The 1979 Waveney District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections. Much the other local elections in 1979, Labour made up some lost ground compared to their loss in the general election but the Conservatives narrowly retained overall control of the council.
Summary
Election result
| 1979 Waveney District Council election[2] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Conservative | 47 | 32 | 1 | 8 |  7 |
56.1 | 47.9 | 77,511 | –2.5 | |
| Labour | 49 | 17 | 5 | 1 |  4 |
29.8 | 45.7 | 73,881 | +3.2 | |
| Independent | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
7.0 | 2.3 | 3,677 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
5.3 | 3.6 | 5,756 | –2.5 | |
| Residents | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |
1.8 | 0.6 | 1,005 | –0.1 | |
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Beccles: North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Hartley | 907 | 55.6 | ||
| Labour | G. Westwood | 802 | 49.2 | ||
| Conservative | E. Toogood | 760 | 46.6 | ||
| Labour | E. Hobbins | 623 | 38.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,632 | 78.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,089 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Beccles: South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Ellwood | 2,136 | 55.1 | ||
| Labour | E. Crisp | 2,029 | 52.4 | ||
| Labour | C. Andrew | 1,792 | 46.3 | ||
| Conservative | D. Hipperson | 1,740 | 44.9 | ||
| Labour | A. Hutchinson | 1,725 | 44.5 | ||
| Conservative | B. Sabberton | 1,573 | 40.6 | ||
| Conservative | R. Byron | 1,564 | 40.4 | ||
| Conservative | B. Hewkin | 1,466 | 37.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~3,940 | 81.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,851 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Blundeston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Prettyman | 1,398 | 58.7 | ||
| Conservative | J. Paul | 1,375 | 57.8 | ||
| Labour | R. Dunne | 984 | 41.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,407 | 78.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,051 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Brampton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. Slatter | 490 | 59.0 | ||
| Labour | P. Thirtle | 341 | 41.0 | ||
| Majority | 149 | 18.0 | |||
| Turnout | ~831 | 82.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,010 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Bungay
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | C. Richardson | 1,661 | 65.9 | ||
| Labour | M. Sheppard | 1,040 | 41.3 | ||
| Labour | R. Aldous | 989 | 39.3 | ||
| Conservative | P. Cossart | 905 | 35.9 | ||
| Conservative | C. Young | 828 | 32.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,520 | 79.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,184 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Carlton Colville
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Beales | 1,054 | 36.6 | ||
| Independent | J. Mitchell | 969 | 33.6 | ||
| Conservative | G. Neville | 859 | 29.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,249 | 79.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,837 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
Halesworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Niblett | 1,220 | 51.5 | ||
| Conservative | J. Rees | 1,121 | 47.3 | ||
| Labour | E. Leverett | 1,066 | 45.0 | ||
| Labour | H. Holzer | 1,025 | 43.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,371 | 80.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,941 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Holton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | E. Woodard | 484 | 51.2 | ||
| Conservative | J. Jolly | 462 | 48.8 | ||
| Majority | 22 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | ~946 | 83.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,134 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
Ilketshall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Wilson | 568 | 64.5 | ||
| Independent | W. Hall | 190 | 21.6 | ||
| Labour | W. Wegg | 123 | 14.0 | ||
| Majority | 378 | 42.9 | |||
| Turnout | ~881 | 80.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,093 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Kessingland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Martin | 1,245 | 55.7 | ||
| Labour | R. Saunders | 1,061 | 47.5 | ||
| Conservative | I. Revell | 1,059 | 47.4 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,236 | 76.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,914 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Liberal | |||||
Lowestoft: Carlton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Scarles | 3,054 | 53.3 | ||
| Conservative | D. Mellor | 2,932 | 51.1 | ||
| Conservative | C. Mutimer | 2,900 | 50.6 | ||
| Conservative | D. Miner | 2,827 | 49.3 | ||
| Conservative | K. Priestley | 2,756 | 48.1 | ||
| Conservative | L. Willert | 2,709 | 47.3 | ||
| Labour | L. Davies | 2,672 | 46.7 | ||
| Labour | D. Gower | 2,647 | 46.2 | ||
| Labour | T. Kelly | 2,615 | 45.6 | ||
| Labour | T. Devine | 2,445 | 42.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Murgatroyd | 2,284 | 39.8 | ||
| Labour | G. Owers | 2,244 | 39.1 | ||
| Turnout | ~6,425 | 78.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,152 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Lowestoft: Central & Waveney
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | J. Sparham | 1,163 | 36.0 | ||
| Liberal | A. Shepherd | 1,006 | 31.1 | ||
| Residents | H. Kirby | 1,005 | 31.1 | ||
| Labour | D. Mathew | 897 | 27.8 | ||
| Labour | D. Baldwin | 876 | 27.1 | ||
| Labour | H. Porter | 870 | 26.9 | ||
| Independent | A. Furlong-Osborne | 162 | 5.0 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,375 | 77.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,070 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Residents hold | |||||
Lowestoft: Gunton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | N. Brighouse | 2,833 | 53.8 | ||
| Conservative | D. Cullum | 2,773 | 52.7 | ||
| Conservative | J. Aldous | 2,692 | 51.2 | ||
| Conservative | W. Hervey | 2,586 | 49.2 | ||
| Conservative | D. Porter | 2,584 | 49.1 | ||
| Labour | R. Durrant | 2,428 | 46.2 | ||
| Labour | A. Bateman | 2,392 | 45.5 | ||
| Labour | R. Ford | 2,288 | 43.5 | ||
| Labour | A. Owen | 2,280 | 43.4 | ||
| Labour | N. McNorton | 2,207 | 42.0 | ||
| Turnout | ~5,662 | 75.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,491 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Lowestoft: Kirkley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Ellis | 1,433 | 55.7 | ||
| Conservative | R. Calvert | 1,140 | 44.3 | ||
| Labour | J. Page | 1,088 | 42.3 | ||
| Conservative | M. Wigg | 1,078 | 41.9 | ||
| Turnout | ~2,613 | 80.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,237 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Lowestoft: Oulton Broad
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Barnard | 3,240 | 52.6 | ||
| Conservative | E. Back | 2,998 | 48.7 | ||
| Conservative | H. Turner | 2,963 | 48.1 | ||
| Conservative | A. Leedham | 2,948 | 47.8 | ||
| Conservative | A. Choveaux | 2,942 | 47.7 | ||
| Labour | B. Hunter | 2,922 | 47.4 | ||
| Labour | T. Chipperfield | 2,879 | 46.7 | ||
| Labour | K. Hunting | 2,348 | 38.1 | ||
| Labour | M. Ramsay | 2,254 | 36.6 | ||
| Labour | G. Coleman | 2,208 | 35.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~6,418 | 78.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,168 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
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Lowestoft: Pakefield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Lark | 2,028 | 57.5 | ||
| Conservative | M. Richardson | 1,496 | 42.5 | ||
| Conservative | M. Gallidoro | 1,487 | 42.2 | ||
| Labour | A. Martin | 1,449 | 41.1 | ||
| Conservative | D. Hugo | 1,411 | 40.0 | ||
| Labour | A. Millner | 1,277 | 36.2 | ||
| Turnout | ~3,632 | 82.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,414 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Lowestoft: Roman Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Hunt | 1,169 | 65.3 | ||
| Labour | J. Reynolds | 1,074 | 60.0 | ||
| Liberal | B. Pointon | 620 | 34.7 | ||
| Liberal | A. Moles | 581 | 32.5 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,934 | 76.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,521 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Lowestoft: St. Johns
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | T. Carter | 940 | 50.9 | ||
| Labour | A. Jurd | 767 | 41.6 | ||
| Conservative | V. Francis | 727 | 39.4 | ||
| Liberal | C. Shade | 382 | 20.7 | ||
| Liberal | J. Kerry | 343 | 18.6 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,850 | 74.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,474 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Lowestoft: St. Margarets
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. Chamberlain | 1,017 | 55.9 | ||
| Labour | A. Jeffreys | 960 | 52.7 | ||
| Conservative | J. Wren | 803 | 44.1 | ||
| Conservative | P. Paul | 753 | 41.3 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,956 | 80.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,445 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
Reydon
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. Simpson | 1,039 | 53.2 | ||
| Conservative | G. Johnson | 949 | 48.6 | ||
| Labour | A. Fryatt | 913 | 46.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,965 | 76.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,554 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Southelmham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Stacey | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 970 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Southwold
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S. Waters | 997 | 71.2 | ||
| Independent | J. Adnams | 875 | 62.5 | ||
| Labour | A. Swan | 403 | 28.8 | ||
| Turnout | ~1,425 | 81.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,741 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | |||||
Worlingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Plummer | 958 | 70.4 | ||
| Labour | F. Moore | 403 | 29.6 | ||
| Majority | 555 | 40.8 | |||
| Turnout | ~1,361 | 79.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,723 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Wrentham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Child | 414 | 51.3 | ||
| Conservative | E. Torlot | 393 | 48.7 | ||
| Majority | 21 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 807 | 77.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,047 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | |||||
References
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
