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    1979 handbook

    West Dorset: 1979 local elections

    44 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 45 · The Liberal Party 7 · Conservative 2 · Labour 1

    After (end of 1979) (55 seats, Elections Centre)

    Other 37 · The Liberal Party 8 · Conservative 8 · Labour 2

    Ward results

    Bothenhampton1 seat
    Y. SkyrmeIndependent0 ✓
    Bradford Abbas1 seat
    E. GarrettIndependent0 ✓
    Bradpole1 seat · turnout 76.7%
    R. CoatsworthInd Con612
    D. CashIndependent413
    Broadmayne1 seat
    B. CourseLIB665
    D. BlakeConservative359
    Broadwindsor1 seat
    C. CoateIndependent0 ✓
    Burton Bradstock1 seat · turnout 72.9%
    R. BaileyIndependent628
    J. BethellIndependent207
    Caundle Vale1 seat
    N. WhiteIndependent0 ✓
    Cerne Valley1 seat
    D. DigbyIndependent0 ✓
    Charminister1 seat
    E. HanfordIndependent0 ✓
    Charmouth1 seat
    W. McLellanIndependent0 ✓
    Chesil Bank1 seat
    M. PengellyIndependent0 ✓
    Chickerell2 seats
    E. StuartConservative0 ✓
    W. McCarthyIndependent0 ✓
    Dorchester East4 seats
    E. JonesLIB2,204
    P. SeatonConservative1,586
    H. NicholsonLIB1,570
    R. CollinsConservative1,503
    H. AttrydeConservative1,235
    A. BeardConservative1,129
    Dorchester West5 seats
    T. JonesLIB2,208
    C. LucasConservative1,859
    G. PowellIndependent1,759
    E. BoothmanLIB1,726
    F. AldermanConservative1,535
    I. McLellanConservative1,353
    P. AdamsIndependent1,224
    G. StandfieldLabour1,051
    K. MatthewsLabour816
    S. MintoLabour671
    E. SalholmLabour578
    Frome Valley1 seat
    B. BryantIndependent0 ✓
    Halstock1 seat
    T. FrostIndependent0 ✓
    Holnest1 seat
    M. CockburnIndependent0 ✓
    Loders1 seat · turnout 77.2%
    A. AdamsIndependent345
    D. FryConservative258
    M. WestIndependent130
    Lyme Regis3 seats · turnout 54.5%
    J. BroomIndependent1,409
    J. NuttallIndependent1,314
    V. HomyerIndependent1,001
    E. HallettIndependent970
    Maiden Newton1 seat
    H. HawardIndependent0 ✓
    Netherbury1 seat
    C. PooleIndependent0 ✓
    No. 1 (Bridport)5 seats · turnout 40.8%
    A. BellLIB2,601
    A. TiltmanLIB1,854
    C. SamwaysIndependent1,463
    L. DibdenLabour1,457
    E. AndrewsIndependent1,344
    P. NorfolkIndependent1,305
    W. HixIndependent1,112
    No. 10 (Netherbury)1 seat
    C. PooleIndependent0 ✓
    No. 19 (Chesil Bank)1 seat
    M. PengellyIndependent0 ✓
    No. 2 (Dorchester Central)1 seat
    L. PhillipsIndependent0 ✓
    No. 20 (Winterbourne St. Martin)1 seat · turnout 82.0%
    S. SladeIndependent620
    G. DukeInd Con224
    No. 21 (Owermoigne)1 seat
    R. SymesIndependent0 ✓
    No. 28 (Puddletown)1 seat · turnout 75.4%
    A. BanfieldIndependent509
    E. AdamsLabour145
    No. 29 (Stinsford)1 seat
    I. ColemanIndependent0 ✓
    No. 3 (Dorchester East)4 seats · turnout 54.4%
    E. JonesLIB2,204
    P. SeatonConservative1,586
    H. NicholsonLIB1,570
    R. CollinsConservative1,503
    H. AttrydeConservative1,235
    A. BeardConservative1,129
    No. 30 (Broadmayne)1 seat · turnout 77.6%
    B. CourseLIB665
    D. BlakeConservative359
    No. 31 (Chickerell)2 seats
    E. StuartConservative0 ✓
    W. McCarthyIndependent0 ✓
    No. 4 (Dorchester West)5 seats · turnout 53.2%
    T. JonesLIB2,208
    C. LucasConservative1,859
    G. PowellIndependent1,759
    E. BoothmanLIB1,726
    F. AldermanConservative1,535
    I. McLellanConservative1,353
    P. AdamsIndependent1,224
    G. StandfieldLabour1,051
    K. MatthewsLabour816
    S. MintoLabour671
    E. SalholmLabour578
    No. 6 (Sherborne)5 seats · turnout 42.0%
    J. MatsonLIB2,674
    E. DykeIndependent2,081
    E. KingIndependent2,073
    E. NoakeLabour2,050
    R. FarrantConservative2,021
    A. LuddIndependent1,569
    No. 7 (Beaminster)2 seats · turnout 64.8%
    R. BuglerIndependent1,384
    A. HudsonIndependent1,252
    S. DaviesIndependent609
    Owermoigne1 seat
    R. SymesIndependent0 ✓
    Piddle Valley1 seat · turnout 73.4%
    Walker-Miller M.Independent666
    D. BarrsIndependent164
    Puddletown1 seat
    A. BanfieldIndependent509
    E. AdamsLabour145
    Queen Thorne1 seat · turnout 78.4%
    J. BrewerIndependent643
    G. BurgessConservative214
    Symondsbury1 seat
    H. SummersConservative0 ✓
    Thorncombe1 seat
    P. AtyeoIndependent0 ✓
    Tolpuddle1 seat
    M. KraftIndependent0 ✓
    Whitchurch Canonicorum1 seat
    W. FowellIndependent0 ✓
    Yetminster1 seat
    W. AndersonConservative0 ✓