1979 Dacorum District Council election

1979 English local government election 1979 Dacorum District Council election Hertfordshire parliamentary 1976 Dacorum District Council election 1976 1979 5 3 y 1983 Dacorum District Council election 1983 All 58 seats to Dacorum District Council 30 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 32 6 79,031 48.1% 4.5% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 23 2 67,717 41.2% 3.4% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 3 5,996 3.6% 1.0% Dacorum UK ward map 1979.svg Winner of each seat at the 1979 Dacorum Borough Council election. Control Control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1979 Dacorum District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Dacorum District Council in Hertfordshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Dacorum-1973-2011.pdf Dacorum District Council Election Results 1973-2011 5 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. The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries, decreasing the overall number of seats from 62 to 58. Summary Election result 1979 Dacorum District Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 5 January 2026 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 57 32 0 0 6 55.2 79,031 48.1 –4.5 Labour Party (UK) 56 23 0 0 2 39.7 67,717 41.2 +3.4 Independent politician 6 3 0 0 0.0 5,996 3.6 +1.0 Liberal Party (UK) 20 0 0 0 0.0 8,693 5.3 –0.8 Independent Conservative 2 0 0 0 0.0 1,576 1.0 N/A Independent Labour 1 0 0 0 0.0 731 0.4 N/A National Front (UK) 5 0 0 0 0.0 469 0.3 ±0.0 Communist Party of Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0.0 125 0.1 –0.3 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. Adeyfield East Adeyfield East (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) I. Laidlaw-Dickson 1,459 44.8 Labour Party (UK) G. Scribens* 1,438 44.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Harrington 1,324 40.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. White 1,201 36.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Blackman 385 11.8 National Front (UK) G. Robertson 91 2.8 National Front (UK) T. Walters 75 2.3 ~3,259 88.8 3,670 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Adeyfield West Adeyfield West (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) L. Taber* 2,141 58.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Botfield 2,070 56.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Young* 2,031 55.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hanson 1,367 37.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Giddins 1,322 36.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Eversfield 1,307 35.8 National Front (UK) W. Griggs 141 3.9 National Front (UK) S. Price 119 3.3 ~3,649 80.7 4,522 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Aldbury & Wigginton Aldbury & Wigginton Independent politician E. Ross* 997 72.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Walters* 373 27.2 624 45.5 1,370 84.6 1,619 Independent politician Ashridge Ashridge (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) F. De Butts* 1,601 62.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Scott* 1,551 60.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Stobbs 556 21.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Lucas 414 16.1 Labour Party (UK) I. Berkovitch 381 14.8 Liberal Party (UK) G. Davies 366 14.2 ~2,570 90.6 2,837 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bennetts End Bennetts End (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) C. Cushion 2,198 52.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Dorchester* 2,034 48.2 Labour Party (UK) K. Fletcher 1,961 46.5 Conservative Party (UK) T. Eastman 1,207 28.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Fewery 1,171 27.7 Conservative Party (UK) F. Foster 1,098 26.0 Independent Labour C. De Peyer 731 17.3 Communist Party of Great Britain L. Leigh 85 2.0 ~4,220 94.8 4,452 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Berkhamsted Central Berkhamsted Central (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) K. Coleman* 1,828 59.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Thomas* 1,816 59.1 Liberal Party (UK) I. McCalla 678 22.1 Labour Party (UK) K. Beddall 567 18.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Thomas 565 18.4 ~3,073 95.2 3,228 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Berkhamsted East Berkhamsted East (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Adams 1,871 44.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Medcalf 1,868 44.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Peake* 1,567 37.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Roberts 1,177 28.1 Labour Party (UK) B. May 1,157 27.6 Independent Conservative J. Bandy* 1,138 27.2 Labour Party (UK) C. Morrish 1,063 25.4 ~4,188 96.7 4,331 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Berkhamsted West Berkhamsted West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) E. Warrington 1,387 43.6 Conservative Party (UK) V. Milrath 1,313 41.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Bayliss 1,223 38.4 Labour Party (UK) B. Hing 739 23.2 Liberal Party (UK) E. Patterson 574 18.0 ~3,183 98.0 3,248 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bovingdon & Flaunden Bovingdon & Flaunden (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Mayo* 1,544 53.0 –2.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Janes 1,447 49.7 –4.0 Independent politician W. Symons 578 19.8 –4.3 Labour Party (UK) B. Farrer 459 15.8 –5.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Gaber 454 15.6 –2.7 Liberal Party (UK) M. Maynard 332 11.4 N/A ~2,914 97.4 +38.8 2,992 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Boxmoor Boxmoor (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. King* 2,161 50.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. Barling* 2,030 47.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Buteux* 1,986 46.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Crosby 1,337 31.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Ingold 1,319 30.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 1,313 30.6 Liberal Party (UK) L. Roe 447 10.4 Independent politician C. Tonkin 337 7.9 ~4,284 94.2 4,548 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Central Central (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) C. Fowler* 1,403 49.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Toms* 1,264 44.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Harding 1,078 37.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Seymour 1,038 36.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. Dover 372 13.0 ~2,854 85.6 3,334 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Chaulden Chaulden Labour Party (UK) D. Brown 1,051 57.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Price 617 33.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. Adams 133 7.2 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Pearce 40 2.2 434 23.6 1,841 84.6 2,175 Labour Party (UK) Chipperfield Chipperfield Conservative Party (UK) J. Nichols* 881 77.9 +30.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Kelly 250 22.1 +16.2 631 55.8 +55.5 1,131 86.8 +15.6 1,303 Conservative Party (UK) Crabtree Crabtree (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) C. Barling* 1,728 40.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Haslock 1,723 40.7 Conservative Party (UK) C. Appleby* 1,695 40.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Luck 1,671 39.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Maclaughlin 1,581 37.3 Labour Party (UK) P. Ryan 1,581 37.3 Liberal Party (UK) C. Sivers 786 18.5 ~4,238 87.9 4,821 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cupid Green Cupid Green (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) O. Collingwood 1,179 44.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Crosby 1,110 41.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. Hanson 1,041 39.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Stepto 1,011 37.9 Liberal Party (UK) R. Coles 379 14.2 ~2,669 82.6 3,231 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Flamstead & Markyate Flamstead & Markyate (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Taunton 1,641 71.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. Terry* 1,601 69.7 Labour Party (UK) F. Taylor 656 28.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Hooper 625 27.2 ~2,297 80.0 2,871 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Gadebridge Gadebridge (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Wood* 1,513 57.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Mitchell* 1,422 54.1 Conservative Party (UK) G. Payne 773 29.4 Liberal Party (UK) P. Harris 300 11.4 National Front (UK) J. McAuley 43 1.6 ~2,628 73.6 3,571 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Grove Hill Grove Hill (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) C. Maxwell 1,442 47.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Buckland 1,377 45.2 Labour Party (UK) L. Morris 1,374 45.1 Independent politician W. Faupel 1,320 43.3 Conservative Party (UK) G. Clennell 1,066 35.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Smith 1,041 34.2 Conservative Party (UK) K. Bishop 901 29.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Blackman 620 20.3 ~3,047 73.2 4,161 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Highfield Highfield (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) P. Doyle* 1,949 49.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Annison* 1,848 46.8 Labour Party (UK) P. Palfrey* 1,473 37.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Cooper 1,162 29.5 Conservative Party (UK) N. Halsey 904 22.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Smith 892 22.6 Liberal Party (UK) G. Lawrence 835 21.2 ~3,945 93.2 4,233 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kings Langley Kings Langley (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Barker 2,024 68.1 –2.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. Driver* 1,822 61.3 –6.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Cox 949 31.9 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Moss 928 31.2 +4.0 ~2,972 84.9 +33.2 3,501 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Leverstock Green Leverstock Green (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Cash 2,663 61.6 Conservative Party (UK) H. Bassadone* 2,632 60.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Courtnage* 2,606 60.3 Labour Party (UK) W. Holdsworth 1,663 38.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Fethney 1,618 37.4 Labour Party (UK) F. Temple 1,574 34.1 ~4,324 81.8 5,286 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Nash Mills Nash Mills Labour Party (UK) S. Davison* 684 52.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Byfield 511 38.9 Liberal Party (UK) R. Wilson 117 8.9 173 13.2 1,312 83.7 1,567 Labour Party (UK) Northchurch Northchurch Conservative Party (UK) G. Scott 868 68.8 Liberal Party (UK) I. Scott 393 31.2 475 37.7 1,261 82.8 1,523 Conservative Party (UK) South South Conservative Party (UK) P. Benton* 1,382 67.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Linsley 541 26.5 Liberal Party (UK) C. Roe 116 5.7 841 41.2 2,039 86.5 2,357 Conservative Party (UK) Tring Central Tring Central (2 seats) Independent politician R. Halling* 1,473 64.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Young* 867 38.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Aldis 569 25.0 Conservative Party (UK) P. Garnham 466 20.5 Independent Conservative G. McAndrew 438 19.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Eaude 429 18.9 Liberal Party (UK) P. Elley 306 13.5 ~2,274 76.7 2,963 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Tring East Tring East Conservative Party (UK) J. Collings* 1,084 82.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Dymond 235 17.8 849 64.4 1,319 87.8 1,503 Conservative Party (UK) Tring West Tring West (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) D. Townsend* 1,419 51.9 Independent politician R. Tucker 1,291 47.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. Cole 1,272 46.5 Labour Party (UK) J. De Peyer 525 19.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Holledge 483 17.7 Liberal Party (UK) D. Badrick 483 17.7 ~2,737 81.9 3,342 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Warners End Warners End (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) J. Geraghty* 2,063 53.0 Labour Party (UK) G. Mitchell* 1,953 50.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Glatter 1,901 48.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Nairn 1,312 33.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Foord-Kelcey 1,169 30.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Webster 1,134 29.1 Liberal Party (UK) W. Whalley 515 13.2 ~3,890 89.6 4,342 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:Dacorum Borough Council elections Dacorum Category:May 1979 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Hertfordshire