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    1979 handbook

    Blaenau Gwent: 1979 local elections

    9 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (50 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 26 · Other 15 · The Liberal Party 5 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 3 · Conservative 1

    After (end of 1979) (50 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 31 · Other 14 · The Liberal Party 2 · Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales 2 · Conservative 1

    Ward results

    Abertillery3 seats · turnout 62.2%
    John TaylorLabour1,549
    M. RodenLabour1,515
    R. JelleyIndependent1,278
    R. CecilIndependent1,170
    C. GravenorLabour969
    Badminton2 seats · turnout 78.0%
    H. EvansLabour1,226
    B. ScullyLabour1,059
    G. FoxwellRATE1,012
    S. HealyRATE794
    Beaufort4 seats · turnout 69.7%
    W HerbertLabour2,243
    J. WilliamsRATE2,127
    A. O'DonovanRATE2,125
    E. WintersonLabour1,972
    D. EvansLabour1,713
    N. BoltLabour1,392
    T. NewmanRATE1,191
    D. NashRATE1,091
    E. BevanRES880
    D. MorganPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales470
    Cwmtillery4 seats · turnout 56.3%
    J. OwenLabour2,202
    N. JonesLabour2,184
    W. DeasyInd Lab2,072
    R. BakerLabour1,921
    T. PritchardLabour1,717
    C. LloydIndependent581
    Llanhilleth2 seats
    R. RowlandsInd Lab1,089
    T. LeaderLabour985
    J. SmithInd Lab624
    R. HancockLabour592
    Nantyglo & Blaina Central2 seats · turnout 70.8%
    C. PowellLabour1,798
    P LawLabour1,602
    J. PhillipsIndependent723
    Nantyglo & Blaina North2 seats · turnout 69.4%
    K. HughesIndependent988
    A. JonesRES896
    D. RichardsLabour811
    M. WallLabour505
    Six Bells2 seats · turnout 69.4%
    T. ByrnePlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1,161
    M. PitmanLabour850
    R. BartlettLabour772
    L. WheelerPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales583
    Tredegar Central & West5 seats · turnout 55.8%
    W. HarryLabour2,439
    J. RichardsLabour2,248
    A. ScottLabour2,170
    M. MochanLabour1,917
    B. HolleyLIB1,839
    C. TaylorLIB1,810
    J. ThomasLabour1,661
    J. ThomasLIB1,608
    G. Bowen-KnightPlaid Cymru - The Party of Wales892