1979 Hyndburn Borough Council election
Appearance
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2015) |
Following the merger of several Urban District Councils (Rishton, Gt Harwood, Accrington, Church, Oswaldtwsitle) and the Parish of Altham there followed ward boundary changes to equalise the seats. 1979 was the first election on the new boundaries with an all out election.[1]
Results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 19 | 19 | 40.4% | 46.6% | 51,823 | ||||
Conservative | 28 | 28 | 55.0% | 49.1% | 54,578 | ||||
Liberal | 2.4% | 2,724 | |||||||
National Front | 0.5% | 593 | |||||||
Independent | 1.0% | 1,067 | |||||||
Communist | 0.1% | 87 | |||||||
Spoilt | 0.4% | 392 | |||||||
Totals | 47 | 63.5% | 111,264 |
Ward | 1979 3rd | 1979 2nd | 1979 1st |
---|---|---|---|
Next Up | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 |
Altham Parish | Con | - | - |
Barnfield | Con | Lab | Lab |
Baxenden | Con | Con | Con |
Central | Lab | Lab | Lab |
Church | Lab | Lab | Lab |
Clayton | Con | Con | Con |
Huncoat | Con | Lab | Con |
Immanuel | Lab | Con | Con |
Milnshaw | Con | Con | Con |
Netherton | Lab | Lab | Lab |
Overton | Con | Con | Con |
Peel | Lab | Lab | Con |
Rishton Eachill | Con | - | Con |
Rishton Norden | Con | Lab | - |
Spring Hill | Lab | Lab | Lab |
St Andrews | Con | Con | Con |
St Oswalds | Con | Con | Con |
Council (Lab) | 5 | 8 | 6 |
Council (Con) | 12 | 7 | 9 |
By ward
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Lowe | Uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann Elizabeth Sudders | ||||
Labour | Dave Walter Keeley | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
National Front | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 16 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 61.1% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Maudsley | ||||
Conservative | Eddie Craig | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Liberal | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 22 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 70.5% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M Whitham | ||||
Labour | Ken Curtis | ||||
Labour | unknown | ||||
Conservative | |||||
National Front | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 41 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 55.9% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Grime | ||||
Labour | Len Dickenson | ||||
Labour | unknown | ||||
Conservative | |||||
National Front | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 22 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 65.0% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | JS Arkwright | ||||
Conservative | Jennie Jackson | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 21 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 68.7% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Bramley Haworth | ||||
Labour | Doris Grant | ||||
Conservative | ? | ||||
Labour | ? | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 16 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 59.8% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Barrett | ||||
Conservative | Monica Margaret Browning | ||||
Labour | unknown | ||||
Conservative | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 41 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 66.0% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Duckworth | ||||
Conservative | Herbert Taylor | ||||
Conservative | Unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 33 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 61.6% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Slynn | ||||
Labour | Michael Hindley | ||||
Labour | unknown | ||||
Conservative | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 19 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 72.5 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jessie Marie Hall | ||||
Conservative | William Birch Sumner | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 34 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 70.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bernard Dawson | ||||
Labour | John Culshaw | ||||
Conservative | Alice Owens | ||||
Labour | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 47 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 62.3% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Donald John McNeil | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
Liberal | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 14 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 49.8% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Critchlow | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
Conservative | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 17 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 49.8% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Dillon | ||||
Labour | D McGrath | ||||
Labour | Unknown | ||||
Conservative | |||||
Liberal | |||||
Communist | |||||
Independent | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 24 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 56.9% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J K Hargreaves | ||||
Conservative | Clifford Walsh' | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 9 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 65.5% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward (Ted) Francis Hill | ||||
Conservative | Thomas Wilfred Renshaw | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 16 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 68.7% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hyndburn Council election records". Hyndburn Council election records. May 1979.
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