Adur District Council election, 1979

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Adur District Council election, 1979

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All 39 seats to Adur District Council
20 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Residents
Seats won20172
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Map showing the results of the 1979 Adur council elections.
Majority party before election

No Overall Control

Majority party after election

Conservative

Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1979, alongside the general election. The entire council was up for election, following boundary changes that reduced the number of wards by one, but altogether had added an additional two seats. Overall turnout was recorded at 74.4%. [1]

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

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The election resulted in the Conservatives gaining control of the council. [2] [3]

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

Election result

Adur District Council Election Result 1979 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2000+451.345.115,819+0.3
  Liberal 1700043.635.312,364-0.9
  Residents 20005.14.01,408+0.5
  Labour 000-20.015.65,452+0.1

This resulted in the following composition of the council [2] :

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Conservative1620
Liberal1717
Labour20
Independent Residents22
Total3739
Working majority -5  1 

Ward results

Buckingham (4025) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Merrick A.1,96060.8N/A
Conservative Morris H. Ms.1,890
Conservative Smith M.1,850
Liberal Symonds A.89127.6N/A
Liberal Wright G. Ms.861
Liberal Jewiss A.795
Labour Bovingdon K.37211.5N/A
Majority1,06933.2N/A
Turnout 3,22380.1N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Churchill (3781) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Burley Y. Ms.1,32246.5N/A
Conservative Kemp C.1,283
Conservative Stepney L. Ms.1,226
Liberal Denyer P.1,13239.8N/A
Liberal Dolding R.1,093
Liberal Martin E. Ms.1,046
Labour Woods J. Ms.38913.7N/A
Majority1906.7N/A
Turnout 2,84375.2N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Cokeham (3596) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Cheal J.1,41349.6N/A
Liberal Martin D.1,340
Liberal Spalding M.1,277
Conservative Lodge R.1,06137.2N/A
Conservative Newman H.852
Labour Atkins B.37713.2N/A
Majority35212.3N/A
Turnout 2,85179.3N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Eastbrook (3692) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Coghlan J.1,33855.2N/A
Conservative Dunn R.1,318
Conservative Parish D. Ms.1,238
Labour Hobbis J.1,08744.8N/A
Labour Barnard I.1,059
Labour Boreham J.666
Majority25110.4N/A
Turnout 2,42565.7N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Hillside (3891) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barber B.1,61350.3N/A
Conservative Wey G.1,495
Conservative Moore M.1,436
Labour Colville P.84026.2N/A
Liberal Hammond D.75423.5N/A
Liberal Kimmings R.684
Liberal Ongley C.569
Majority77324.1N/A
Turnout 3,20782.4N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Manor (3336) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Robinson C.1,44456.7N/A
Liberal Barton J.1,313
Liberal Cooper M.1,195
Conservative Lewis J.1,10143.3N/A
Conservative Hockett L.1,058
Conservative Shackleton P. Ms.1,039
Majority34313.5N/A
Turnout 2,54576.3N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Marine (2577)2 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Residents Warner B. Ms.1,40865.2N/A
Residents James P. Ms.1,369
Conservative Harding I. Ms.61828.6N/A
Labour Kell D.1346.2N/A
Majority79036.6N/A
Turnout 2,16083.8N/A
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Mash Barn (2809) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Allen C. Ms.1,04651.2N/A
Liberal Hartley J. Ms.1,017
Liberal Deedman D.1,001
Conservative Floyd J.75536.9N/A
Conservative Clothier W.724
Conservative Grover M.709
Labour Harwood R.24311.9N/A
Labour Grafton R.237
Labour Jacques W.233
Majority29114.2N/A
Turnout 2,04472.8N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Peverel (3178) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Davis G.1,21350.9N/A
Liberal Green W.1,203
Liberal Hall M. Ms.1,107
Conservative Glynn E.82934.8N/A
Conservative Donegan I. Ms.818
Conservative Martin P. Ms.773
Labour Atkins H. Ms.34314.4N/A
Majority38416.1N/A
Turnout 2,38575.0N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Southlands (3282) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Little S.1,14748.7N/A
Liberal Edwards A.1,095
Liberal Robinson J.1,055
Conservative Osmond P.86636.7N/A
Conservative Cakebread J.776
Conservative Thomson W.696
Labour Whipp B.34414.6N/A
Labour Paling A.327
Labour Paling M. Ms.292
Majority28111.9N/A
Turnout 2,35771.8N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Southwick Green (3479) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Davies B. Ms.1,29852.0N/A
Conservative Divers N.1,286
Conservative Sweet I. Ms.1,245
Liberal Hutchinson J. Ms.68627.5N/A
Liberal Biggs A.642
Liberal Isherwood P.557
Labour Munnery D.51120.5N/A
Majority61224.5N/A
Turnout 2,49571.7N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
St. Marys (1069) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richards R.34547.8N/A
Liberal Bienati C. Ms.27938.6N/A
Labour Whipp L. Ms.9813.6N/A
Majority669.1N/A
Turnout 72267.5N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
St. Nicolas (3687)3 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Carr G.1,40450.3N/A
Conservative Huber J.1,372
Conservative Potter E.1,332
Liberal Atrill D. Ms.1,01736.4N/A
Liberal Lock M.902
Liberal Stanley A.867
Labour Phillips J.37313.4N/A
Labour Pirie M. Ms.310
Majority38713.9N/A
Turnout 2,79475.8N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Widewater (3968) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Gasson J.1,34244.9N/A
Conservative Melvey T.1,30943.8N/A
Liberal Sherlock M. Ms.1,299
Conservative Mitchell M. Ms.1,276
Liberal Isherwood D. Ms.1,268
Conservative Charlton S.1,232
Labour Harwood J. Ms.34111.4N/A
Majority331.1N/A
Turnout 2,99275.4N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 2nd Edition 2003
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Elections Centre: Adur 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk/plymouth.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  3. ↑ "Vote 2012: Adur". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
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