1979 Uttlesford District Council election

1979 Uttlesford District Council election
3 May 1979 (1979-05-03)
All 42 seats to Uttlesford District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Seats won 28 7
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 18,359 4,978
Percentage 53.5% 14.5%
Swing 2.0% 6.9%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour Liberal
Seats won 4 3
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 8,731 2,238
Percentage 25.5% 6.5%
Swing 5.4% 10.3%
Winner of each seat at the 1979 Uttlesford District Council election.
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1979 Uttlesford District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 37 28 2 4 2 66.7 54.7 20,381 –0.8
  Independent 11 7 4 2 2 16.7 13.4 4,978 +5.8
  Labour 17 4 1 0 1 9.5 23.4 8,731 +3.6
  Liberal 5 3 0 1 1 7.1 8.5 3,152 –8.3

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.

Ashdon

Ashdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Bartram Unopposed
Registered electors 784
Labour gain from Conservative

Birchanger

Birchanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Haggerman* Unopposed
Registered electors 959
Conservative hold

Clavering

Clavering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Abrahams* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,124
Independent gain from Conservative

Elsenham

Elsenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hurwitz* 688 68.5 –0.5
Labour R. Shaw 316 31.5 +0.5
Majority 372 37.0 –1.0
Turnout 1,004 86.0 +25.7
Registered electors 1,175
Conservative hold Swing 0.5

Felsted

Felsted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Wooton 927 54.3 –5.9
Independent J. Guthrie-Dow 914 53.5 +7.5
Conservative C. Millington-Smith* 823 48.2 –6.0
Turnout ~1,707 81.2 +38.1
Registered electors 2,102
Conservative hold
Independent gain from Conservative

Great Dunmow North

Great Dunmow North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Garrett* 762 52.7 –0.2
Conservative R. Davey* 688 47.6 –0.5
Labour H. Wright 656 45.4 –2.6
Conservative H. Martin 345 23.9 –2.5
Turnout ~1,445 84.7 +29.0
Registered electors 1,706
Liberal hold
Conservative hold

Great Dunmow South

Great Dunmow South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Phillips 1,157 62.7 +5.0
Liberal N. Prowse* 914 49.5 –2.1
Conservative S. Hopkins* 865 46.8 –4.1
Turnout ~1,847 77.3 +36.0
Registered electors 2,389
Conservative hold
Liberal hold

Great Hallingbury

Great Hallingbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Streeter* Unopposed
Registered electors 651
Independent hold

Hatfield Broad Oak

Hatfield Broad Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Davies* Unopposed
Registered electors 844
Conservative hold

Hatfield Heath

Hatfield Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Delderfield* 591 70.4 +3.7
Independent R. Howard 248 29.6 N/A
Majority 343 40.8 +7.6
Turnout 839 78.9 +26.2
Registered electors 1,073
Conservative hold

Henham

Henham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Glover* 643 74.8 N/A
Labour J. Graddon 217 25.2 N/A
Majority 426 49.4 N/A
Turnout 860 78.6 N/A
Registered electors 1,098
Conservative hold

Little Hallingbury

Little Hallingbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Row* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,025
Conservative hold

Littlebury

Littlebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Menell* Unopposed
Registered electors 789
Conservative hold

Newport

Newport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Pugh* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,396
Conservative hold

Rickling

Rickling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D. Wraith* 321 54.6 +3.7
Conservative F. Clarke 267 45.4 –3.7
Majority 54 9.1 +7.3
Turnout 588 82.1 +15.2
Registered electors 721
Liberal hold Swing 3.7

Saffron Walden Audley

Saffron Walden Audley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Miller* 1,138 67.0 +8.7
Conservative J. Wright-Watson* 944 55.5 +12.7
Labour J. Evans 545 32.1 –7.6
Labour D. Barrs 490 28.8 +8.9
Turnout ~1,699 81.0 +27.3
Registered electors 2,098
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Preece* 911 58.5 +1.4
Labour D. Cornell 660 42.3 +1.5
Conservative P. Hoare 623 40.0 +8.5
Conservative M. Jenkins 604 38.8 +10.6
Turnout ~1,559 81.3 +27.3
Registered electors 1,917
Labour hold
Labour hold

Saffron Walden Plantation

Saffron Walden Plantation (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Ketteridge 988 58.7 +1.1
Conservative S. Neville* 909 54.0 +10.2
Labour T. Bogie 585 34.7 –0.1
Labour D. Staff 559 33.2 +12.3
Turnout ~1,684 81.9 +37.7
Registered electors 2,056
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Saffron Walden Shire

Saffron Walden Shire (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Green* 912 54.5 +5.5
Conservative R. Eastham* 823 49.2 +4.1
Conservative C. Flaxham 727 43.5 +2.4
Labour K. Wilson 540 32.3 +7.3
Turnout ~1,673 79.8 +29.4
Registered electors 2,096
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Stansted Mountfitchet

Stansted Mountfitchet (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Clark* 1,838 61.9 N/A
Conservative P. Jones* 1,515 51.0 –7.9
Conservative W. Stiles 1,085 36.6 –19.6
Conservative J. Wallace-Jarvis 1,043 36.1 –10.0
Liberal R. Clifford 930 31.3 –28.3
Labour D. Richards 489 16.5 N/A
Labour N. Kay 466 15.7 N/A
Turnout ~2,968 82.2 +32.8
Registered electors 3,611
Independent gain from Liberal
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stebbing

Stebbing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Kiddle* 670 82.8 N/A
Independent G. Leonard 139 17.2 N/A
Majority 531 65.5 N/A
Turnout 809 79.4 N/A
Registered electors 1,032
Independent hold

Stort Valley

Stort Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Collins* Unopposed
Registered electors 976
Conservative hold

Takeley

Takeley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. MacPhail* 973 60.5 N/A
Conservative F. Whitehead 731 45.4 N/A
Labour J. Oliveira 597 37.1 N/A
Turnout ~1,608 74.5 N/A
Registered electors 2,159
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Thaxted

Thaxted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Latchford* 515 36.3 –34.7
Conservative K. Norman 426 30.0 –27.6
Labour H. Edwards 423 29.8 –9.2
Labour G. Fraenkel 365 25.7 –0.1
Independent B. Coxshead 359 25.3 N/A
Independent M. Snow 336 23.7 N/A
Liberal M. Park 225 15.9 N/A
Turnout ~1,418 78.7 +21.4
Registered electors 1,802
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

The Canfields

The Canfields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Wright Unopposed
Registered electors 1,240
Conservative hold

The Chesterfords

The Chesterfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Moore* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,049
Conservative hold

The Eastons

The Eastons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Askew* Unopposed
Registered electors 925
Conservative hold

The Rodings

The Rodings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Tivendale* Unopposed
Registered electors 908
Conservative hold

The Sampfords

The Sampfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent B. Hughes* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,145
Independent hold

Wenden Lofts

Wenden Lofts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Erith* Unopposed
Registered electors 959
Conservative gain from Independent

Wimbish & Debden

Wimbish & Debden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Mitchell 474 58.0 N/A
Conservative J. Tomblin* 343 42.0 N/A
Majority 131 15.9 N/A
Turnout 817 83.9 N/A
Registered electors 977
Independent gain from Conservative

References

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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