1979 City of Lincoln Council election

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1979 City of Lincoln Council election [1] [2]
  1976 3 May 1979 1980  

All 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Democratic Labour
Last election12017
Seats won2193
Seat changeIncrease2.svg8Increase2.svg9Decrease2.svg14
Popular vote16,79614,5167,462
Percentage41.2%35.6%18.3%

City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1979.svg
Map showing the results the 1979 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives and orange shows Democratic Labour seats. Striped wards indicate wards with mixed representation.

Council control before election

Democratic Labour

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1979 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 1979. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. [3] The entire council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Democratic Labour Party.

Contents

Overall results

1979 City of Lincoln Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 21Increase2.svg863.641.216,796Increase2.svg8.8
  Labour 9Increase2.svg927.335.614,516Increase2.svg10.8
  Democratic Labour 3Decrease2.svg149.118.37,462Decrease2.svg22.7
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.00.5195Decrease2.svg0.3
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0.04.31,770Increase2.svg3.3
Total3385,973

Ward results

Abbey (3 seats)

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Fletcher 1,453
Labour A. Gibbons 1,393
Democratic Labour K. Carveth 1,384
Conservative R. McMahon1,343
Democratic Labour E. Coles1,319
Labour R. Hodson1,159
Democratic Labour C. Hurley878
Turnout 76.0%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Democratic Labour win (new seat)

Birchwood (3 seats)

Location of Birchwood ward Birchwood ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Birchwood ward
Boultham (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative L. Crumblehulme 1,321
Conservative W. Crumblehulme 1,320
Conservative C. Sparkes 1,156
Labour G. Turner1,029
Democratic Labour J. Golding921
Labour W. Fowles871
Labour L. Gerrans837
Democratic Labour A. West699
Democratic Labour R. West603
Turnout 74.3%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Boultham (3 seats)

Location of Boultham ward Boultham ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Boultham ward
Boultham (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Labour T. Rook 1,517
Labour P. Archer 1,281
Conservative B. Stanton 1,137
Conservative D. McLeish1,114
Conservative J. Paine1,076
Democratic Labour H. Buttery1,058
Labour A. Toofany937
Democratic Labour M. Snalec912
Labour L. Wells911
Turnout 77.7%
Democratic Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bracebridge (3 seats)

Location of Bracebridge ward Bracebridge ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Bracebridge ward
Bracebridge (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E. Jenkins 1,908
Conservative R. Bracey 1,778
Conservative P. Roe 1,741
Labour A. Bull1,014
Labour S. Close994
Liberal R. Hayward927
Labour P. Hurst871
Liberal P. Taylor848
Liberal D. Templeman794
Turnout 80.8%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Carholme (3 seats)

Location of Carholme ward Carholme ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Carholme ward
Carholme (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative S. Campbell 2,119
Conservative I. Campbell 2,112
Conservative C. Ireland 1,972
Labour J. Martin1,413
Labour P. Rattigan1,325
Labour D. Smith1,290
Turnout 73.0%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Castle (3 seats)

Location of Castle ward Castle ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Castle ward
Castle (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour N. Jackson 1,644
Labour H. Bunnage 1,433
Conservative D. Chambers 1,372
Labour P. West1,350
Conservative David Gratrick [5] 1,317
Conservative P. Hind1,309
Liberal F. Goulding843
Liberal E. Turver700
Liberal D. Hoyes682
Turnout 80.0%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Longdales (3 seats)

Location of Longdales ward Longdales ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Longdales ward
Longdales (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative C. North 1,566
Conservative N. McDonald 1,536
Conservative R. Long 1,531
Labour D. Miller1,385
Labour P. Aylmer1,252
Labour B. Townrow1,128
Democratic Labour R. Barnes846
Democratic Labour L. Davis768
Democratic Labour R. King665
Turnout 77.1%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Minster (3 seats)

Location of Minster ward Minster ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Minster ward
Minster (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Sullivan 2,240
Conservative M. Cass 2,217
Conservative F. Horn 2,167
Labour J. Ward1,777
Labour S. Walker1,655
Labour R. Mulder1,631
Turnout 76.7%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Moorland (3 seats)

Location of Moorland ward Moorland ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Moorland ward
Moorland (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative B. Abbott 1,617
Conservative M. Duff 1,459
Conservative A. Parker 1,362
Labour J. Robertson1,147
Labour N. Baldock1,119
Labour N. Smith1,067
Democratic Labour M. Baguley636
Democratic Labour R. Turner572
Democratic Labour C. Benton564
Independent C. Hurst195
Turnout 78.0%
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Park (3 seats)

Location of Park ward Park ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Park ward
Park (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Jackson [6] 1,223
Conservative G. Close 1,146
Democratic Labour F. Allen 1,109
Conservative M. Brittan936
Democratic Labour L. Shepheard915
Conservative J. Kay893
Labour J. Plant746
Democratic Labour J. Turner722
Turnout 70.9%
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Democratic Labour win (new seat)

Tritton (3 seats)

Location of Tritton ward Tritton ward in Lincoln 1979.svg
Location of Tritton ward
Tritton (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour C. Green 1,150
Labour C. Meanwell 1,081
Labour H. Hubbard 1,061
Democratic Labour J. Bates1,049
Conservative G. Read1,027
Conservative R. Brittan1,013
Democratic Labour A. Jackson977
Conservative M. Jaques929
Democratic Labour D. Sanderson676
Turnout 79.3%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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References

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  2. "Local Election Summaries 1979". The Elections Centre.
  3. The City of Lincoln (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
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  5. "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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