1979 Tendring District Council election

1979 Tendring District Council election
All 60 seats to Tendring District Council ; 31 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election; ; Conservative

Last updated August 31, 2025

The 1979 Tendring District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Tendring District Council in England.^[1] This was the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections held across the United Kingdom.

Summary

Election result

1979 Tendring District Council election
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	39		65.0	55.0	60,980	+3.0
Liberal	7	2	11.7	11.5	12,788	+0.5
Independent	5	4	8.3	7.4	8,224	–2.0
Labour	4	1	6.7	18.5	20,498	–2.4
Residents	4		6.7	7.1	7,880	+0.8
Independent Labour	1	1	1.7	0.5	529	N/A

Ward results

Alresford, Thorrington & Frating

Alresford, Thorrington & Frating (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	D. Fitch*	Unopposed
	Conservative	R. Grinstead*	Unopposed
Registered electors			2,606
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold

Ardleigh

Ardleigh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Moorhouse*	884	80.4	*N/A*
	Labour	A. Chaplin	216	19.6	N/A
Majority			668	60.8	N/A
Turnout			1,100	76.8	N/A
Registered electors			1,432
	Conservative hold

Beaumont & Thorpe

Beaumont & Thorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. Wright*	991	85.7	+3.0
	Labour	V. Reiser	165	14.3	–3.0
Majority			826	71.4	+6.0
Turnout			1,156	72.6	+27.9
Registered electors			1,592
	Independent hold		Swing	3.0

Bockings Elm

Bockings Elm (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Holmes	1,912	58.7	–3.5
	Conservative	M. Fitz	1,781	54.7	–0.2
	Labour	D. Mills	1,347	41.4	+18.9
Turnout			~3,257	66.4	+24.0
Registered electors			4,906
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix

Bradfield, Wrabness & Wix
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Turberville*	817	68.3	*N/A*
	Labour	R. Smith	380	31.7	N/A
Majority			437	36.5	N/A
Turnout			1,197	77.3	N/A
Registered electors			1,548
	Conservative hold

Brightlingsea East

Brightlingsea East (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. House*	1,510
	Independent	P. Patrick*	1,482
	Labour	J. Bowers	468
Turnout			?	?	N/A
Registered electors			2,837
	Liberal hold
	Independent hold

Brightlingsea West

Brightlingsea West (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Stephens*	1,207	51.6	+7.3
	Liberal	E. Price*	1,171	50.1	+9.8
	Conservative	B. Pingree	668	28.6	–6.9
	Labour	B. Diamond	464	19.8	–9.6
Turnout			~2,338	81.5	+36.8
Registered electors			2,869
	Liberal hold
	Liberal hold

Elmstead

Elmstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Parrish*	799	60.3	–12.7
	Labour	P. Smith	527	39.7	+12.7
Majority			272	20.5	–25.4
Turnout			1,326	80.0	+31.2
Registered electors			1,658
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.7

Frinton

Frinton (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Leaman*	2,339	69.7	+0.4
	Conservative	M. Rex	2,239	66.7	+1.3
	Conservative	A. Morgan*	2,121	63.2	+4.7
	Independent	A. Wagman	611	18.2	N/A
	Labour	P. Davies	406	12.1	N/A
Turnout			~3,355	79.7	+36.5
Registered electors			4,210
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Golf Green

Golf Green (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Harding*	964	43.5	–25.2
	Conservative	J. Hill*	857	38.7	–28.4
	Residents	F. Clarke	779	35.2	N/A
	Residents	E. Druce	683	30.9	N/A
	Labour	F. Baker	472	21.3	–10.0
Turnout			~2,214	73.2	+33.3
Registered electors			3,024
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Great & Little Oakley

Great & Little Oakley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	G. Turner	529	50.6	*N/A*
	Conservative	S. Mann	516	49.4	N/A
Majority			13	1.2	N/A
Turnout			1,045	72.6	N/A
Registered electors			1,439
	Independent Labour gain from Conservative

Great Bentley

Great Bentley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Lord*	743	57.4	–6.9
	Liberal	R. Taylor	406	31.4	–4.3
	Labour	J. Bartington	145	11.2	N/A
Majority			337	26.0	–2.6
Turnout			1,294	75.9	+28.2
Registered electors			1,705
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Great Bromley, Little Bromley & Little Bentley

Great Bromley, Little Bromley & Little Bentley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Pirie*	565	71.0	*N/A*
	Labour	S. Cooper	231	29.0	N/A
Majority			334	42.0	N/A
Turnout			899	74.7	N/A
Registered electors			1,066
	Conservative hold

Harwich East

Harwich East (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Good*	1,461
	Liberal	T. Walker	732
	Conservative	J. Lindsey	653
	Labour	W. Buckland	582
Turnout			?	?	N/A
Registered electors			2,774
	Conservative hold
	Liberal gain from Independent

Harwich East Central

Harwich East Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Potter*	1,057
	Conservative	J. Thorn*	906
	Labour	J. Self	794
	Independent	W. Roberts	762
Turnout			?	?	N/A
Registered electors			2,730
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Harwich West

Harwich West (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Sharp	901	36.1	–13.4
	Conservative	J. Glenn	849	34.0	–17.6
	Conservative	W. Spencer	766	30.7	–16.4
	Independent	P. Elleby	750	30.0	N/A
	Independent	J. Barrett	549	22.0	N/A
Turnout			~2,499	81.9	+30.3
Registered electors			3,051
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold

Harwich West Central

Harwich West Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Wallington-Ruston*	1,230	56.8	–8.4
	Conservative	G. Hayes*	1,108	51.2	–8.1
	Labour	D. Self	935	43.2	+8.4
Turnout			~2,164	74.3	+33.6
Registered electors			2,912
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Haven

Haven (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	C. Bufton*	1,691	76.4	+26.5
	Residents	J. Hewitt*	1,588	71.8	+28.4
	Conservative	C. Clowes	360	16.3	–12.4
	Labour	J. Bond	162	7.3	+0.6
Turnout			~2,212	83.5	+8.1
Registered electors			2,649
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

Holland & Kirby

Holland & Kirby (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Divall*	1,549	49.5	*N/A*
	Liberal	J. Russell	1,074	34.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	F. Rust*	962	30.8	N/A
	Labour	N. Davis	502	16.1	N/A
Turnout			~3,127	86.8	N/A
Registered electors			3,602
	Conservative hold
	Liberal gain from Conservative

Lawford & Manningtree

Lawford & Manningtree (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Randall*	1,135
	Conservative	R. Fairley*	939
	Labour	L. Wallis	676
	Liberal	R. Smith	665
Turnout			?	?	N/A
Registered electors			2,532
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold

Little Clacton

Little Clacton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Chappell*	1,061	84.9	*N/A*
	Labour	J. Young	189	15.1	N/A
Majority			872	69.8	N/A
Turnout			1,250	68.2	N/A
Registered electors			1,832
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Mistley

Mistley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. French*	443	39.2	–1.3
	Liberal	L. Brown	419	37.0	+1.6
	Labour	A. Foster	269	23.8	–0.3
Majority			24	2.1	–2.9
Turnout			1,131	78.4	+30.3
Registered electors			1,443
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

Ramsey & Parkeston

Ramsey & Parkeston
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	F. Wilkinson*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,476
	Independent hold

Rush Green

Rush Green (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Powell	1,392	42.6	–0.8
	Conservative	J. Gasking*	1,338	40.9	+2.5
	Conservative	D. Sage	1,326	40.5	+4.4
	Labour	A. Markham-Lee	1,052	32.2	+1.7
	Labour	L. Markham-Lee	962	29.4	+2.2
	Independent	A. Jones	827	25.3	N/A
Turnout			~3,270	81.7	+39.0
Registered electors			4,003
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Southcliff

Southcliff (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Herbert*	2,209	78.2	–3.5
	Conservative	L. Cox*	2,201	77.9	–2.2
	Conservative	L. King*	1,937	68.6	–4.5
	Labour	M. Lee	613	21.7	+3.4
Turnout			~2,824	71.6	+31.4
Registered electors			3,944
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St Bartholomews

St Bartholomews (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	M. Holloway*	1,602	68.5	+9.8
	Residents	J. Cole	1,537	65.7	+7.2
	Conservative	J. Stockman	418	17.9	–8.7
	Independent	G. Collins	189	8.1	+1.1
	Labour	A. Oswick	128	5.5	–2.2
Turnout			~2,338	82.3	+17.3
Registered electors			2,841
	Residents hold
	Residents hold

St James

St James (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Goldsmith*	1,648	63.0	–8.0
	Conservative	J. Pye	1,620	61.9	–6.5
	Conservative	A. Overton*	1,613	61.6	–5.0
	Labour	F. Saul	970	37.1	+8.0
Turnout			~2,617	59.3	+28.3
Registered electors			4,413
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St Johns

St Johns (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Bevan*	1,555	38.2	+12.2
	Conservative	B. Edwards*	1,462	35.9	+2.6
	Conservative	T. Baker	1,455	35.7	+6.9
	Conservative	T. Staigl*	1,368	33.6	N/A
	Liberal	P. Manning	1,247	30.6	+7.3
	Labour	T. Larkin	1,055	25.9	+0.6
Turnout			~4,072	83.5	+35.7
Registered electors			4,877
	Liberal hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

St Marys

St Marys (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	D. Moody*	1,194	32.0	–6.0
	Labour	R. Smith	930	24.9	–3.1
	Labour	S. Gilbert*	830	22.2	–3.8
	Conservative	T. Godfrey	813	21.8	N/A
	Liberal	D. Rhodes*	801	21.4	–12.7
	Conservative	J. Stephenson	782	21.8	N/A
	Liberal	W. Bensilum	747	20.0	N/A
Turnout			~3,737	96.6	+51.5
Registered electors			3,869
	Independent hold
	Labour gain from Liberal
	Labour hold

St Osyth & Point Clear

St Osyth & Point Clear (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Ashenden*	963
	Liberal	T. Dale	905
	Independent	J. Smith*	869
	Conservative	G. Roberts	508
	Labour	M. Diamond	233
Turnout			?	?	N/A
Registered electors			2,744
	Conservative hold
	Liberal gain from Independent

Tendring & Weeley

Tendring & Weeley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Lumber	740	59.2	*N/A*
	Liberal	P. Mead	349	27.9	N/A
	Labour	S. Wallis	160	12.8	N/A
Majority			391	31.3	N/A
Turnout			1,249	68.7	N/A
Registered electors			1,819
	Conservative hold

Walton

Walton (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Rayner*	2,290	72.4	–3.7
	Conservative	E. Day*	2,183	69.0	–4.0
	Conservative	W. O'Connor	2,165	68.4	–3.8
	Labour	S. Grant	874	27.6	+3.6
	Labour	N. McKinley	863	27.3	+3.3
	Labour	M. Wilson	862	27.2	N/A
Turnout			~3,165	65.4	+28.8
Registered electors			4,839
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

References

↑ "Tendring District Council Election Results 1973–2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 4 January 2023.

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[1] "Tendring District Council Election Results 1973–2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 4 January 2023.

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