1979 South Norfolk District Council election

1979 English UK local government election 1979 South Norfolk District Council election Norfolk parliamentary 1976 South Norfolk District Council election 1976 1979 5 3 y 1983 South Norfolk District Council election 1983 All 47 seats to South Norfolk District Council 24 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 31 8 21,329 46.0% 1.4% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 12 9 10,477 22.6% 1.0% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 2 2 12,319 26.6% 0.3% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 1 1 2,231 4.8% 0.7% 95x50px|Blank Independent Conservative 1 Unopposed Unopposed 1.0% Control Control after election No overall control Conservative Party (UK) The 1979 South Norfolk District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of South Norfolk District Council in Norfolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/South-Norfolk-1973-2011.pdf South Norfolk Council Election Results 1973-2011 5–6 2 February 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20250223123105/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/South-Norfolk-1973-2011.pdf 23 February 2025 This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections. The council was contested on new ward boundaries, but the number of seats remained the same. Summary Election result 1979 South Norfolk District Council electionColin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html electionscentre.co.uk Compositions calculator 30 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth Conservative Party (UK) 37 31 N/A N/A 8 46.0 66.0 21,329 +1.4 Independent politician 14 12 N/A N/A 9 22.6 25.5 10,477 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) 25 2 N/A N/A 2 26.6 4.3 12,319 –0.3 Liberal Party (UK) 3 1 N/A N/A 1 4.8 2.1 2,231 –0.7 Independent Conservative 1 1 N/A N/A N/A 1.8 N/A –1.0 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. Abbey Abbey Conservative Party (UK) T. Turner* 676 62.5 Labour Party (UK) E. Parker 405 37.5 271 25.1 1,081 80.8 1,338 Conservative Party (UK) Abbeyfield Abbeyfield Independent politician J. Birkett-Stubbs* 544 53.4 Conservative Party (UK) F. Halls 475 46.6 69 6.8 1,019 75.3 1,354 Independent politician Beauchamp Beauchamp Independent politician L. Lester* 1,293 Independent politician Beck Vale Beck Vale Conservative Party (UK) P. Smoothy* 1,566 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Beckhithe Beckhithe (2 seats) Independent politician H. Back* 1,805 67.6 Independent politician K. Wiles* 1,117 41.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Clennell 865 32.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Dicks 815 30.5 ~2,671 77.5 3,447 Independent politician Independent politician Berners Berners Independent Conservative R. Tillbrook* 1,514 Independent Conservative Boyland Boyland Independent politician B. Gaze* 1,787 Independent politician Broads Broads Conservative Party (UK) P. Arnold 1,326 Conservative Party (UK) Brookwood Brookwood Conservative Party (UK) A. Anderson* 1,569 Conservative Party (UK) Chet Chet Independent politician W. Hemmant* 1,509 Independent politician Clavering Clavering Conservative Party (UK) G. Harris* 657 56.3 Labour Party (UK) C. Love 510 43.7 147 12.6 1,167 74.6 1,565 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Cringleford & Colney Cringleford & Colney Conservative Party (UK) J. Aikens* 1,126 87.4 Labour Party (UK) R. James 163 12.6 963 74.7 1,289 84.5 1,525 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Cromwells Cromwells Labour Party (UK) J. Chamberlain 512 50.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Ford 508 49.8 4 0.4 1,020 75.2 1,357 Labour Party (UK) Crown Point Crown Point Conservative Party (UK) J. Ridley-Thomas* 1,002 Conservative Party (UK) Dickleburgh Dickleburgh Conservative Party (UK) M. Philpot 1,202 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Diss Diss (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Bell* 1,586 70.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Scoggins* 1,537 67.8 Independent politician J. Speirs* 1,476 65.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Davies 971 42.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Philip 784 34.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Willis 447 19.7 ~2,267 ~56.4 4,019 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Ditchingham Ditchingham Conservative Party (UK) S. Summerfield 1,367 Conservative Party (UK) Forehoe Forehoe Conservative Party (UK) B. Cook* 782 73.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Eldridge 288 26.9 494 46.2 1,070 73.4 1,457 Conservative Party (UK) Harleston Harleston Liberal Party (UK) S. Burton* 1,022 57.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Mortimer 584 32.6 Labour Party (UK) F. To3 184 10.3 438 24.5 1,790 79.2 2,260 Liberal Party (UK) Hempnall Hempnall Conservative Party (UK) H. Sargent* 700 68.6 Labour Party (UK) P. Cross 321 31.4 379 37.1 1,021 80.4 1,270 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Hingham Hingham Conservative Party (UK) H. Holman* 757 66.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Golden 388 33.9 369 32.2 1,145 81.0 1,414 Conservative Party (UK) Humbleyard Humbleyard Conservative Party (UK) V. Bullen* 600 69.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Halsey 262 30.4 338 39.2 862 72.3 1,192 Conservative Party (UK) Kidner Kidner Independent politician S. Peacock* 839 75.2 Labour Party (UK) T. O'Hagan 277 24.8 562 50.4 1,116 78.9 1,414 Independent politician Long Row Long Row Independent politician T. Potter* 630 58.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Goodall 442 41.2 188 17.5 1,072 79.3 1,352 Independent politician Marshland Marshland Labour Party (UK) E. Rochford 570 51.2 Independent politician P. Werry 544 48.8 26 2.3 1,114 80.5 1,383 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mergate Mergate Independent politician P. Mickleburgh 877 54.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Loveless 459 28.2 Labour Party (UK) H. Phillips 289 17.8 418 25.7 1,625 77.0 2,111 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) New Costessey New Costessey (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Moorhouse* Conservative Party (UK) G. Evans 3,447 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Northfields Northfields Conservative Party (UK) B. Partridge 530 51.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Reilly 501 48.6 29 2.8 1,031 76.0 1,356 Conservative Party (UK) Old Costessey Old Costessey (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) H. Chapman* 1,568 64.9 Conservative Party (UK) D. Whiskerd* 1,567 64.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Manuel 845 35.0 Labour Party (UK) E. Williams 834 34.5 ~2,415 68.9 3,504 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Poringland With The Framinghams Poringland With The Framinghams (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Sykes* 1,182 69.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Whitehead 1,152 68.0 Labour Party (UK) T. Clennell 514 30.3 ~1,694 66.6 2,545 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Rustens Rustens Conservative Party (UK) T. Ford* 802 62.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Williams 480 37.4 322 25.1 1,282 76.6 1,674 Conservative Party (UK) Scole Scole Conservative Party (UK) V. Alexander* 624 52.3 Liberal Party (UK) D. Caldwell 569 47.7 55 4.6 1,193 77.2 1,546 Conservative Party (UK) Smockmill Smockmill Independent politician A. King* 920 75.0 Labour Party (UK) T. Phillips 307 25.0 613 50.0 1,227 73.1 1,679 Independent politician Springfields Springfields Conservative Party (UK) J. Easton* 1,096 Conservative Party (UK) Stratton Stratton Conservative Party (UK) P. Phillips 650 50.3 Independent politician R. Cooke 643 49.7 7 0.5 1,293 73.5 1,760 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Tasvale Tasvale Conservative Party (UK) P. Starling* 1,455 Conservative Party (UK) Town Town Conservative Party (UK) E. Capps* 618 52.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Knights 552 47.2 66 5.6 1,170 78.1 1,499 Conservative Party (UK) Valley Valley Conservative Party (UK) G. Steele 647 50.3 Liberal Party (UK) M. Pagan* 640 49.7 7 0.5 1,287 81.6 1,577 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Waveney Waveney Conservative Party (UK) M. Martin* 1,430 Conservative Party (UK) Westwood Westwood Independent politician N. Chapman* 1,082 71.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Mitchell 424 28.2 658 43.7 1,506 78.0 1,930 Independent politician Wodehouse Wodehouse Conservative Party (UK) A. Cook* 676 74.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Clegg 235 25.8 441 48.4 911 78.9 1,155 Conservative Party (UK) Notes References Category:South Norfolk District Council elections South Norfolk Category:May 1979 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Norfolk Category:Long stubs with short prose