1979 Corby District Council election

1979 UK local government election November 2019 1979 Corby District Council election Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Local Elections Handbook 1979 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0V1MW1lr1Z3MEhTTXZLYXU2dkk/view Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK The Elections Centre 12 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydeWRxTGRFUDMteUE/view Local Election Summaries 1979 The Elections Centre 28 June 2019 England Parliamentary no yes 1976 Corby District Council election 1976 1983 Corby District Council election 1983 All 27 seats in the Corby District Council 14 3 May 1979 78.6% Labour Party (UK) 115x50px|Blank 10 seats, 39.4% 23 13 15,910 55.6% 16.2% Conservative Party (UK) 115x50px|Blank 16 seats, 45.2% 3 13 10,701 37.4% 7.8% Independent (politician) 115x50px|Blank 0 seats, 4.5% 1 0 1,507 5.3% 0.8% Corby UK local election 1979 map.svg Map showing the results of the 1979 Corby District Council elections. Council control Council control after election Conservative Labour The 1979 Corby District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Corby District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party regained overall control of the council which it had lost to the Conservative Party at the previous election in 1976. The council remained continuously under Labour control10 May 2011 England council elections https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/34ub.stm BBC News until the council was dissolved in 2021. Ward-by-Ward Results Central Ward (3 seats) thumb|Location of Central ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Central http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Corby-1973-2011.pdf Corby Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011 Elections Centre Labour Party (UK) J. Thomson 1,815 Labour Party (UK) J. Hazel 1,704 Labour Party (UK) J. Breen 1,703 Conservative Party (UK) M. Perkins 1,061 Conservative Party (UK) H. Lear 1,037 Conservative Party (UK) L. Buecheler 962 70.5% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Danesholme Ward (3 seats) thumb|Location of Danesholme ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Danesholme Labour Party (UK) R. Crawley 1,072 Labour Party (UK) R. Hayburn 1,066 Labour Party (UK) M. Forshaw 971 Conservative Party (UK) F. Goodman 967 Conservative Party (UK) W. Carey 912 Conservative Party (UK) R. Gillett 870 Liberal Party (UK) J. Wood 493 78.4% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) East Ward (2 seats) thumb|Location of East ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: East Independent (politician) E. Wright 877 Labour Party (UK) T. Sykes 871 Labour Party (UK) B. Brown 537 Conservative Party (UK) A. Pitcher 485 69.2% Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hazelwood Ward (3 seats) thumb|Location of Hazelwood ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Hazelwood Labour Party (UK) P. McGowan 2,048 Labour Party (UK) K. Glendinning 1,917 Labour Party (UK) W. Mawdsley 1,864 Conservative Party (UK) M. Burr 721 Conservative Party (UK) J. Smith 717 Conservative Party (UK) K. Farnham 606 63.9% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kingswood Ward (3 seats) thumb|Location of Kingswood ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Kingswood Labour Party (UK) A. Kane 1,758 Labour Party (UK) A. Mathie 1,645 Labour Party (UK) K. Locker 1,623 Conservative Party (UK) A. Briggs 1,208 Conservative Party (UK) J. Campbell 1,130 Conservative Party (UK) G. Robertshaw 1,096 64.1% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lloyds Ward (3 seats) thumb|Location of Lloyds ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Lloyds Labour Party (UK) J. Kane 1,966 Labour Party (UK) R. Hipkiss 1,589 Conservative Party (UK) D. Hindwood 1,585 Labour Party (UK) D. Moon 1,557 Conservative Party (UK) A. Musson 1,070 86.2% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lodge Park Ward (3 seats) thumb|Location of Lodge Park ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Lodge Park Labour Party (UK) B. Wright 2,251 Labour Party (UK) P. Floody 2,119 Labour Party (UK) J. Sims 2,064 Conservative Party (UK) J. Smith 1,290 Conservative Party (UK) S. Heggs 1,120 74.8% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rural East Ward (1 seat) thumb|Location of Rural East ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Rural East Conservative Party (UK) R. Kimmons 711 Independent (politician) C. Bodin 426 Labour Party (UK) A. MacLeod 394 82.8% Conservative Party (UK) Rural North Ward (1 seat) thumb|Location of Rural North ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Rural North Labour Party (UK) R. Ogilvie 371 Conservative Party (UK) G. Woolston 243 Independent (politician) J. Canning 210 85.3% Labour Party (UK) Rural West Ward (1 seat) thumb|Location of Rural West ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Rural West Conservative Party (UK) R. Webster 666 Labour Party (UK) M. Phipps 210 81.9% Conservative Party (UK) Shire Lodge Ward (2 seats) thumb|Location of Shire Lodge ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: Shire Lodge Labour Party (UK) G. Crawley 1,229 Labour Party (UK) A. Davidson 1,171 Conservative Party (UK) R. Sheridan 647 Conservative Party (UK) H. Perry 573 73.3% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Ward (2 seats) thumb|Location of West ward Corby District Council Elections 1979: West Labour Party (UK) J. Adamson 1,919 Labour Party (UK) E. Donald 1,667 Conservative Party (UK) L. Baker 1,117 Conservative Party (UK) F. Harris 996 76.8% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1979 English local elections 1979 Category:1970s in Northamptonshire