1979 Langbaurgh Borough Council election

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Elections to Langbaurgh Borough Council took place on 3 May 1979. The election took place on the same day as the 1979 UK General Election and the whole council was up for election. The Labour Party won most seats and took over control of the council from the Conservative Party. [1]

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Election result

Langbaurgh Borough Council local election result 1979
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 32130+1353.3%45.8%78,273+43,810
  Conservative 22112-1136.7%45.4%77,543+29,225
  Independent 602-210.0%7.7%13,235+2,528
  Liberal 0n/an/a1.1%1,801+734

Ward Results

Bankside

Bankside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Thompson 1,161 65.6% +10.5%
Labour R Haining 1,106
Conservative H Fenwick60834.4%-10.5%
Conservative H Johnson545

Belmont

Belmont
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P Hopwood 2,236 57.7% -14.4%
Conservative B Lythgoe 2,511
Labour K Pitchford1,86142.3%+14.4%
Labour H Tout1,598

Brotton

Brotton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Barton 1,315 44.2% -5.8%
Labour A Barton 1,267
Conservative J Askew1,25442.2%-7.8%
Conservative M Grant939
Liberal C Watts40513.6%+13.6%
Liberal L Wilkinson248

Church Lane

Church Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G Hodgson 1,954 83.4% +11.4%
Labour W Herlingshaw 1,905
Conservative G McPherson39016.6%-11.4%
Conservative W Slegg361

Coatham

Coatham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J White 1,018 36.7% -2%
Conservative J Dyball 925 33.4% -9.5%
Conservative R Hall919
Labour M Dowling83029.9%+11.5%

Dormanstown

Dormanstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T Collins 2,948 53.3% -4.2%
Labour A Taylor 2,386
Labour R Jones 2,364
Conservative A Horner 1,362 24.6% +24.6%
Independent D Kelsey1,22322.1%-20.4%

Eston

Eston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I Cole 2,288 67.3% +16.9%
Labour M Learman 2,189
Labour A Harvison 2,082
Conservative D A'Court1,11132.7%-16.9%
Conservative R A'Court1,058
Conservative M Curry1,035

Grangetown

Grangetown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P Harford 2,080 85.3% +14.4%
Labour S Tombe 1,892
Conservative A Soakell358-14.7%-14.4%
Conservative R McLay354

Guisborough

Guisborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W Richardson 1,873 54% +9.5%
Conservative M Hopwood 1,767
Conservative J Gaskin 1,651
Labour F Christie1,59346%+10.5%
Labour G Houston1,517
Labour J Marvell1,431

Hutton

Hutton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B Bradley 1,786 81.9% +10.6%
Labour P Trainor39418.1%-2%

Kirkleatham

Kirkleatham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Taylor 2,153 56.2% +5.7%
Labour R Roberts 2,122
Labour K Nilan 2,080
Conservative S Hall1,68143.8%-5.7%
Conservative R Day1,623
Conservative D Horner1,603

Lockwood

Lockwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S Kay 1,167 53.1% -5.1%
Conservative C Watson 1,032 46.9% +5.1%
Conservative E Carter984

Loftus

Loftus
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J Theobold 2,530 42.9% +1.9%
Labour B Scott 2,033 36% +5%
Labour N Lantsbery 1,718
Conservative C Ellerby1,07919.1%-7.1%

Longbeck

Longbeck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E Mann 2,405 50% +16.1%
Labour G Houchen 2,401 50% +16.5%
Conservative N Cooney 2,199
Conservative G Lawrenson2,085
Labour M Lambert1,674
Labour M Jones1,634

Newcomen

Newcomen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W Dagg 1,436 43% +17.7%
Labour A Mills 1,352
Conservative D Jessop1,15534.6%+6.4%
Conservative S Birt1,010
Independent J Preston74822.4%-10.2%

Normanby

Normanby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Moore 1,766 59.1% -13.7%
Conservative A Wright 1,396
Labour J Briggs1,22240.9%+13.7%

Ormesby

Ormesby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Fagan 1,548 63.7% -14.1%
Conservative P Zoryk 1,475
Labour R Lewis88136.3%+14.1%

Overfields

Overfields
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J Sickling 1,866 65.6% +15.2%
Labour W Towers 1,559
Conservative A Fagan97734.4%-15.2%
Conservative D Adamson958

Redcar

Redcar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G Smith 1,527 37% -18.2%
Conservative N Richards 1,517 36.8% +3.5%
Conservative A Kidd1,511
Labour J Coombs1,08226.2%+14.6%

Saltburn

Saltburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Collins 2,428 37.4% -21%
Independent A Atterton 2,009 48.8% +7.2%
Conservative P Clark 1,469
Conservative D Frizelle1,228
Independent J Fulcher1,166
Labour D Walsh89413.8%+13.8%

Skelton

Skelton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L Douglass 2,312 53.2% -6.5%
Conservative W Hill 2,146
Labour I Johnson 2,035 46.8% +6.5%
Conservative J Mussett1,533
Labour K Price1,295

Skinningrove

Skinningrove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R Tough 633 59.9% +21.4%
Conservative C Simmons42340.1%+40.1%

South Bank

South Bank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A Seed 1,850 68.2% +25.1%
Labour C Christie 1,641
Conservative T Robinson86235.8%-4%
Conservative J Myrddin-Baker857

St. Germains

St. Germains
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent K Barker 1,915 42.4% +1.7%
Conservative R Lawrenson 1,326 29.3% -2%
Labour J Wiggins 1,279 28.3% +0.2%
Conservative D Halliday1,240

Teesville

Teesville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H York 2,259 56.9% +19.3%
Labour I Hewitson 2,259
Labour M McCormack 2,135
Conservative J Robinson1,71443.1%-19.3%
Conservative L Shepherd1,600
Conservative J Soakell1,590

West Dyke

West Dyke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Gwenlan 1,951 31.7% -13.2%
Conservative D Lane 1,929
Independent D Bell 1,847 30.1% -10.5%
Conservative F Walker1,588
Labour J Curry1,20019.5%+5%
Liberal S Wilson1,14818.7%+18.7%

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