1979 Babergh District Council election

1979 Babergh District Council election
3 May 1979 (1979-05-03)
All 42 seats to Babergh District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won 17 17 5
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 16,451 8,422 12,547
Percentage 42.6% 21.8% 32.5%
Swing 1.8% 5.8% 3.7%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Residents
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 1
Popular vote 1,209 Unopposed
Percentage 3.1% Unopposed
Swing 4.5% 3.2%
Winner of each seat at the 1979 Babergh District Council election.
Control before election


No overall control

Control after election


No overall control

The 1979 Babergh District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

New ward boundaries came into effect at this election increasing the number of seats by 4 to 42.

Summary

Election result

1979 Babergh District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 25 17 N/A N/A 40.5 42.6 16,451 –1.8
  Independent 21 17 N/A N/A 2 40.5 21.8 8,422 +5.8
  Labour 18 5 N/A N/A 1 11.9 32.5 12,547 +3.7
  Liberal 2 2 N/A N/A 1 4.8 3.1 1,209 –4.5
  Residents 1 1 N/A N/A 2.4 N/A N/A –3.2

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Alton

Alton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Cook 488 57.9
Conservative J. Fraser 355 42.1
Majority 133 15.8
Turnout 843 74.9
Registered electors 1,125
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Berners

Berners
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Pollard* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,242
Independent hold

Bildeston

Bildeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent O. Simpson* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,226
Independent hold

Boxford

Boxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Dawson Unopposed
Registered electors 1,444
Independent hold

Brantham

Brantham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Truswell Unopposed
Registered electors 1,571
Independent hold

Brett Vale

Brett Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Green* 545 62.6
Independent F. Pratten 326 37.4
Majority 219 25.2
Turnout 871 73.2
Registered electors 1,190
Conservative hold Swing

Brookvale

Brookvale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Baxter* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,618
Independent hold

Bures St. Mary

Bures St. Mary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Engleheart* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,275
Conservative hold

Capel & Wenham

Capel & Wenham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Rossiter 1,115 51.9
Labour R. Pearce* 1,030 48.0
Labour T. Richardson 633 29.5
Turnout ~2,146 97.9
Registered electors 2,191
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour hold

Chadacre

Chadacre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. Ince* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,587
Independent hold

Copdock

Copdock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Carey 729 61.3
Conservative F. Lloyd 461 38.7
Majority 268 22.6
Turnout 1,190 77.2
Registered electors 1,541
Independent hold Swing

Dodnash

Dodnash (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Goodchild* Unopposed
Independent C. Wake-Walker* Unopposed
Registered electors 2,731
Independent hold
Independent hold

Elmsett

Elmsett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. Bailey-Smith Unopposed
Registered electors 1,254
Independent hold

Glemsford

Glemsford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Goodwin* 826 59.9
Conservative P. Kiddy 680 49.3
Labour D. Chatters 553 40.1
Turnout ~1,503 80.3
Registered electors 1,718
Conservative hold
Conservative win (new seat)

Great Cornard North

Great Cornard North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Byham* 806 52.4
Labour F. Harvey 732 47.6
Labour B. Niall 671 43.6
Conservative N. Scofield 624 40.5
Turnout ~1,416 69.3
Registered electors 2,219
Conservative hold
Labour hold

Great Cornard South

Great Cornard South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Eady* 1,169 57.4
Conservative P. Beer 1,105 54.3
Labour R. Chaplin* 867 42.6
Labour C. Speroni 777 38.2
Turnout ~2,273 73.4
Registered electors 2,775
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Hadleigh

Hadleigh (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent C. Claireaux 2,115 54.4
Independent J. Andrews 1,186 30.5
Independent S. Hogg 1,111 28.6
Labour C. Culpin 1,047 26.9
Independent P. Crabtree* 1,034 26.6
Conservative D. Anstruther 729 18.7
Labour M. Marshall 725 18.6
Turnout ~3,887 91.2
Registered electors 4,267
Independent gain from Labour
Independent hold
Independent hold

Holbrook

Holbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Godley* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,364
Independent hold

Lavenham

Lavenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal L. Spraggins 618 57.5
Conservative W. Setchfield 456 42.5
Majority 162 15.1
Turnout 1,074 75.0
Registered electors 1,432
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Leavenheath

Leavenheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Boram 515 51.8
Conservative E. York* 480 48.2
Majority 35 3.6
Turnout 995 75.4
Registered electors 1,319
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Long Melford

Long Melford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Kemp* Unopposed
Residents J. Abbott* Unopposed
Registered electors 2,710
Labour gain from Liberal
Residents hold

Nayland

Nayland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Darbyshire 415 51.6
Independent D. Mitchell* 389 48.4
Majority 26 3.2
Turnout 804 85.6
Registered electors 939
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

North Cosford

North Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent D. Hodge* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,167
Independent hold

Polstead & Layham

Polstead & Layham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Lloyd 567 71.3
Independent C. Edmunds 228 28.7
Majority 339 42.6
Turnout 795 78.6
Registered electors 1,011
Conservative hold Swing

Shotley

Shotley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Lloyd* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,187
Conservative hold

Sudbury East

Sudbury East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Gargiulo 874 51.4
Conservative F. Matson 826 48.6
Conservative A. Wicks 810 47.6
Labour R. Tanner 807 47.5
Turnout ~1,700 65.7
Registered electors 2,587
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sudbury North

Sudbury North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative R. Playford* 1,075 55.1
Conservative H. Singh* 935 47.9
Labour P. Moulton 877 45.0
Labour H. Banham 873 44.7
Turnout ~1,951 70.9
Registered electors 2,752
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sudbury South

Sudbury South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative A. Moore* 712 39.5
Liberal J. Hewitt 591 32.8
Conservative G. Parker 587 32.6
Labour E. Wiles 499 27.7
Turnout ~1,802 91.9
Registered electors 1,961
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Waldingfield

Waldingfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Spence* 1,173 46.1
Independent A. Clarke 789 31.1
Labour D. King 580 22.8
Labour C. White 514 20.2
Turnout ~2,541 103.6
Registered electors 2,453
Conservative hold
Independent win (new seat)

West Samford

West Samford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Wedgewood* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,233
Conservative hold

References

  1. ^ "Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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