1979 UK local government election
Elections to Langbaurgh Borough Council took place on 3 May 1979. The election took place on the same day as the 1979 UK General Election and the whole council was up for election. The Labour Party won most seats and took over control of the council from the Conservative Party.[1]
Election result
Langbaurgh Borough Council local election result 1979 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 32 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 53.3% | 45.8% | 78,273 | +43,810 |
| Conservative | 22 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 36.7% | 45.4% | 77,543 | +29,225 |
| Independent | 6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 10.0% | 7.7% | 13,235 | +2,528 |
| Liberal | 0 | | | n/a | n/a | 1.1% | 1,801 | +734 |
Ward Results
Bankside
Bankside Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J Thompson | 1,161 | 65.6% | +10.5% |
| Labour | R Haining | 1,106 | | |
| Conservative | H Fenwick | 608 | 34.4% | -10.5% |
| Conservative | H Johnson | 545 | | |
Belmont
Belmont Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | P Hopwood | 2,236 | 57.7% | -14.4% |
| Conservative | B Lythgoe | 2,511 | | |
| Labour | K Pitchford | 1,861 | 42.3% | +14.4% |
| Labour | H Tout | 1,598 | | |
Brotton
Brotton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R Barton | 1,315 | 44.2% | -5.8% |
| Labour | A Barton | 1,267 | | |
| Conservative | J Askew | 1,254 | 42.2% | -7.8% |
| Conservative | M Grant | 939 | | |
| Liberal | C Watts | 405 | 13.6% | +13.6% |
| Liberal | L Wilkinson | 248 | | |
Church Lane
Church Lane Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G Hodgson | 1,954 | 83.4% | +11.4% |
| Labour | W Herlingshaw | 1,905 | | |
| Conservative | G McPherson | 390 | 16.6% | -11.4% |
| Conservative | W Slegg | 361 | | |
Coatham
Coatham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J White | 1,018 | 36.7% | -2% |
| Conservative | J Dyball | 925 | 33.4% | -9.5% |
| Conservative | R Hall | 919 | | |
| Labour | M Dowling | 830 | 29.9% | +11.5% |
Dormanstown
Dormanstown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T Collins | 2,948 | 53.3% | -4.2% |
| Labour | A Taylor | 2,386 | | |
| Labour | R Jones | 2,364 | | |
| Conservative | A Horner | 1,362 | 24.6% | +24.6% |
| Independent | D Kelsey | 1,223 | 22.1% | -20.4% |
Eston
Eston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | I Cole | 2,288 | 67.3% | +16.9% |
| Labour | M Learman | 2,189 | | |
| Labour | A Harvison | 2,082 | | |
| Conservative | D A'Court | 1,111 | 32.7% | -16.9% |
| Conservative | R A'Court | 1,058 | | |
| Conservative | M Curry | 1,035 | | |
Grangetown
Grangetown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P Harford | 2,080 | 85.3% | +14.4% |
| Labour | S Tombe | 1,892 | | |
| Conservative | A Soakell | 358 | -14.7% | -14.4% |
| Conservative | R McLay | 354 | | |
Guisborough
Guisborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W Richardson | 1,873 | 54% | +9.5% |
| Conservative | M Hopwood | 1,767 | | |
| Conservative | J Gaskin | 1,651 | | |
| Labour | F Christie | 1,593 | 46% | +10.5% |
| Labour | G Houston | 1,517 | | |
| Labour | J Marvell | 1,431 | | |
Hutton
Hutton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | B Bradley | 1,786 | 81.9% | +10.6% |
| Labour | P Trainor | 394 | 18.1% | -2% |
Kirkleatham
Kirkleatham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J Taylor | 2,153 | 56.2% | +5.7% |
| Labour | R Roberts | 2,122 | | |
| Labour | K Nilan | 2,080 | | |
| Conservative | S Hall | 1,681 | 43.8% | -5.7% |
| Conservative | R Day | 1,623 | | |
| Conservative | D Horner | 1,603 | | |
Lockwood
Lockwood Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S Kay | 1,167 | 53.1% | -5.1% |
| Conservative | C Watson | 1,032 | 46.9% | +5.1% |
| Conservative | E Carter | 984 | | |
Loftus
Loftus Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J Theobold | 2,530 | 42.9% | +1.9% |
| Labour | B Scott | 2,033 | 36% | +5% |
| Labour | N Lantsbery | 1,718 | | |
| Conservative | C Ellerby | 1,079 | 19.1% | -7.1% |
Longbeck
Longbeck Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E Mann | 2,405 | 50% | +16.1% |
| Labour | G Houchen | 2,401 | 50% | +16.5% |
| Conservative | N Cooney | 2,199 | | |
| Conservative | G Lawrenson | 2,085 | | |
| Labour | M Lambert | 1,674 | | |
| Labour | M Jones | 1,634 | | |
Newcomen
Newcomen Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W Dagg | 1,436 | 43% | +17.7% |
| Labour | A Mills | 1,352 | | |
| Conservative | D Jessop | 1,155 | 34.6% | +6.4% |
| Conservative | S Birt | 1,010 | | |
| Independent | J Preston | 748 | 22.4% | -10.2% |
Normanby
Normanby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | D Moore | 1,766 | 59.1% | -13.7% |
| Conservative | A Wright | 1,396 | | |
| Labour | J Briggs | 1,222 | 40.9% | +13.7% |
Ormesby
Ormesby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J Fagan | 1,548 | 63.7% | -14.1% |
| Conservative | P Zoryk | 1,475 | | |
| Labour | R Lewis | 881 | 36.3% | +14.1% |
Overfields
Overfields Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J Sickling | 1,866 | 65.6% | +15.2% |
| Labour | W Towers | 1,559 | | |
| Conservative | A Fagan | 977 | 34.4% | -15.2% |
| Conservative | D Adamson | 958 | | |
Redcar
Redcar Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | G Smith | 1,527 | 37% | -18.2% |
| Conservative | N Richards | 1,517 | 36.8% | +3.5% |
| Conservative | A Kidd | 1,511 | | |
| Labour | J Coombs | 1,082 | 26.2% | +14.6% |
Saltburn
Saltburn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A Collins | 2,428 | 37.4% | -21% |
| Independent | A Atterton | 2,009 | 48.8% | +7.2% |
| Conservative | P Clark | 1,469 | | |
| Conservative | D Frizelle | 1,228 | | |
| Independent | J Fulcher | 1,166 | | |
| Labour | D Walsh | 894 | 13.8% | +13.8% |
Skelton
Skelton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | L Douglass | 2,312 | 53.2% | -6.5% |
| Conservative | W Hill | 2,146 | | |
| Labour | I Johnson | 2,035 | 46.8% | +6.5% |
| Conservative | J Mussett | 1,533 | | |
| Labour | K Price | 1,295 | | |
Skinningrove
Skinningrove Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R Tough | 633 | 59.9% | +21.4% |
| Conservative | C Simmons | 423 | 40.1% | +40.1% |
South Bank
South Bank Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A Seed | 1,850 | 68.2% | +25.1% |
| Labour | C Christie | 1,641 | | |
| Conservative | T Robinson | 862 | 35.8% | -4% |
| Conservative | J Myrddin-Baker | 857 | | |
St. Germains
St. Germains Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | K Barker | 1,915 | 42.4% | +1.7% |
| Conservative | R Lawrenson | 1,326 | 29.3% | -2% |
| Labour | J Wiggins | 1,279 | 28.3% | +0.2% |
| Conservative | D Halliday | 1,240 | | |
Teesville
Teesville Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H York | 2,259 | 56.9% | +19.3% |
| Labour | I Hewitson | 2,259 | | |
| Labour | M McCormack | 2,135 | | |
| Conservative | J Robinson | 1,714 | 43.1% | -19.3% |
| Conservative | L Shepherd | 1,600 | | |
| Conservative | J Soakell | 1,590 | | |
West Dyke
West Dyke Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A Gwenlan | 1,951 | 31.7% | -13.2% |
| Conservative | D Lane | 1,929 | | |
| Independent | D Bell | 1,847 | 30.1% | -10.5% |
| Conservative | F Walker | 1,588 | | |
| Labour | J Curry | 1,200 | 19.5% | +5% |
| Liberal | S Wilson | 1,148 | 18.7% | +18.7% |
References
- ^ Langbaurgh Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991 Election Centre