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    1979 handbook

    Basingstoke and Deane: 1979 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (59 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 36 · Labour 14 · Other 7 · The Liberal Party 2

    After (end of 1979) (59 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 37 · Labour 14 · Other 5 · The Liberal Party 3

    Ward results

    Basing1 seat
    A. ReadLIB919
    A. TurveyConservative835
    B. HolmesIndependent805
    Brighton Hill1 seat
    E. PowerConservative1,932
    J. HamptonLabour1,207
    S. WattsLIB645
    East Woodhay1 seat
    C. WauhopeIndependent0 ✓
    Farleigh Wallop1 seat
    D. HuttonConservative279
    R. TylerLabour187
    Kempshott1 seat
    H. AllerstonConservative2,193
    R. DownhillLabour665
    Kings Furlong1 seat · turnout 76.6%
    R JenkinsConservative1,584
    M. MorrisLabour1,292
    Kingsclere1 seat
    R. HodsonConservative0 ✓
    Norden1 seat
    J. BattenLabour1,985
    C. TaylorConservative1,472
    North Waltham1 seat
    M. AndreaeConservative0 ✓
    Oakley1 seat
    C. PitherConservative2,288
    L. GarlandLabour682
    Overton & Laverstoke1 seat · turnout 81.4%
    E. SmithConservative1,046
    D. NewLabour878
    R. GreenwoodIndependent530
    Silchester1 seat
    Marilyn TuckerConservative0 ✓
    South Ham1 seat
    H WatsonLabour1,756
    M. CohenConservative1,571
    St. Mary Bourne1 seat
    A. ThackerConservative0 ✓
    Tadley Central1 seat
    M. WestonConservative0 ✓
    Tadley North1 seat
    G. BondConservative836
    P. BattenLabour367
    Tadley South1 seat
    E. BarrettConservative0 ✓
    Westside1 seat
    H. JacksonLabour1,680
    G. ChildsConservative1,530
    Whitchurch1 seat
    R. WheelerIndependent1,208
    G. ClewerLIB1,036
    Winklebury1 seat
    J. PaulConservative1,938
    B. MorganLabour1,835