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The 1979 Bracknell District Council election took place on 3 May 1979, to elect all 40 members in 19 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as both the 1979 United Kingdom general election and other local elections as part of the 1979 United Kingdom local elections. Due to a boundary review there had been a change in ward boundaries, along with an increase in size from 31 members elected in 1976. Despite losing government nationally, the Labour Party made up ground in Bracknell District from its landslide defeat in 1976. Although the Conservative Party ended up with the same number of seats as 1976, the increased size of the council saw its majority reduced. The Liberal Party lost its lone seat.[3] This would be the last time a candidate outside the three main parties would win at an all-out election.
Summary
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 49.4 | 17,622 | |||||||
Labour | 38.4 | 13,721 | |||||||
Liberal | 9.9 | 3,542 | |||||||
Independent | 2.3 | 817 | |||||||
Ward results
Ascot
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Benwell D. | Unopposed | |||
Conservative | Jackson R. | Unopposed | |||
Independent | Stallybrass W. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 3,943 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Binfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Calvert J. | 929 | 51.3 | ||
Conservative | Hargreaves L. | 838 | |||
Liberal | Ellson P. Ms. | 536 | 29.6 | ||
Labour | Clifford J. Ms. | 347 | 19.2 | ||
Labour | Tarry A. | 320 | |||
Turnout | 83.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,179 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Bullbrook
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Coombs M. Ms. | 1,937 | 55.9 | ||
Conservative | Dowdall C. | 1,874 | |||
Conservative | Strong P. Ms. | 1,815 | |||
Labour | Darke P. | 1,528 | 44.1 | ||
Labour | Ryan V. Ms. | 1,388 | |||
Labour | James I. | 1,380 | |||
Turnout | 69.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,965 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
College Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ward A. | 865 | 41.3 | ||
Independent | Marshall J.[n 2] | 817 | 39.0 | ||
Labour | Brierly A. | 412 | 19.7 | ||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 1,913 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Cranbourne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clarke D. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 1,119 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Crowthorne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Finnie J. | 1,893 | 68.2 | ||
Conservative | Cheney A. | 1,866 | |||
Conservative | Newbound B. | 1,598 | |||
Labour | Knowles J. Ms. | 882 | 31.8 | ||
Labour | Vertigen G. | 703 | |||
Turnout | 55.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,184 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Garth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Pocknee J. | 1,209 | 53.9 | ||
Labour | Lindop W. | 1,174 | |||
Conservative | Powell S. Ms. | 1,032 | 46.1 | ||
Conservative | Parker K. | 945 | |||
Turnout | 75.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,985 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Great Hollands North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shillcock J. Ms. | 1,170 | 45.1 | ||
Labour | Tunnicliffe D. | 1,066 | |||
Conservative | Grant J. | 852 | 32.8 | ||
Conservative | Squires J. | 764 | |||
Liberal | Malvern K. | 574 | 22.1 | ||
Liberal | Simpson D. | 425 | |||
Turnout | 79.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,284 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Great Hollands South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Dale E. | 1,003 | 48.1 | ||
Conservative | Tubbs D. | 996 | |||
Labour | Dellar A. | 689 | 33.0 | ||
Labour | Duncan J. | 675 | |||
Liberal | McMahon T. | 394 | 18.9 | ||
Liberal | Jones R. | 379 | |||
Turnout | 76.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,730 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Little Sandhurst
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Steel A. | 1,443 | 69.2 | ||
Conservative | Cohen H. | 1,265 | |||
Labour | Goddard R. | 643 | 30.8 | ||
Labour | Wood R. | 619 | |||
Turnout | 76.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,712 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Hanworth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elford D. | 1,842 | 42.4 | ||
Conservative | Martin S. Ms. | 1,736 | |||
Conservative | Redman G. | 1,716 | |||
Labour | Drukker M. | 1,580 | 36.4 | ||
Labour | Wheaton T. | 1,532 | |||
Labour | Sparrow D. | 1,529 | |||
Liberal | Balfour A. | 923 | 21.2 | ||
Liberal | Salisbury R. | 856 | |||
Turnout | 77.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,595 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Harmanswater
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ainscough T. | 1,377 | 51.1 | ||
Conservative | Brydon D. | 1,342 | |||
Conservative | Wood T. | 1,313 | |||
Labour | Gardener J. Ms. | 851 | 31.6 | ||
Labour | Mihell C. | 837 | |||
Labour | Steinborn-Busse K. | 619 | |||
Liberal | White P. | 466 | 17.3 | ||
Turnout | 77.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,463 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Old Bracknell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mason S. | 1,331 | 44.7 | ||
Labour | Delbridge J. | 1,246 | |||
Labour | Pearce T. | 1,240 | |||
Conservative | Dolby D. Ms. | 999 | 33.5 | ||
Conservative | Osborne-Moss D. | 874 | |||
Conservative | Morris G. | 802 | |||
Liberal | Maxwell D. | 649 | 21.8 | ||
Turnout | 78.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,821 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Owlsmoor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Worrall D. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 1,289 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Priestwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Cain F. | 1,304 | 60.4 | ||
Labour | Mountjoy T. | 1,171 | |||
Conservative | Mosses R. | 856 | 39.6 | ||
Conservative | Taber G. | 777 | |||
Turnout | 75.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,876 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Sandhurst
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rimes G. | 1,015 | 60.6 | ||
Conservative | Brookes C. | 972 | |||
Labour | Dancy K. Ms. | 661 | 39.4 | ||
Labour | Lilly P. | 355 | |||
Turnout | 77.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,154 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
St. Marys
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Warren J. | Unopposed | |||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 975 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Warfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kay J. Ms. | 685 | 73.1 | ||
Labour | Stewart R. | 252 | 26.9 | ||
Turnout | 70.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,338 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Wildridings
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mattick J. | 894 | 50.9 | ||
Labour | Cole C. Ms. | 862 | 49.1 | ||
Conservative | Wreglesworth N. | 851 | |||
Labour | Warwick S. Ms. | 733 | |||
Turnout | 76.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,299 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Footnotes
References
- ↑ Kerr, Terry (5 May 1979). "Dancing for Labour - but Tories hold on". Reading Evening Post. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ↑ "Labour group leader quits". Bracknell Times. 17 May 1979. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ↑ "Bracknell Forest Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 December 2022.