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The 1979 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979. This was on the same day as other local elections. The entire council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council.
Overall results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 35 | 89.7 | 46.5 | 19,218 | ![]() | |||||
Conservative | 4 | 10.3 | 37.3 | 15,406 | ![]() | |||||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 6,712 | ![]() | |||||
Total | 39 | 41,336 | ||||||||
Labour hold |
Ward results
Bandley Hill (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Lloyd | 1,714 | |||
Labour | A. Luhman | 1,639 | |||
Labour | B. Dunnell | 1,601 | |||
Conservative | L. Jordan | 1,160 | |||
Conservative | D. Dix | 1,087 | |||
Conservative | M. Tate | 963 | |||
Liberal | D. Clark | 598 | |||
Turnout | 77.6% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Bedwell Plash (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Lawrence | 1,710 | |||
Labour | W. Lawrence | 1,695 | |||
Labour | D. Cullen | 1,642 | |||
Conservative | A. Bradley | 1,103 | |||
Conservative | M. Henry | 1,063 | |||
Conservative | D. Thomas | 1,036 | |||
Liberal | P. Roberts | 425 | |||
Turnout | 75.6% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Chells (2 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Clarke | 1,414 | |||
Labour | K. Vale | 1,303 | |||
Conservative | A. Bunting | 903 | |||
Conservative | D. Brown | 892 | |||
Liberal | M. Reynolds | 373 | |||
Turnout | 80.2% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Longmeadow (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Tye | 1,363 | |||
Labour | W. Sheaff | 1,349 | |||
Labour | A. Greenslade | 1,298 | |||
Conservative | H. Gladwin | 1,285 | |||
Conservative | B. Reid | 1,284 | |||
Conservative | M. Stannard | 1,205 | |||
Liberal | E. Brook | 653 | |||
Turnout | 79.1% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Martins Wood (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Clark | 1,286 | |||
Labour | D. Weston | 1,261 | |||
Labour | K. Wilkinson | 1,216 | |||
Conservative | E. Hegan | 1,211 | |||
Conservative | M. Stelling | 1,211 | |||
Conservative | N. Sampath | 1,097 | |||
Liberal | K. Taylor | 641 | |||
Turnout | 79.8% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Mobbsbury (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Gotobed | 1,225 | |||
Labour | J. Graham | 1,138 | |||
Conservative | B. Hancock | 1,118 | |||
Labour | J. Turnock | 1,095 | |||
Conservative | K. Clewer | 1,043 | |||
Conservative | F. Lasenby | 992 | |||
Liberal | D. Roberts | 470 | |||
Turnout | 81.8% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Monkswood (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Cummins | 1,082 | |||
Labour | K. Hopkins | 1,030 | |||
Labour | A. Wiltshire | 975 | |||
Conservative | D. Eaton | 702 | |||
Conservative | B. Lavers | 673 | |||
Conservative | R. Kent | 670 | |||
Liberal | G. Robbins | 320 | |||
Turnout | 78.9% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Old Stevenage (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Boyd | 1,834 | |||
Conservative | W. Boyd | 1,787 | |||
Labour | H. Morris | 1,624 | |||
Labour | K. Stutley | 1,596 | |||
Labour | R. Green | 1,483 | |||
Conservative | J. Briscoe | 1,259 | |||
Liberal | S. Booth | 587 | |||
Turnout | 81.7% | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Pin Green (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Taylor | 1,425 | |||
Labour | R. Smith | 1,373 | |||
Labour | A. Campbell | 1,366 | |||
Conservative | K. McKechnie | 1,173 | |||
Conservative | A. Hurst | 1,126 | |||
Conservative | O. Welch | 1,111 | |||
Liberal | L. Atkins | 521 | |||
Turnout | 80.6% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Roebuck (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Cockerton | 1,322 | |||
Conservative | A. Walker | 1,204 | |||
Labour | S. Munden | 1,165 | |||
Labour | E. Baker | 1,143 | |||
Conservative | E. Wignall | 1,123 | |||
Conservative | F. Schofield | 1,118 | |||
Liberal | M. Boutell | 432 | |||
Turnout | 82.6% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
St Nicholas (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Corner | 1,355 | ||
Labour | B. Beasley | 1,282 | ||
Labour | R. Fowler | 1,156 | ||
Conservative | W. Dehany | 937 | ||
Conservative | A. Dehany | 925 | ||
Conservative | S. Woods | 867 | ||
Liberal | I. Hargreaves | 514 | ||
Turnout | 76.0% |
Shephall (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Hall | 1,465 | |||
Labour | S. Greenfield | 1,464 | |||
Labour | I. Johnson | 1,412 | |||
Conservative | A. Mann | 845 | |||
Conservative | C. Aylin | 721 | |||
Conservative | F. Warner | 714 | |||
Liberal | G. Reynolds | 462 | |||
Turnout | 75.8% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Symonds Green (3 seats)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Cotter | 1,563 | |||
Labour | G. Balderstone | 1,552 | |||
Labour | L. Robbins | 1,461 | |||
Conservative | G. Hook | 1,450 | |||
Conservative | P. Nightingale | 1,427 | |||
Conservative | J. Scarratt | 1,423 | |||
Liberal | V. Bartlett | 541 | |||
Turnout | 76.2% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Wellfield (1 seat)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Corner | 670 | |||
Conservative | P. Jenkins | 481 | |||
Liberal | L. Peal | 175 | |||
Turnout | 78.6% | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
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