1979 Corby District Council election

1979 Corby District Council election ^{[1] [2]}

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All 27 seats in the Corby District Council 14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	78.6%
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Independent Last election 10 seats, 39.4% 16 seats, 45.2% 0 seats, 4.5% Seats won 23 3 1 Seat change 13 13 0 Popular vote 15,910 10,701 1,507 Percentage 55.6% 37.4% 5.3% Swing 16.2% 7.8% 0.8%
Map showing the results of the 1979 Corby District Council elections.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Labour

The 1979 Corby District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Corby District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party regained overall control of the council which it had lost to the Conservative Party at the previous election in 1976. ^[1] The council remained continuously under Labour control ^[3] until the council was dissolved in 2021.

Ward-by-Ward Results

Central Ward (3 seats)

Location of Central ward

Corby District Council Elections 1979: Central ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Thomson	1,815
	Labour	J. Hazel	1,704
	Labour	J. Breen	1,703
	Conservative	M. Perkins	1,061
	Conservative	H. Lear	1,037
	Conservative	L. Buecheler	962
Turnout				70.5%
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold

Danesholme Ward (3 seats)

Location of Danesholme ward

Corby District Council Elections 1979: Danesholme ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Crawley	1,072
	Labour	R. Hayburn	1,066
	Labour	M. Forshaw	971
	Conservative	F. Goodman	967
	Conservative	W. Carey	912
	Conservative	R. Gillett	870
	Liberal	J. Wood	493
Turnout				78.4%
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

East Ward (2 seats)

Location of East ward

Corby District Council Elections 1979: East ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	E. Wright	877
	Labour	T. Sykes	871
	Labour	B. Brown	537
	Conservative	A. Pitcher	485
Turnout				69.2%
	Independent hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Hazelwood Ward (3 seats)

Location of Hazelwood ward

Corby District Council Elections 1979: Hazelwood ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. McGowan	2,048
	Labour	K. Glendinning	1,917
	Labour	W. Mawdsley	1,864
	Conservative	M. Burr	721
	Conservative	J. Smith	717
	Conservative	K. Farnham	606
Turnout				63.9%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Kingswood Ward (3 seats)

Location of Kingswood ward

Corby District Council Elections 1979: Kingswood ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Kane	1,758
	Labour	A. Mathie	1,645
	Labour	K. Locker	1,623
	Conservative	A. Briggs	1,208
	Conservative	J. Campbell	1,130
	Conservative	G. Robertshaw	1,096
Turnout				64.1%
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

Lloyds Ward (3 seats)

Location of Lloyds ward

Corby District Council Elections 1979: Lloyds ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Kane	1,966
	Labour	R. Hipkiss	1,589
	Conservative	D. Hindwood	1,585
	Labour	D. Moon	1,557
	Conservative	A. Musson	1,070
Turnout				86.2%
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Lodge Park Ward (3 seats)

Location of Lodge Park ward

Corby District Council Elections 1979: Lodge Park ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Wright	2,251
	Labour	P. Floody	2,119
	Labour	J. Sims	2,064
	Conservative	J. Smith	1,290
	Conservative	S. Heggs	1,120
Turnout				74.8%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Rural East Ward (1 seat)

Location of Rural East ward

Corby District Council Elections 1979: Rural East ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Kimmons	711
	Independent	C. Bodin	426
	Labour	A. MacLeod	394
Turnout				82.8%
	Conservative hold

Rural North Ward (1 seat)

Location of Rural North ward

Corby District Council Elections 1979: Rural North ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Ogilvie	371
	Conservative	G. Woolston	243
	Independent	J. Canning	210
Turnout				85.3%
	Labour hold

Rural West Ward (1 seat)

Location of Rural West ward

Corby District Council Elections 1979: Rural West ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Webster	666
	Labour	M. Phipps	210
Turnout				81.9%
	Conservative hold

Shire Lodge Ward (2 seats)

Location of Shire Lodge ward

Corby District Council Elections 1979: Shire Lodge ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Crawley	1,229
	Labour	A. Davidson	1,171
	Conservative	R. Sheridan	647
	Conservative	H. Perry	573
Turnout				73.3%
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold

West Ward (2 seats)

Location of West ward

Corby District Council Elections 1979: West ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Adamson	1,919
	Labour	E. Donald	1,667
	Conservative	L. Baker	1,117
	Conservative	F. Harris	996
Turnout				76.8%
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1979. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 12.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1979". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
3. "England council elections". BBC News. 10 May 2011.
4. "Corby Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.