1979 Waveney District Council election

1979 Waveney District Council election
3 May 1979 (1979-05-03)
All 57 seats to Waveney District Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats won 32 17 4
Seat change 7 4 4
Popular vote 77,511 73,881 3,677
Percentage 47.9% 45.7% 2.3%
Swing 2.5% 3.2% 2.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Residents
Seats won 3 1
Seat change 1
Popular vote 5,756 1,005
Percentage 3.6% 0.6%
Swing 2.5% 0.1%
Control before election


Conservative

Control after election


Conservative

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

Summary

Election result

1979 Waveney District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 47 32 1 8 7 56.1 47.9 77,511 –2.5
  Labour 49 17 5 1 4 29.8 45.7 73,881 +3.2
  Independent 6 4 4 0 4 7.0 2.3 3,677 +2.0
  Liberal 7 3 0 1 1 5.3 3.6 5,756 –2.5
  Residents 1 1 0 0 1.8 0.6 1,005 –0.1

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.

Beccles: North

Beccles: North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Hartley 907 55.6
Labour G. Westwood 802 49.2
Conservative E. Toogood 760 46.6
Labour E. Hobbins 623 38.2
Turnout ~1,632 78.1
Registered electors 2,089
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Beccles: South

Beccles: South (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Ellwood 2,136 55.1
Labour E. Crisp 2,029 52.4
Labour C. Andrew 1,792 46.3
Conservative D. Hipperson 1,740 44.9
Labour A. Hutchinson 1,725 44.5
Conservative B. Sabberton 1,573 40.6
Conservative R. Byron 1,564 40.4
Conservative B. Hewkin 1,466 37.9
Turnout ~3,940 81.2
Registered electors 4,851
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Blundeston

Blundeston (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Prettyman 1,398 58.7
Conservative J. Paul 1,375 57.8
Labour R. Dunne 984 41.3
Turnout ~2,407 78.9
Registered electors 3,051
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Brampton

Brampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Slatter 490 59.0
Labour P. Thirtle 341 41.0
Majority 149 18.0
Turnout ~831 82.3
Registered electors 1,010
Conservative hold

Bungay

Bungay (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. Richardson 1,661 65.9
Labour M. Sheppard 1,040 41.3
Labour R. Aldous 989 39.3
Conservative P. Cossart 905 35.9
Conservative C. Young 828 32.9
Turnout ~2,520 79.1
Registered electors 3,184
Liberal hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Carlton Colville

Carlton Colville (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Beales 1,054 36.6
Independent J. Mitchell 969 33.6
Conservative G. Neville 859 29.8
Turnout ~2,249 79.3
Registered electors 2,837
Labour hold
Independent gain from Conservative

Halesworth

Halesworth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Niblett 1,220 51.5
Conservative J. Rees 1,121 47.3
Labour E. Leverett 1,066 45.0
Labour H. Holzer 1,025 43.3
Turnout ~2,371 80.6
Registered electors 2,941
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Holton

Holton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Woodard 484 51.2
Conservative J. Jolly 462 48.8
Majority 22 2.4
Turnout ~946 83.4
Registered electors 1,134
Independent gain from Conservative

Ilketshall

Ilketshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Wilson 568 64.5
Independent W. Hall 190 21.6
Labour W. Wegg 123 14.0
Majority 378 42.9
Turnout ~881 80.6
Registered electors 1,093
Conservative hold

Kessingland

Kessingland (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Martin 1,245 55.7
Labour R. Saunders 1,061 47.5
Conservative I. Revell 1,059 47.4
Turnout ~2,236 76.7
Registered electors 2,914
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Liberal

Lowestoft: Carlton

Lowestoft: Carlton (6 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Scarles 3,054 53.3
Conservative D. Mellor 2,932 51.1
Conservative C. Mutimer 2,900 50.6
Conservative D. Miner 2,827 49.3
Conservative K. Priestley 2,756 48.1
Conservative L. Willert 2,709 47.3
Labour L. Davies 2,672 46.7
Labour D. Gower 2,647 46.2
Labour T. Kelly 2,615 45.6
Labour T. Devine 2,445 42.6
Labour A. Murgatroyd 2,284 39.8
Labour G. Owers 2,244 39.1
Turnout ~6,425 78.8
Registered electors 8,152
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lowestoft: Central & Waveney

Lowestoft: Central & Waveney (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Sparham 1,163 36.0
Liberal A. Shepherd 1,006 31.1
Residents H. Kirby 1,005 31.1
Labour D. Mathew 897 27.8
Labour D. Baldwin 876 27.1
Labour H. Porter 870 26.9
Independent A. Furlong-Osborne 162 5.0
Turnout ~2,375 77.4
Registered electors 3,070
Liberal hold
Liberal hold
Residents hold

Lowestoft: Gunton

Lowestoft: Gunton (5 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Brighouse 2,833 53.8
Conservative D. Cullum 2,773 52.7
Conservative J. Aldous 2,692 51.2
Conservative W. Hervey 2,586 49.2
Conservative D. Porter 2,584 49.1
Labour R. Durrant 2,428 46.2
Labour A. Bateman 2,392 45.5
Labour R. Ford 2,288 43.5
Labour A. Owen 2,280 43.4
Labour N. McNorton 2,207 42.0
Turnout ~5,662 75.6
Registered electors 7,491
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lowestoft: Kirkley

Lowestoft: Kirkley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Ellis 1,433 55.7
Conservative R. Calvert 1,140 44.3
Labour J. Page 1,088 42.3
Conservative M. Wigg 1,078 41.9
Turnout ~2,613 80.7
Registered electors 3,237
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Lowestoft: Oulton Broad

Lowestoft: Oulton Broad (5 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Barnard 3,240 52.6
Conservative E. Back 2,998 48.7
Conservative H. Turner 2,963 48.1
Conservative A. Leedham 2,948 47.8
Conservative A. Choveaux 2,942 47.7
Labour B. Hunter 2,922 47.4
Labour T. Chipperfield 2,879 46.7
Labour K. Hunting 2,348 38.1
Labour M. Ramsay 2,254 36.6
Labour G. Coleman 2,208 35.8
Turnout ~6,418 78.6
Registered electors 8,168
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lowestoft: Pakefield

Lowestoft: Pakefield (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Lark 2,028 57.5
Conservative M. Richardson 1,496 42.5
Conservative M. Gallidoro 1,487 42.2
Labour A. Martin 1,449 41.1
Conservative D. Hugo 1,411 40.0
Labour A. Millner 1,277 36.2
Turnout ~3,632 82.3
Registered electors 4,414
Labour hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lowestoft: Roman Hill

Lowestoft: Roman Hill (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Hunt 1,169 65.3
Labour J. Reynolds 1,074 60.0
Liberal B. Pointon 620 34.7
Liberal A. Moles 581 32.5
Turnout ~1,934 76.7
Registered electors 2,521
Labour hold
Labour hold

Lowestoft: St. Johns

Lowestoft: St. Johns (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Carter 940 50.9
Labour A. Jurd 767 41.6
Conservative V. Francis 727 39.4
Liberal C. Shade 382 20.7
Liberal J. Kerry 343 18.6
Turnout ~1,850 74.8
Registered electors 2,474
Labour hold
Labour hold

Lowestoft: St. Margarets

Lowestoft: St. Margarets (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Chamberlain 1,017 55.9
Labour A. Jeffreys 960 52.7
Conservative J. Wren 803 44.1
Conservative P. Paul 753 41.3
Turnout ~1,956 80.0
Registered electors 2,445
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Reydon

Reydon (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Simpson 1,039 53.2
Conservative G. Johnson 949 48.6
Labour A. Fryatt 913 46.8
Turnout ~1,965 76.9
Registered electors 2,554
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Southelmham

Southelmham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Stacey Unopposed
Registered electors 970
Conservative hold

Southwold

Southwold (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. Waters 997 71.2
Independent J. Adnams 875 62.5
Labour A. Swan 403 28.8
Turnout ~1,425 81.8
Registered electors 1,741
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative

Worlingham

Worlingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Plummer 958 70.4
Labour F. Moore 403 29.6
Majority 555 40.8
Turnout ~1,361 79.0
Registered electors 1,723
Conservative hold

Wrentham

Wrentham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Child 414 51.3
Conservative E. Torlot 393 48.7
Majority 21 2.6
Turnout 807 77.1
Registered electors 1,047
Labour gain from Conservative

References

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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