1979 Maldon District Council election

1979 English local government election 1979 Maldon District Council election Essex parliamentary 1976 Maldon District Council election 1976 1979 5 3 y 1983 Maldon District Council election 1983 All 30 seats to Maldon District Council 16 34,161 ~52.4% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 18 2 15,886 49.5% 3.0% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 6 1 4,708 14.7% 0.7% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 3 3 3,945 12.3% 2.1% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 2 1 5,275 16.4% 2.6% 95x50px|Blank Independent Conservative 1 2,311 7.2% 6.2% 95x50px|Blank Independent Labour 0 1 did not stand did not stand 3.3% Maldon UK ward map 1979.svg Winner of each seat at the 1979 Maldon District Council election. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1979 Maldon District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Maldon District Council in Essex, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Maldon-1973-2011.pdf Maldon District Council Election Results 1973-2011 23 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Election Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20250923155538/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Maldon-1973-2011.pdf 23 September 2025 4 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1979 Maldon District Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 23 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 24 18 N/A N/A 2 60.0 15,886 49.5 –3.0 Independent politician 9 6 N/A N/A 1 20.0 4,708 14.7 +0.7 Liberal Party (UK) 5 3 N/A N/A 3 10.0 3,945 12.3 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) 10 2 N/A N/A 1 6.7 5,275 16.4 –2.6 Independent Conservative 3 1 N/A N/A 3.3 2,311 7.2 +6.2 Independent Labour 0 0 N/A N/A 1 0.0 N/A N/A –3.3 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. Althorne Althorne Conservative Party (UK) D. Heritage* 1,371 Conservative Party (UK) Burnham-on-Crouch North Burnham-on-Crouch North Conservative Party (UK) L. Martin 775 56.3 Independent Conservative K. Sarling 601 43.7 174 12.6 1,376 77.3 1,873 Conservative Party (UK) Burnham-on-Crouch South Burnham-on-Crouch South (3 seats) Independent politician S. Hull* 1,407 61.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Horsfall 1,150 50.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Freeman* 1,148 50.1 Independent Conservative M. Wood 947 41.3 ~2,293 76.1 3,013 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cold Norton Cold Norton Conservative Party (UK) A. Eley 1,086 Conservative Party (UK) Goldhanger Goldhanger Conservative Party (UK) H. Frost* 1,094 Conservative Party (UK) Great Totham Great Totham (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) F. Anderson* 1,137 64.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Bass* 1,131 64.0 Independent politician T. Lazell 676 38.2 ~1,768 82.1 2,153 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Heybridge East Heybridge East Liberal Party (UK) L. Bermingham 613 57.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Thomas 344 32.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Barrett 114 10.6 269 25.1 1,071 79.9 1,361 Liberal Party (UK) Heybridge West Heybridge West (2 seats) Liberal Party (UK) D. Scott 1,088 75.2 Liberal Party (UK) A. Good 977 67.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Newell 230 15.9 Conservative Party (UK) B. Allway 184 12.7 Labour Party (UK) G. Batt 134 9.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Joyce 130 9.0 ~1,447 76.3 1,896 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Maldon East Maldon East (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) G. Hughes* 888 61.4 Labour Party (UK) E. Bannister 832 57.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Murphy 472 32.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. Salmon 472 32.6 ~1,447 70.6 2,050 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Maldon North West Maldon North West (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Pipe* 1,332 55.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Daws* 1,236 51.6 Conservative Party (UK) K. Munnion* 1,051 43.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Cargill 779 32.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Lewis 663 27.7 Labour Party (UK) P. Locke 630 26.3 Liberal Party (UK) D. Coulthread 547 22.8 ~2,394 76.5 3,129 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Maldon South Maldon South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Sewell* 945 45.6 Conservative Party (UK) C. Dowsett* 880 42.5 Liberal Party (UK) G. Billingham 720 34.7 Labour Party (UK) C. Tait 605 29.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Godfrey 500 24.1 ~2,072 82.4 2,515 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Purleigh Purleigh Independent politician G. Barber* 1,129 Independent politician Southminster Southminster (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Cottam* 932 57.2 Independent Conservative D. Fisher* 763 46.8 Independent politician M. Black 749 46.0 ~1,629 75.2 2,166 Conservative Party (UK) Independent Conservative St. Lawrence St. Lawrence Independent politician R. Cowell 797 Independent politician The Maylands The Maylands Conservative Party (UK) P. Bullard 1,548 Conservative Party (UK) Tillingham & Bradwell Tillingham & Bradwell Independent politician K. Bruce 556 57.7 Independent politician E. Chandler 407 42.3 149 15.4 963 78.0 1,252 Independent politician Tollesbury Tollesbury (2 seats) Independent politician D. Shrimpton 913 63.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. Anscomb 730 50.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Stephens 605 41.7 ~1,450 82.4 1,760 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tolleshunt D'Arcy Tolleshunt D'Arcy Conservative Party (UK) E. Peel* 1,355 Conservative Party (UK) Wickham Bishops Wickham Bishops Conservative Party (UK) H. Bass* 1,431 Conservative Party (UK) Woodham Woodham Independent politician P. Herrmann* 1,182 Independent politician References Category:Maldon District Council elections Maldon Category:May 1979 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Essex Category:Long stubs with short prose