1979 Bracknell District Council election

1979 Bracknell District Council election

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All 40 seats to Bracknell District Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Con Lab Leader Donald Brydon [1] Bill Lindop [n 1] [2] Party Conservative Labour Leader's seat Harmans Water Garth Last election 27 3 Seats won 27 10 Seat change 0 7 Popular vote 17,622 13,721 Percentage 49.4% 38.4% Swing 3.4% 6.1%   Third party Fourth party   Ind Lib Party Independent Liberal Last election 0 1 Seats won 3 0 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 817 3,542 Percentage 2.3% 9.9% Swing N/A 4.1%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1979 Bracknell District Council election took place on 3 May 1979, to elect all 40 members in 19 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as both the 1979 United Kingdom general election and other local elections as part of the 1979 United Kingdom local elections. Due to a boundary review there had been a change in ward boundaries, along with an increase in size from 31 members elected in 1976. Despite losing government nationally, the Labour Party made up ground in Bracknell District from its landslide defeat in 1976. Although the Conservative Party ended up with the same number of seats as 1976, the increased size of the council saw its majority reduced. The Liberal Party lost its lone seat. ^[3] This would be the last time a candidate outside the three main parties would win at an all-out election.

Summary

1979 Bracknell District Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	27			0		49.4	17,622	-3.4
	Labour	10			7		38.4	13,721	+6.1
	Liberal	0			1		9.9	3,542	-4.1
	Independent	3			3		2.3	817	N/A

Ward results

Ascot

Ascot (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Benwell D.	Unopposed
	Conservative	Jackson R.	Unopposed
	Independent	Stallybrass W.	Unopposed
Turnout				N/A
Registered electors			3,943
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Binfield

Binfield (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Calvert J.	929	51.3
	Conservative	Hargreaves L.	838
	Liberal	Ellson P. Ms.	536	29.6
	Labour	Clifford J. Ms.	347	19.2
	Labour	Tarry A.	320
Turnout				83.2
Registered electors			2,179
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bullbrook

Bullbrook (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Coombs M. Ms.	1,937	55.9
	Conservative	Dowdall C.	1,874
	Conservative	Strong P. Ms.	1,815
	Labour	Darke P.	1,528	44.1
	Labour	Ryan V. Ms.	1,388
	Labour	James I.	1,380
Turnout				69.8
Registered electors			4,965
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

College Town

College Town (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ward A.	865	41.3
	Independent	Marshall J. [n 2]	817	39.0
	Labour	Brierly A.	412	19.7
Turnout
Registered electors			1,913
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Cranbourne

Cranbourne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Clarke D.	Unopposed
Turnout				N/A
Registered electors			1,119
	Independent win (new seat)

Crowthorne

Crowthorne (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Finnie J.	1,893	68.2
	Conservative	Cheney A.	1,866
	Conservative	Newbound B.	1,598
	Labour	Knowles J. Ms.	882	31.8
	Labour	Vertigen G.	703
Turnout				55.3
Registered electors			4,184
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Garth

Garth (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pocknee J.	1,209	53.9
	Labour	Lindop W.	1,174
	Conservative	Powell S. Ms.	1,032	46.1
	Conservative	Parker K.	945
Turnout				75.1
Registered electors			2,985
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Great Hollands North

Great Hollands North (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shillcock J. Ms.	1,170	45.1
	Labour	Tunnicliffe D.	1,066
	Conservative	Grant J.	852	32.8
	Conservative	Squires J.	764
	Liberal	Malvern K.	574	22.1
	Liberal	Simpson D.	425
Turnout				79.0
Registered electors			3,284
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Great Hollands South

Great Hollands South (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dale E.	1,003	48.1
	Conservative	Tubbs D.	996
	Labour	Dellar A.	689	33.0
	Labour	Duncan J.	675
	Liberal	McMahon T.	394	18.9
	Liberal	Jones R.	379
Turnout				76.4
Registered electors			2,730
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Little Sandhurst

Little Sandhurst (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steel A.	1,443	69.2
	Conservative	Cohen H.	1,265
	Labour	Goddard R.	643	30.8
	Labour	Wood R.	619
Turnout				76.9
Registered electors			2,712
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hanworth

Hanworth (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elford D.	1,842	42.4
	Conservative	Martin S. Ms.	1,736
	Conservative	Redman G.	1,716
	Labour	Drukker M.	1,580	36.4
	Labour	Wheaton T.	1,532
	Labour	Sparrow D.	1,529
	Liberal	Balfour A.	923	21.2
	Liberal	Salisbury R.	856
Turnout				77.7
Registered electors			5,595
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Harmanswater

Harmanswater (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ainscough T.	1,377	51.1
	Conservative	Brydon D.	1,342
	Conservative	Wood T.	1,313
	Labour	Gardener J. Ms.	851	31.6
	Labour	Mihell C.	837
	Labour	Steinborn-Busse K.	619
	Liberal	White P.	466	17.3
Turnout				77.8
Registered electors			3,463
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Old Bracknell

Old Bracknell (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mason S.	1,331	44.7
	Labour	Delbridge J.	1,246
	Labour	Pearce T.	1,240
	Conservative	Dolby D. Ms.	999	33.5
	Conservative	Osborne-Moss D.	874
	Conservative	Morris G.	802
	Liberal	Maxwell D.	649	21.8
Turnout				78.0
Registered electors			3,821
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Owlsmoor

Owlsmoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Worrall D.	Unopposed
Turnout				N/A
Registered electors			1,289
	Conservative win (new seat)

Priestwood

Priestwood (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cain F.	1,304	60.4
	Labour	Mountjoy T.	1,171
	Conservative	Mosses R.	856	39.6
	Conservative	Taber G.	777
Turnout				75.1
Registered electors			2,876
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Sandhurst

Sandhurst (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rimes G.	1,015	60.6
	Conservative	Brookes C.	972
	Labour	Dancy K. Ms.	661	39.4
	Labour	Lilly P.	355
Turnout				77.8
Registered electors			2,154
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St. Marys

St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Warren J.	Unopposed
Turnout				N/A
Registered electors			975
	Conservative win (new seat)

Warfield

Warfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kay J. Ms.	685	73.1
	Labour	Stewart R.	252	26.9
Turnout				70.0
Registered electors			1,338
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wildridings

Wildridings (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mattick J.	894	50.9
	Labour	Cole C. Ms.	862	49.1
	Conservative	Wreglesworth N.	851
	Labour	Warwick S. Ms.	733
Turnout				76.4
Registered electors			2,299
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Footnotes

1. Lindop re-entered the council through a 1978 by-election
2. Marshall was elected as a Conservative Party candidate in 1976

References

1. Kerr, Terry (5 May 1979). "Dancing for Labour - but Tories hold on". Reading Evening Post. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
2. "Labour group leader quits". Bracknell Times. 17 May 1979. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
3. "Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 December 2022.