1979 Cambridge City Council election
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14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 71.8% (![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Winner of each seat at the 1979 Cambridge City Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Cambridge City Council election took place on 3 May 1978 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]1979 Cambridge City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 5 | ![]() |
35.7 | 15 | 20 | 47.6 | 21,358 | 38.0 | –8.4 | |
Labour | 7 | ![]() |
50.0 | 11 | 18 | 42.9 | 21,936 | 39.0 | –1.1 | |
Liberal | 2 | ![]() |
14.3 | 1 | 3 | 7.1 | 12,898 | 22.9 | +15.4 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.4 | N/A | N/A | –5.8 | |
Communist | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 59 | 0.1 | –0.2 |
Ward results
[edit]Abbey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Doris Howe* | 2,006 | 59.9 | –7.2 | |
Conservative | Edna Jones | 945 | 28.2 | –4.7 | |
Liberal | Bernard Greaves | 400 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,061 | 31.7 | –2.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,351 | 70.0 | +43.4 | ||
Registered electors | 4,789 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Arbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Edward Cowell | 1,797 | 44.9 | –8.8 | |
Conservative | Patrick Harris | 1,566 | 39.2 | –7.1 | |
Liberal | Robert Arbon | 636 | 15.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 231 | 5.8 | –1.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,999 | 71.8 | +28.3 | ||
Registered electors | 5,566 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Castle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Pickles | 2,148 | 49.9 | +28.1 | |
Conservative | John Powley* | 1,153 | 26.8 | –17.2 | |
Labour | Edwin Mortlock | 1,003 | 23.3 | –10.9 | |
Majority | 995 | 23.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,304 | 72.5 | +31.2 | ||
Registered electors | 5,936 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Cherry Hinton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christopher Howard | 1,804 | 44.2 | –3.8 | |
Conservative | John West* | 1,683 | 41.3 | –10.7 | |
Liberal | Charles Burch | 591 | 14.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 121 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,078 | 77.8 | +29.8 | ||
Registered electors | 5,244 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Coleridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Frederick Burling* | 1,730 | 45.3 | –3.2 | |
Labour | Gordon Douglas | 1,480 | 38.8 | –3.8 | |
Liberal | Philip Mitchell | 606 | 15.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 250 | 6.6 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,816 | 74.7 | +35.7 | ||
Registered electors | 5,108 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
East Chesterton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sidney Reid* | 2,057 | 47.2 | –11.1 | |
Labour | Richard Wall | 1,605 | 36.8 | –4.9 | |
Liberal | Anita Anderson | 699 | 16.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 452 | 10.4 | –6.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,361 | 70.3 | +35.7 | ||
Registered electors | 6,204 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Kings Hedges
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Clarissa Kaldor | 1,544 | 52.3 | –3.9 | |
Conservative | Jacqueline George | 944 | 32.0 | –1.6 | |
Liberal | Brian Badcock | 462 | 15.7 | +5.4 | |
Majority | 600 | 20.3 | –2.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,950 | 70.5 | +35.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,184 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Market
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Lavena Hawes* | 2,273 | 47.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | Michael O'Hannan | 1,276 | 26.5 | –2.3 | |
Labour | Mike Gunn | 1,263 | 26.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 997 | 20.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,812 | 66.0 | +27.5 | ||
Registered electors | 6,231 | ||||
Liberal hold |
Newnham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R Cohen | 2,273 | 47.2 | –1.9 | |
Conservative | P Osbourne | 1,276 | 26.5 | –5.8 | |
Liberal | V Alford | 1,263 | 26.2 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 997 | 20.7 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,812 | 71.6 | +26.7 | ||
Registered electors | 6,720 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Petersfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Roger Thornely* | 1,899 | 48.9 | –1.0 | |
Conservative | Bridget Tasker | 1,372 | 35.3 | –6.6 | |
Liberal | Joye Rosentiel | 613 | 15.8 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 527 | 13.6 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,884 | 65.1 | +25.1 | ||
Registered electors | 5,967 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Queens Edith
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sylvia Dolby* | 2,317 | 51.4 | –18.9 | |
Labour | Ethel Shepherd | 1,199 | 26.6 | –3.1 | |
Liberal | Alan Newman | 990 | 22.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,118 | 24.8 | –15.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,506 | 76.1 | +39.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,918 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Romsey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Robert May | 1,891 | 49.3 | –0.1 | |
Conservative | Stephen Clarke | 1,193 | 31.1 | +1.1 | |
Liberal | Anthony Waite | 748 | 19.5 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 698 | 18.2 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,832 | 68.0 | +33.0 | ||
Registered electors | 5,639 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ![]() |
Trumpington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elaine Wheatley | 2,019 | 51.9 | –10.2 | |
Labour | Stephen Watts | 1,067 | 27.4 | +4.3 | |
Liberal | David Green | 747 | 19.2 | +6.5 | |
Communist | David Mowton | 59 | 1.5 | –0.6 | |
Majority | 952 | 24.5 | –14.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,892 | 70.1 | +31.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,549 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
West Chesterton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P Reed* | 1,827 | 49.9 | –17.5 | |
Labour | J Elliott | 1,105 | 30.2 | –3.6 | |
Liberal | A Gore | 726 | 19.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 722 | 19.7 | –13.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,658 | 69.1 | +32.9 | ||
Registered electors | 5,294 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.