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    South Tyneside: 1979 local elections

    22 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1978) (66 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 32 · Other 27 · Conservative 5 · The Liberal Party 2

    After (end of 1979) (66 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 41 · Other 22 · Conservative 3 · The Liberal Party 0

    Ward results

    No. 1 (South Shields: BeaCon & Bents)1 seat · turnout 67.9%
    D. ThorpeProg2,207
    G GrahamLabour1,669
    E. PatienceDem367
    No. 10 (South Shields: Tyne Dock)1 seat · turnout 60.5%
    J. TyzackLabour1,313
    G. JewittProg1,196
    No. 11 (South Shields: West Park)1 seat · turnout 71.2%
    T. CollinsProg2,337
    E. KingLabour1,265
    No. 12 (South Shields: Westoe)1 seat · turnout 71.4%
    K. CharltonProg2,694
    A. SaidLabour1,206
    No. 13 (South Shields: Whiteleas)1 seat · turnout 70.8%
    R. StidolphLabour3,361
    M. GoodallProg1,813
    No. 14 (Jarrow: Central East West & Grange)1 seat · turnout 74.8%
    G. ThompkinsLabour2,186
    A. GowensConservative1,417
    R. HallLIB422
    No. 15 (Jarrow: Primrose)1 seat · turnout 76.9%
    S. DuncanLabour3,725
    N. PedleyConservative1,286
    R. DaviesLIB725
    No. 16 (Jarrow: Simonside & Springwell)1 seat · turnout 75.3%
    C. CoxLabour3,437 ✓
    M. BrennanConservative1,474
    C. HannenLIB559
    R. CarrCOMM262
    No. 17 (Boldon: Newtown-Colliery-West)1 seat · turnout 77.1%
    K. MooreLabour3,480
    D. RobsonConservative1,440
    S. YoungerLIB936
    No. 18 (Boldon: Cleadon & East)1 seat · turnout 79.2%
    J. SmithConservative3,400
    G. RobsonLabour774
    B. DaviesLIB650
    No. 19 (Boldon: Whitburn)1 seat · turnout 76.2%
    W. RobinsonLabour2,165
    J. WrightConservative1,343
    No. 2 (South Shields: Biddickhall)1 seat · turnout 65.7%
    L. JordisonLabour3,084
    M. InskipProg1,610
    No. 20 (Hebburn: West-Central-North-East- Victoria)1 seat · turnout 69.1%
    T. GlynnLabour3,165 ✓
    G. BrebnerConservative1,021
    No. 21 (Hebburn: Monkton)1 seat · turnout 75.7%
    J. PhippsLabour2,337
    W. WoodwardConservative940
    H. DowneyInd Lab891
    No. 22 (Hebburn: South)1 seat · turnout 78.9%
    M. FairleyLabour2,755
    A. BoydConservative2,024
    No. 3 (South Shields: Brinkburn)1 seat
    R HawsLabour0 ✓
    No. 4 (South Shields: Cleadonpark)1 seat · turnout 70.6%
    M. PigottProg1,899
    S. FoxLabour1,736
    No. 5 (South Shields: Harton)1 seat · turnout 72.3%
    J. FettisProg2,781
    F. GrievesLabour1,587
    No. 6 (South Shields: Horsleyhill)1 seat · turnout 72.4%
    W. RobinsonProg2,449
    J. DoxfordLabour1,841
    No. 7 (South Shields: Marsden)1 seat · turnout 73.9%
    D. TaylorLabour2,171
    G. FerriesProg2,019
    No. 8 (South Shields: Rekendyke & Victoria)1 seat · turnout 64.8%
    M. LightfootLabour1,567
    K. SwinbanksProg1,356
    No. 9 (South Shields: Simonside)1 seat · turnout 73.1%
    K. WatsonLabour2,280
    R. LawsonProg1,507