1979 East Northamptonshire District Council election
Appearance
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All 36 seats in the East Northamptonshire District Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 82.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results of the 1979 East Northamptonshire District Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council which it had held since the council's creation in 1973.[1]
Ward-by-Ward Results
Barnwell Ward (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | R. Fletton | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Brigstock Ward (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Otter | 556 | |||
Labour | P. Feather | 315 | |||
Turnout | 85.2% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Drayton Ward (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | P. Sykes | 599 | |||
Labour | A. Wildman | 305 | |||
Turnout | 82.4% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Forest Ward (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | M.Glithero | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | G. Murdin | 1,914 | |||
Conservative | H. Binder | 1,782 | |||
Conservative | D. Lawson | 1,638 | |||
Labour | P. Gadsby | 1,222 | |||
Labour | B. Freeman | 919 | |||
Labour | A. Dunn | 871 | |||
Independent | K. Buggs | 520 | |||
Turnout | 83.6% | ||||
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Irthlingborough Ward (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | C. Grimmer | 1,849 | |||
Labour | D. Lee | 1,392 | |||
Conservative | S. Coghill | 1,310 | |||
Labour | P. Houghton | 1,304 | |||
Conservative | B. Brightwell | 1,221 | |||
Conservative | H. Swainston | 1,088 | |||
Turnout | 84.2% | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Kings Cliffe Ward (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Brown | 332 | |||
Independent | W. Court | 308 | |||
Turnout | 84.7% | ||||
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Lower Nene Ward (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | L. Sturge | 420 | |||
Independent | I. Brown | 347 | |||
Labour | S. Scrutton | 157 | |||
Turnout | 88.6% | ||||
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Margaret Beaufort Ward (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | H. Gregory | 485 | |||
Independent | L. Jupp | 464 | |||
Turnout | 84.2% | ||||
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Oundle Ward (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | R. Sutton | 749 | |||
Conservative | W. Peasgood | 518 | |||
Conservative | J. Wild | 448 | |||
Turnout | 81.8% | ||||
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Raunds Ward (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Chatburn | 1,620 | |||
Conservative | P. Chantrell | 1,604 | |||
Conservative | J. Finding | 1,602 | |||
Labour | D. Lawrence | 1,312 | |||
Labour | W. White | 1,306 | |||
Labour | K. Meadows | 1,039 | |||
Turnout | 80.4% | ||||
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Ringstead Ward (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | B.Wood | ||||
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Rushden East Ward (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | E. Dicks | 1,796 | |||
Labour | A. Mantle | 1,421 | |||
Conservative | I. Bailey | 1,381 | |||
Labour | P. Tomas | 1,301 | |||
Turnout | 80.0% | ||||
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Rushden North Ward (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | A. Goulsbra | 1,901 | |||
Conservative | C. Wood | 1,604 | |||
Conservative | J. Gay | 1,449 | |||
Labour | M. Bond | 1,337 | |||
Turnout | 80.8% | ||||
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Rushden South Ward (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Whittington | 2,338 | |||
Conservative | A. Perkins | 2,259 | |||
Conservative | G. Osborne | 2,129 | |||
Independent | A. Wilson | 1 009 | |||
Turnout | 81.4% | ||||
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Rushden West Ward (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | E. Carmichael | 1,812 | |||
Conservative | R. Pinnock | 1,569 | |||
Conservative | J. Stott-Everett | 1,513 | |||
Labour | H. Graham | 1,457 | |||
Labour | J. Macdonald | 1,159 | |||
Labour | E. Sampson | 1,142 | |||
Turnout | 79.6% | ||||
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Stanwick Ward (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | D. Thoday | 668 | |||
Labour | A. Lawrence | 232 | |||
Turnout | 82.7% | ||||
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Thrapston Ward (2 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | G.Hunt | ||||
Conservative | M.Woollard | ||||
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Willibrook Ward (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J.Richardson | ||||
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Woodford Ward (1 seat)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | E. Hackney | 475 | |||
Conservative | R.Clifton | 311 | |||
Turnout | 82.2% | ||||
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