1979 South Norfolk District Council election

1979 South Norfolk District Council election
← 1976 3 May 1979 1983 →
All 47 seats to South Norfolk District Council; 24 seats needed for a majority
Control before election; ; No overall control	Control after election ; ; Conservative

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

The council was contested on new ward boundaries, but the number of seats remained the same.

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1979 South Norfolk District Council election^[2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	37	31	N/A	N/A	8	66.0	46.0	21,329	+1.4
	Independent	14	12	N/A	N/A	9	25.5	22.6	10,477	+1.0
	Labour	25	2	N/A	N/A	2	4.3	26.6	12,319	–0.3
	Liberal	3	1	N/A	N/A	1	2.1	4.8	2,231	–0.7
	Ind. Conservative	1	1	N/A	N/A		1.8	N/A	N/A	–1.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. Turner*	676	62.5
	Labour	E. Parker	405	37.5
Majority			271	25.1
Turnout			1,081	80.8
Registered electors			1,338
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Birkett-Stubbs*	544	53.4
	Conservative	F. Halls	475	46.6
Majority			69	6.8
Turnout			1,019	75.3
Registered electors			1,354
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	L. Lester*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,293
	Independent win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	P. Smoothy*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,566
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	H. Back*	1,805	67.6
	Independent	K. Wiles*	1,117	41.8
	Labour	D. Clennell	865	32.4
	Labour	M. Dicks	815	30.5
Turnout			~2,671	77.5
Registered electors			3,447
	Independent hold
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Ind. Conservative	R. Tillbrook*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,514
	Ind. Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	B. Gaze*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,787
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	P. Arnold	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,326
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	A. Anderson*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,569
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	W. Hemmant*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,509
	Independent hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Harris*	657	56.3
	Labour	C. Love	510	43.7
Majority			147	12.6
Turnout			1,167	74.6
Registered electors			1,565
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Aikens*	1,126	87.4
	Labour	R. James	163	12.6
Majority			963	74.7
Turnout			1,289	84.5
Registered electors			1,525
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Chamberlain	512	50.2
	Conservative	P. Ford	508	49.8
Majority			4	0.4
Turnout			1,020	75.2
Registered electors			1,357
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Ridley-Thomas*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,002
	Conservative hold

Diss (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Bell*	1,586	70.0
	Conservative	J. Scoggins*	1,537	67.8
	Independent	J. Speirs*	1,476	65.1
	Labour	J. Davies	971	42.8
	Labour	J. Philip	784	34.6
	Labour	R. Willis	447	19.7
Turnout			~2,267	~56.4
Registered electors			4,019
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold

Harleston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	S. Burton*	1,022	57.1
	Conservative	J. Mortimer	584	32.6
	Labour	F. To3	184	10.3
Majority			438	24.5
Turnout			1,790	79.2
Registered electors			2,260
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	M. Philpot	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,202
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	S. Summerfield	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,367
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Cook*	782	73.1
	Labour	P. Eldridge	288	26.9
Majority			494	46.2
Turnout			1,070	73.4
Registered electors			1,457
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Sargent*	700	68.6
	Labour	P. Cross	321	31.4
Majority			379	37.1
Turnout			1,021	80.4
Registered electors			1,270
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Holman*	757	66.1
	Labour	J. Golden	388	33.9
Majority			369	32.2
Turnout			1,145	81.0
Registered electors			1,414
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	V. Bullen*	600	69.6
	Labour	J. Halsey	262	30.4
Majority			338	39.2
Turnout			862	72.3
Registered electors			1,192
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	S. Peacock*	839	75.2
	Labour	T. O'Hagan	277	24.8
Majority			562	50.4
Turnout			1,116	78.9
Registered electors			1,414
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	T. Potter*	630	58.8
	Conservative	G. Goodall	442	41.2
Majority			188	17.5
Turnout			1,072	79.3
Registered electors			1,352
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Rochford	570	51.2
	Independent	P. Werry	544	48.8
Majority			26	2.3
Turnout			1,114	80.5
Registered electors			1,383
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	P. Mickleburgh	877	54.0
	Conservative	M. Loveless	459	28.2
	Labour	H. Phillips	289	17.8
Majority			418	25.7
Turnout			1,625	77.0
Registered electors			2,111
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Abbey

Abbeyfield

Beauchamp

Beck Vale

Beckhithe

Berners

Boyland

Broads

Brookwood

Chet

Clavering

Cringleford & Colney

Cromwells

Crown Point

Dickleburgh

Diss

Ditchingham

Forehoe

Harleston

Hempnall

Hingham

Humbleyard

Kidner

Long Row

Marshland

Mergate

New Costessey

Northfields

Old Costessey

Poringland With The Framinghams

Rustens

Scole

Smockmill

Springfields

Stratton

Tasvale

Town

Valley

Waveney

Westwood

Wodehouse

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Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	A. Moorhouse*	Unopposed
	Conservative	G. Evans	Unopposed
Registered electors			3,447
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Partridge	530	51.4
	Labour	A. Reilly	501	48.6
Majority			29	2.8
Turnout			1,031	76.0
Registered electors			1,356
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Chapman*	1,568	64.9
	Conservative	D. Whiskerd*	1,567	64.9
	Labour	M. Manuel	845	35.0
	Labour	E. Williams	834	34.5
Turnout			~2,415	68.9
Registered electors			3,504
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Sykes*	1,182	69.8
	Conservative	C. Whitehead	1,152	68.0
	Labour	T. Clennell	514	30.3
Turnout			~1,694	66.6
Registered electors			2,545
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative gain from Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. Ford*	802	62.6
	Labour	G. Williams	480	37.4
Majority			322	25.1
Turnout			1,282	76.6
Registered electors			1,674
	Conservative win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	V. Alexander*	624	52.3
	Liberal	D. Caldwell	569	47.7
Majority			55	4.6
Turnout			1,193	77.2
Registered electors			1,546
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	A. King*	920	75.0
	Labour	T. Phillips	307	25.0
Majority			613	50.0
Turnout			1,227	73.1
Registered electors			1,679
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Easton*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,096
	Conservative hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Phillips	650	50.3
	Independent	R. Cooke	643	49.7
Majority			7	0.5
Turnout			1,293	73.5
Registered electors			1,760
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	P. Starling*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,455
	Conservative hold