1979 Braintree District Council election

English election 1979 Braintree District Council election Essex parliamentary 1976 Braintree District Council election 1976 1979 5 3 y 1983 Braintree District Council election 1983 All 58 seats to Braintree District Council 30 77.6% (28.3%) 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 39 seats, 48.0% 28 11 54,148 46.5% 1.5% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 8 seats, 34.0% 17 9 42,436 36.5% 2.5% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 8 seats, 9.0% 7 1 6,068 5.2% 3.8% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 1 seat, 6.2% 3 2 9,855 8.5% 2.3% 95x50px|Blank Residents Association 1 seat, 2.4% 2 1 2,797 2.4% 0.0% 95x50px|Blank Independent Conservative 1 seat, 0.0% 1 408 0.4% N/A Braintree UK ward map 1979.svg Winner of each seat at the 1979 Braintree District Council election Council control Council control after election Conservative No overall control The 1979 Braintree District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Braintree-1973-2011.pdf Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher www.electionscentre.co.uk 1 January 2023 This was on the same day as the 1979 UK general election and other local elections across the United Kingdom. At the election, the Conservatives lost control of the council to no overall control despite remaining the largest party. Summary Election result 1979 Braintree District Council election Conservative Party (UK) 28 1 2 11 48.3 46.5 54,148 –1.5 Labour Party (UK) 17 0 0 9 29.3 36.5 42,436 +2.5 Independent politician 7 0 1 1 12.1 5.2 6,068 –3.8 Liberal Party (UK) 3 1 0 2 5.2 8.5 9,855 +2.3 Residents Association 2 1 0 1 3.4 2.4 2,797 ±0.0 Independent Conservative 1 0 0 1.7 0.4 408 N/A Independent Liberal 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 484 +0.2 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 173 –0.1 |} Ward results Black Notley Black Notley Conservative Party (UK) E. Mills 821 75.3 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Beardwell 270 24.7 –1.1 551 50.5 +2.0 1,091 75.8 +32.8 1,412 Conservative Party (UK) 1.1 Bocking North Bocking North Labour Party (UK) A. Millam 1,569 49.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Hall 1,514 48.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Davis 1,470 46.6 Labour Party (UK) C. Sheret 1,441 45.7 Conservative Party (UK) B. Steel 1,428 45.3 Conservative Party (UK) S. Brown 1,407 44.6 3,155 75.0 4,207 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bocking South Bocking South Labour Party (UK) G. Warne 1,753 53.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Mackenzie 1,568 48.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Watson 1,548 47.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Comfort 1,456 44.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Perkin 1,408 43.2 Conservative Party (UK) T. Adcock 1,396 42.8 3,260 75.1 4,341 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Braintree Central Braintree Central Labour Party (UK) G. Warren 1,683 53.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Perks 1,594 50.6 Labour Party (UK) M. Shirvington 1,560 49.5 Conservative Party (UK) B. Britten 1,363 43.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Sayers 1,338 42.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Moll 1,277 40.5 3,152 73.9 4,265 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Braintree East Braintree East Conservative Party (UK) P. Gilthorpe 1,399 40.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Amies 1,331 38.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Plumb 1,310 37.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Oliver 1,097 31.6 Labour Party (UK) C. Oliver 1,079 31.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Woollard 1,004 28.9 Liberal Party (UK) R. Allen 875 25.2 Liberal Party (UK) K. Webb 820 23.6 Liberal Party (UK) I. Hamlin 814 23.5 3,471 76.0 4,567 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Braintree West Braintree West Liberal Party (UK) J. Ross 1,881 51.0 Liberal Party (UK) J. Bryan 1,654 44.8 Conservative Party (UK) S. Harper 1,482 40.2 Liberal Party (UK) P. Farnell 1,460 39.6 Conservative Party (UK) H. Everitt 1,350 36.6 Conservative Party (UK) C. Murcott 1,254 34.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Gore 563 15.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Green 487 13.2 3,689 79.7 4,629 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bumpstead Bumpstead Conservative Party (UK) S. Drapkin 1,276 Conservative Party (UK) Castle Headingham Castle Headingham Conservative Party (UK) P. Schwier 592 54.6 +9.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Lynch 493 45.4 +8.7 99 9.1 +0.4 1,085 79.6 +13.8 1,334 Conservative Party (UK) 0.3 No Independent Liberal candidate as previous (17.9%). Coggeshall Coggeshall Independent politician W. Drake 1,554 52.4 +18.5 Conservative Party (UK) D. Bellamy 1,438 48.5 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. McMillan 1,397 47.1 –1.5 Conservative Party (UK) H. Portway 1,132 38.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) D. Sibley 897 30.3 –1.1 Labour Party (UK) A. McCracken 827 27.9 +1.1 2,963 79.5 +31.5 3,727 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green Independent Conservative G. Courtauld 1,314 Independent Conservative Cressing Cressing Liberal Party (UK) J. Chapman 357 38.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E. Yockney 336 36.0 –13.9 Independent politician A. Allen 241 25.8 –2.6 21 2.2 N/A 934 76.6 +30.5 1,212 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) N/A No Labour candidate as previous (21.7%). Earls Colne Earls Colne Independent politician C. Holmes 995 54.8 N/A Independent politician P. Taylor 628 34.6 –15.9 Independent Liberal R. Bird 484 26.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) T. Allsopp 425 23.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Long 408 22.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. Jarrett 316 17.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. Turp 298 16.4 –6.9 1,816 79.7 +22.4 2,278 Independent politician Independent politician Gosfield Gosfield Independent politician D. Marlow 1,060 Independent politician Halstead Holy Trinity Halstead Holy Trinity Residents Association E. McDowell 1,548 54.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. Mayes 1,423 50.5 +8.1 Labour Party (UK) N. Bugbee 1,209 42.9 +11.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Finken 1,023 36.3 –2.3 Conservative Party (UK) C. Covell 1,018 36.1 –1.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. Thompson 921 32.7 N/A 2,819 78.4 –26.1 3,596 Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Halstead St. Andrew's Halstead St. Andrew's Residents Association M. Gage 1,249 51.3 +20.9 Conservative Party (UK) O. Joyce 1,150 47.2 +13.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Mitchell 727 29.9 –1.1 Labour Party (UK) K. Jones 677 27.8 +11.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Atherton 592 24.3 +8.2 2,434 77.2 +22.2 3,153 Residents Association Conservative Party (UK) Hatfield Peverel Hatfield Peverel Conservative Party (UK) C. Leicester 1,467 64.6 +9.5 Conservative Party (UK) D. Claydon 1,404 61.8 +9.2 Labour Party (UK) O. Deane 713 31.4 +11.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Brooke 670 29.5 +13.3 2,272 77.0 +22.2 2,950 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No Independent candidate as previous (38.9%). Kelvedon Kelvedon Conservative Party (UK) M. Edwards 1,233 51.3 +10.4 Conservative Party (UK) E. Clarke 1,171 48.7 +19.7 Independent politician J. De Denne Yule 1,083 45.0 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) S. Gibbs 861 35.8 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) B. Sherratt 707 29.4 +9.6 Labour Party (UK) D. Rogers 693 28.8 +9.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Sherratt 690 28.7 N/A Independent Conservative P. Crowe 408 17.0 N/A 2,405 80.3 +24.8 2,995 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Independent politician Independent politician No Independent (Andrews, Kentish) candidates as previous (54.6%, 36.0%). Panfield Panfield Conservative Party (UK) R. Chandler 735 74.8 +15.5 Labour Party (UK) B. Burden 247 25.2 –15.5 488 49.7 +31.1 982 82.0 +22.3 1,205 Conservative Party (UK) 15.5 Rayne Rayne Conservative Party (UK) C. Crossman 1,017 74.2 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) E. Hall 353 25.8 +11.2 664 48.5 +3.1 1,370 79.4 +26.3 1,707 Conservative Party (UK) 1.2 No Liberal candidate as previous (20.0%). Sible Headingham Sible Headingham Independent politician G. Tanner Conservative Party (UK) H. Hall 2,430 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Stour Valley Central Stour Valley Central Conservative Party (UK) K. Nott 1,161 Conservative Party (UK) Stour Valley North Stour Valley North Conservative Party (UK) C. Basham 1,095 Conservative Party (UK) Stour Valley South Conservative Party (UK) R. Clark 1,457 Conservative Party (UK) Terling Terling Conservative Party (UK) G. Isted 720 73.8 –4.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Ness 255 26.2 +4.2 465 47.7 –8.3 975 76.7 +36.2 1,243 Conservative Party (UK) 4.2 Three Fields Three Fields Conservative Party (UK) R. Hawkins 1,183 57.6 –5.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Platt 951 46.3 –11.4 Independent politician J. Finbow 825 40.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Dyson 627 30.5 –9.9 2,055 79.0 +19.0 2,601 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Upper Colne Upper Colne Conservative Party (UK) D. Johnson 1,262 Conservative Party (UK) Witham Central Witham Central Independent politician H. Pitchforth 742 59.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Mills 371 29.7 Labour Party (UK) L. Randall 138 11.0 371 29.7 1,251 75.8 1,569 Independent politician Witham Chipping Hill Witham Chipping Hill Labour Party (UK) A. Slowman 1,091 51.8 Conservative Party (UK) K. Richards 1,007 47.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Sabin 891 42.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Dowding 870 41.3 2,107 77.5 2,719 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Witham North Witham North Labour Party (UK) C. Edwards 1,402 51.7 Labour Party (UK) B. Boshell 1,335 49.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Fraser 1,290 47.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Ager 1,183 43.6 Conservative Party (UK) T. Sheppard 1,150 42.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Williams 1,056 38.9 2,713 76.0 3,570 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Witham Silver End & Rivenhall Witham Silver End & Rivenhall Labour Party (UK) J. Evans 1,168 54.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Lyon 1,153 53.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Cutmore 979 45.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Digby 864 40.4 2,139 80.6 2,654 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Witham South Witham South Conservative Party (UK) J. Cooke 1,170 39.6 Labour Party (UK) K. Boylan 1,140 38.6 Labour Party (UK) B. Boshell 1,123 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Smith 1,109 37.5 Liberal Party (UK) D. Bigg 603 20.4 Liberal Party (UK) A. Bigg 494 16.7 2,957 75.9 3,896 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Witham West Witham West Conservative Party (UK) M. Lager 1,000 55.5 Conservative Party (UK) P. Gibbs 999 55.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Green 757 42.0 Communist Party of Great Britain F. Brown 173 9.6 1,801 74.4 2,421 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Yeldham Yeldham Conservative Party (UK) J. Yeldham 614 60.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) T. Newton 405 39.7 N/A 209 20.5 N/A 1,019 80.9 N/A 1,249 Conservative Party (UK) N/A References Category:Braintree District Council elections Braintree Category:1970s in Essex