1979 UK local government election
1979 local election results in Bristol The 1979 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England.[ 1] This was on the same day as other local elections and the 1979 general election . In contrast to the Conservative landslide in the national election, the Conservatives in Bristol lost 6 seats to Labour, who maintained overall control of the council.
Ward results
Avon Avon Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour T Thomas 5,411 Labour V Pople 5,255 Labour A Crowley 5,202 Conservative R Chubb 3,674 Conservative J Gamlin 2,907 Conservative L O'Leary 2,791 Communist D Pratt 391 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Bedminster Bedminster Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A Hillman 3,521 Labour J Wood 3,466 Labour W Jenkins 3,425 Conservative R Marriott 2,506 Conservative J Fey 2,499 Conservative J Boucher 2,463 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Bishopston Bishopston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D Topham 3,155 Conservative T Clarke 3,139 Conservative M Withers 3,092 Labour P McLaren 1,916 Labour J Wood 1,853 Labour J Graystone 1,801 Liberal J Gray 1,377 Liberal J McMahon 1,370 Liberal W Starr 1,172 National Front F Tanner 51 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Bishopsworth Bishopsworth Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A Munroe 8,123 Labour B Richards 8,122 Labour L Smith 8,108 Conservative R Hodges 4,002 Conservative I Gillard 3,783 Conservative N Dowdney 3,632 National Front K Elliott 793 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Brislington Brislington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K Legg 5,192 Labour D Parsons 4,597 Labour P Korovilas 4,391 Conservative J Howe 4,334 Conservative O Scantlebury 4,092 Conservative A Ellison 3,975 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour gain from Conservative Swing {{{swing}}}
Cabot Cabot Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal R Howell 2,227 Liberal C Stones 2,154 Liberal C Bolton 2,140 Conservative B Love 1,688 Conservative Y Mason 1,672 Conservative I Millard 1,672 Labour J Dugdale 1,172 Labour J Malos 1,117 Labour K Anand 1,101 Communist A Chester 192 Majority Liberal hold Swing {{{swing}}} Liberal hold Swing {{{swing}}} Liberal hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Clifton Clifton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J Steadman 3,823 Conservative W Blackmore 3,635 Conservative J Lloyd-Kirk 3,580 Liberal D Himsworth 1,999 Liberal B Ineichen 1,911 Labour S Hodkinson 1,433 Labour H Harding 1,388 Labour A Mackenzie 1,323 Ecology A Clarke 1,195 Ecology J Will 890 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
District District Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative F Apperley 2,347 Conservative F Bosdet 2,284 Conservative R Trench 2,264 Labour H Fenwick 2,247 Labour M Shotter 2,110 Labour G Venables 2,087 Liberal B Carter 1,126 Liberal O England 1,023 Liberal P Tyzack 910 Ecology H Cullimore 553 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Durdham Durdham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G Palmer 5,154 Conservative G Browne 4,917 Conservative P Paternoster 4,638 Liberal G Beddoes 2,149 Liberal W Howarth 2,149 Liberal V Tallis 1,990 Labour J Patterson 1,240 Labour J Naysmith 1,180 Labour R Richie 1,020 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Easton Easton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J Jones 3,022 Labour G Maggs 2,771 Labour R Morris 2,331 Conservative A Mayes 1,181 Conservative K Blanchard 1,161 Conservative R Paternoster 1,001 Ecology M Weekes 276 Communist D Esbester 173 National Front J Bale 147 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Eastville Eastville Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour W Williams 1,654 Labour J Hynes 1,614 Labour J King 1,603 Conservative M Macdonald 894 Conservative W Lippiatt 847 Conservative M Read 817 Liberal A Elverd 157 Liberal B Clarke 141 Liberal S Staple 124 National Front P Kingston 94 National Front D Smithurst 61 National Front J Dowler 45 ETOFEC M Elbourne 41 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Henbury Henbury Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J Fisk 6,000 Labour J McLaren 5,077 Conservative W Stephens 4,881 Conservative D Barnwell 4,755 Conservative B Tasman 4,427 Labour M Malpass 4,370 Liberal W Hurford 1,451 National Front C Nuttall 268 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour gain from Conservative Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Hengrove Hengrove Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A Abrams 6,981 Labour V Hicks 6,528 Labour G Spodris 5,268 Conservative C Jones 2,894 Conservative K Godden 2,731 Conservative M Mason 2,676 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Hillfields Hillfields Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G Robertson 3,885 Labour C Draper 3,668 Labour C Janes 3,610 Conservative J Seville 2,552 Conservative A Davies 2,390 Conservative R Russell 2,309 Independent Liberal A Chalmers 957 Independent Liberal A Chalmers 865 Independent Liberal M Cottrell 863 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Horfield Horfield Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C Merrett 3,896 Labour R Edwards 3,710 Labour C Boney 3,563 Conservative B Topham 3,170 Conservative B Cripps 2,842 Conservative J Wiltshire 2,728 Liberal P Hurford 750 Liberal R Moon 701 Liberal S Moon 679 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour gain from Conservative Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Knowle Knowle Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G Sprackling 3,904 Conservative T Skipp 3,702 Conservative F Lawrence 3,686 Labour G Cole 2,916 Labour J Cole 2,702 Labour T Ward 2,591 National Front R Dowler 218 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Redland Redland Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G Hebblethwaite 3,377 Conservative J Cottrell 3,258 Conservative G Keeley 3,138 Liberal B Brown 1,772 Labour A Keefe 1,717 Liberal P Child 1,660 Labour J Kemp 1,548 Liberal R Cutts 1,521 Labour T Morgan 1,486 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Somerset Somerset Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H Willcox 4,653 Labour D Jackson 4,435 Labour J Comerford 4,097 Conservative W Goodland 2,602 Conservative V Goodland 2,584 Conservative D Stevens 2,523 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Southmead Southmead Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D Hughes 5,144 Labour B Begley 4,949 Labour E Seymour 4,410 Conservative P Sidebottom 4,306 Conservative P Holloway 4,295 Conservative C Martineau 4,129 Majority Labour gain from Conservative Swing {{{swing}}} Labour gain from Conservative Swing {{{swing}}} Labour gain from Conservative Swing {{{swing}}}
Southville Southville Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A Mason 2,563 Labour F Pidgeon 2,451 Labour A May 2,402 Conservative D Jones 2,181 Conservative C Hagen 2,070 Conservative L Vann 2,007 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
St George East St George East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D Beer 5,011 Labour G Bee 4,698 Labour P Hammond 4,482 Conservative R King 4,187 Conservative R Murray 4,100 Conservative M Stump 3,702 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
St George West St George West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J McLaren 3,135 Labour I Rogers 2,797 Labour M Rea 2,700 Conservative J Cornelius 1,857 Conservative R Godden 1,666 Conservative R Laurence 1,562 National Front D Smithurst 220 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
St Paul St Paul Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R Hewlett 2,219 Labour K Bassett 2,197 Labour G Fowler 2,166 Conservative A Millener 1,091 Conservative J Lippitt 1,072 Conservative S Trench 996 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
St Philip & Jacob St Philip & Jacob Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour I Knight 1,644 Labour J Britton 1,562 Labour D Tedder 1,556 Conservative M Lippitt 927 Conservative A Haines 894 Conservative D Fey 851 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Stapleton Stapleton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative T Whiteley 4,942 Conservative P Brook 4,834 Conservative H Williams 4,677 Labour B Payton 3,877 Labour M McGrath 3,779 Labour D Poole 3,665 Liberal M Cullen 1,113 Liberal E Wren 993 Liberal J Hale 961 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Stockwood Stockwood Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A Telling 8,271 Conservative M Stamper 8,143 Conservative S Williams 8,014 Labour V Davey 7,658 Labour G Easton 7,099 Labour J Smith 6,520 National Front J Dowler 628 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Westbury-on-Trym Westbury-on-Trym Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D Poole Conservative C Alderson 9,542 Conservative R Wall 9,439 Liberal E Dyson 2,372 Liberal M Hamilton 2,185 Liberal M Luton 1,941 Labour J Evans 1,749 Labour M Waddington 1,429 Labour G Waddington 1,367 National Front E Andrews 151 Majority Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}} Conservative hold Swing {{{swing}}}
Windmill Hill Windmill Hill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C Reid 2,463 Labour V Bath 2,244 Labour G Micklewright 2,201 Conservative D Cary 1,397 Conservative A Moore 1,270 Conservative P Morris 1,192 Liberal M Pipping 577 Liberal R Lewis 488 National Front R Bale 174 Majority Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}} Labour hold Swing {{{swing}}}
References ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 1979". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 11 April 2016 .