1979 Warwick District Council election

The 1979 Warwick District Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect all 58 members of Warwick District Council to a four-year term, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom and the general election. It was preceded by the 1976 election and followed by the 1983 election. The Conservative Party held control of the council. Turnout across the council was 77.5%. ^[1]

Results summary

1979 Warwick District Council election [1] [2]
Party		Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	40	1	69.0
	Labour	13	1	22.4
	Liberal	4	1	6.9
	Ratepayers	1	1	1.7
	Independent	0		0.0

Ward results

Ashow, Baginton, Bubbenhall and Stoneleigh

Ashow, Bagington, Bubenhall and Stoneleigh (1 seat) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Simpson	1,425	67.9	13.5
	Labour	Goeffrey Renshaw	675	32.1	8.9
Majority			750	35.7	4.6
Total valid votes			2,100	99.3
Rejected ballots			14	0.7
Turnout			2,114	75.4	23.7
Registered electors			2,802
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.3

Baddesley Clinton, Bushwood, Lapworth and Wroxall

Baddesley Clinton, Bushwood, Lapworth and Wroxall (1 seat) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Kimpton*	1,002	82.7	6.2
	Labour	Ann Caldwell	209	17.3	6.2
Majority			793	65.5	12.4
Total valid votes			1,211	99.1
Rejected ballots			11	0.9
Turnout			1,222	78.1	30.1
Registered electors			1,564
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.2

Barford, Norton Lindsey, Sherbourne and Wasperton

Barford, Norton Lindsey, Sherbourne and Wasperton (1 seat) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cecil Wilkins*	947	86.4	4.1
	Labour	Janet Renshaw	149	13.6	4.1
Majority			798	72.8	8.1
Total valid votes			1,096	98.8
Rejected ballots			13	1.2
Turnout			1,109	82.5	27.5
Registered electors			1,344
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.1

Beausale, Guy's Cliffe, Haseley, Hatton, Honiley and Leek Wootton

Beausale, Guy's Cliffe, Haseley, Hatton, Honiley and Leek Wootton (1 seat) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Walker	878	79.6	4.3
	Labour	Alice Armstrong	225	20.4	13.3
Majority			653	59.2	1.6
Total valid votes			1,103	98.4
Rejected ballots			16	1.4
Turnout			1,121	74.09
Registered electors			1,513
	Conservative hold		Swing	4.5

Bishop's Tachbrook

Bishop's Tachbrook (1 seat) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Evans*	486	48.3	9.2
	Liberal	William Hopkins	281	27.9	5.2
	Labour	Jean O'Neill	240	23.8	4.0
Majority			205	20.4	14.3
Total valid votes			1,007	99.1
Rejected ballots			8	0.8
Turnout			1,016	80.0	30.2
Registered electors			1,270
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.2

Blackdown, Eathorpe, Hunningham, Offchurch, Old Milverton, Wappenbury and Weston-Under-Wetherley

Blackdown, Eathorpe, Hunningham, Offchurch, Old Milverton, Wappenbury and Weston-Under-Wetherley (1 seat) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hammon*	563	80.7	2.6
	Labour	Reginald Long	135	19.3	2.6
Majority			428	61.3	5.1
Total valid votes			698	98.2
Rejected ballots			12	1.7
Turnout			711	81.6	30.9
Registered electors			871
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.6

Budbrooke

Budbrooke (1 seat) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Brown* [a]	685	55.0	20.4
	Liberal	John Haselgrove	425	34.1	21.1
	Labour	Paul Weller	136	10.9	0.7
Majority			260	20.9	N/A
Total valid votes			1,246	98.3
Rejected ballots			21	1.7
Turnout			1,267	82.6	30.8
Registered electors			1,533
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	20.7

Cubbington

Cubbington (2 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clifford Cleaver	1,887	72.7	6.0
	Conservative	Thomas Shevlin	1,653	63.7	0.8
	Labour	Charles Jones	653	25.2	6.3
	Labour	Linda Jones	598	23.0	4.0
Total valid votes			2,595	99.0
Rejected ballots			25	1.0
Turnout			2,620	81.5	34.3
Registered electors			3,216
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Kenilworth Abbey and Borrowell

Kenilworth Abbey and Borrowell (3 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Helen Dore*	1,986	57.3	3.9
	Liberal	Jack Bastock*	1,795	51.8	4.9
	Liberal	Haydn Thomas	1,387	40.0	4.9
	Conservative	Kenneth Hogarth*	1,340	38.7	8.1
	Conservative	Ronald Stansfield	1,245	35.9	2.4
	Conservative	Nicholas Wilson	1,141	32.9	3.1
	Labour	Wendy England	474	13.7	3.1
	Labour	Susan O'Donovan	322	9.3	1.7
	Labour	Colleen Ramsey	259	7.5	2.5
Total valid votes			3,467	99.8
Rejected ballots			7	0.2
Turnout			3,474	81.0	21.0
Registered electors			4,287
	Liberal hold
	Liberal hold
	Liberal gain from Conservative

Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle (2 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Coker*	1,277	56.6	4.2
	Conservative	Kenneth Rawnsley*	1,199	53.2	12.6
	Liberal	Leslie Windybank	699	31.0	0.3
	Liberal	David Preece	681	30.2	2.6
	Labour	Thomas Swallow	166	7.4	1.6
	Labour	Gordon Mitchell	161	7.1	1.6
Total valid votes			2,255	99.3
Rejected ballots			16	0.7
Turnout			2,271	82.1	22.9
Registered electors			2,765
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Kenilworth Park Hill

Kenilworth Park Hill (2 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Butler	1,080	48.3	6.7
	Conservative	Spencer Harrison	968	43.3	12.1
	Conservative	Kenneth Bulmer	922	41.2	8.5
	Liberal	Kenneth Evans	869	38.9	0.6
	Labour	Peter Jones	249	11.1	4.5
	Labour	Peter Singer	222	9.9	2.9
Total valid votes			2,236	100.0
Rejected ballots			1	0.0
Turnout			2,237	83.3	18.8
Registered electors			2,684
	Liberal gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Kenilworth St. John's

Kenilworth St. John's (2 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Wozencroft*	790	43.6	4.5
	Conservative	Richard Monnington*	710	39.1	0.1
	Conservative	Robert Wooller	678	37.4	1.2
	Labour	Malcolm Burfitt	566	31.2	0.7
	Liberal	Mary Archer	377	20.8	3.9
	Liberal	Leonard Davis	354	19.5	2.1
Total valid votes			1,814	99.9
Rejected ballots			2	0.1
Turnout			1,816	81.0	16.8
Registered electors			2,241
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold

Kenilworth Windy Arbour

Kenilworth Windy Arbour (2 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Wilson*	1,381	63.2	5.5
	Conservative	James Whitby	1,282	58.7	6.6
	Liberal	Lynn Pollard	601	27.5	1.7
	Liberal	Stephen Adams	524	24.0	0.3
	Labour	Joseph England	213	9.8	5.0
	Labour	Elizabeth Lee	176	8.1	3.5
Total valid votes			2,184	99.5
Rejected ballots			10	0.5
Turnout			2,194	84.1	19.2
Registered electors			2,609
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Leamington Albany

Leamington Albany (3 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Bull*	1,105	42.5	10.3
	Conservative	Christopher Clark*	1,090	42.0	6.1
	Conservative	George Cox	1,047	40.3	9.6
	Liberal	Valerie Davis	828	31.9	1.2
	Liberal	Patricia Turner	716	27.6	4.4
	Liberal	Peter White	621	23.9	2.9
	Labour	Roger Grenville	602	23.2	4.3
	Labour	Colin Hitchmough	564	21.7	3.1
	Labour	Simon Walton	549	21.1	2.8
Total valid votes			2,597	99.0
Rejected ballots			25	1.0
Turnout			2,622	69.9	30.3
Registered electors			3,752
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Leamington Aylesford

Leamington Aylesford (3 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harrie Porter	2,027	56.2	1.1
	Labour	Brian Weekes*	2,027	56.2	6.0
	Labour	John Thurlow	1,964	54.5	0.5
	Conservative	Edward Curtis	955	26.5	3.7
	Conservative	Bryan Tandy	882	24.5	3.8
	Conservative	Robert Johnston	849	23.6	3.2
	Liberal	Ian Taylor	524	14.5	2.4
	Liberal	Charles Bevan	485	13.5	3.3
Total valid votes			3,605	99.1
Rejected ballots			34	0.9
Turnout			3,639	74.6	27.9
Registered electors			4,877
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Leamington Beverley

Leamington Beverley (2 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marshall Kerry*	1,495	60.7	1.1
	Conservative	John Higgins*	1,492	60.6	0.3
	Liberal	Roger Copping	560	22.7	3.2
	Liberal	David Alexander	483	19.6	5.8
	Labour	Malcolm Fraser	377	15.3	6.0
	Labour	Arthur Frost	357	14.5	5.5
Total valid votes			2,464	99.4
Rejected ballots			16	0.6
Turnout			2,480	79.1	28.7
Registered electors			3,135
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Leamington Campion

Leamington Campion (3 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Coombes*	1,687	58.6	0.3
	Conservative	Norman Parker*	1,591	55.3	2.0
	Conservative	Thomas Williams*	1,553	54.0	2.6
	Labour	Paul Hamilton	960	33.4	10.9
	Labour	Jane Milburn	934	32.5	10.3
	Labour	George Owen	890	30.9	9.2
Total valid votes			2,878	98.8
Rejected ballots			36	1.2
Turnout			2,914	71.8	31.7
Registered electors			4,061
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Leamington Crown

Leamington Crown (3 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Humphrey Griffiths*	1,614	47.7	3.2
	Labour	David Talbot	1,372	40.5	9.4
	Labour	Julia Weare	1,294	38.2	10.9
	Conservative	Patricia Robinson	1,291	38.1	6.7
	Conservative	Teresa Bayliss	1,149	33.9	9.4
	Conservative	William Cleland	1,135	33.5	9.7
	Liberal	Alan Boad	888	26.2	New
Total valid votes			3,385	99.4
Rejected ballots			22	0.6
Turnout			3,407	75.7	34.5
Registered electors			4,561
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Leamington Kingsway

Leamington Kingsway (4 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Caldwell	1,948	61.6	8.7
	Labour	John McAuslan	1,817	57.4	5.4
	Labour	Estelle Morris	1,809	57.2	6.3
	Labour	Michael Stockton	1,725	54.5	4.4
	Conservative	Norman Hill	1,060	33.5	5.7
	Conservative	Lincoln Allison	1,053	33.3	2.1
	Conservative	Anthony Parsons	993	31.4	3.4
	Conservative	William Payne-Jeremiah	887	28.0	6.6
Total valid votes			3,164	99.0
Rejected ballots			31	1.0
Turnout			3,195	69.8	33.0
Registered electors			4,576
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Leamington Manor

Leamington Manor (3 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stanley Birch*	2,110	75.7	10.7
	Conservative	Peter Barton*	2,073	74.4	13.1
	Conservative	Gordon Swain*	2,015	72.3	15.0
	Labour	Hannah Griffiths	574	20.6	4.0
	Labour	Kenneth Knight	447	16.0	0.7
	Labour	Kathleen Long	437	15.7	2.5
Total valid votes			2,787	98.9
Rejected ballots			32	1.1
Turnout			2,819	79.4	26.5
Registered electors			3,550
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Leamington Willes

Leamington Willes (3 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Doyle*	1,162	38.4	16.6
	Conservative	Roy Charles*	1,096	36.2	15.9
	Labour	John Benyon	1,060	35.0	3.0
	Conservative	Sydney Ward*	1,007	33.3	13.7
	Labour	Ian Henderson	976	32.3	3.7
	Labour	David Palfreyman	934	30.9	5.0
	Liberal	Timothy Bick	700	23.1	New
	Liberal	Alan Geary	696	23.0	New
	Liberal	Clifford Harris	660	21.8	New
Total valid votes			3,025	98.5
Rejected ballots			47	1.5
Turnout			3,072	75.6	28.1
Registered electors			4,065
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Radford Semele

Radford Semele (1 seat) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Russell Lane	603	48.3	27.0
	Independent	Michael Doody	447	35.8	New
	Labour	Molly Brearley	199	15.9	8.8
Majority			156	12.5	38.0
Total valid votes			1,249	98.6
Rejected ballots			18	1.4
Turnout			1,267	82.5	35.9
Registered electors			1,535
	Conservative hold		Swing	31.4

Rowington and Shrewley

Rowington and Shrewley (1 seat) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Jarrett*	922	85.3	2.2
	Labour	Vincent Arkell	159	14.7	8.3
Majority			763	70.6	10.5
Total valid votes			1,081	98.2
Rejected ballots			20	1.8
Turnout			1,101	81.4	31.1
Registered electors			1,353
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.3

Warwick Central

Warwick Central (2 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Morley*	1,215	57.0	3.2
	Conservative	Richard Tilden-Smith	1,084	50.9	3.2
	Labour	John Mooney	776	36.4	5.7
	Labour	Ian Briggs	746	35.0	7.4
Total valid votes			2,130	98.9
Rejected ballots			23	1.1
Turnout			2,153	72.4	21.7
Registered electors			2,972
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Warwick East

Warwick East (4 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vanessa Gray	3,501	52.5	5.4
	Conservative	Gerald Guest*	3,234	48.5	2.1
	Conservative	Leo Howlett*	3,108	46.6	0.3
	Conservative	George Wilson*	3,088	46.3	3.6
	Labour	William Fern	1,825	27.4	11.1
	Labour	Elizabeth Buckby	1,802	27.0	11.4
	Labour	David Deaton	1,756	26.3	9.4
	Liberal	Alan Bevan	1,636	24.5	10.9
	Labour	Helen Vitali	1,478	22.2	13.1
	Liberal	Cyril Hellberg	1,408	21.1	8.3
Total valid votes			6,670	99.1
Rejected ballots			58	0.9
Turnout			6,728	75.6	30.3
Registered electors			8,896
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Warwick West

Warwick West (3 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cherrie Chandley*	1,622	50.3	1.5
	Labour	Agnes Leddy*	1,556	48.3	0.4
	Conservative	Dennis Rowley	1,426	44.2	6.4
	Conservative	Alfred Boxley	1,328	41.2	5.3
	Labour	James Savory	1,307	40.5	3.7
	Labour	Richard Perry	1,160	36.0	6.3
Total valid votes			3,224	99.4
Rejected ballots			19	0.6
Turnout			3,243	79.4	30.6
Registered electors			4,084
	Conservative hold
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold

Whitnash

Whitnash (3 seats) ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	Bernard Kirton* [b]	2,954	71.4	New
	Conservative	John Morris	1,565	37.8	7.5
	Conservative	David Mann*	1,523	36.8	10.8
	Conservative	Alasdair Cook	1,232	29.8	12.4
	Labour	Patrick Burke	1,032	25.0	32.5
	Labour	Trevor Fletcher	1,015	24.5	22.8
	Labour	Tarsem Nayyar	559	13.5	26.0
Total valid votes			4,135	99.5
Rejected ballots			21	0.5
Turnout			4,156	83.4	34.2
Registered electors			4,985
	Ratepayers gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative hold

Notes

1. John Brown was elected in 1976 as the candidate for the Liberal Party, but ran for reelection as the candidate for the Conservative Party.
2. Bernard Kirton was elected in 1976 as a candidate for the Labour Party, but ran for reelection as a candidate for the Ratepayers Party.

References

1. "Warwick District Council Elections 1979". Warwick District Council. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Warwick District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 July 2025.