1979 East Northamptonshire District Council election

1979 East Northamptonshire District Council election^[1]
All 36 seats in the East Northamptonshire District Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	82.8%
	Map showing the results of the 1979 East Northamptonshire District Council elections.
Council control before election; Conservative;	Council control after election ; Conservative;

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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 the 1979 General Election and 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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Barnwell^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Fletton
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brigstock Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Brigstock^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Otter	556
	Labour	P. Feather	315
Turnout				85.2%
	Conservative win (new seat)

Drayton Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Drayton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Sykes	599
	Labour	A. Wildman	305
Turnout				82.4%
	Conservative win (new seat)

Forest Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Forest^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M.Glithero
	Conservative win (new seat)

Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Higham Ferriers^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Irthlingborough Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Irthlingborough^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kings Cliffe Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Kings Cliffe^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Brown	332
	Independent	W. Court	308
Turnout				84.7%
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lower Nene Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Lower Nene^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. Sturge	420
	Independent	I. Brown	347
	Labour	S. Scrutton	157
Turnout				88.6%
	Conservative win (new seat)

Margaret Beaufort Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Margaret Beaufort^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Gregory	485
	Independent	L. Jupp	464
Turnout				84.2%
	Conservative win (new seat)

Oundle Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Oundle^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. Sutton	749
	Conservative	W. Peasgood	518
	Conservative	J. Wild	448
Turnout				81.8%
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Raunds Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Raunds^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ringstead Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Ringstead^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B.Wood
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rushden East Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Rushden East^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Dicks	1,796
	Labour	A. Mantle	1,421
	Conservative	I. Bailey	1,381
	Labour	P. Tomas	1,301
Turnout				80.0%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rushden North Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Rushden North^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Goulsbra	1,901
	Conservative	C. Wood	1,604
	Conservative	J. Gay	1,449
	Labour	M. Bond	1,337
Turnout				80.8%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rushden South Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Rushden South^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Whittington	2,338
	Conservative	A. Perkins	2,259
	Conservative	G. Osborne	2,129
	Independent	A. Wilson	1 009
Turnout				81.4%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rushden West Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Rushden West^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stanwick Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Stanwick^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Thoday	668
	Labour	A. Lawrence	232
Turnout				82.7%
	Conservative win (new seat)

Thrapston Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Thrapston^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G.Hunt
	Conservative	M.Woollard
	Conservative win (new seat)

Willibrook Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Willibrook^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J.Richardson
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodford Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1979: Woodford^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Hackney	475
	Conservative	R.Clifton	311
Turnout				82.2%
	Labour win (new seat)

References

^ ^a ^b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1979. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "East Northamptonshire District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.

[handbook-1] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1979. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 13.

[results-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "East Northamptonshire District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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