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    1980 handbook

    Rochdale: 1980 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1979) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 27 · Labour 25 · The Liberal Party 8 · Other 0

    After (end of 1980) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 35 · Conservative 18 · The Liberal Party 7 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Balderstone1 seat · turnout 35.9%
    B. RobinsonLabour1,531
    A. BagnallConservative1,410
    Brimrod & Deeplish1 seat · turnout 32.0%
    R. KnightLabour1,458
    D. TomlinsonConservative987
    Castleton1 seat · turnout 39.6%
    E. BeasleyLabour1,828
    H. TurnerConservative1,123
    Central & Falinge1 seat · turnout 39.8%
    R. StottLIB1,786 ✓
    A. ChowdryLabour1,557
    C. BarkerNF72
    P. AtkinsonCOMM54
    Healey1 seat · turnout 45.5%
    A. KaufmanLabour1,797
    B. AshworthLIB1,720
    S. AndrewNF55
    Heywood North1 seat · turnout 40.9%
    J. LyonsLabour1,972
    S. RichardsConservative1,009
    K. KellyNF67
    Heywood South1 seat · turnout 46.5%
    H. IzaksLabour1,734 ✓
    K. WalkerConservative1,428
    A. RyanLIB426
    R. MarshNF51
    Heywood West1 seat · turnout 37.5%
    L. NuttallLabour2,372
    W. PayneConservative634
    Littleborough1 seat · turnout 34.9%
    D. MoffatLabour1,589
    R. GiffinConservative1,529
    H. BarkerNF56
    Middleton Central1 seat · turnout 34.9%
    J. LittlerLabour2,237
    B. SykesConservative728
    Middleton East1 seat · turnout 37.1%
    G. RedfordLabour1,287
    L. O'NeillConservative727
    D. LoweLIB420
    Middleton North1 seat · turnout 40.4%
    D. LeesLabour1,782 ✓
    J. HattonConservative772
    A. CleasbyInd Lab554
    K. HollandLIB366
    Middleton South1 seat · turnout 37.5%
    R. LewisConservative2,083
    M. LahanLabour831
    Middleton West1 seat · turnout 31.2%
    K. HuntLabour2,008
    W. HawthornConservative287
    Milnrow1 seat · turnout 44.8%
    R. TaylorConservative1,807
    A. UnderdownLabour1,730
    Newbold1 seat · turnout 39.8%
    R. FarnellLabour2,133
    H. BrierleyConservative913
    Norden & Bamford1 seat · turnout 36.5%
    E. CollinsConservative2,311
    D. BirketLabour662
    Smallbridge & Wardleworth1 seat · turnout 36.4%
    J. ConnellLabour1,651
    A. WebsterLIB1,315
    Spotland1 seat · turnout 42.2%
    W. JenkinsLIB1,470
    T. PenneyLabour1,001
    Wardle1 seat · turnout 39.8%
    B. SchofieldConservative996
    M. MoffatLabour770
    J. LeaLIB452