1979 Erewash Borough Council election

Elections to Erewash Borough Council were held on 3 May 1979 as part of nationwide local elections.

1979 Erewash Borough Council election

3 May 1979
All 51 seats to Erewash Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Independent Last election 37 4 5 Seats won 30 17 2 Seat change 7 13 3   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Liberal Independent Labour Last election 5 3 Seats won 1 1 Seat change 4 2

Overall results

Erewash Borough 1979 Election Results

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	30
	Labour	17
	Independent	2
	Liberal	1
	Independent Labour	1

Erewash Borough Council - Results by Ward

Breadsall and Morley

Breadsall and Morley (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bayliss W. (E)	597
	Independent	Marshall S.	144
	Labour	Orrell J.	130
Turnout				82.2

Breaston

Breaston (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Parkinson R. (E)	2093
	Conservative	Gill R. (E)	2053
	Conservative	Pemberton H. (E)	2017
	Labour	Torr A. Ms	1130
Turnout				78.4

Cotmanhay

Cotmanhay (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fletcher F. Ms. (E)	1764
	Independent	Cooper G. (E)	1483
	Conservative	Morton J. (E)	1465
	Conservative	Walters R.	1462
	Labour	Campion M.	1371
	Labour	Smith S. Ms.	1202
Turnout				64.7

Dale Abbey

Dale Abbey (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Creswell P. (E)	716
	Labour	Ball D. Ms.	166
Turnout				79.5

Derby Road East

Derby Road East (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marshall J. Ms (E)	1513
	Labour	Negus A. (E)	1403
	Labour	Griffiths H. (E)	1360
	Conservative	Ward J.	1320
	Conservative	Craggs D.	1292
	Conservative	Marriott G.	1237
Turnout				66.2

Derby Road West

Derby Road West (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wilkinson A. (E)	1757
	Conservative	Patton R. (E)	1713
	Conservative	Wilkinson M. Ms. (E)	1710
	Labour	Decker R.	1291
	Labour	Jones R.	1124
	Labour	Scott A.	1051
Turnout				74.6

Draycott

Draycott (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wilson A. (E)	1052
	Labour	Winfield C.	533
Turnout				75.8

Ilkeston Central

Ilkeston Central (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gilbert P. (E)	1211
	Labour	Geehan J. (E)	1141
	Labour	Gilbert T. (E)	1128
	Conservative	Ball M.	906
	Liberal	Butcher D.	889
	Conservative	Atkinson J. Ms	867
	Conservative	Collins D.	775
	Liberal	Edwards C. Ms	640
	Liberal	Tyler F.	628
	Independent Labour	Turner A.	466
Turnout				79.1

Ilkeston North

Ilkeston North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gunn J. (E)	1179
	Labour	Millard J. (E)	904
	Independent	Poole J.	761
Turnout				74.5

Ilkeston South

Ilkeston South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	McCluskey J. Ms (E)	1010
	Conservative	Oldham D. (E)	897
	Labour	Severn E.	800
	Labour	Cullen C.	694
	Liberal	Spencer E.	633
Turnout				82.7

Kirk Hallam North

Kirk Hallam North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shelley B. (E)	953
	Labour	Walton R. (E)	897
	Liberal	Eaton D.	608
	Liberal	Brown J.	503
	Conservative	Fildes J.	466
	Liberal	Hallam L.	462
Turnout				73.2

Kirk Hallam South

Kirk Hallam South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Moloney P. (E)	991
	Liberal	Taylor E. (E)	967
	Labour	Barclay A.	884
	Liberal	Ross J.	794
Turnout				71.8

Little Eaton

Little Eaton (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hargreaves P. (E)	929
	Labour	Foxcroft J.	477
Turnout				81.6

Long Eaton Central

Long Eaton Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hickton F. Ms (E)	1047
	Conservative	Stevenson D. (E)	1031
	Labour	White B. Ms	1003
	Labour	Buckley J Ms.	996
Turnout				72.8

Nottingham Road

Nottingham Road (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Allen J. (E)	1658
	Conservative	Byrne D. (E)	1594
	Conservative	Gough R. (E)	1515
	Labour	Calladine M. Ms.	1445
	Labour	Sutton W.	1209
	Labour	Wright C.	1204
Turnout				72.8

Ockbrook and Borrowash

Ockbrook and Borrowash (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Archer J. (E)	2706
	Conservative	Seeley R. (E)	2619
	Conservative	Colclough A. (E)	2539
	Labour	Heighton E.	1603
	Labour	Ball P.	1472
	Labour	Whitt P.	1348
	Liberal	Birch W.	596
Turnout				87.2

Old Park

Old Park (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Guy T. (E)	1042
	Labour	Woodhouse R. (E)	958
	Conservative	Sherwood M.	678
	Conservative	Spittal B. Ms	653
Turnout				64.7

Sandiacre North

Sandiacre North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hart W. (E)	1454
	Labour	Jowett M. Ms. (E)	1231
	Conservative	Rawicz M. Ms.	1031
	Conservative	Ainslow M.	800
Turnout				83.8

Sandiacre South

Sandiacre South (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Uren D. (E)	1180
	Conservative	Jones F. (E)	1134
	Labour	Hempson J.	810
	Labour	Arbon C.	808
Turnout				76.8

Sawley

Sawley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labour	Camm W. (E)	3388
	Conservative	Marshall C. (E)	1346
	Conservative	Chalk V. (E)	1120
	Labour	Buckley G.	1044
	Labour	Green F.	1036
	Conservative	Pulfer C.	912
	Liberal	Needham J.	682
Turnout				72.5

Stanley

Stanley (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hurst D. (E)	751
	Conservative	Hart J.	519
Turnout				81.4

Victoria

Victoria (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Evans W. (E)	1296
	Conservative	Johnstone A. Ms (E)	1097
	Labour	Shelley J.	535
	Labour	Watson M.	508
	Independent	Argent I.	445
Turnout				80.7

West Hallam

West Hallam (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Shaw H. (E)	1412
	Conservative	Heathcote L. (E)	1393
	Labour	Reeve N.	526
	Labour	Jameson S.	477
Turnout				74.7

Wilsthorpe

Wilsthorpe (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richards S. (E)	1491
	Conservative	Webb R. (E)	1427
	Labour	Wells T.	977
	Labour	Spencer B.	917
Turnout				74.0