1979 Babergh District Council election

1979 English local government election 1979 Babergh District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1976 Babergh District Council election 1976 1979 5 3 y 1983 Babergh District Council election 1983 All 42 seats to Babergh District Council 22 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 17 16,451 42.6% 1.8% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 17 2 8,422 21.8% 5.8% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 5 1 12,547 32.5% 3.7% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 2 1 1,209 3.1% 4.5% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 1 Unopposed Unopposed 3.2% Babergh UK ward map 1979.svg Winner of each seat at the 1979 Babergh District Council election. Control Control after election No overall control No overall control The 1979 Babergh District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf Babergh District Council Election Results 1973-2011 27 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University https://web.archive.org/web/20250927101400/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Babergh-1973-20111.pdf 27 September 2025 This was on the same day as other local elections. New ward boundaries came into effect at this election increasing the number of seats by 4 to 42. Summary Election result 1979 Babergh 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) 25 17 N/A N/A 40.5 16,451 42.6 –1.8 Independent politician 21 17 N/A N/A 2 40.5 8,422 21.8 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) 18 5 N/A N/A 1 11.9 12,547 32.5 +3.7 Liberal Party (UK) 2 2 N/A N/A 1 4.8 1,209 3.1 –4.5 Residents Association 1 1 N/A N/A 2.4 N/A N/A –3.2 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. Alton Alton Labour Party (UK) R. Cook 488 57.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Fraser 355 42.1 133 15.8 843 74.9 1,125 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Berners Berners Independent politician E. Pollard* 1,242 Independent politician Bildeston Bildeston Independent politician O. Simpson* 1,226 Independent politician Boxford Boxford Independent politician T. Dawson 1,444 Independent politician Brantham Brantham Independent politician J. Truswell 1,571 Independent politician Brett Vale Brett Vale Conservative Party (UK) E. Green* 545 62.6 Independent politician F. Pratten 326 37.4 219 25.2 871 73.2 1,190 Conservative Party (UK) Brookvale Brookvale Independent politician J. Baxter* 1,618 Independent politician Bures St. Mary Bures St. Mary Conservative Party (UK) H. Engleheart* 1,275 Conservative Party (UK) Capel & Wenham Capel & Wenham (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) H. Rossiter 1,115 51.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Pearce* 1,030 48.0 Labour Party (UK) T. Richardson 633 29.5 ~2,146 97.9 2,191 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chadacre Chadacre Independent politician G. Ince* 1,587 Independent politician Copdock Copdock Independent politician T. Carey 729 61.3 Conservative Party (UK) F. Lloyd 461 38.7 268 22.6 1,190 77.2 1,541 Independent politician Dodnash Dodnash (2 seats) Independent politician T. Goodchild* Independent politician C. Wake-Walker* 2,731 Independent politician Independent politician Elmsett Elmsett Independent politician T. Bailey-Smith 1,254 Independent politician Glemsford Glemsford (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Goodwin* 826 59.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Kiddy 680 49.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Chatters 553 40.1 ~1,503 80.3 1,718 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great Cornard North Great Cornard North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) S. Byham* 806 52.4 Labour Party (UK) F. Harvey 732 47.6 Labour Party (UK) B. Niall 671 43.6 Conservative Party (UK) N. Scofield 624 40.5 ~1,416 69.3 2,219 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Great Cornard South Great Cornard South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Eady* 1,169 57.4 Conservative Party (UK) P. Beer 1,105 54.3 Labour Party (UK) R. Chaplin* 867 42.6 Labour Party (UK) C. Speroni 777 38.2 ~2,273 73.4 2,775 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hadleigh Hadleigh (3 seats) Independent politician C. Claireaux 2,115 54.4 Independent politician J. Andrews 1,186 30.5 Independent politician S. Hogg 1,111 28.6 Labour Party (UK) C. Culpin 1,047 26.9 Independent politician P. Crabtree* 1,034 26.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Anstruther 729 18.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Marshall 725 18.6 ~3,887 91.2 4,267 Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Independent politician Independent politician Holbrook Holbrook Independent politician J. Godley* 1,364 Independent politician Lavenham Lavenham Liberal Party (UK) L. Spraggins 618 57.5 Conservative Party (UK) W. Setchfield 456 42.5 162 15.1 1,074 75.0 1,432 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Leavenheath Leavenheath Independent politician A. Boram 515 51.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. York* 480 48.2 35 3.6 995 75.4 1,319 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Long Melford Long Melford (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Kemp* Residents Association J. Abbott* 2,710 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Residents Association Nayland Nayland Conservative Party (UK) J. Darbyshire 415 51.6 Independent politician D. Mitchell* 389 48.4 26 3.2 804 85.6 939 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician North Cosford North Cosford Independent politician D. Hodge* 1,167 Independent politician Polstead & Layham Polstead & Layham Conservative Party (UK) A. Lloyd 567 71.3 Independent politician C. Edmunds 228 28.7 339 42.6 795 78.6 1,011 Conservative Party (UK) Shotley Shotley Conservative Party (UK) T. Lloyd* 1,187 Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury East Sudbury East (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) S. Gargiulo 874 51.4 Conservative Party (UK) F. Matson 826 48.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Wicks 810 47.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Tanner 807 47.5 ~1,700 65.7 2,587 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury North Sudbury North (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) R. Playford* 1,075 55.1 Conservative Party (UK) H. Singh* 935 47.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Moulton 877 45.0 Labour Party (UK) H. Banham 873 44.7 ~1,951 70.9 2,752 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sudbury South Sudbury South (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) A. Moore* 712 39.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. Hewitt 591 32.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Parker 587 32.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Wiles 499 27.7 ~1,802 91.9 1,961 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Waldingfield Waldingfield (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) C. Spence* 1,173 46.1 Independent politician A. Clarke 789 31.1 Labour Party (UK) D. King 580 22.8 Labour Party (UK) C. White 514 20.2 ~2,541 103.6 2,453 Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician West Samford West Samford Conservative Party (UK) D. Wedgewood* 1,233 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:Babergh District Council elections Babergh Category:May 1979 in the United Kingdom Category:Long stubs with short prose