1979 Luton Borough Council election

1979 Luton Borough Council election Bedfordshire parliamentary 1976 Luton Borough Council election 1976 1979 5 3 y 1983 Luton Borough Council election 1983 All 48 seats to Luton Borough Council 25 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 32 5 108,693 44.2% 2.3% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 16 6 96,170 39.1% 5.3% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 0 1 40,200 16.3% 2.3% Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1979 Luton Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Luton Borough Council in Bedfordshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Luton-1973-1995.pdf Luton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995 2 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections. Summary Election result 1979 Luton Borough Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 2 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 48 32 0 5 5 66.7 108,693 44.2 –2.3 Labour Party (UK) 48 16 6 0 6 33.3 96,170 39.1 +5.3 Liberal Party (UK) 48 0 0 1 1 0.0 40,200 16.3 –2.3 National Front (UK) 6 0 0 0 0.0 816 0.3 +0.1 Independent politician 1 0 0 0 0.0 105 <0.1 –0.7 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. Biscot Biscot (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) A. Sedgemore 2,377 45.7 +19.0 Labour Party (UK) S. Gonshor 2,347 45.2 +19.4 Labour Party (UK) W. McKenzie 2,215 42.6 +19.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Hickinbottom* 1,950 37.5 –16.8 Conservative Party (UK) K. Woodbridge* 1,850 35.6 –15.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Langlois* 1,793 34.5 –14.1 Liberal Party (UK) L. Gresham 632 12.2 +1.5 Liberal Party (UK) A. Johnson 568 10.9 +0.3 Liberal Party (UK) B. Roe 426 8.2 –1.6 Independent politician J. Bardwaj 105 2.0 –2.6 ~5,198 73.8 +35.4 7,043 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bramingham Bramingham (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Glenister* 1,618 46.9 –4.9 Conservative Party (UK) F. Lester* 1,529 44.3 –6.4 Conservative Party (UK) L. Pane* 1,499 43.4 –5.6 Labour Party (UK) M. Carr 1,337 38.7 +17.5 Labour Party (UK) H. Brown 1,307 37.9 +18.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Neufville 1,209 35.0 +15.3 Liberal Party (UK) H. Balfour 431 12.5 –8.1 Liberal Party (UK) E. Jenner 377 10.9 –7.2 Liberal Party (UK) A. Doris 375 10.9 –6.5 ~3,452 75.8 +25.3 4,554 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Challney Challney (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) G. Boote* 3,130 50.2 –2.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Dodd* 3,029 48.6 –3.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. McCarroll* 2,977 47.8 –2.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Carr 2,177 34.9 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) V. Kennedy 2,163 34.7 +10.1 Labour Party (UK) W. Lawrence 2,052 32.9 +9.1 Liberal Party (UK) E. Cooke 760 12.2 +0.3 Liberal Party (UK) S. Smith 659 10.6 +1.1 Liberal Party (UK) B. Thanki 529 8.5 –0.8 ~6,230 77.6 +38.2 8,028 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Crawley Crawley (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) K. Connolly* 2,366 41.2 –0.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Lucas* 2,329 40.5 –0.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Dean* 2,258 39.3 –1.2 Labour Party (UK) C. Jephson 2,176 37.9 +6.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Adams 2,171 37.8 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Hunt 1,982 34.5 +4.3 Liberal Party (UK) R. Brown 949 16.5 –3.1 Liberal Party (UK) W. Cross 891 15.5 –1.3 Liberal Party (UK) P. Rose 829 14.4 –2.4 ~5,744 78.6 +32.3 7,308 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Dallow Dallow (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) E. Scanlan* 2,796 52.0 +10.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Fuller* 2,744 51.1 +10.6 Labour Party (UK) W. Pratt 2,619 48.7 +10.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Dudley* 1,665 31.0 –8.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Burrett 1,641 30.5 –4.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Samuels 1,523 28.3 –5.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Stephens 542 10.1 –1.4 Liberal Party (UK) S. Stephens 515 9.6 –0.6 Liberal Party (UK) C. Stott 440 8.2 –1.3 National Front (UK) D. Ellames 194 3.6 N/A National Front (UK) D. Williams 114 2.1 N/A National Front (UK) G. Williams 94 1.7 N/A ~5,374 73.6 +36.8 7,301 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Farley Farley (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) T. Jenkins* 2,754 52.1 –3.2 Labour Party (UK) T. Kenneally* 2,722 51.5 –2.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Jeffries 2,640 50.0 –0.9 Conservative Party (UK) S. Hills 1,537 29.1 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Flint 1,509 28.6 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) L. Scott 1,441 27.3 +3.9 Liberal Party (UK) S. Boutwood 634 12.0 +3.2 Liberal Party (UK) V. Perryman 590 11.2 +3.7 Liberal Party (UK) J. Weber 534 10.1 +3.2 National Front (UK) J. Hennem 145 2.7 –4.8 National Front (UK) D. Brennan 136 2.6 N/A National Front (UK) D. Hennem 133 2.5 N/A ~5,285 73.4 +35.3 7,200 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) High Town High Town (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Flint* 2,185 44.0 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Everard* 2,161 43.5 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) M. Hunter* 2,073 41.7 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) H. Heather 1,762 35.5 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) I. Jamieson 1,580 31.8 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) S. Debgupta 1,431 28.8 +3.1 Liberal Party (UK) J. Fensome 971 19.5 –5.1 Liberal Party (UK) C. Fensome 859 17.3 –1.6 Liberal Party (UK) F. Shillingford 609 12.3 –5.4 ~4,969 73.3 +33.1 6,779 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Icknield Icknield (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Cartwright* 3,947 67.0 –5.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. Dunington* 3,923 66.6 –4.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Johnston* 3,785 64.2 –4.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Nixon 1,172 19.9 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Thorpe 1,164 19.8 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Wood 1,103 18.7 +3.3 Liberal Party (UK) B. Mitchell 618 10.5 +1.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Mitchell 565 9.6 +1.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Roe 526 8.9 +3.5 ~5,892 83.0 +34.8 7,099 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Leagrave Leagrave (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. Garrett* 2,608 44.6 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Goldsmith* 2,413 41.3 +3.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Hamill 2,376 40.6 +8.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Locke* 2,337 40.0 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) M. Payne 2,317 39.6 +9.5 Labour Party (UK) M. Stewart 2,261 38.7 +10.4 Liberal Party (UK) C. Mead 751 12.8 –13.7 Liberal Party (UK) M. Paul 691 11.8 –11.0 Liberal Party (UK) G. Thanki 480 8.2 –14.0 ~5,858 75.9 +31.1 7,705 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lewsey Lewsey (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) D. Kennedy* 2,845 50.4 –0.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Lucas 2,579 45.7 –1.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Lurkings 2,437 43.2 –2.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Boutwood 1,940 34.4 +5.1 Conservative Party (UK) P. Edwards 1,913 33.9 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) C. Priede 1,787 31.7 +2.6 Liberal Party (UK) D. Degrout 623 11.0 –2.8 Liberal Party (UK) D. Larkman 620 11.0 –2.7 Liberal Party (UK) P. Larkman 604 10.7 –1.1 ~5,644 74.2 +42.1 7,606 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Limbury Limbury (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Quinn 2,658 45.8 –0.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Payne* 2,620 45.1 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) M. Taylor 2,559 44.1 –0.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Bailey 2,228 38.4 –1.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Sills 2,078 35.8 –3.2 Labour Party (UK) B. Woolner 2,036 35.1 –0.9 Liberal Party (UK) M. Dolling 889 15.3 +6.2 Liberal Party (UK) A. Farrow 700 12.1 +3.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. Blindell 672 11.6 +3.0 ~5,805 79.9 +35.4 7,265 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Putteridge Putteridge (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) L. Chantler 2,378 36.6 –2.3 Conservative Party (UK) S. Webster* 2,332 35.9 –1.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Curd* 2,247 34.6 –2.9 Liberal Party (UK) R. Davies 2,233 34.4 +8.2 Liberal Party (UK) D. Clooney 1,996 30.7 +5.9 Liberal Party (UK) D. Woodroffe 1,935 29.8 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Jenkins 1,791 27.6 –2.0 Labour Party (UK) K. Bruckdorfer 1,730 26.6 –2.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Thakoordin 1,521 23.4 –3.9 ~6,493 83.4 +33.1 7,785 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Saints Saints (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) W. Copeland* 2,908 50.5 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) T. Cunningham 2,797 48.5 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) P. Wolsey* 2,726 47.3 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) K. Hopkins 1,945 33.7 +12.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Broadhead 1,924 33.4 +12.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Shannon 1,906 33.1 +12.4 Liberal Party (UK) M. Robinson 706 12.2 –9.4 Liberal Party (UK) L. Cooke 700 12.1 –8.1 Liberal Party (UK) D. Stott 581 10.1 –8.0 ~5,764 77.9 +30.5 7,399 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South South (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) L. Benson* 2,431 47.3 –1.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Bush 2,375 46.3 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Boustred 2,361 46.0 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) K. Cowan 1,794 34.9 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Macey 1,764 34.4 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Taylor 1,735 33.8 +8.9 Liberal Party (UK) P. Chapman 735 14.3 +1.7 Liberal Party (UK) H. Johnson 631 12.3 –0.2 Liberal Party (UK) B. Legg 618 12.0 +0.9 ~5,134 68.9 +32.9 7,452 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stopsley Stopsley (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) G. Dillingham* 2,353 42.0 –3.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. Davies* 2,308 41.2 –2.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Lucas* 2,195 39.1 –3.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Grayson 1,578 28.1 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Courty 1,508 26.9 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Mulligan 1,436 25.6 +0.8 Liberal Party (UK) E. Davies 1,419 25.3 –0.7 Liberal Party (UK) M. McNally 1,231 22.0 ±0.0 Liberal Party (UK) H. Roe 1,198 21.4 –0.5 ~5,607 79.9 +30.8 7,018 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sundon Park Sundon Park (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) W. Cooney 2,205 37.1 –1.8 Labour Party (UK) E. Haldane* 2,139 36.0 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Robertson 2,037 34.3 +3.7 Liberal Party (UK) C. Hinkley* 1,969 33.2 –3.8 Liberal Party (UK) D. Hinkley 1,940 32.7 –2.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Banville 1,680 28.3 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. Leather 1,601 27.0 +4.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. James 1,593 26.8 –6.5 Conservative Party (UK) S. Tucker 1,448 24.4 +4.5 ~5,936 77.4 +32.5 7,669 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) References Category:Luton Borough Council elections Luton Category:May 1979 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Bedfordshire