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    1980 handbook

    South Bedfordshire: 1980 local elections

    18 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1979) (53 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 37 · Labour 9 · The Liberal Party 6 · Other 1

    After (end of 1980) (53 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 35 · Labour 11 · The Liberal Party 6 · Other 1

    Ward results

    Barton-le-Clay1 seat · turnout 47.6%
    J. McGuinnesLIB491
    J. ParrishConservative470
    D. WatsonLabour363
    Beaudesert1 seat · turnout 38.7%
    C. LeeLabour519
    J. FreemanLIB456
    P. WisemanConservative439
    Brooklands1 seat · turnout 34.5%
    B. FairchildLIB998
    A. PriceConservative417
    M. BallLabour283
    Dunstable Central1 seat · turnout 42.6%
    E. ClarkConservative1,306
    A. KirtleyLabour386
    H. WalkerLIB219
    Houghton Central1 seat · turnout 32.2%
    R. ProchnikLabour1,099
    L. PulestonConservative341
    Houghton East1 seat · turnout 26.6%
    T. McCabeLabour650
    B. AllenConservative190
    Houghton South1 seat · turnout 35.1%
    S. BirdConservative661
    N. DawsonLabour492
    C. WilliamsLIB121
    Icknield1 seat · turnout 36.1%
    S. BrettConservative878
    R. ShelleyLabour622
    D. LabbettLIB427
    Linslade1 seat · turnout 48.3%
    S. OwenLIB784
    R CookConservative616
    F. BurchallLabour372
    Northfields1 seat · turnout 42.8%
    W. CochraneLabour896
    C. ClarkConservative676
    R. TavernerLIB136
    Plantation1 seat · turnout 41.8%
    J. GoutConservative873
    K. MoloneyLabour565
    A. BritschLIB457
    Priory1 seat · turnout 40.2%
    A. WhinnettConservative708
    R. HarrisLabour673
    P. HatswellLIB243
    Southcott1 seat · turnout 37.4%
    L. WellingsConservative671
    P. SnellingLIB651
    M. GrangerLabour209
    Stanbridge1 seat
    W. CherryConservative0 ✓
    Streatley1 seat · turnout 53.5%
    J. HayLIB371
    R. BryceConservative277
    J. MoulsleyLabour55
    Toddington1 seat · turnout 39.0%
    G. HickinbottomConservative732
    Peter TurnerLabour381
    Totternhoe1 seat · turnout 39.6%
    C. OvertonConservative332
    I. HunterLabour97
    C. GibbsInd Lab77
    Watling1 seat · turnout 37.1%
    E. PocknellConservative735
    D. SnoadLIB547
    M. McDermottLabour284