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    Purbeck: 1979 local elections

    12 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (21 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 13 · Conservative 8 · The Liberal Party 0 · Labour 0

    After (end of 1979) (22 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 16 · Conservative 4 · The Liberal Party 1 · Labour 1

    Ward results

    Bere Regis1 seat
    V. StoneIndependent0 ✓
    Castle2 seats · turnout 53.4%
    D. RyderIndependent892
    M. MortonIndependent844
    D. ChipperfieldIndependent699
    Langton1 seat
    N. PriddleIndependent0 ✓
    Lytchett Matravers1 seat
    A. McDonaldIndependent0 ✓
    Lytchett Minster3 seats · turnout 52.5%
    D. HumphryRES2,406
    R. ParkerRES2,288
    M. TatchellIndependent2,111
    P. JinksIndependent831
    St Martin2 seats · turnout 69.8%
    M. PearceIndependent1,071
    S. SturdyConservative1,036
    A. BilesLabour769
    S ShinnLabour688
    Swanage North2 seats · turnout 66.5%
    R. RobertsonRES1,509
    D. ParsonsConservative1,106
    C. RobinsonConservative851
    Swanage South3 seats · turnout 57.6%
    E. GardinerRES1,337
    C. AustinRES1,234
    A. HardyLabour1,230
    B. HancockConservative1,171
    E. GriffithsConservative1,068
    B. NixonConservative1,033
    Wareham3 seats · turnout 60.3%
    J. SpillerIndependent1,489
    D. BuddLIB1,414
    S. LeeIndependent1,333
    E. BarronIndependent1,163
    W. BenthamLabour549
    V. MarkerLabour522
    West Purbeck1 seat
    C. BondIndependent0 ✓
    Winfrith1 seat
    B. DebenhamIndependent0 ✓
    Wool2 seats · turnout 63.9%
    Leigh Simone HuntConservative1,388
    R. Morris-JonesConservative1,274
    R. HammersleyLabour621
    G. BilesLabour523