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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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

Party		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%

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