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    1979 handbook

    Welwyn Hatfield: 1979 local elections

    10 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (43 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 23 · Labour 20 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1979) (43 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 22 · Conservative 21 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Brookmans Park & Little Heath1 seat · turnout 85.3%
    F. MathewConservative3,237
    D. MillerLabour513
    Haldens1 seat · turnout 33.5%
    J EvansConservative2,104
    Handside1 seat · turnout 85.1%
    P. DenhamConservative2,369
    J. StephensLabour1,318
    A. KosterLIB596
    Hatfield East1 seat · turnout 78.7%
    D. WestbeechConservative2,512
    A. GorstLabour1,693
    Hatfield North1 seat · turnout 83.5%
    T. FreemanLabour2,084
    E. CoxConservative1,805
    Hollybush1 seat · turnout 84.7%
    P. BullLabour2,575
    S. JacksonConservative1,305
    Northaw & Cuffley1 seat · turnout 84.0%
    J. GreenConservative2,976
    J. OverburyLabour593
    Peartree1 seat · turnout 78.2%
    A. GriceLabour2,632
    P. ClarkConservative1,060
    Sherrards1 seat · turnout 84.6%
    G. AyerstConservative2,157
    Sue JonesLabour1,990
    Welwyn South1 seat · turnout 83.1%
    R. SmithConservative1,386
    B. Le MareLabour660
    J. BlackburnLIB347