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    1979 handbook

    Oldham: 1979 local elections

    19 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (57 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 37 · Labour 15 · The Liberal Party 5 · Other 0

    After (end of 1979) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 31 · Labour 27 · The Liberal Party 2 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Chadderton Central2 seats
    S. JacobsLabour2,641
    F. YatesLabour2,476
    F. SmithConservative2,217
    E. BennettConservative1,979
    Chadderton North1 seat
    J. CurranConservative3,298
    F. HallLabour2,929
    Chadderton South1 seat
    S. SkinkissLabour3,502
    M. CurranConservative2,928
    Coldhurst1 seat
    F. HeapLabour2,409
    R. KnowlesLIB1,795
    J. FarquharConservative944
    Crompton1 seat
    H. BennettConservative3,892
    G. ReadLabour2,566
    Failsworth East2 seats
    J. FaheyLabour3,168
    A. BuckleyLabour2,819
    J. RileyConservative2,789
    K. SchofieldConservative2,642
    Failsworth West1 seat
    G. HughesLabour3,602
    L. TetlowConservative2,501
    P. WiddallCOMM173
    Hollinwood1 seat
    J. HiltonLabour3,687
    J. SlaterConservative1,646
    Lees1 seat
    H. SlackLabour3,478
    A. BoonConservative2,174
    L. CurleyCOMM116
    Royton North1 seat
    K. FurnessConservative3,474
    R. MallinsonLabour3,068
    Royton South3 seats
    J. YoungLabour1,880
    C. CampbellConservative1,847
    M. HewittLIB1,815
    C. BoonConservative1,807
    A. WolfendenLIB1,754
    B. CaseLIB1,737
    V. HallConservative1,691
    K. TaylorLabour1,600
    D. JonesLabour1,555
    Saddleworth East1 seat
    E. CleggLIB3,376
    J. HughesConservative2,768
    R. KerfootLabour1,306
    Saddleworth West1 seat
    F. BuckleyConservative2,686
    E. ShawLIB2,220
    J. BattyeLabour1,514
    Shaw1 seat
    H. BennettConservative2,633
    M. RileyLabour2,284
    St James'1 seat
    J. CrowtherLabour2,698
    B. HeywoodConservative1,548
    J. CreesLIB978
    St Mary's1 seat
    J. ArmitageLabour3,960
    H. ButterworthConservative2,424
    F. StansfieldCOMM113
    St Pauls1 seat
    A. JowettConservative3,381
    L. WhelanLabour2,625
    Waterhead1 seat
    V. ConnellLabour3,446
    B. HeywoodConservative2,913
    Werneth1 seat
    P. DeanLabour2,786
    M. BamfordConservative1,922
    K. PendleburyLIB787