1979_Hyndburn_Borough_Council_election
Following the merger of several Urban District Councils (Rishton, Gt Harwood, Accrington, Church, Oswaldtwsitle) and the Parish of Altham there followed ward boundary changes to equalise the seats. 1979 was the first election on the new boundaries with an all out election.[1]
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2015) |
Main article: Hyndburn Borough Council elections
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 19 | 19 | 40.4% | 46.6% | 51,823 | ||||
Conservative | 28 | 28 | 55.0% | 49.1% | 54,578 | ||||
Liberal | 2.4% | 2,724 | |||||||
National Front | 0.5% | 593 | |||||||
Independent | 1.0% | 1,067 | |||||||
Communist | 0.1% | 87 | |||||||
Spoilt | 0.4% | 392 | |||||||
Totals | 47 | 63.5% | 111,264 | ||||||
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More information Ward, 3rd ...
Ward | 1979 3rd | 1979 2nd | 1979 1st |
---|---|---|---|
Next Up | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 |
Altham Parish | Con | - | - |
Barnfield | Con | Lab | Lab |
Baxenden | Con | Con | Con |
Central | Lab | Lab | Lab |
Church | Lab | Lab | Lab |
Clayton | Con | Con | Con |
Huncoat | Con | Lab | Con |
Immanuel | Lab | Con | Con |
Milnshaw | Con | Con | Con |
Netherton | Lab | Lab | Lab |
Overton | Con | Con | Con |
Peel | Lab | Lab | Con |
Rishton Eachill | Con | - | Con |
Rishton Norden | Con | Lab | - |
Spring Hill | Lab | Lab | Lab |
St Andrews | Con | Con | Con |
St Oswalds | Con | Con | Con |
Council (Lab) | 5 | 8 | 6 |
Council (Con) | 12 | 7 | 9 |
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By ward
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Lowe | Uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann Elizabeth Sudders | ||||
Labour | Dave Walter Keeley | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
National Front | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 16 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 61.1% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B Maudsley | ||||
Conservative | Eddie Craig | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Liberal | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 22 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 70.5% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M Whitham | ||||
Labour | Ken Curtis | ||||
Labour | unknown | ||||
Conservative | |||||
National Front | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 41 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 55.9% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Grime | ||||
Labour | Len Dickenson | ||||
Labour | unknown | ||||
Conservative | |||||
National Front | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 22 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 65.0% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | JS Arkwright | ||||
Conservative | Jennie Jackson | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 21 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 68.7% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Bramley Haworth | ||||
Labour | Doris Grant | ||||
Conservative | ? | ||||
Labour | ? | ||||
... | spoilt votes | 16 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 59.8% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Barrett | ||||
Conservative | Monica Margaret Browning | ||||
Labour | unknown | ||||
Conservative | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 41 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 66.0% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Raymond Duckworth | ||||
Conservative | Herbert Taylor | ||||
Conservative | Unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 33 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 61.6% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Slynn | ||||
Labour | Michael Hindley | ||||
Labour | unknown | ||||
Conservative | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 19 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 72.5 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jessie Marie Hall | ||||
Conservative | William Birch Sumner | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 34 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 70.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bernard Dawson | ||||
Labour | John Culshaw | ||||
Conservative | Alice Owens | ||||
Labour | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 47 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 62.3% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Donald John McNeil | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
Liberal | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 14 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 49.8% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alan Critchlow | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
Conservative | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 17 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 49.8% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christopher Dillon | ||||
Labour | D McGrath | ||||
Labour | Unknown | ||||
Conservative | |||||
Liberal | |||||
Communist | |||||
Independent | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 24 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 56.9% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J K Hargreaves | ||||
Conservative | Clifford Walsh' | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 9 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 65.5% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward (Ted) Francis Hill | ||||
Conservative | Thomas Wilfred Renshaw | ||||
Conservative | unknown | ||||
Labour | |||||
... | spoilt votes | 16 | ... | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 68.7% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- "Hyndburn Council election records". Hyndburn Council election records. May 1979.