1979 Bristol City Council election

1979 UK local government election

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3 May 1979

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All 84 seats to Bristol City Council
43 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Conservative	Liberal
Seats won	53	28	3
Seat change	6	6

Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

The 1979 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 1979 general election. In contrast to the Conservative landslide in the national election, the Conservatives in Bristol lost 6 seats to Labour, who maintained overall control of the council.

Ward results

Avon

Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T Thomas	5,411
	Labour	V Pople	5,255
	Labour	A Crowley	5,202
	Conservative	R Chubb	3,674
	Conservative	J Gamlin	2,907
	Conservative	L O'Leary	2,791
	Communist	D Pratt	391
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Bedminster

Bedminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A Hillman	3,521
	Labour	J Wood	3,466
	Labour	W Jenkins	3,425
	Conservative	R Marriott	2,506
	Conservative	J Fey	2,499
	Conservative	J Boucher	2,463
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Bishopston

Bishopston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D Topham	3,155
	Conservative	T Clarke	3,139
	Conservative	M Withers	3,092
	Labour	P McLaren	1,916
	Labour	J Wood	1,853
	Labour	J Graystone	1,801
	Liberal	J Gray	1,377
	Liberal	J McMahon	1,370
	Liberal	W Starr	1,172
	National Front	F Tanner	51
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A Munroe	8,123
	Labour	B Richards	8,122
	Labour	L Smith	8,108
	Conservative	R Hodges	4,002
	Conservative	I Gillard	3,783
	Conservative	N Dowdney	3,632
	National Front	K Elliott	793
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Brislington

Brislington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K Legg	5,192
	Labour	D Parsons	4,597
	Labour	P Korovilas	4,391
	Conservative	J Howe	4,334
	Conservative	O Scantlebury	4,092
	Conservative	A Ellison	3,975
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Cabot

Cabot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	R Howell	2,227
	Liberal	C Stones	2,154
	Liberal	C Bolton	2,140
	Conservative	B Love	1,688
	Conservative	Y Mason	1,672
	Conservative	I Millard	1,672
	Labour	J Dugdale	1,172
	Labour	J Malos	1,117
	Labour	K Anand	1,101
	Communist	A Chester	192
Majority
	Liberal hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Liberal hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Liberal hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Clifton

Clifton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J Steadman	3,823
	Conservative	W Blackmore	3,635
	Conservative	J Lloyd-Kirk	3,580
	Liberal	D Himsworth	1,999
	Liberal	B Ineichen	1,911
	Labour	S Hodkinson	1,433
	Labour	H Harding	1,388
	Labour	A Mackenzie	1,323
	Ecology	A Clarke	1,195
	Ecology	J Will	890
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

District

District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F Apperley	2,347
	Conservative	F Bosdet	2,284
	Conservative	R Trench	2,264
	Labour	H Fenwick	2,247
	Labour	M Shotter	2,110
	Labour	G Venables	2,087
	Liberal	B Carter	1,126
	Liberal	O England	1,023
	Liberal	P Tyzack	910
	Ecology	H Cullimore	553
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Durdham

Durdham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G Palmer	5,154
	Conservative	G Browne	4,917
	Conservative	P Paternoster	4,638
	Liberal	G Beddoes	2,149
	Liberal	W Howarth	2,149
	Liberal	V Tallis	1,990
	Labour	J Patterson	1,240
	Labour	J Naysmith	1,180
	Labour	R Richie	1,020
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Easton

Easton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J Jones	3,022
	Labour	G Maggs	2,771
	Labour	R Morris	2,331
	Conservative	A Mayes	1,181
	Conservative	K Blanchard	1,161
	Conservative	R Paternoster	1,001
	Ecology	M Weekes	276
	Communist	D Esbester	173
	National Front	J Bale	147
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Eastville

Eastville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W Williams	1,654
	Labour	J Hynes	1,614
	Labour	J King	1,603
	Conservative	M Macdonald	894
	Conservative	W Lippiatt	847
	Conservative	M Read	817
	Liberal	A Elverd	157
	Liberal	B Clarke	141
	Liberal	S Staple	124
	National Front	P Kingston	94
	National Front	D Smithurst	61
	National Front	J Dowler	45
	ETOFEC	M Elbourne	41
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Henbury

Henbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J Fisk	6,000
	Labour	J McLaren	5,077
	Conservative	W Stephens	4,881
	Conservative	D Barnwell	4,755
	Conservative	B Tasman	4,427
	Labour	M Malpass	4,370
	Liberal	W Hurford	1,451
	National Front	C Nuttall	268
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Hengrove

Hengrove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A Abrams	6,981
	Labour	V Hicks	6,528
	Labour	G Spodris	5,268
	Conservative	C Jones	2,894
	Conservative	K Godden	2,731
	Conservative	M Mason	2,676
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Hillfields

Hillfields
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G Robertson	3,885
	Labour	C Draper	3,668
	Labour	C Janes	3,610
	Conservative	J Seville	2,552
	Conservative	A Davies	2,390
	Conservative	R Russell	2,309
	Independent Liberal	A Chalmers	957
	Independent Liberal	A Chalmers	865
	Independent Liberal	M Cottrell	863
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Horfield

Horfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C Merrett	3,896
	Labour	R Edwards	3,710
	Labour	C Boney	3,563
	Conservative	B Topham	3,170
	Conservative	B Cripps	2,842
	Conservative	J Wiltshire	2,728
	Liberal	P Hurford	750
	Liberal	R Moon	701
	Liberal	S Moon	679
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Knowle

Knowle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G Sprackling	3,904
	Conservative	T Skipp	3,702
	Conservative	F Lawrence	3,686
	Labour	G Cole	2,916
	Labour	J Cole	2,702
	Labour	T Ward	2,591
	National Front	R Dowler	218
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Redland

Redland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G Hebblethwaite	3,377
	Conservative	J Cottrell	3,258
	Conservative	G Keeley	3,138
	Liberal	B Brown	1,772
	Labour	A Keefe	1,717
	Liberal	P Child	1,660
	Labour	J Kemp	1,548
	Liberal	R Cutts	1,521
	Labour	T Morgan	1,486
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Somerset

Somerset
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H Willcox	4,653
	Labour	D Jackson	4,435
	Labour	J Comerford	4,097
	Conservative	W Goodland	2,602
	Conservative	V Goodland	2,584
	Conservative	D Stevens	2,523
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Southmead

Southmead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D Hughes	5,144
	Labour	B Begley	4,949
	Labour	E Seymour	4,410
	Conservative	P Sidebottom	4,306
	Conservative	P Holloway	4,295
	Conservative	C Martineau	4,129
Majority
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Southville

Southville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A Mason	2,563
	Labour	F Pidgeon	2,451
	Labour	A May	2,402
	Conservative	D Jones	2,181
	Conservative	C Hagen	2,070
	Conservative	L Vann	2,007
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

St George East

St George East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D Beer	5,011
	Labour	G Bee	4,698
	Labour	P Hammond	4,482
	Conservative	R King	4,187
	Conservative	R Murray	4,100
	Conservative	M Stump	3,702
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

St George West

St George West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J McLaren	3,135
	Labour	I Rogers	2,797
	Labour	M Rea	2,700
	Conservative	J Cornelius	1,857
	Conservative	R Godden	1,666
	Conservative	R Laurence	1,562
	National Front	D Smithurst	220
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

St Paul

St Paul
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R Hewlett	2,219
	Labour	K Bassett	2,197
	Labour	G Fowler	2,166
	Conservative	A Millener	1,091
	Conservative	J Lippitt	1,072
	Conservative	S Trench	996
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

St Philip & Jacob

St Philip & Jacob
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I Knight	1,644
	Labour	J Britton	1,562
	Labour	D Tedder	1,556
	Conservative	M Lippitt	927
	Conservative	A Haines	894
	Conservative	D Fey	851
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Stapleton

Stapleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T Whiteley	4,942
	Conservative	P Brook	4,834
	Conservative	H Williams	4,677
	Labour	B Payton	3,877
	Labour	M McGrath	3,779
	Labour	D Poole	3,665
	Liberal	M Cullen	1,113
	Liberal	E Wren	993
	Liberal	J Hale	961
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Stockwood

Stockwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A Telling	8,271
	Conservative	M Stamper	8,143
	Conservative	S Williams	8,014
	Labour	V Davey	7,658
	Labour	G Easton	7,099
	Labour	J Smith	6,520
	National Front	J Dowler	628
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Westbury-on-Trym

Westbury-on-Trym
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D Poole
	Conservative	C Alderson	9,542
	Conservative	R Wall	9,439
	Liberal	E Dyson	2,372
	Liberal	M Hamilton	2,185
	Liberal	M Luton	1,941
	Labour	J Evans	1,749
	Labour	M Waddington	1,429
	Labour	G Waddington	1,367
	National Front	E Andrews	151
Majority
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Conservative hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C Reid	2,463
	Labour	V Bath	2,244
	Labour	G Micklewright	2,201
	Conservative	D Cary	1,397
	Conservative	A Moore	1,270
	Conservative	P Morris	1,192
	Liberal	M Pipping	577
	Liberal	R Lewis	488
	National Front	R Bale	174
Majority
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}
	Labour hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

References

Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 1979". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 11 April 2016.

v t e (1978 ←) 1979 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1980)
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See also: UK General election European Parliament election

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