1979 Bristol City Council election

The 1979 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England.[1] 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.

1979 Bristol City Council election
3 May 1979
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)

1979 local election results in Bristol

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