1979 City of Lincoln Council election
Election held in City of Lincoln Council in 1979
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Map showing the results the 1979 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives and orange shows Democratic Labour seats. Striped wards indicate wards with mixed representation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 1979. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries.[3] The entire council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Democratic Labour Party.
Overall results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 21 | 8 | 63.6 | 41.2 | 16,796 | 8.8 | |||
Labour | 9 | 9 | 27.3 | 35.6 | 14,516 | 10.8 | |||
Democratic Labour | 3 | 14 | 9.1 | 18.3 | 7,462 | 22.7 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 195 | 0.3 | ||||
Liberal | 0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1,770 | 3.3 | ||||
Total | 33 | 85,973 |
Ward results
Abbey (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | P. Fletcher | 1,453 | |||
Labour | A. Gibbons | 1,393 | |||
Democratic Labour | K. Carveth | 1,384 | |||
Conservative | R. McMahon | 1,343 | |||
Democratic Labour | E. Coles | 1,319 | |||
Labour | R. Hodson | 1,159 | |||
Democratic Labour | C. Hurley | 878 | |||
Turnout | 76.0% | ||||
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Birchwood (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | L. Crumblehulme | 1,321 | |||
Conservative | W. Crumblehulme | 1,320 | |||
Conservative | C. Sparkes | 1,156 | |||
Labour | G. Turner | 1,029 | |||
Democratic Labour | J. Golding | 921 | |||
Labour | W. Fowles | 871 | |||
Labour | L. Gerrans | 837 | |||
Democratic Labour | A. West | 699 | |||
Democratic Labour | R. West | 603 | |||
Turnout | 74.3% | ||||
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Boultham (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic Labour | T. Rook | 1,517 | |||
Labour | P. Archer | 1,281 | |||
Conservative | B. Stanton | 1,137 | |||
Conservative | D. McLeish | 1,114 | |||
Conservative | J. Paine | 1,076 | |||
Democratic Labour | H. Buttery | 1,058 | |||
Labour | A. Toofany | 937 | |||
Democratic Labour | M. Snalec | 912 | |||
Labour | L. Wells | 911 | |||
Turnout | 77.7% | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Bracebridge (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | E. Jenkins | 1,908 | |||
Conservative | R. Bracey | 1,778 | |||
Conservative | P. Roe | 1,741 | |||
Labour | A. Bull | 1,014 | |||
Labour | S. Close | 994 | |||
Liberal | R. Hayward | 927 | |||
Labour | P. Hurst | 871 | |||
Liberal | P. Taylor | 848 | |||
Liberal | D. Templeman | 794 | |||
Turnout | 80.8% | ||||
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Carholme (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | S. Campbell | 2,119 | |||
Conservative | I. Campbell | 2,112 | |||
Conservative | C. Ireland | 1,972 | |||
Labour | J. Martin | 1,413 | |||
Labour | P. Rattigan | 1,325 | |||
Labour | D. Smith | 1,290 | |||
Turnout | 73.0% | ||||
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Castle (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | N. Jackson | 1,644 | |||
Labour | H. Bunnage | 1,433 | |||
Conservative | D. Chambers | 1,372 | |||
Labour | P. West | 1,350 | |||
Conservative | David Gratrick[5] | 1,317 | |||
Conservative | P. Hind | 1,309 | |||
Liberal | F. Goulding | 843 | |||
Liberal | E. Turver | 700 | |||
Liberal | D. Hoyes | 682 | |||
Turnout | 80.0% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Conservative win (new seat) |
Longdales (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | C. North | 1,566 | |||
Conservative | N. McDonald | 1,536 | |||
Conservative | R. Long | 1,531 | |||
Labour | D. Miller | 1,385 | |||
Labour | P. Aylmer | 1,252 | |||
Labour | B. Townrow | 1,128 | |||
Democratic Labour | R. Barnes | 846 | |||
Democratic Labour | L. Davis | 768 | |||
Democratic Labour | R. King | 665 | |||
Turnout | 77.1% | ||||
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Minster (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Sullivan | 2,240 | |||
Conservative | M. Cass | 2,217 | |||
Conservative | F. Horn | 2,167 | |||
Labour | J. Ward | 1,777 | |||
Labour | S. Walker | 1,655 | |||
Labour | R. Mulder | 1,631 | |||
Turnout | 76.7% | ||||
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Moorland (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | B. Abbott | 1,617 | |||
Conservative | M. Duff | 1,459 | |||
Conservative | A. Parker | 1,362 | |||
Labour | J. Robertson | 1,147 | |||
Labour | N. Baldock | 1,119 | |||
Labour | N. Smith | 1,067 | |||
Democratic Labour | M. Baguley | 636 | |||
Democratic Labour | R. Turner | 572 | |||
Democratic Labour | C. Benton | 564 | |||
Independent | C. Hurst | 195 | |||
Turnout | 78.0% | ||||
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Park (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | David Jackson[6] | 1,223 | |||
Conservative | G. Close | 1,146 | |||
Democratic Labour | F. Allen | 1,109 | |||
Conservative | M. Brittan | 936 | |||
Democratic Labour | L. Shepheard | 915 | |||
Conservative | J. Kay | 893 | |||
Labour | J. Plant | 746 | |||
Democratic Labour | J. Turner | 722 | |||
Turnout | 70.9% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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Democratic Labour win (new seat) |
Tritton (3 seats)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | C. Green | 1,150 | |||
Labour | C. Meanwell | 1,081 | |||
Labour | H. Hubbard | 1,061 | |||
Democratic Labour | J. Bates | 1,049 | |||
Conservative | G. Read | 1,027 | |||
Conservative | R. Brittan | 1,013 | |||
Democratic Labour | A. Jackson | 977 | |||
Conservative | M. Jaques | 929 | |||
Democratic Labour | D. Sanderson | 676 | |||
Turnout | 79.3% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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References
- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1979". The Elections Centre.
- ^ The City of Lincoln (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "City of Lincoln Council Election Results 1973-2012". Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Councillors - Minster ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Councillors - Park ward". Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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- See also: Wards
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