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.
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All 58 seats to Braintree District Council 30 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 77.6% (28.3%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner of each seat at the 1979 Braintree District Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the election, the Conservatives lost control of the council to no overall control despite remaining the largest party.
Summary
editElection result
editParty | 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
editBlack Notley
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Drapkin | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,276 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Castle Headingham
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Conservative | G. Courtauld | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,314 | ||||
Ind. Conservative hold |
Cressing
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | D. Marlow | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,060 | ||||
Independent hold |
Halstead Holy Trinity
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K. Nott | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,161 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Stour Valley North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Basham | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,095 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Stour Valley South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Clark | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,457 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Terling
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Johnson | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,262 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Witham Central
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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.