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1979 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 3 May 1979, on the same day as the general election, so turnout was higher than usual in district council elections for Mid Bedfordshire. All 53 seats were up for election.

1979 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
← 19763 May 19791983 →
Whole Council
27 seats needed for a majority
Registered70,014
Turnout79%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
PartyConservativeIndependentLabour
Seats won31165
Popular vote20,67711,56311,686
Percentage43.4%24.3%24.5%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
PartyInd. ConservativeLiberal
Seats won10
Popular vote2,0861,631
Percentage4.45.4
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Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire

Result

There were now 53 seats on the council, compared with 49 in 1976. Gains and losses in the results table are compared with the 1976 district council election.

Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1979 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Conservative31+158.543.420,677+0.1
 Independent16+230.224.311,563+0.3
 Labour5+29.424.511,686-1.2
 Ind. Conservative1+11.94.42,086+2.8
 Liberal0-10.05.41,631-2.0

Ward Results

All results are listed below:[2]

Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1976 District Council election.

The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1976 District Council election.

Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.

Ampthill

Ampthill (3 seats, 4,224 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMs A Cowell1,72851.8
ConservativeMs A Palmer*1,56646.9+7.8
LabourMs G Wagstaff1,48044.4+14.5
ConservativeB Soaper1,39941.9
LiberalMs M Laycock1,14134.2
LiberalJ Low89526.8
Turnout3,33779.0+6.0

Arlesey

Arlesey (2 seats, 2,762 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMs A Albon*1,22755.1-0.9
ConservativeR Turner1,02846.2+5.5
LabourDavid Harrowell99544.7
LabourJ Tizard67830.5
Turnout2,22680.6+29.5

Aspley

Aspley (2 seats, 2,376 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentMs A MelinaUnopposedNA
IndependentW JayeUnopposedNA

Biggleswade Ivel

Biggleswade Ivel (3 seats, 3,931 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMs F Killeen*1,62351.4+18.8
LabourL Chambers*1,58050.0+18.7
Ind. ConservativePatricia Rouse*1,54849.0+19.3
Ind. ConservativeMs M Armstrong1,33142.2+17.5
LabourAlistair Costley1,07734.1+17.0
LabourR McIlroy85727.1
Turnout3,15780.3-1.2

Biggleswade Stratton

Biggleswade Stratton (3 seats, 4,038 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentMs C Cook*1,95158.7+22.7
ConservativeRichard Bennett*1,74352.4+25.3
LabourVictor Brunt*1,44843.6+17.1
ConservativeJ Dominey1,09032.8
LabourT Bornett99229.8
LabourP Milton97929.5
Turnout3,32482.3+0.8

Blunham

Blunham (1 seat, 1,531 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMs E Woods*UnopposedNA

Campton & Meppershall

Campton & Meppershall (1 seat, 1,309 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJ Buxton*UnopposedNA

Clifton & Henlow

Clifton & Henlow (3 seats, 3,599 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeGeoffrey Rogers*1,55657.4+21.5
ConservativeF Burrows*1,49555.1+13.1
IndependentWilliam Cliff*1,46454.0+32.4
ConservativePatricia Cook1,31448.4+13.0
Turnout2,71375.4

Clophill

Clophill (1 seat, 1,207 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeW Russell*UnopposedNA

Cranfield

Cranfield (3 seats, 3,100 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJ Hawksby1,32155.3
IndependentJ Salisbury*1,31255.0
ConservativeR Palmer1,16748.9
ConservativeJ Sullivan72630.4
Turnout2,38777.0

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill (1 seat, 1,297 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMs J Eells*UnopposedNA

Flitwick East

Flitwick East (2 seats, 3,169 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMalcolm Randall*1,48859.0-6.3
ConservativeJack Cowell1,34553.3
LabourMs F Rolls93337.0+2.3
Turnout2,52279.6

Flitwick West

Flitwick West (2 seats, 1,989 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeA SaxbyUnopposedNA
ConservativeDennis Gale*UnopposedNA

Harlington

Harlington (1 seat, 1,770 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeA Giles*77552.3
IndependentE Preston34423.2
IndependentJ McFadden19813.4
LabourL Ragless1278.6
Turnout1,48183.7

Haynes & Houghton Conquest

Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 1,665 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentH Craddock*UnopposedNA

Langford

Langford (1 seat, 1,912 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeG Gates*91556.7+18.0
LabourA Loney67742.0+20.8
Turnout1,61384.4

Marston

Marston (2 seats, 3,149 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMs C Barnes*1,18848.1-13.7
LabourD Towell1,17647.6
ConservativeFiona Chapman*[a]92737.5-19.5
LabourMs R Martin75730.7
Turnout2,46978.4

Maulden

Maulden (1 seat, 1,875 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentMs I Robinson*91460.3-26.9
Ind. ConservativeHoward Lockey53835.5
Turnout1,51780.9+34.5

Northill

Northill (1 seat, 1,521 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePatricia Turner*UnopposedNA

Old Warden & Southill

Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,168 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentMs M Hamer-Harries43951.8+15.8
ConservativeMs S Pool40047.2
Turnout84872.6+22.6

Potton

Potton (2 seats, 2,901 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJ Ream*UnopposedNA
IndependentF Jakes*UnopposedNA

Sandy All Saints

Sandy All Saints (2 seats, 2,527 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeAlistair Gammell*1,26263.4+25.8
ConservativeA Sherwood-King*1,20360.4+18.5
LabourI Kirkwood56228.2
LabourMs J Monahan52126.2+12.8
Turnout1,99178.8+11.2

Sandy St Swithuns

Sandy St Swithuns (3 seats, 2,828 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentK Quince*1,11550.9+10.0
ConservativeN Davidson92842.4
IndependentE Smith86439.5
LabourL Cameron81337.1
LabourP Monahan71032.4+15.3
LabourW Hibbert59127.0+23.9
Turnout2,18977.4+9.8

Shefford

Shefford (2 seats, 2,108 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMs A Gouldsbrough77045.3
IndependentA Smyth72342.6
ConservativeD Cadman67739.8+3.2
IndependentMs M Faircloth49729.3+16.2
LabourMs G Emmerson21212.5+2.6
LabourMs R McIlroy19611.5
Turnout1,69980.6

Shillington & Stondon

Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,588 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentR Roe*1,12054.3
IndependentS Burr82039.7
ConservativeD Simkins71434.6
ConservativeP Parrish69133.5
Turnout2,06379.7

Stotfold

Stotfold (3 seats, 4,467 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJ Long*1,95860.5+26.3
LabourH Wood1,68352.0+20.8
IndependentF Hyde*1,60049.4+14.6
IndependentR Watkins1,49346.1+15.8
Turnout3,23972.5+19.1

Wensley

Wensley (1 seat, 1,217 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeW Goodyer*51951.1-5.4
LiberalC Riches49048.2
Turnout1,01683.5

Westoning

Westoning (1 seat, 1,188 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJean Kent*UnopposedNA

Woburn

Woburn (1 seat, 1,180 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeD Woodward*56258.5+18.2
IndependentJ Ellis38339.9+11.7
Turnout96181.4+19.6

Wrest

Wrest (1 seat, 1,418 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentG Wood*UnopposedNA

Notes

References

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