1979 Derby City Council election

1979 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1979 Derby City Council electionhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view Council compositions by year The Elections Centrehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydSFFOSXV6MXVQQlk/view Local Election Summaries 1979 The Elections Centre Parliamentary no yes 1976 Derby Borough Council election 1976 1980 Derby City Council election 1980 All 44 seats in the Derby City Council 23 3 May 1979 Labour Party (UK) 26 26 53,325 47.1% Conservative Party (UK) 28 18 10 51,164 45.2% Derby City Council election 1979 map.svg Map showing the results of the 1979 Derby City Council elections. Council control Council control after election Conservative Labour The 1979 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Local Elections Handbook 1979 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0V1MW1lr1Z3MEhTTXZLYXU2dkk/view Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK The Elections Centre 16 This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 18 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party. Overall results 1979 Derby City Council Election Labour Party (UK) 26 59.1 47.1 53,325 6.3 Conservative Party (UK) 18 10 40.9 45.2 51,164 6.5 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0.0 6.4 7,276 0.1 Independent (politician) 0 0.0 1.0 1,132 New United English National 0 0.0 0.2 244 1.0 Communist Party (UK) 0 0.0 0.0 49 New |- | colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total | style="text-align: right;" | 44 | colspan=5 | | style="text-align: right;" | 113,190 | style="text-align: right;" | Ward results Abbey thumb|Location of Abbey ward Abbey http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Derby-1979-1995.pdf Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995 Elections Centre Labour Party (UK) F. Tunnicliffe 3,101 Labour Party (UK) M. Walker 2,735 Labour Party (UK) D. McNab 2,714 Conservative Party (UK) K. Marples 2,061 Conservative Party (UK) K. Hutchinson 2,030 Conservative Party (UK) D. Williams 1,937 Independent (politician) T. Parker 508 Liberal Party (UK) E. Richards 382 Liberal Party (UK) J. Titterton 362 Liberal Party (UK) L. Wilson 331 64.3% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Allestree thumb|Location of Allestree ward Allestree Conservative Party (UK) J. Thorpe 4,302 Conservative Party (UK) B. Chadwick 4,273 Labour Party (UK) S. Davies 1,419 Labour Party (UK) K. Bloor 1,384 Liberal Party (UK) W. Nuttall 987 84.0% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Alvaston thumb|Location of Alvaston ward Alvaston Labour Party (UK) W. Baker 2,293 Labour Party (UK) G. Sweeting 2,061 Conservative Party (UK) B. Stafford 1,971 Conservative Party (UK) J. McNair 1,771 70.1% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Babington thumb|Location of Babington ward Babington Labour Party (UK) J. Maltby 3,332 Labour Party (UK) W. Matthews 3,268 Labour Party (UK) S. Unwin 2,805 Conservative Party (UK) V. Flint 1,895 Conservative Party (UK) M. Garland 1,836 Conservative Party (UK) T. Hoogerwerf 1,731 Independent (politician) K. Johal 624 United English National S. Gibson 244 63.5% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Blagreaves thumb|Location of Blagreaves ward Blagreaves Conservative Party (UK) M. Grimwood-Taylor 3,430 Conservative Party (UK) F. Murphy 3,276 Labour Party (UK) I. Slater 2,410 Labour Party (UK) P. McLaverty 2,397 74.2% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Boulton thumb|Location of Boulton ward Boulton Labour Party (UK) A. Kennedy 3,321 Labour Party (UK) C. Perkins 3,267 Conservative Party (UK) W. Hughes 2,615 Conservative Party (UK) H. Mrozek 2,424 74.6% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Breadsall thumb|Location of Breadsall ward Breadsall Labour Party (UK) E. Ward 3,980 Labour Party (UK) M. Wawman 3,790 Conservative Party (UK) S. Nicols 2,478 Conservative Party (UK) E. Wood 2,354 69.9% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chaddesden thumb|Location of Chaddesden ward Chaddesden Labour Party (UK) F. Brocklehurst 3,285 Labour Party (UK) G. Summers 3,245 Conservative Party (UK) G. Andrews 3,075 Conservative Party (UK) H. Sephton 2,775 72.1% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chellaston thumb|Location of Chellaston ward Chellaston Conservative Party (UK) A. Bussell 2,786 Conservative Party (UK) J. Blount 2,646 Labour Party (UK) M. Fuller 2,569 Labour Party (UK) J. Moseley 2,369 77.1% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Darley thumb|Location of Darley ward Darley Conservative Party (UK) E. Reid 4,376 Conservative Party (UK) J. Tillett 4,322 Conservative Party (UK) R. Longdon 4,162 Labour Party (UK) T. Wilson 2,155 Labour Party (UK) J. Dolan 2,152 Labour Party (UK) G. Bolton 2,099 69.3% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Derwent thumb|Location of Derwent ward Derwent Labour Party (UK) G. Topham 2,975 Labour Party (UK) L. Topham 2,693 Conservative Party (UK) B. Daniels 1,510 Conservative Party (UK) E. Kitchen 1,436 Liberal Party (UK) S. Connolly 735 Liberal Party (UK) S. Cudworth 593 Communist Party (UK) B. Birks 49 65.6% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kingsway thumb|Location of Kingsway ward Kingsway Conservative Party (UK) H. Johnson 2,820 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bates 2,712 Labour Party (UK) E. Jones 1,495 Labour Party (UK) J. Anderson 1,391 Liberal Party (UK) B. Benson 1,355 Liberal Party (UK) A. Spendlove 1,306 70.9% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Litchurch thumb|Location of Litchurch ward Litchurch Labour Party (UK) R. Newton 3,611 Labour Party (UK) M. Wood 3,333 Conservative Party (UK) A. Northover 1,377 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hyde 1,363 52.4% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Littleover thumb|Location of Littleover ward Littleover Conservative Party (UK) R. Wood 3,453 Conservative Party (UK) L. Shepley 3,431 Labour Party (UK) P. Woodhead 1,420 Labour Party (UK) R. Umney 1,392 73.1% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mackworth thumb|Location of Mackworth ward Mackworth Labour Party (UK) D. Robinson 3,221 Labour Party (UK) R. Baxter 3,182 Conservative Party (UK) R. Doubleday 1,805 Conservative Party (UK) B. Broxholme 1,651 Liberal Party (UK) L. Taylor 733 Liberal Party (UK) K. Toombs 725 73.9% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mickleover thumb|Location of Mickleover ward Mickleover Conservative Party (UK) N. Glen 2,062 Conservative Party (UK) N. Keene 2,060 Liberal Party (UK) A. Smith 1,839 Liberal Party (UK) E. Sharp 1,762 Labour Party (UK) J. Ward 1,140 Labour Party (UK) H. Gorham 1,013 78.5% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Normanton thumb|Location of Normanton ward Normanton Labour Party (UK) J. Godfrey 3,148 Labour Party (UK) R. Laxton 2,978 Conservative Party (UK) R. Andjelic 2,124 Conservative Party (UK) R. Oldershaw 2,048 68.8% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Osmanton thumb|Location of Osmaston ward Osmanton Labour Party (UK) B. Carty 3,085 Labour Party (UK) R. Spacey 2,789 Conservative Party (UK) A. Allen 1,336 Conservative Party (UK) H. Parsons 1,261 62.0% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sinfin thumb|Location of Sinfin ward Sinfin Labour Party (UK) E. Bull 2,554 Labour Party (UK) N. Dhindsa 2,150 Conservative Party (UK) J. Keith 2,024 Conservative Party (UK) W. Swinburn 1,902 66.4% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Spondon thumb|Location of Spondon ward Spondon Conservative Party (UK) J. Scholes 3,664 Conservative Party (UK) D. Kellogg 3,550 Conservative Party (UK) D. Edgar 3,498 Labour Party (UK) R. Collar 2,811 Labour Party (UK) T. Cullerton 2,739 Labour Party (UK) W. Pountain 2,370 Liberal Party (UK) T. Dickenson 1,245 Liberal Party (UK) J. Somerset-Sullivan 735 80.8% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1979 English local elections Category:May 1979 in the United Kingdom 1979 Category:1970s in Derbyshire