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English local election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1979 Harlow District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council.
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14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1979 Harlow District Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 64.3 | 44.8 | 17,671 | ||
Conservative | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28.6 | 35.9 | 14,155 | ||
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7.1 | 19.3 | 7,634 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | E. Hill | 1,120 | 43.1% | |
Labour | C. Cave | 1,052 | 40.5% | |
Liberal | T. Owen | 425 | 16.4% | |
Turnout | 79.0% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | D. Workman | 994 | 44.9% | |
Labour | J. Lockhart | 898 | 40.6% | |
Liberal | C. Dunham | 322 | 14.5% | |
Turnout | 79.5% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | L. Atkins | 1,378 | 41.2% | |
Labour | A. Jones | 1,272 | 38.0% | |
Liberal | L. Swanton | 698 | 20.8% | |
Turnout | 74.5% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Reynolds | 1,865 | 51.0% | |
Labour | S. Firth | 1,393 | 38.1% | |
Liberal | J. Kelly | 400 | 10.9% | |
Turnout | 81.3% | |||
Conservative hold |
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