1979 Gloucester City Council election

The 1979 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1979 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.

Results

Gloucester City Council election, 1979^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	25				75.5
	Labour	7				21.2
	Liberal	1				3.0

Ward results

Barnwood

Barnwood 1979 (3)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Mason	2,436	45.2
	Conservative	M. Smith	2,421
	Conservative	M. Wooltorton	2,269
	Labour	D. Cosstick	1,989	36.9
	Labour	Ms. E. Hedge	1,963
	Labour	T. Rippin
	Liberal	M. Leach	969	18.0
Turnout			13,798	79.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barton

Barton 1979 (3) ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Collins	1,953	45.4
	Labour	D. Ferguson	1,850
	Labour	P. Harris	1,764	13.5
	Conservative	Ms. G. Hyett	1,671	38.8
	Conservative	A. Gravells	1,640
	Conservative	Ms. M. Gorton	1,277
	Liberal	W. Paterson	682	15.8
Turnout			10,777	71.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Eastgate

Eastgate 1979 (3)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Williams	1,920	43.9
	Conservative	Ms. I. Fowler	1,866
	Conservative	Ms. J. Bracey	1,795
	Labour	C. Edgington	1,716	39.3
	Conservative	Ms. I. Cosstick	1,619
	Labour	B. Randell	1,613
	Liberal	Ms. W. Steele	734	16.8
	Liberal	Ms. M. Carter	711
	Liberal	Ms. S. Hutchinson	634
Turnout			12,608	73.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote 1979 (3)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Wathen	2,998	54.3
	Conservative	P. Arnold	2,930
	Conservative	C. Pullon	2,749
	Labour	F. Henderson	1,387	25.1
	Labour	J. Curtis	1,374
	Labour	G. Heath	1,336
	Liberal	Cox R.	1,134	20.5
Turnout			13,908	84.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingsholm

Kingsholm 1979 (3)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Langston	2,708	52.9
	Conservative	P. Robins	2,518
	Conservative	L. Journeaux	2,329
	Labour	M. Williams	1,350	26.4
	Labour	Ms. C. Lomas	1,206
	Labour	P. Smith	1,157
	Liberal	Ms. G. Halford	1,059	20.7
Turnout			12,327	81.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Linden

Linden 1979 (3)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms. M. Lewis	2,064	45.4
	Conservative	L. Jones	1,967
	Conservative	P. Lever	1,802
	Labour	Ms. S. Edgington	1,728	38.0
	Labour	G. Melton	1,659
	Labour	M. Hyde	1,647
	Liberal	Ms. E. Drinan	752	16.5
Turnout			11,619	78.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens 1979 (3)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Partridge	2,654	45.5
	Conservative	G. Goodwin	2,579
	Conservative	J. Robins	2,557
	Labour	Ms. S. Day	1,594	27.3
	Labour	Ms. A. Kelly	1,428
	Labour	Ms. J. Feher	1,378
	Liberal	D. Hodges	811	13.9
	Independent	M. Butler	774	13.3
Turnout			13,775	84.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Matson

Matson 1979 (3)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ms. M. Barber	2,233	49.2
	Labour	H. Morgan	2,198
	Labour	A. Walters	2,136
	Conservative	P. Tartaglia	1,567	34.5
	Conservative	G. Marsh	1,412
	Conservative	I. Blakeley	1,409
	Liberal	T. Mulvey	737	16.2
Turnout			11,692	76.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead 1979 (3)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Halford	2,219	43.9
	Labour	D. Toomey	1,427	28.2
	Conservative	D. Knibbs	1,408	27.9
	Conservative	F. Stephens	1,381
	Conservative	L. Jones	1,312
	Liberal	Barber R.	1,258
	Liberal	R. Gibbs	1,246
	Labour	C. Barnfield	1,165
	Labour	Ms. L. Steers	1,099
Turnout			12,515	81.9
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley 1979 (3)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Smith	2,268	49.1
	Conservative	R. Pitkin-Cocks	2,258
	Conservative	F. Price	2,247
	Labour	F. Wilton	1,686	36.5
	Labour	D. Millin	1,600
	Labour	F. Davenport	1,469
	Liberal	J. Simpson	665	14.4
Turnout			12,193	82.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westgate

Westgate 1979 (3)^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ms. F. Wilton	2,142	50.7
	Conservative	H. Fisher	2,044
	Conservative	C. Fudge	1,655
	Labour	J. Ewers	1,208	28.6
	Labour	S. Russell	1,600
	Labour	F. Stevens	1,064
	Liberal	J. Eaton	874	20.7
Turnout			10,165
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Council compositions by year". Google Drive. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
2. "Gloucester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 5 June 2021.