3 seats · turnout 70.6%
    J. FisherConservative2,435
    R. TaylorConservative2,428
    E. ThompsonConservative2,417
    C. ClarkLabour2,319
    L. GeeLabour2,273
    G. JohnsLabour2,227
    D. DransfieldLIB752
    Cosham3 seats
    Paul Martin AshleyIndependent3,744 ✓
    Mark AndersonIndependent2,978 ✓
    F RogersIndependent2,877 ✓
    R SonnetLabour1,834
    T WimbletonLabour1,825
    Kieran James Denbygh HillLabour1,795
    A CharlwoodConservative1,684
    K BrownConservative1,638
    G ColesConservative1,432
    Farlington3 seats · turnout 75.7%
    I. GibsonConservative5,430
    F. WarnerConservative5,191
    F. WoodConservative4,865
    R. GrantLabour1,602
    D. ChantlerLabour1,568
    P. WimbletonLabour1,476
    J. McCullochIndependent1,435
    G. HeathIndependent1,419
    V. GauntlettIndependent937
    Fratton3 seats · turnout 64.8%
    M. HancockLabour3,014
    J. JamesLabour2,678
    J. PateyLabour2,600
    P. BarbaraConservative1,805
    G. FindlayConservative1,736
    G. BroadConservative1,677
    Havelock3 seats
    E TaplinConservative3,229 ✓
    Matthew SutcliffeConservative3,136 ✓
    J. KennedyConservative3,017 ✓
    A BurnettLabour2,448
    D BurgessLabour2,445
    A GoldsLabour2,180
    M DavenportLIB1,095
    Highland3 seats · turnout 64.7%
    J. LodgeConservative3,185
    C. WakefieldConservative3,076
    P. FramptonLabour2,790
    A. ElliottConservative2,749
    F. GuyLabour2,731
    R. YoungLabour2,556
    R. SmithLIB1,456
    Kingston3 seats · turnout 69.1%
    G. HowardConservative3,628
    R. EmmersonLabour3,598
    M NorthConservative3,455
    A. DeaconLabour3,259
    P. ChandlerLabour3,253
    J. ReynoldsConservative3,096
    H. FaulkenerLIB1,202
    Meredith3 seats · turnout 70.5%
    M. SeamanConservative4,767
    J. RigbyConservative4,725
    F. SorrellConservative4,608
    J. BarrLabour2,998
    P. SkinnerLabour2,811
    P. ReuterLabour2,737
    K. BaldreyLIB1,423
    Nelson3 seats · turnout 69.2%
    J. MarshallConservative3,144
    A. MoshensonConservative2,666
    J WilliamsConservative2,591
    W. StillwellLabour1,748
    J. WearnLabour1,580
    G. DedmanLabour1,406
    North End3 seats · turnout 69.4%
    A. DannConservative3,504
    K HaleConservative3,466
    R. LisleConservative3,444
    P. ClarkeLabour2,535
    J. AttrillLabour2,370
    R MorrisLabour2,128
    W. PattersonLIB1,144
    Paulsgrove3 seats · turnout 61.8%
    B BundyLabour3,812
    K. PrestonLabour3,726
    S. RapsonLabour3,669
    C. MundyConservative2,135
    T. GregoryConservative2,130
    S. SutherlandConservative2,014
    G. AustinIndependent1,338
    M. PrinceIndependent1,333
    Portsea3 seats
    S ThomasLabour3,007 ✓
    T. CookLabour2,939 ✓
    J SugrueLabour2,753 ✓
    H. SandersConservative1,335
    L SmithConservative1,315
    M AikenConservative1,279
    W DonkinNF140
    D VineNF138
    J VivianNF97
    St Jude3 seats
    R. SotnickConservative2,645
    J. CockerillConservative2,445
    E. WellsConservative2,098
    J. LubinInd Con1,343
    D. AtkinsLabour1,129
    A. HollowayLabour1,080
    J. PercivalLabour1,003
    D. HortonLIB927
    St Thomas3 seats
    S. FiddyConservative3,600
    E. HamptonConservative3,412
    L. KitchenConservative3,356
    S. GabbLabour2,138
    B. MaundLabour2,045
    F. Stennett-WillsonLabour1,992
    S. HortonLIB1,107
    St. Mary & Guildhall3 seats · turnout 60.0%
    E. KellyLabour2,320
    W. IronmongerLabour2,225
    D. BrownLabour2,199
    A. GreenleyConservative1,064
    T. ElmesConservative976
    R. HallConservative913
    G. KnightNF174
    R. HadlowNF147
    St. Simon3 seats · turnout 62.9%
    G. ByngConservative3,337
    D. GrahamConservative3,114
    A. ScoreyConservative3,018
    A. BentleyLIB1,287
    J. McMillanLabour1,270
    B. YoungLabour1,238
    C. MerrettLabour1,210