1979_Langbaurgh_Borough_Council_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]
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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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 | |||
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Bankside
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Belmont
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Brotton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Church Lane
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Coatham
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% | |
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Dormanstown
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% | |
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Eston
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Grangetown
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Guisborough
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Hutton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B Bradley | 1,786 | 81.9% | +10.6% | |
Labour | P Trainor | 394 | 18.1% | -2% | |
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Kirkleatham
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Lockwood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S Kay | 1,167 | 53.1% | -5.1% | |
Conservative | C Watson | 1,032 | 46.9% | +5.1% | |
Conservative | E Carter | 984 | |||
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Loftus
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% | |
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Longbeck
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Newcomen
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% | |
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Normanby
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D Moore | 1,766 | 59.1% | -13.7% | |
Conservative | A Wright | 1,396 | |||
Labour | J Briggs | 1,222 | 40.9% | +13.7% | |
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Ormesby
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J Fagan | 1,548 | 63.7% | -14.1% | |
Conservative | P Zoryk | 1,475 | |||
Labour | R Lewis | 881 | 36.3% | +14.1% | |
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Overfields
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Redcar
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% | |
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Saltburn
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% | |
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Skelton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Skinningrove
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R Tough | 633 | 59.9% | +21.4% | |
Conservative | C Simmons | 423 | 40.1% | +40.1% | |
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South Bank
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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St. Germains
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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Teesville
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | |||
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West Dyke
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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% | |
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- Langbaurgh Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991 Election Centre