1979 South Ribble Borough Council election

Last updated

Elections to South Ribble Borough Council were held on 3 May 1979. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party retained its majority. [1]

Contents

Composition of the Borough Council after the 1979 election UK South Ribble Borough Council 1979.svg
Composition of the Borough Council after the 1979 election

Election result

South Ribble local election result 1979
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 42Decrease2.svg 377.860.064964
  Labour 10Increase2.svg 218.536.139142
  Liberal 1Increase2.svg 11.93.94221
  Ind. Conservative 1Increase2.svg 11.9N/A [note 1]

Ward Results

All Saints
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Rhodes 2,088 27.3
Conservative A. Clark 1,832 24.0
Conservative R. Welhmam 1,803 23.6
Labour D. Davies100713.2
Labour P. Nugent91011.9
Bamber Bridge Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Cooper 1,872 22.8
Conservative G. Woods 1,845 22.5
Conservative L. Swarbrick 1,676 20.4
Labour G. Davies147017.9
Labour D. Watson133516.3
Charnock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Ainscough 559 58.5
Labour J. Stoker39641.5
Farington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Craven 1,799 24.5
Conservative C. Leather 1,707 23.2
Conservative G. Thorpe 1,686 22.9
Labour N. Ward109614.9
Labour B. Guilfoyle106814.5
Howick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Smith 1,476 43.1
Conservative D. Stewart 1,456 42.5
Labour E. Breakell49314.4


Hutton & New Longton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Robinson Unopposed
Ind. Conservative R. Hawkins Unopposed
Conservative J. Simpson Unopposed


Kingsfold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Bannister 1,366 18.8
Conservative E. Carson 1,366 18.8
Conservative J. Jenkinson 1,313 18.1
Labour M. Lyons121216.7
Labour J. Harvey100613.9
Labour E. McEvoy98613.6
Little Hoole & Much Hoole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Knowles Unopposed
Conservative E. Webster Unopposed
Longton Central & West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Burdon 2,285 31.9
Conservative J. Breakell 2,093 29.3
Labour E. Nicholls71010.0
Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Thompson 1,601 42.0
Conservative W. Eccles 1,545 40.5
Labour N. Hall71017.4
Middleforth Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Dickinson 1,146 40.0
Conservative R. Harwood 961 33.1
Labour J. Prance79427.4
Moss Side
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Just 758 54.3
Labour D. King63945.7
Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Allison 1,234 44.7
Conservative W. Valentine 1,086 39.4
Labour A. Calder43915.9
Samlesbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative O. Barton 634 89.7
Labour J. Minall7310.3
Seven Stars
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Dawber 1,534 23.4
Labour J. Bradley 1,438 21.9
Labour J. Kelly 1,391 21.2
Conservative B. Gadd75511.5
Conservative R. Smith73011.1
Conservative B. Gadd71710.9
St. Ambrose Wesley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Dawson 1,194 15.1
Liberal N. Orrel 1,095 13.9
Labour D. Golden 1,052 13.3
Labour J. Ryan103613.1
Conservative J. Demack82710.5
Conservative G. Eland7329.3
Conservative P. Mansell7219.1
Liberal M. Kirkham6368.1
Liberal D. Lake5977.6
St. Andrews
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Greenwood 874 31.8
Conservative S. Kelley 758 27.6
Labour C. Lamb60822.1
Liberal H. Stevens50818.5
St. Johns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Hocking 2,017 29.1
Labour F. Stringfellow 1,915 27.6
Labour M. Walsh 1,841 22.6
Conservative V. Just115916.7
St. Leonards
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Coupe 1,687 25.8
Conservative J. Lawson 1,591 24.4
Conservative K. Palmer 1,526 23.4
Labour K. Sharples95214.6
Labour M. Kosickis77111.8
St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hall 1,701 26.3
Conservative J. Marsden 1,623 25.1
Conservative B. Pickup 1,158 17.9
Labour J. Crossley109116.9
Liberal T. Jones88913.8
Walton-Le-Dale South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Dixon 1,698 17.8
Conservative E. Gregson 1,681 17.6
Labour G. Woodcock 1,625 17.0
Conservative D. Hughes161616.9
Labour T. Hanson149315.7
Labour D. Grayham142414.9
Walton-Le-Dale West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Beckett 1,499 18.4
Conservative C. Elliott 1,335 16.4
Labour A. White 1,333 16.4
Conservative D. Baxter161616.2
Labour J. Morrison114014.0
Labour E. Hejda-Morrison98112.1
Liberal R. Watson5266.5

Notes

  1. ↑ Elected unopposed.

References

  1. ↑ "South Ribble". BBC News Online . Retrieved 16 December 2022.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.