1979 Maldon District Council election

1979 Maldon District Council election
← 1976 3 May 1979 1983 →
All 30 seats to Maldon District Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
Registered	34,161
Turnout	~52.4%
	Winner of each seat at the 1979 Maldon District Council election.
Control before election; ; Conservative	Control after election ; ; Conservative

The 1979 Maldon District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Maldon District Council in Essex, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Registered34,161

Turnout~52.4%

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1979 Maldon District Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	24	18	N/A	N/A	2	60.0	49.5	15,886	–3.0
	Independent	9	6	N/A	N/A	1	20.0	14.7	4,708	+0.7
	Liberal	5	3	N/A	N/A	3	10.0	12.3	3,945	+2.1
	Labour	10	2	N/A	N/A	1	6.7	16.4	5,275	–2.6
	Ind. Conservative	3	1	N/A	N/A		3.3	7.2	2,311	+6.2
	Independent Labour	0	0	N/A	N/A	1	0.0	N/A	N/A	–3.3

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	D. Heritage*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,371
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. Martin	775	56.3
	Ind. Conservative	K. Sarling	601	43.7
Majority			174	12.6
Turnout			1,376	77.3
Registered electors			1,873
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	S. Hull*	1,407	61.4
	Conservative	J. Horsfall	1,150	50.2
	Conservative	M. Freeman*	1,148	50.1
	Ind. Conservative	M. Wood	947	41.3
Turnout			~2,293	76.1
Registered electors			3,013
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	A. Eley	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,086
	Conservative hold

1979 Maldon District Council election

Summary

Election result

Ward results

Althorne

Burnham-on-Crouch North

Burnham-on-Crouch South

Cold Norton

Goldhanger

Great Totham

Heybridge East

Heybridge West

Maldon East

Maldon North West

Maldon South

Purleigh

Southminster

St. Lawrence

The Maylands

Tillingham & Bradwell

Tollesbury

Tolleshunt D'Arcy

Wickham Bishops

Woodham

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Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	H. Frost*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,094
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Anderson*	1,137	64.3
	Conservative	R. Bass*	1,131	64.0
	Independent	T. Lazell	676	38.2
Turnout			~1,768	82.1
Registered electors			2,153
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	L. Bermingham	613	57.2
	Conservative	R. Thomas	344	32.1
	Labour	M. Barrett	114	10.6
Majority			269	25.1
Turnout			1,071	79.9
Registered electors			1,361
	Liberal win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	D. Scott	1,088	75.2
	Liberal	A. Good	977	67.5
	Conservative	R. Newell	230	15.9
	Conservative	B. Allway	184	12.7
	Labour	G. Batt	134	9.3
	Labour	A. Joyce	130	9.0
Turnout			~1,447	76.3
Registered electors			1,896
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Hughes*	888	61.4
	Labour	E. Bannister	832	57.5
	Conservative	J. Murphy	472	32.6
	Conservative	B. Salmon	472	32.6
Turnout			~1,447	70.6
Registered electors			2,050
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Pipe*	1,332	55.6
	Conservative	R. Daws*	1,236	51.6
	Conservative	K. Munnion*	1,051	43.9
	Labour	D. Cargill	779	32.5
	Labour	J. Lewis	663	27.7
	Labour	P. Locke	630	26.3
	Liberal	D. Coulthread	547	22.8
Turnout			~2,394	76.5
Registered electors			3,129
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Sewell*	945	45.6
	Conservative	C. Dowsett*	880	42.5
	Liberal	G. Billingham	720	34.7
	Labour	C. Tait	605	29.2
	Labour	W. Godfrey	500	24.1
Turnout			~2,072	82.4
Registered electors			2,515
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	G. Barber*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,129
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Cottam*	932	57.2
	Ind. Conservative	D. Fisher*	763	46.8
	Independent	M. Black	749	46.0
Turnout			~1,629	75.2
Registered electors			2,166
	Conservative hold
	Ind. Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R. Cowell	Unopposed
Registered electors			797
	Independent hold

Tillingham & Bradwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	K. Bruce	556	57.7
	Independent	E. Chandler	407	42.3
Majority			149	15.4
Turnout			963	78.0
Registered electors			1,252
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	P. Bullard	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,548
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	D. Shrimpton	913	63.0
	Conservative	R. Anscomb	730	50.3
	Conservative	E. Stephens	605	41.7
Turnout			~1,450	82.4
Registered electors			1,760
	Independent gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	E. Peel*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,355
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	H. Bass*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,431
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	P. Herrmann*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,182
	Independent hold