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    1979 handbook

    Castle Morpeth: 1979 local elections

    21 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (34 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 15 · Conservative 11 · Labour 5 · The Liberal Party 3

    After (end of 1979) (34 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 16 · Conservative 9 · The Liberal Party 5 · Labour 4

    Ward results

    Chevington2 seats · turnout 64.0%
    J. SmithLabour1,119
    M. SmithInd Lab936
    E. SmithLabour822
    Ellington1 seat · turnout 79.7%
    J. HerdmanIndependent438 ✓
    M. MulliganLabour395
    J. WoodIndependent282
    W. SayerIndependent149
    W. CalderIndependent103
    Hartburn1 seat
    G. CormackIndependent0 ✓
    Hebron, Hepscott and Mitford1 seat
    J. BrownIndependent0 ✓
    Heddon-on-the-Wall1 seat
    A. LunnLIB0 ✓
    Longhorsley1 seat
    R. ErringtonIndependent0 ✓
    Lynemouth2 seats
    S. CoweyLabour0 ✓
    E. HindmarshLabour0 ✓
    Morpeth Central2 seats · turnout 63.3%
    C. BerrymanIndependent627
    I. HunterLIB570
    N. WilsonConservative495
    E. ThomasLabour388
    Morpeth Kirkhill2 seats · turnout 65.6%
    D. McBrydeConservative1,084
    M. RoweIndependent1,065
    C. PearsonLabour701
    Morpeth North2 seats · turnout 67.4%
    I. SmailIndependent1,004 ✓
    G. ChapmanIndependent690 ✓
    R. HeronIndependent645
    S. RobsonIndependent373
    L. OstleIndependent290
    G. SmithLIB235
    J. BakerLabour206
    Morpeth South2 seats
    A. HuttonRES885
    G. BrownIndependent853
    M. PickardLabour430
    Morpeth Stobhill2 seats
    W. HillIndependent0 ✓
    R. DevereuxLIB0 ✓
    Pegswood2 seats · turnout 59.3%
    J. TurnbullLabour1,128
    T. ThompsonIndependent889
    M. HendersonLabour731
    Ponteland East2 seats · turnout 64.7%
    P. KelwayLIB998
    J. JacksonConservative877
    J. LambertConservative816
    Ponteland North2 seats · turnout 52.8%
    C. PinderLIB918
    D. StaffordConservative465
    D DodsworthConservative397
    Ponteland South2 seats
    A. BowmanConservative0 ✓
    I. McConnell-WoodConservative0 ✓
    Ponteland West2 seats · turnout 70.1%
    D. AdamsConservative1,397
    B. DunnConservative1,341
    S. CampbellLIB576
    Stamfordham1 seat
    E. TrevelyanConservative0 ✓
    Stannington1 seat
    C. DungaitConservative0 ✓
    Ulgham2 seats · turnout 67.0%
    W. LoughIndependent960
    Mitchell GreenIndependent830
    J. BrownIndependent774
    A. DavisLabour429
    Whalton1 seat
    J. HutchinsonIndependent0 ✓