1979 Cambridge City Council election

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1979 Cambridge City Council election
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14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.8% (Increase2.svg33.2%)
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election22 seats, 46.4%17 seats, 40.1%
Seats won57
Seats after2018
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote21,35821,936
Percentage38.0%39.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.4%Decrease2.svg 1.1%
 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Independent
Last election2 seats, 7.5%1 seat, 5.8%
Seats won20
Seats after31
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote12,8980
Percentage22.9%0.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 15.4%Decrease2.svg 5.8%
Cambridge UK ward map 1979.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1979 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1979 Cambridge City Council election took place on 3 May 1978 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

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Summary

Election result

1979 Cambridge City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 5Decrease2.svg 235.7152047.621,35838.0–8.4
  Labour 7Increase2.svg 150.0111842.921,93639.0–1.1
  Liberal 2Increase2.svg 114.3137.112,89822.9+15.4
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0112.4N/AN/A–5.8
  Communist 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0590.1–0.2

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doris Howe* 2,006 59.9 –7.2
Conservative Edna Jones94528.2–4.7
Liberal Bernard Greaves40011.9N/A
Majority1,06131.7–2.5
Turnout 3,35170.0+43.4
Registered electors 4,789
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.3

Arbury

Arbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Cowell 1,797 44.9 –8.8
Conservative Patrick Harris1,56639.2–7.1
Liberal Robert Arbon63615.9N/A
Majority2315.8–1.5
Turnout 3,99971.8+28.3
Registered electors 5,566
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.9

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Pickles 2,148 49.9 +28.1
Conservative John Powley*1,15326.8–17.2
Labour Edwin Mortlock1,00323.3–10.9
Majority99523.1N/A
Turnout 4,30472.5+31.2
Registered electors 5,936
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg22.7

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Howard 1,804 44.2 –3.8
Conservative John West*1,68341.3–10.7
Liberal Charles Burch59114.5N/A
Majority1213.0N/A
Turnout 4,07877.8+29.8
Registered electors 5,244
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg3.5

Coleridge

Coleridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Burling* 1,730 45.3 –3.2
Labour Gordon Douglas1,48038.8–3.8
Liberal Philip Mitchell60615.9N/A
Majority2506.6+0.7
Turnout 3,81674.7+35.7
Registered electors 5,108
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg0.3

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sidney Reid* 2,057 47.2 –11.1
Labour Richard Wall1,60536.8–4.9
Liberal Anita Anderson69916.0N/A
Majority45210.4–6.3
Turnout 4,36170.3+35.7
Registered electors 6,204
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.1

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clarissa Kaldor 1,544 52.3 –3.9
Conservative Jacqueline George94432.0–1.6
Liberal Brian Badcock46215.7+5.4
Majority60020.3–2.3
Turnout 2,95070.5+35.9
Registered electors 4,184
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.2

Market

Market
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lavena Hawes* 2,273 47.2 N/A
Conservative Michael O'Hannan1,27626.5–2.3
Labour Mike Gunn1,26326.2N/A
Majority99720.7N/A
Turnout 4,81266.0+27.5
Registered electors 6,231
Liberal hold

Newnham

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Cohen 2,273 47.2 –1.9
Conservative P Osbourne1,27626.5–5.8
Liberal V Alford1,26326.2+7.6
Majority99720.7+3.9
Turnout 4,81271.6+26.7
Registered electors 6,720
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.0

Petersfield

Petersfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Thornely* 1,899 48.9 –1.0
Conservative Bridget Tasker1,37235.3–6.6
Liberal Joye Rosentiel61315.8+7.6
Majority52713.6+5.6
Turnout 3,88465.1+25.1
Registered electors 5,967
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.8

Queens Edith

Queens Edith
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sylvia Dolby* 2,317 51.4 –18.9
Labour Ethel Shepherd1,19926.6–3.1
Liberal Alan Newman99022.0N/A
Majority1,11824.8–15.8
Turnout 4,50676.1+39.6
Registered electors 5,918
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.9

Romsey

Romsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert May 1,891 49.3 –0.1
Conservative Stephen Clarke1,19331.1+1.1
Liberal Anthony Waite74819.5+0.5
Majority69818.2+1.2
Turnout 3,83268.0+33.0
Registered electors 5,639
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.6

Trumpington

Trumpington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elaine Wheatley 2,019 51.9 –10.2
Labour Stephen Watts1,06727.4+4.3
Liberal David Green74719.2+6.5
Communist David Mowton591.5–0.6
Majority95224.5–14.4
Turnout 3,89270.1+31.6
Registered electors 5,549
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.3

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P Reed* 1,827 49.9 –17.5
Labour J Elliott1,10530.2–3.6
Liberal A Gore72619.8N/A
Majority72219.7–13.7
Turnout 3,65869.1+32.9
Registered electors 5,294
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.0

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References

  1. ↑ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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