1979 Waveney District Council election

1979 English local government election 1979 Waveney District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1976 Waveney District Council election 1976 1979 5 3 y 1983 Waveney District Council election 1983 All 57 seats to Waveney District Council 29 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 32 7 77,511 47.9% 2.5% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 17 4 73,881 45.7% 3.2% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 4 4 3,677 2.3% 2.0% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 3 1 5,756 3.6% 2.5% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 1 1,005 0.6% 0.1% Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1979 Waveney District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Waveney-1973-2011.pdf electionscentre.co.uk Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012 4-5 27 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20240216222714/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Waveney-1973-2011.pdf 16 February 2024 This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections. Much the other local elections in 1979, Labour made up some lost ground compared to their loss in the general election but the Conservatives narrowly retained overall control of the council. Summary Election result 1979 Waveney 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 23 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 47 32 1 8 7 56.1 77,511 47.9 –2.5 Labour Party (UK) 49 17 5 1 4 29.8 73,881 45.7 +3.2 Independent politician 6 4 4 0 4 7.0 3,677 2.3 +2.0 Liberal Party (UK) 7 3 0 1 1 5.3 5,756 3.6 –2.5 Residents Association 1 1 0 0 1.8 1,005 0.6 –0.1 Ward results January 2026 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) Conservative Party (UK) D. Hartley 907 55.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Westwood 802 49.2 Conservative Party (UK) E. Toogood 760 46.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Hobbins 623 38.2 ~1,632 78.1 2,089 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Beccles: South Beccles: South (4 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Ellwood 2,136 55.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Crisp 2,029 52.4 Labour Party (UK) C. Andrew 1,792 46.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Hipperson 1,740 44.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Hutchinson 1,725 44.5 Conservative Party (UK) B. Sabberton 1,573 40.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Byron 1,564 40.4 Conservative Party (UK) B. Hewkin 1,466 37.9 ~3,940 81.2 4,851 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Blundeston Blundeston (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Prettyman 1,398 58.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Paul 1,375 57.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Dunne 984 41.3 ~2,407 78.9 3,051 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Brampton Brampton Conservative Party (UK) B. Slatter 490 59.0 Labour Party (UK) P. Thirtle 341 41.0 149 18.0 ~831 82.3 1,010 Conservative Party (UK) Bungay Bungay (3 seats) Liberal Party (UK) C. Richardson 1,661 65.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Sheppard 1,040 41.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Aldous 989 39.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Cossart 905 35.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. Young 828 32.9 ~2,520 79.1 3,184 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Carlton Colville Carlton Colville (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Beales 1,054 36.6 Independent politician J. Mitchell 969 33.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. Neville 859 29.8 ~2,249 79.3 2,837 Labour Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Halesworth Halesworth (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Niblett 1,220 51.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Rees 1,121 47.3 Labour Party (UK) E. Leverett 1,066 45.0 Labour Party (UK) H. Holzer 1,025 43.3 ~2,371 80.6 2,941 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Holton Holton Independent politician E. Woodard 484 51.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Jolly 462 48.8 22 2.4 ~946 83.4 1,134 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Ilketshall Ilketshall Conservative Party (UK) S. Wilson 568 64.5 Independent politician W. Hall 190 21.6 Labour Party (UK) W. Wegg 123 14.0 378 42.9 ~881 80.6 1,093 Conservative Party (UK) Kessingland Kessingland (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) E. Martin 1,245 55.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Saunders 1,061 47.5 Conservative Party (UK) I. Revell 1,059 47.4 ~2,236 76.7 2,914 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Lowestoft: Carlton Lowestoft: Carlton (6 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Scarles 3,054 53.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Mellor 2,932 51.1 Conservative Party (UK) C. Mutimer 2,900 50.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Miner 2,827 49.3 Conservative Party (UK) K. Priestley 2,756 48.1 Conservative Party (UK) L. Willert 2,709 47.3 Labour Party (UK) L. Davies 2,672 46.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Gower 2,647 46.2 Labour Party (UK) T. Kelly 2,615 45.6 Labour Party (UK) T. Devine 2,445 42.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Murgatroyd 2,284 39.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Owers 2,244 39.1 ~6,425 78.8 8,152 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lowestoft: Central & Waveney Lowestoft: Central & Waveney (3 seats) Liberal Party (UK) J. Sparham 1,163 36.0 Liberal Party (UK) A. Shepherd 1,006 31.1 Residents Association H. Kirby 1,005 31.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Mathew 897 27.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Baldwin 876 27.1 Labour Party (UK) H. Porter 870 26.9 Independent politician A. Furlong-Osborne 162 5.0 ~2,375 77.4 3,070 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Residents Association Lowestoft: Gunton Lowestoft: Gunton (5 seats) Conservative Party (UK) N. Brighouse 2,833 53.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Cullum 2,773 52.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Aldous 2,692 51.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Hervey 2,586 49.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Porter 2,584 49.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Durrant 2,428 46.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Bateman 2,392 45.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Ford 2,288 43.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Owen 2,280 43.4 Labour Party (UK) N. McNorton 2,207 42.0 ~5,662 75.6 7,491 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lowestoft: Kirkley Lowestoft: Kirkley (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) S. Ellis 1,433 55.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Calvert 1,140 44.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Page 1,088 42.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Wigg 1,078 41.9 ~2,613 80.7 3,237 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lowestoft: Oulton Broad Lowestoft: Oulton Broad (5 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. Barnard 3,240 52.6 Conservative Party (UK) E. Back 2,998 48.7 Conservative Party (UK) H. Turner 2,963 48.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Leedham 2,948 47.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Choveaux 2,942 47.7 Labour Party (UK) B. Hunter 2,922 47.4 Labour Party (UK) T. Chipperfield 2,879 46.7 Labour Party (UK) K. Hunting 2,348 38.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Ramsay 2,254 36.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Coleman 2,208 35.8 ~6,418 78.6 8,168 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lowestoft: Pakefield Lowestoft: Pakefield (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Lark 2,028 57.5 Conservative Party (UK) M. Richardson 1,496 42.5 Conservative Party (UK) M. Gallidoro 1,487 42.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Martin 1,449 41.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Hugo 1,411 40.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Millner 1,277 36.2 ~3,632 82.3 4,414 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lowestoft: Roman Hill Lowestoft: Roman Hill (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Hunt 1,169 65.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Reynolds 1,074 60.0 Liberal Party (UK) B. Pointon 620 34.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. Moles 581 32.5 ~1,934 76.7 2,521 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lowestoft: St. Johns Lowestoft: St. Johns (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) T. Carter 940 50.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Jurd 767 41.6 Conservative Party (UK) V. Francis 727 39.4 Liberal Party (UK) C. Shade 382 20.7 Liberal Party (UK) J. Kerry 343 18.6 ~1,850 74.8 2,474 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lowestoft: St. Margarets Lowestoft: St. Margarets (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) H. Chamberlain 1,017 55.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Jeffreys 960 52.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wren 803 44.1 Conservative Party (UK) P. Paul 753 41.3 ~1,956 80.0 2,445 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Reydon Reydon (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) S. Simpson 1,039 53.2 Conservative Party (UK) G. Johnson 949 48.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Fryatt 913 46.8 ~1,965 76.9 2,554 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Southelmham Southelmham Conservative Party (UK) J. Stacey 970 Conservative Party (UK) Southwold Southwold (2 seats) Independent politician S. Waters 997 71.2 Independent politician J. Adnams 875 62.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Swan 403 28.8 ~1,425 81.8 1,741 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Worlingham Worlingham Conservative Party (UK) P. Plummer 958 70.4 Labour Party (UK) F. Moore 403 29.6 555 40.8 ~1,361 79.0 1,723 Conservative Party (UK) Wrentham Wrentham Labour Party (UK) A. Child 414 51.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Torlot 393 48.7 21 2.6 807 77.1 1,047 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Waveney District Council elections Waveney Category:May 1979 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Suffolk