1979 Braintree District Council election
Appearance
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Winner of each seat at the 1979 Braintree District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Braintree District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as the 1979 UK general election and other local elections across the United Kingdom.
At the election, the Conservatives lost control of the council to no overall control despite remaining the largest party.
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 28 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 48.3 | 46.5 | 54,148 | –1.5 | |
Labour | 17 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 29.3 | 36.5 | 42,436 | +2.5 | |
Independent | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 6,068 | –3.8 | |
Liberal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 9,855 | +2.3 | |
Residents | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2,797 | ±0.0 | |
Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 408 | N/A | ||
Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 484 | +0.2 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 173 | –0.1 |
Ward results
[edit]Black Notley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. Mills | 821 | 75.3 | +1.1 | |
Labour | D. Beardwell | 270 | 24.7 | –1.1 | |
Majority | 551 | 50.5 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,091 | 75.8 | +32.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,412 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1 |
Bocking North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | A. Millam | 1,569 | 49.7 | ||
Labour | J. Hall | 1,514 | 48.0 | ||
Conservative | E. Davis | 1,470 | 46.6 | ||
Labour | C. Sheret | 1,441 | 45.7 | ||
Conservative | B. Steel | 1,428 | 45.3 | ||
Conservative | S. Brown | 1,407 | 44.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,155 | 75.0 | |||
Registered electors | 4,207 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Bocking South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | G. Warne | 1,753 | 53.8 | ||
Labour | A. Mackenzie | 1,568 | 48.1 | ||
Labour | R. Watson | 1,548 | 47.5 | ||
Conservative | A. Comfort | 1,456 | 44.7 | ||
Conservative | R. Perkin | 1,408 | 43.2 | ||
Conservative | T. Adcock | 1,396 | 42.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,260 | 75.1 | |||
Registered electors | 4,341 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Braintree Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | G. Warren | 1,683 | 53.4 | ||
Labour | J. Perks | 1,594 | 50.6 | ||
Labour | M. Shirvington | 1,560 | 49.5 | ||
Conservative | B. Britten | 1,363 | 43.2 | ||
Conservative | D. Sayers | 1,338 | 42.4 | ||
Conservative | J. Moll | 1,277 | 40.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,152 | 73.9 | |||
Registered electors | 4,265 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Braintree East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | P. Gilthorpe | 1,399 | 40.3 | ||
Conservative | J. Amies | 1,331 | 38.3 | ||
Conservative | A. Plumb | 1,310 | 37.7 | ||
Labour | M. Oliver | 1,097 | 31.6 | ||
Labour | C. Oliver | 1,079 | 31.1 | ||
Labour | P. Woollard | 1,004 | 28.9 | ||
Liberal | R. Allen | 875 | 25.2 | ||
Liberal | K. Webb | 820 | 23.6 | ||
Liberal | I. Hamlin | 814 | 23.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,471 | 76.0 | |||
Registered electors | 4,567 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Braintree West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Liberal | J. Ross | 1,881 | 51.0 | ||
Liberal | J. Bryan | 1,654 | 44.8 | ||
Conservative | S. Harper | 1,482 | 40.2 | ||
Liberal | P. Farnell | 1,460 | 39.6 | ||
Conservative | H. Everitt | 1,350 | 36.6 | ||
Conservative | C. Murcott | 1,254 | 34.0 | ||
Labour | M. Gore | 563 | 15.3 | ||
Labour | D. Green | 487 | 13.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,689 | 79.7 | |||
Registered electors | 4,629 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Bumpstead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Drapkin | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,276 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Castle Headingham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Schwier | 592 | 54.6 | +9.2 | |
Labour | J. Lynch | 493 | 45.4 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 99 | 9.1 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,085 | 79.6 | +13.8 | ||
Registered electors | 1,334 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.3 |
No Independent Liberal candidate as previous (17.9%).
Coggeshall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | W. Drake | 1,554 | 52.4 | +18.5 | |
Conservative | D. Bellamy | 1,438 | 48.5 | +2.3 | |
Conservative | D. McMillan | 1,397 | 47.1 | –1.5 | |
Conservative | H. Portway | 1,132 | 38.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | D. Sibley | 897 | 30.3 | –1.1 | |
Labour | A. McCracken | 827 | 27.9 | +1.1 | |
Turnout | 2,963 | 79.5 | +31.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,727 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Conservative | G. Courtauld | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,314 | ||||
Ind. Conservative hold |
Cressing
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. Chapman | 357 | 38.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | E. Yockney | 336 | 36.0 | –13.9 | |
Independent | A. Allen | 241 | 25.8 | –2.6 | |
Majority | 21 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 934 | 76.6 | +30.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,212 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
No Labour candidate as previous (21.7%).
Earls Colne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | C. Holmes | 995 | 54.8 | N/A | |
Independent | P. Taylor | 628 | 34.6 | –15.9 | |
Independent Liberal | R. Bird | 484 | 26.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | T. Allsopp | 425 | 23.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | M. Long | 408 | 22.5 | N/A | |
Labour | M. Jarrett | 316 | 17.4 | N/A | |
Labour | R. Turp | 298 | 16.4 | –6.9 | |
Turnout | 1,816 | 79.7 | +22.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,278 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
Independent hold |
Gosfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | D. Marlow | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,060 | ||||
Independent hold |
Halstead Holy Trinity
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | E. McDowell | 1,548 | 54.9 | N/A | |
Labour | R. Mayes | 1,423 | 50.5 | +8.1 | |
Labour | N. Bugbee | 1,209 | 42.9 | +11.2 | |
Labour | M. Finken | 1,023 | 36.3 | –2.3 | |
Conservative | C. Covell | 1,018 | 36.1 | –1.0 | |
Conservative | D. Thompson | 921 | 32.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,819 | 78.4 | –26.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,596 | ||||
Residents gain from Conservative | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Halstead St. Andrew's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | M. Gage | 1,249 | 51.3 | +20.9 | |
Conservative | O. Joyce | 1,150 | 47.2 | +13.8 | |
Conservative | J. Mitchell | 727 | 29.9 | –1.1 | |
Labour | K. Jones | 677 | 27.8 | +11.5 | |
Labour | J. Atherton | 592 | 24.3 | +8.2 | |
Turnout | 2,434 | 77.2 | +22.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,153 | ||||
Residents hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Hatfield Peverel
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Leicester | 1,467 | 64.6 | +9.5 | |
Conservative | D. Claydon | 1,404 | 61.8 | +9.2 | |
Labour | O. Deane | 713 | 31.4 | +11.8 | |
Labour | J. Brooke | 670 | 29.5 | +13.3 | |
Turnout | 2,272 | 77.0 | +22.2 | ||
Registered electors | 2,950 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
No Independent candidate as previous (38.9%).
Kelvedon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Edwards | 1,233 | 51.3 | +10.4 | |
Conservative | E. Clarke | 1,171 | 48.7 | +19.7 | |
Independent | J. De Denne Yule | 1,083 | 45.0 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | S. Gibbs | 861 | 35.8 | +8.2 | |
Labour | B. Sherratt | 707 | 29.4 | +9.6 | |
Labour | D. Rogers | 693 | 28.8 | +9.6 | |
Labour | R. Sherratt | 690 | 28.7 | N/A | |
Ind. Conservative | P. Crowe | 408 | 17.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,405 | 80.3 | +24.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,995 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative gain from Independent | |||||
Independent hold |
No Independent (Andrews, Kentish) candidates as previous (54.6%, 36.0%).
Panfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Chandler | 735 | 74.8 | +15.5 | |
Labour | B. Burden | 247 | 25.2 | –15.5 | |
Majority | 488 | 49.7 | +31.1 | ||
Turnout | 982 | 82.0 | +22.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,205 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 15.5 |
Rayne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Crossman | 1,017 | 74.2 | +8.8 | |
Labour | E. Hall | 353 | 25.8 | +11.2 | |
Majority | 664 | 48.5 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,370 | 79.4 | +26.3 | ||
Registered electors | 1,707 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2 |
No Liberal candidate as previous (20.0%).
Sible Headingham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | G. Tanner | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | H. Hall | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,430 | ||||
Independent hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Stour Valley Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K. Nott | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,161 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Stour Valley North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Basham | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,095 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Stour Valley South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Clark | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,457 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Terling
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. Isted | 720 | 73.8 | –4.2 | |
Labour | J. Ness | 255 | 26.2 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 465 | 47.7 | –8.3 | ||
Turnout | 975 | 76.7 | +36.2 | ||
Registered electors | 1,243 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 4.2 |
Three Fields
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Hawkins | 1,183 | 57.6 | –5.8 | |
Conservative | D. Platt | 951 | 46.3 | –11.4 | |
Independent | J. Finbow | 825 | 40.1 | N/A | |
Labour | J. Dyson | 627 | 30.5 | –9.9 | |
Turnout | 2,055 | 79.0 | +19.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,601 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Upper Colne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Johnson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,262 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Witham Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Independent | H. Pitchforth | 742 | 59.3 | ||
Conservative | J. Mills | 371 | 29.7 | ||
Labour | L. Randall | 138 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | 371 | 29.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,251 | 75.8 | |||
Registered electors | 1,569 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Witham Chipping Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | A. Slowman | 1,091 | 51.8 | ||
Conservative | K. Richards | 1,007 | 47.8 | ||
Labour | D. Sabin | 891 | 42.3 | ||
Conservative | J. Dowding | 870 | 41.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,107 | 77.5 | |||
Registered electors | 2,719 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Witham North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | C. Edwards | 1,402 | 51.7 | ||
Labour | B. Boshell | 1,335 | 49.2 | ||
Labour | M. Fraser | 1,290 | 47.5 | ||
Conservative | A. Ager | 1,183 | 43.6 | ||
Conservative | T. Sheppard | 1,150 | 42.4 | ||
Conservative | D. Williams | 1,056 | 38.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,713 | 76.0 | |||
Registered electors | 3,570 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Witham Silver End & Rivenhall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | J. Evans | 1,168 | 54.6 | ||
Labour | J. Lyon | 1,153 | 53.9 | ||
Conservative | P. Cutmore | 979 | 45.8 | ||
Conservative | P. Digby | 864 | 40.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,139 | 80.6 | |||
Registered electors | 2,654 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Witham South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | J. Cooke | 1,170 | 39.6 | ||
Labour | K. Boylan | 1,140 | 38.6 | ||
Labour | B. Boshell | 1,123 | 38.0 | ||
Conservative | B. Smith | 1,109 | 37.5 | ||
Liberal | D. Bigg | 603 | 20.4 | ||
Liberal | A. Bigg | 494 | 16.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,957 | 75.9 | |||
Registered electors | 3,896 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Witham West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | M. Lager | 1,000 | 55.5 | ||
Conservative | P. Gibbs | 999 | 55.5 | ||
Labour | R. Green | 757 | 42.0 | ||
Communist | F. Brown | 173 | 9.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,801 | 74.4 | |||
Registered electors | 2,421 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Yeldham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Yeldham | 614 | 60.3 | N/A | |
Labour | T. Newton | 405 | 39.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 209 | 20.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,019 | 80.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,249 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
References
[edit]- ^ "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. www.electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2023.