1979 Langbaurgh Borough Council election

Elections to Langbaurgh Borough Council took place on 3 May 1979. The election took place on the same day as the 1979 UK General Election and the whole council was up for election. The Labour Party won most seats and took over control of the council from the Conservative Party.^[1]

Election result

Langbaurgh Borough Council local election result 1979
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	32	13	0	+13	53.3%	45.8%	78,273	+43,810
Conservative	22	1	12	-11	36.7%	45.4%	77,543	+29,225
Independent	6	0	2	-2	10.0%	7.7%	13,235	+2,528
Liberal	0			n/a	n/a	1.1%	1,801	+734

Ward Results

Bankside

Bankside
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	J Thompson	1,161	65.6%	+10.5%
Labour	R Haining	1,106
Conservative	H Fenwick	608	34.4%	−10.5%
Conservative	H Johnson	545

Belmont

Belmont
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	P Hopwood	2,236	57.7%	−14.4%
Conservative	B Lythgoe	2,511
Labour	K Pitchford	1,861	42.3%	+14.4%
Labour	H Tout	1,598

Brotton

Brotton
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	R Barton	1,315	44.2%	−5.8%
Labour	A Barton	1,267
Conservative	J Askew	1,254	42.2%	−7.8%
Conservative	M Grant	939
Liberal	C Watts	405	13.6%	+13.6%
Liberal	L Wilkinson	248

Church Lane

Church Lane
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	G Hodgson	1,954	83.4%	+11.4%
Labour	W Herlingshaw	1,905
Conservative	G McPherson	390	16.6%	−11.4%
Conservative	W Slegg	361

Coatham

Coatham
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Independent	J White	1,018	36.7%	−2%
Conservative	J Dyball	925	33.4%	−9.5%
Conservative	R Hall	919
Labour	M Dowling	830	29.9%	+11.5%

Dormanstown

Dormanstown
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	T Collins	2,948	53.3%	−4.2%
Labour	A Taylor	2,386
Labour	R Jones	2,364
Conservative	A Horner	1,362	24.6%	+24.6%
Independent	D Kelsey	1,223	22.1%	−20.4%

Eston

Eston
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	I Cole	2,288	67.3%	+16.9%
Labour	M Learman	2,189
Labour	A Harvison	2,082
Conservative	D A'Court	1,111	32.7%	−16.9%
Conservative	R A'Court	1,058
Conservative	M Curry	1,035

Grangetown

Grangetown
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	P Harford	2,080	85.3%	+14.4%
Labour	S Tombe	1,892
Conservative	A Soakell	358	-14.7%	−14.4%
Conservative	R McLay	354

Guisborough

Guisborough
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	W Richardson	1,873	54%	+9.5%
Conservative	M Hopwood	1,767
Conservative	J Gaskin	1,651
Labour	F Christie	1,593	46%	+10.5%
Labour	G Houston	1,517
Labour	J Marvell	1,431

Hutton

Hutton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B Bradley	1,786	81.9%	+10.6%
	Labour	P Trainor	394	18.1%	−2%

Kirkleatham

Kirkleatham
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	J Taylor	2,153	56.2%	+5.7%
Labour	R Roberts	2,122
Labour	K Nilan	2,080
Conservative	S Hall	1,681	43.8%	−5.7%
Conservative	R Day	1,623
Conservative	D Horner	1,603

Lockwood

Lockwood
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	S Kay	1,167	53.1%	−5.1%
Conservative	C Watson	1,032	46.9%	+5.1%
Conservative	E Carter	984

Loftus

Loftus
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Independent	J Theobold	2,530	42.9%	+1.9%
Labour	B Scott	2,033	36%	+5%
Labour	N Lantsbery	1,718
Conservative	C Ellerby	1,079	19.1%	−7.1%

Longbeck

Longbeck
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	E Mann	2,405	50%	+16.1%
Labour	G Houchen	2,401	50%	+16.5%
Conservative	N Cooney	2,199
Conservative	G Lawrenson	2,085
Labour	M Lambert	1,674
Labour	M Jones	1,634

Newcomen

Newcomen
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	W Dagg	1,436	43%	+17.7%
Labour	A Mills	1,352
Conservative	D Jessop	1,155	34.6%	+6.4%
Conservative	S Birt	1,010
Independent	J Preston	748	22.4%	−10.2%

Normanby

Normanby
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	D Moore	1,766	59.1%	−13.7%
Conservative	A Wright	1,396
Labour	J Briggs	1,222	40.9%	+13.7%

Ormesby

Ormesby
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	J Fagan	1,548	63.7%	−14.1%
Conservative	P Zoryk	1,475
Labour	R Lewis	881	36.3%	+14.1%

Overfields

Overfields
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	J Sickling	1,866	65.6%	+15.2%
Labour	W Towers	1,559
Conservative	A Fagan	977	34.4%	−15.2%
Conservative	D Adamson	958

Redcar

Redcar
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Independent	G Smith	1,527	37%	−18.2%
Conservative	N Richards	1,517	36.8%	+3.5%
Conservative	A Kidd	1,511
Labour	J Coombs	1,082	26.2%	+14.6%

Saltburn

Saltburn
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	A Collins	2,428	37.4%	−21%
Independent	A Atterton	2,009	48.8%	+7.2%
Conservative	P Clark	1,469
Conservative	D Frizelle	1,228
Independent	J Fulcher	1,166
Labour	D Walsh	894	13.8%	+13.8%

Skelton

Skelton
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	L Douglass	2,312	53.2%	−6.5%
Conservative	W Hill	2,146
Labour	I Johnson	2,035	46.8%	+6.5%
Conservative	J Mussett	1,533
Labour	K Price	1,295

Skinningrove

Skinningrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Tough	633	59.9%	+21.4%
	Conservative	C Simmons	423	40.1%	+40.1%

South Bank

South Bank
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	A Seed	1,850	68.2%	+25.1%
Labour	C Christie	1,641
Conservative	T Robinson	862	35.8%	−4%
Conservative	J Myrddin-Baker	857

St. Germains

St. Germains
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Independent	K Barker	1,915	42.4%	+1.7%
Conservative	R Lawrenson	1,326	29.3%	−2%
Labour	J Wiggins	1,279	28.3%	+0.2%
Conservative	D Halliday	1,240

Teesville

Teesville
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	H York	2,259	56.9%	+19.3%
Labour	I Hewitson	2,259
Labour	M McCormack	2,135
Conservative	J Robinson	1,714	43.1%	−19.3%
Conservative	L Shepherd	1,600
Conservative	J Soakell	1,590

West Dyke

West Dyke
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative	A Gwenlan	1,951	31.7%	−13.2%
Conservative	D Lane	1,929
Independent	D Bell	1,847	30.1%	−10.5%
Conservative	F Walker	1,588
Labour	J Curry	1,200	19.5%	+5%
Liberal	S Wilson	1,148	18.7%	+18.7%

References

^ Langbaurgh Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991 Election Centre

[1] Langbaurgh Borough Council Election Results 1973-1991 Election Centre

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