1979 Mid Suffolk District Council election

1979 Mid Suffolk District Council election
← 1976 3 May 1979 1983 →
All 40 seats to Mid Suffolk District Council; 21 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1979 Mid Suffolk District Council election.
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

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

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1979 Mid Suffolk District Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	19	18	N/A	N/A	1	45.0	19.3	5,632	–10.1
	Conservative	23	15	N/A	N/A	2	37.5	39.7	11,572	+19.0
	Labour	15	5	N/A	N/A	1	12.5	31.3	9,112	–3.4
	Liberal	3	2	N/A	N/A		5.0	9.7	2,837	–5.5

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	H. Linn*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,115
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	J. Macrow*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,297
	Independent gain from Conservative

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	P. Chapman*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,413
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	G. Cunningham*	1,207	52.3
	Conservative	C. Bird	1,099	47.7
	Conservative	S. Dickson	941	40.8
Turnout			~2,306	78.4
Registered electors			2,941
	Independent gain from Labour
	Conservative win (new seat)

1979 Mid Suffolk District Council election

Election result

Ward results

Badwell Ash

Barham

Barking

Bramford

Claydon

Creeting

Debenham

Elmswell

Eye

Fressingfield

Gislingham

Haughley & Wetherden

Helmingham

Hoxne

Mendlesham

Needham Market

Norton

Onehouse

Palgrave

Rattlesden

Rickinghall

Ringshall

Stonham

Stowmarket Central

Stowmarket North

Stowmarket South

Stowupland

Stradbroke

Thurston

Walsham-le-Willows

Wetheringsett

Weybread

Woolpit

Worlingworth

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Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	H. Griffiths*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,109
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Ward*	693	84.3
	Labour	A. Winchester	129	15.7
Majority			564	68.6
Turnout			822	77.7
Registered electors			1,058
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	R. Glass*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,345
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	D. Dyball*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,435
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	C. Flatman*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,399
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Rice*	582	62.0
	Liberal	R. White	357	38.0
Majority			225	24.0
Turnout			939	80.0
Registered electors			1,174
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	W. Stevens	634	66.2
	Conservative	V. Beak	323	33.8
Majority			311	32.4
Turnout			957	74.7
Registered electors			1,281
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	E. Crascall*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,344
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R. Willsher*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,063
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	G. McGregor*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,231
	Conservative hold

Stowmarket Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	F. Brooke	1,164	37.0
	Conservative	J. Cade	1,046	33.3
	Conservative	D. Perry	982	31.3
	Labour	P. Oldfield	935	29.8
	Labour	E. Jones	861	27.4
Turnout			~3,144	79.9
Registered electors			3,936
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stowupland (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	S. Wilson*	1,316	42.0
	Labour	A. Addison*	1,075	34.3
	Labour	M. Shave	904	28.9
	Conservative	D. Knight	741	23.7
Turnout			~3,128	84.2
Registered electors			3,720
	Liberal hold
	Labour hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	A. Braybrooke*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,360
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Swain*	1,028	61.6
	Conservative	E. Lacey	917	55.0
	Labour	P. Koppel	641	38.4
	Labour	P. Carter	559	33.5
Turnout			~1,669	81.2
Registered electors			2,055
	Conservative hold
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Siffleet*	601	53.6
	Independent	F. Armstrong	520	46.4
Majority			81	7.2
Turnout			1,121	76.2
Registered electors			1,471
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	H. Mitson*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,371
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	W. Wickett*	477	50.7
	Conservative	N. Goodin	464	49.3
Majority			13	1.4
Turnout			941	74.9
Registered electors			1,256
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	L. Muir*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,296
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	R. Moss*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,446
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H. Crooks*	729	79.4
	Labour	V. Boyle	189	20.6
Majority			540	58.8
Turnout			918	75.9
Registered electors			1,209
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	H. D'Arcy*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,103
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Jones*	939	42.4
	Independent	R. Pattle*	764	34.5
	Labour	H. Franklin	554	25.0
	Conservative	J. Burch	511	23.1
Turnout			~2,218	74.6
Registered electors			2,968
	Labour win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Nunn	909	54.5
	Labour	C. Soames	861	51.6
	Conservative	P. Fox	758	45.5
Turnout			~1,670	81.0
Registered electors			2,058
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	S. Hawes*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,152
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	S. Davies	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,366
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	S. Edwards*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,341
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	G. Taylor*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,191
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Thompson*	663	69.3
	Labour	S. Peck	294	30.7
Majority			369	38.6
Turnout			957	83.4
Registered electors			1,147
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R. Baker	608	69.7
	Conservative	P. Maitland*	264	30.3
Majority			344	39.4
Turnout			872	85.4
Registered electors			1,021
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. Thurman	652	71.3
	Labour	R. Bushby	262	28.7
Majority			390	42.6
Turnout			914	79.6
Registered electors			1,148
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

v t e Council elections in Suffolk
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Babergh District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
East Suffolk District Council	2019 2023
Ipswich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
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West Suffolk District Council	2019 2023
East Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
Forest Heath District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
St Edmundsbury Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Suffolk Coastal District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Waveney District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 Abolished
West Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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