1979 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

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1979 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
←  1976 3 May 1979 1983  →
Whole Council
27 seats needed for a majority
Registered70,014
Turnout79%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won31165
Popular vote20,67711,56311,686
Percentage43.4%24.3%24.5%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Ind. Conservative Liberal
Seats won10
Popular vote2,0861,631
Percentage4.4%5.4%
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Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire

Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 3 May 1979, on the same day as the general election, so turnout was higher than usual in district council elections for Mid Bedfordshire. All 53 seats were up for election.

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Result

There were now 53 seats on the council, compared with 49 in 1976. Gains and losses in the results table are compared with the 1976 district council election.

Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1979 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 31+158.543.420,677+0.1
  Independent 16+230.224.311,563+0.3
  Labour 5+29.424.511,686-1.2
  Ind. Conservative 1+11.94.42,086+2.8
  Liberal 0-10.05.41,631-2.0

Ward results

All results are listed below: [2]

Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1976 District Council election.

The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1976 District Council election.

Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.

Ampthill

Ampthill (3 seats, 4,224 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms A Cowell1,72851.8
Conservative Ms A Palmer*1,56646.9+7.8
Labour Ms G Wagstaff1,48044.4+14.5
Conservative B Soaper1,39941.9
Liberal Ms M Laycock1,14134.2
Liberal J Low89526.8
Turnout 3,33779.0+6.0

Arlesey

Arlesey (2 seats, 2,762 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms A Albon*1,22755.1−0.9
Conservative R Turner1,02846.2+5.5
Labour David Harrowell99544.7
Labour J Tizard67830.5
Turnout 2,22680.6+29.5

Aspley

Aspley (2 seats, 2,376 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ms A MelinaUnopposedNA
Independent W JayeUnopposedNA

Biggleswade Ivel

Biggleswade Ivel (3 seats, 3,931 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms F Killeen*1,62351.4+18.8
Labour L Chambers*1,58050.0+18.7
Ind. Conservative Patricia Rouse*1,54849.0+19.3
Ind. Conservative Ms M Armstrong1,33142.2+17.5
Labour Alistair Costley1,07734.1+17.0
Labour R McIlroy85727.1
Turnout 3,15780.3−1.2

Biggleswade Stratton

Biggleswade Stratton (3 seats, 4,038 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ms C Cook*1,95158.7+22.7
Conservative Richard Bennett*1,74352.4+25.3
Labour Victor Brunt*1,44843.6+17.1
Conservative J Dominey1,09032.8
Labour T Bornett99229.8
Labour P Milton97929.5
Turnout 3,32482.3+0.8

Blunham

Blunham (1 seat, 1,531 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms E Woods*UnopposedNA

Campton & Meppershall

Campton & Meppershall (1 seat, 1,309 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Buxton*UnopposedNA

Clifton & Henlow

Clifton & Henlow (3 seats, 3,599 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Rogers*1,55657.4+21.5
Conservative F Burrows*1,49555.1+13.1
Independent William Cliff*1,46454.0+32.4
Conservative Patricia Cook1,31448.4+13.0
Turnout 2,71375.4

Clophill

Clophill (1 seat, 1,207 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W Russell*UnopposedNA

Cranfield

Cranfield (3 seats, 3,100 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Hawksby1,32155.3
Independent J Salisbury*1,31255.0
Conservative R Palmer1,16748.9
Conservative J Sullivan72630.4
Turnout 2,38777.0

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill (1 seat, 1,297 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms J Eells*UnopposedNA

Flitwick East

Flitwick East (2 seats, 3,169 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Randall*1,48859.0−6.3
Conservative Jack Cowell1,34553.3
Labour Ms F Rolls93337.0+2.3
Turnout 2,52279.6

Flitwick West

Flitwick West (2 seats, 1,989 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A SaxbyUnopposedNA
Conservative Dennis Gale*UnopposedNA

Harlington

Harlington (1 seat, 1,770 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A Giles*77552.3
Independent E Preston34423.2
Independent J McFadden19813.4
Labour L Ragless1278.6
Turnout 1,48183.7

Haynes & Houghton Conquest

Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 1,665 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent H Craddock*UnopposedNA

Langford

Langford (1 seat, 1,912 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G Gates*91556.7+18.0
Labour A Loney67742.0+20.8
Turnout 1,61384.4

Marston

Marston (2 seats, 3,149 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms C Barnes*1,18848.1−13.7
Labour D Towell1,17647.6
Conservative Fiona Chapman* [a] 92737.5−19.5
Labour Ms R Martin75730.7
Turnout 2,46978.4

Maulden

Maulden (1 seat, 1,875 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ms I Robinson*91460.3−26.9
Ind. Conservative Howard Lockey53835.5
Turnout 1,51780.9+34.5

Northill

Northill (1 seat, 1,521 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Turner*UnopposedNA

Old Warden & Southill

Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,168 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ms M Hamer-Harries43951.8+15.8
Conservative Ms S Pool40047.2
Turnout 84872.6+22.6

Potton

Potton (2 seats, 2,901 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Ream*UnopposedNA
Independent F Jakes*UnopposedNA

Sandy All Saints

Sandy All Saints (2 seats, 2,527 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alistair Gammell*1,26263.4+25.8
Conservative A Sherwood-King*1,20360.4+18.5
Labour I Kirkwood56228.2
Labour Ms J Monahan52126.2+12.8
Turnout 1,99178.8+11.2

Sandy St Swithuns

Sandy St Swithuns (3 seats, 2,828 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent K Quince*1,11550.9+10.0
Conservative N Davidson92842.4
Independent E Smith86439.5
Labour L Cameron81337.1
Labour P Monahan71032.4+15.3
Labour W Hibbert59127.0+23.9
Turnout 2,18977.4+9.8

Shefford

Shefford (2 seats, 2,108 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms A Gouldsbrough77045.3
Independent A Smyth72342.6
Conservative D Cadman67739.8+3.2
Independent Ms M Faircloth49729.3+16.2
Labour Ms G Emmerson21212.5+2.6
Labour Ms R McIlroy19611.5
Turnout 1,69980.6

Shillington & Stondon

Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,588 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent R Roe*1,12054.3
Independent S Burr82039.7
Conservative D Simkins71434.6
Conservative P Parrish69133.5
Turnout 2,06379.7

Stotfold

Stotfold (3 seats, 4,467 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J Long*1,95860.5+26.3
Labour H Wood1,68352.0+20.8
Independent F Hyde*1,60049.4+14.6
Independent R Watkins1,49346.1+15.8
Turnout 3,23972.5+19.1

Wensley

Wensley (1 seat, 1,217 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W Goodyer*51951.1−5.4
Liberal C Riches49048.2
Turnout 1,01683.5

Westoning

Westoning (1 seat, 1,188 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Kent*UnopposedNA

Woburn

Woburn (1 seat, 1,180 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Woodward*56258.5+18.2
Independent J Ellis38339.9+11.7
Turnout 96181.4+19.6

Wrest

Wrest (1 seat, 1,418 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G Wood*UnopposedNA

Notes

  1. ↑ Mrs Chapman's full name is Catherine Fiona Chapman MBE. Since 2009 she has been councillor for Flitwick on Central Bedfordshire Council, and is listed on Central Bedfordshire Council's website as Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE. [3] [4] She is sometimes listed as Catherine Chapman, [5] and sometimes as Fiona Chapman. [6] [4] She was first elected to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in 1976. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "District level Authority Results.xlsx", www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, pp. 1976, 1979, retrieved 14 May 2017
  2. 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael, "Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF), www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, retrieved 14 May 2017
  3. ↑ "Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE", centralbeds.moderngov.co.uk, archived from the original on 14 August 2017, retrieved 14 May 2017
  4. 1 2 "Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Central Bedfordshire Council, Vice-Chairman Councillor Fiona Chapman MBE", www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, retrieved 14 May 2017[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
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