1979 Cambridge City Council election

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1979 Cambridge City Council election
← 1978 3 May 1979 (1979-05-03) 1980 →
14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.8% (Increase33.2%)
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election 22 seats, 46.4% 17 seats, 40.1%
Seats won 5 7
Seats after 20 18
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 21,358 21,936
Percentage 38.0% 39.0%
Swing Decrease 8.4% Decrease 1.1%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Liberal Independent
Last election 2 seats, 7.5% 1 seat, 5.8%
Seats won 2 0
Seats after 3 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 12,898 0
Percentage 22.9% 0.0%
Swing Increase 15.4% Decrease 5.8%
Winner of each seat at the 1979 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1979 Cambridge City Council election took place on 3 May 1978 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary[edit]

Election result[edit]

1979 Cambridge City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 5 Decrease 2 35.7 15 20 47.6 21,358 38.0 –8.4
  Labour 7 Increase 1 50.0 11 18 42.9 21,936 39.0 –1.1
  Liberal 2 Increase 1 14.3 1 3 7.1 12,898 22.9 +15.4
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.4 N/A N/A –5.8
  Communist 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 59 0.1 –0.2

Ward results[edit]

Abbey[edit]

Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doris Howe* 2,006 59.9 –7.2
Conservative Edna Jones 945 28.2 –4.7
Liberal Bernard Greaves 400 11.9 N/A
Majority 1,061 31.7 –2.5
Turnout 3,351 70.0 +43.4
Registered electors 4,789
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.3

Arbury[edit]

Arbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Cowell 1,797 44.9 –8.8
Conservative Patrick Harris 1,566 39.2 –7.1
Liberal Robert Arbon 636 15.9 N/A
Majority 231 5.8 –1.5
Turnout 3,999 71.8 +28.3
Registered electors 5,566
Labour hold Swing Decrease0.9

Castle[edit]

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Pickles 2,148 49.9 +28.1
Conservative John Powley* 1,153 26.8 –17.2
Labour Edwin Mortlock 1,003 23.3 –10.9
Majority 995 23.1 N/A
Turnout 4,304 72.5 +31.2
Registered electors 5,936
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing Increase22.7

Cherry Hinton[edit]

Cherry Hinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Howard 1,804 44.2 –3.8
Conservative John West* 1,683 41.3 –10.7
Liberal Charles Burch 591 14.5 N/A
Majority 121 3.0 N/A
Turnout 4,078 77.8 +29.8
Registered electors 5,244
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase3.5

Coleridge[edit]

Coleridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Burling* 1,730 45.3 –3.2
Labour Gordon Douglas 1,480 38.8 –3.8
Liberal Philip Mitchell 606 15.9 N/A
Majority 250 6.6 +0.7
Turnout 3,816 74.7 +35.7
Registered electors 5,108
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.3

East Chesterton[edit]

East Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sidney Reid* 2,057 47.2 –11.1
Labour Richard Wall 1,605 36.8 –4.9
Liberal Anita Anderson 699 16.0 N/A
Majority 452 10.4 –6.3
Turnout 4,361 70.3 +35.7
Registered electors 6,204
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.1

Kings Hedges[edit]

Kings Hedges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clarissa Kaldor 1,544 52.3 –3.9
Conservative Jacqueline George 944 32.0 –1.6
Liberal Brian Badcock 462 15.7 +5.4
Majority 600 20.3 –2.3
Turnout 2,950 70.5 +35.9
Registered electors 4,184
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.2

Market[edit]

Market
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lavena Hawes* 2,273 47.2 N/A
Conservative Michael O'Hannan 1,276 26.5 –2.3
Labour Mike Gunn 1,263 26.2 N/A
Majority 997 20.7 N/A
Turnout 4,812 66.0 +27.5
Registered electors 6,231
Liberal hold

Newnham[edit]

Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R Cohen 2,273 47.2 –1.9
Conservative P Osbourne 1,276 26.5 –5.8
Liberal V Alford 1,263 26.2 +7.6
Majority 997 20.7 +3.9
Turnout 4,812 71.6 +26.7
Registered electors 6,720
Labour hold Swing Increase2.0

Petersfield[edit]

Petersfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roger Thornely* 1,899 48.9 –1.0
Conservative Bridget Tasker 1,372 35.3 –6.6
Liberal Joye Rosentiel 613 15.8 +7.6
Majority 527 13.6 +5.6
Turnout 3,884 65.1 +25.1
Registered electors 5,967
Labour hold Swing Increase2.8

Queens Edith[edit]

Queens Edith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sylvia Dolby* 2,317 51.4 –18.9
Labour Ethel Shepherd 1,199 26.6 –3.1
Liberal Alan Newman 990 22.0 N/A
Majority 1,118 24.8 –15.8
Turnout 4,506 76.1 +39.6
Registered electors 5,918
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.9

Romsey[edit]

Romsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert May 1,891 49.3 –0.1
Conservative Stephen Clarke 1,193 31.1 +1.1
Liberal Anthony Waite 748 19.5 +0.5
Majority 698 18.2 +1.2
Turnout 3,832 68.0 +33.0
Registered electors 5,639
Labour hold Swing Decrease0.6

Trumpington[edit]

Trumpington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elaine Wheatley 2,019 51.9 –10.2
Labour Stephen Watts 1,067 27.4 +4.3
Liberal David Green 747 19.2 +6.5
Communist David Mowton 59 1.5 –0.6
Majority 952 24.5 –14.4
Turnout 3,892 70.1 +31.6
Registered electors 5,549
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.3

West Chesterton[edit]

West Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P Reed* 1,827 49.9 –17.5
Labour J Elliott 1,105 30.2 –3.6
Liberal A Gore 726 19.8 N/A
Majority 722 19.7 –13.7
Turnout 3,658 69.1 +32.9
Registered electors 5,294
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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