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    1980 handbook

    St. Helens: 1980 local elections

    17 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1979) (45 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 27 · Conservative 18 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0

    After (end of 1980) (54 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 43 · Conservative 11 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Billinge & Seneley Green3 seats
    J. LittlerLabour2,083
    K. HarrisLabour1,863
    B. HortonLabour1,850
    B. LoweConservative1,783
    E. WrightConservative1,777
    T. GrundyConservative1,570
    Blackbrook3 seats
    H. LittlerLabour1,970
    N. PickavanceLabour1,919
    D. MarshLabour1,876
    W. KayConservative723
    M. PowellConservative703
    G. HenthornConservative638
    Broad Oak3 seats
    P. BriersLabour1,817
    F. MernaghLabour1,802
    J. MorrisLabour1,699
    M. FosterConservative339
    J. GreenallConservative317
    B. PilkingtonConservative304
    V. StandishCOMM91
    Eccleston3 seats
    W. CrosbyConservative2,395
    E. JamesonConservative2,215
    R. GreenerConservative2,168
    K. BamforthLabour806
    H. CloverLabour733
    R. HalsallLabour725
    Grange Park3 seats
    G. BaxterLabour1,264
    W. DooleyLabour1,126
    E. MaguireLabour1,118
    I. JamesonConservative693
    P. BrosnanConservative690
    A. RimmerConservative687
    M. DeardenLIB357
    M. KellyLIB294
    W. IleyLIB272
    Haydock3 seats · turnout 46.0%
    J. CaunceLabour2,995 ✓
    R. FinneyLabour2,852 ✓
    E. WorrallLabour2,705 ✓
    J. WatkinConservative941
    M. AshcroftConservative882
    M. JonesConservative859
    Marshalls Cross3 seats
    J. BondLabour1,755
    A. BrooksLabour1,490
    D. JohnsonLabour1,463
    C. FosterConservative544
    R. JonesConservative457
    A. TaylorConservative447
    Moss Bank3 seats
    T. HarveyLabour1,664
    A. FayLabour1,546
    W. RattiganLabour1,371
    T. AshtonConservative1,251
    I. BalmerConservative1,079
    W. CarterConservative1,066
    H. BradburyCAG598
    P. PenningtonLIB347
    P. LenahanCOMM152
    Newton East3 seats
    S KnightLabour1,703 ✓
    E KershawLabour1,651 ✓
    A RobertsLabour1,581 ✓
    M FinlaysonConservative896
    A SherlockLIB881
    E SherlockLIB807
    A HulmeLIB729
    I BamfordConservative696
    K O'LearyConservative665
    Newton West3 seats
    G. LiptrotLabour0 ✓
    R. KnightLabour0 ✓
    R. KnightLabour0 ✓
    G. LiptrotLabour0 ✓
    T. ChisnallLabour0 ✓
    T. ChisnallLabour0 ✓
    Parr & Hardshaw3 seats
    J. MulcrowLabour1,989
    M. McNamaraLabour1,930
    G. ShuttleworthLabour1,878
    D. ChisnallConservative255
    C. RhodesConservative248
    F. GrundyConservative244
    Rainford3 seats
    J. DysonConservative2,008
    J. BrownConservative1,976
    J. CollinsConservative1,875
    D. FrostLabour775
    B. ParkerLabour728
    W. LangtonLabour726
    Rainhill3 seats
    M. DoyleLabour1,995
    N. HolleyConservative1,513
    J. HaddockConservative1,486
    P. FrodshamConservative1,476
    B. HeydonLabour1,475
    B. McCormickLabour1,454
    I. ElliottLIB518
    Sutton & Bold3 seats
    J. ConnellyLabour1,885
    E. CunniffeLabour1,822
    B. SpencerLabour1,656
    J. JonesConservative801
    V. AntonConservative737
    P. HighamConservative728
    Thatto Heath3 seats
    M. RimmerLabour1,997
    D. WattsLabour1,885
    A. WorthLabour1,769
    K. MilliganConservative601
    B. WhalleyConservative580
    B. BawdenConservative560
    L. RigbyLIB357
    West Sutton3 seats
    W. NaylorLabour1,520
    B. GreenLabour1,497
    M. HarveyLabour1,453
    T. GilliganLIB567
    R. EversonConservative355
    A. CorlessConservative330
    Windle3 seats
    W. MarriottConservative1,682
    G. AlmondConservative1,673
    C. MartinConservative1,645
    L. GearingLabour954
    T. HargreavesLabour915
    G. HaseldenLabour897