1979 UK local government election
The 1979 Corby District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Corby District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections . The Labour Party regained overall control of the council which it had lost to the Conservative Party at the previous election in 1976.[1] The council has remained continuously under Labour control to this day.[3]
Ward-by-Ward Results Central Ward (3 seats) Location of Central ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Central[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour J. Thomson 1,815 Labour J. Hazel 1,704 Labour J. Breen 1,703 Conservative M. Perkins 1,061 Conservative H. Lear 1,037 Conservative L. Buecheler 962 Turnout 70.5% Labour gain from Conservative Labour gain from Conservative Labour hold
Danesholme Ward (3 seats) Location of Danesholme ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Danesholme[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour R. Crawley 1,072 Labour R. Hayburn 1,066 Labour M. Forshaw 971 Conservative F. Goodman 967 Conservative W. Carey 912 Conservative R. Gillett 870 Liberal J. Wood 493 Turnout 78.4% Labour gain from Conservative Labour gain from Conservative Labour gain from Conservative
East Ward (2 seats) Location of East ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: East[4] Party Candidate Votes % Independent E. Wright 877 Labour T. Sykes 871 Labour B. Brown 537 Conservative A. Pitcher 485 Turnout 69.2% Independent hold Labour gain from Conservative
Hazelwood Ward (3 seats) Location of Hazelwood ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Hazelwood[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour P. McGowan 2,048 Labour K. Glendinning 1,917 Labour W. Mawdsley 1,864 Conservative M. Burr 721 Conservative J. Smith 717 Conservative K. Farnham 606 Turnout 63.9% Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Kingswood Ward (3 seats) Location of Kingswood ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Kingswood[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour A. Kane 1,758 Labour A. Mathie 1,645 Labour K. Locker 1,623 Conservative A. Briggs 1,208 Conservative J. Campbell 1,130 Conservative G. Robertshaw 1,096 Turnout 64.1% Labour gain from Conservative Labour gain from Conservative Labour gain from Conservative
Lloyds Ward (3 seats) Location of Lloyds ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Lloyds[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour J. Kane 1,966 Labour R. Hipkiss 1,589 Conservative D. Hindwood 1,585 Labour D. Moon 1,557 Conservative A. Musson 1,070 Turnout 86.2% Conservative hold Labour hold Labour hold
Lodge Park Ward (3 seats) Location of Lodge Park ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Lodge Park[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour B. Wright 2,251 Labour P. Floody 2,119 Labour J.Sims 2,064 Conservative J. Smith 1,290 Conservative S. Heggs 1,120 Turnout 74.8% Labour hold Labour hold Labour gain from Conservative
Rural East Ward (1 seat) Location ofRural East ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Rural East[4] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative R. Kimmons 711 Independent C. Bodin 426 Labour A. MacLeod 394 Turnout 82.8% Conservative hold
Rural North Ward (1 seat) Location of Rural North ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Rural North[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour R. Ogilvie 371 Conservative G. Woolston 243 Independent J. Canning 210 Turnout 85.3% Labour hold
Rural West Ward (1 seat) Location of Rural West ward Shire Lodge Ward (2 seats) Location of Shire Lodge ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Shire Lodge[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour G. Crawley 1,229 Labour A. Davidson 1,171 Conservative R. Sheridan 647 Conservative H. Perry 573 Turnout 73.3% Labour gain from Conservative Labour hold
West Ward (2 seats) Location of West ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: West[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour J. Adamson 1,919 Labour E. Donald 1,667 Conservative L. Baker 1,117 Conservative F. Harris 996 Turnout 76.8% Labour gain from Conservative Labour gain from Conservative
References ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1979 . Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 12. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1979". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 June 2019 . ^ "England council elections". BBC News. 10 May 2011. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Corby Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF) . Elections Centre.