Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 3 May 1979, on the same day as the general election, so turnout was higher than usual in district council elections for Mid Bedfordshire. All 53 seats were up for election.
1979 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election |
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70,014 |
79% |
| First party | Second party | Third party |
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| | | | Party | Conservative | Independent | Labour |
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Seats won | 31 | 16 | 5 |
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Popular vote | 20,677 | 11,563 | 11,686 |
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Percentage | 43.4% | 24.3% | 24.5% |
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| | Fourth party | Fifth party |
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| | | Party | Ind. Conservative | Liberal |
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Seats won | 1 | 0 |
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Popular vote | 2,086 | 1,631 |
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Percentage | 4.4 | 5.4 |
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Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire |
There were now 53 seats on the council, compared with 49 in 1976. Gains and losses in the results table are compared with the 1976 district council election.
Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1979 [1]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
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| Conservative | 31 | | | +1 | 58.5 | 43.4 | 20,677 | +0.1 |
| Independent | 16 | | | +2 | 30.2 | 24.3 | 11,563 | +0.3 |
| Labour | 5 | | | +2 | 9.4 | 24.5 | 11,686 | -1.2 |
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | | | +1 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 2,086 | +2.8 |
| Liberal | 0 | | | -1 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 1,631 | -2.0 |
All results are listed below:[2]
Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1976 District Council election.
The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1976 District Council election.
Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.
Ampthill
Ampthill (3 seats, 4,224 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | Ms A Cowell | 1,728 | 51.8 | |
| Conservative | Ms A Palmer* | 1,566 | 46.9 | +7.8 |
| Labour | Ms G Wagstaff | 1,480 | 44.4 | +14.5 |
| Conservative | B Soaper | 1,399 | 41.9 | |
| Liberal | Ms M Laycock | 1,141 | 34.2 | |
| Liberal | J Low | 895 | 26.8 | |
Turnout | 3,337 | 79.0 | +6.0 |
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Arlesey
Arlesey (2 seats, 2,762 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | Ms A Albon* | 1,227 | 55.1 | -0.9 |
| Conservative | R Turner | 1,028 | 46.2 | +5.5 |
| Labour | David Harrowell | 995 | 44.7 | |
| Labour | J Tizard | 678 | 30.5 | |
Turnout | 2,226 | 80.6 | +29.5 |
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Aspley
Aspley (2 seats, 2,376 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Ms A Melina | Unopposed | NA | |
| Independent | W Jaye | Unopposed | NA | |
Biggleswade Ivel
Biggleswade Ivel (3 seats, 3,931 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | Ms F Killeen* | 1,623 | 51.4 | +18.8 |
| Labour | L Chambers* | 1,580 | 50.0 | +18.7 |
| Ind. Conservative | Patricia Rouse* | 1,548 | 49.0 | +19.3 |
| Ind. Conservative | Ms M Armstrong | 1,331 | 42.2 | +17.5 |
| Labour | Alistair Costley | 1,077 | 34.1 | +17.0 |
| Labour | R McIlroy | 857 | 27.1 | |
Turnout | 3,157 | 80.3 | -1.2 |
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Biggleswade Stratton
Biggleswade Stratton (3 seats, 4,038 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Ms C Cook* | 1,951 | 58.7 | +22.7 |
| Conservative | Richard Bennett* | 1,743 | 52.4 | +25.3 |
| Labour | Victor Brunt* | 1,448 | 43.6 | +17.1 |
| Conservative | J Dominey | 1,090 | 32.8 | |
| Labour | T Bornett | 992 | 29.8 | |
| Labour | P Milton | 979 | 29.5 | |
Turnout | 3,324 | 82.3 | +0.8 |
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Blunham
Blunham (1 seat, 1,531 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | Ms E Woods* | Unopposed | NA | |
Campton & Meppershall
Campton & Meppershall (1 seat, 1,309 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | J Buxton* | Unopposed | NA | |
Clifton & Henlow
Clifton & Henlow (3 seats, 3,599 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | Geoffrey Rogers* | 1,556 | 57.4 | +21.5 |
| Conservative | F Burrows* | 1,495 | 55.1 | +13.1 |
| Independent | William Cliff* | 1,464 | 54.0 | +32.4 |
| Conservative | Patricia Cook | 1,314 | 48.4 | +13.0 |
Turnout | 2,713 | 75.4 | |
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Clophill
Clophill (1 seat, 1,207 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | W Russell* | Unopposed | NA | |
Cranfield
Cranfield (3 seats, 3,100 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | J Hawksby | 1,321 | 55.3 | |
| Independent | J Salisbury* | 1,312 | 55.0 | |
| Conservative | R Palmer | 1,167 | 48.9 | |
| Conservative | J Sullivan | 726 | 30.4 | |
Turnout | 2,387 | 77.0 | |
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Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill
Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill (1 seat, 1,297 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | Ms J Eells* | Unopposed | NA | |
Flitwick East
Flitwick East (2 seats, 3,169 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | Malcolm Randall* | 1,488 | 59.0 | -6.3 |
| Conservative | Jack Cowell | 1,345 | 53.3 | |
| Labour | Ms F Rolls | 933 | 37.0 | +2.3 |
Turnout | 2,522 | 79.6 | |
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Flitwick West
Flitwick West (2 seats, 1,989 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | A Saxby | Unopposed | NA | |
| Conservative | Dennis Gale* | Unopposed | NA | |
Harlington
Harlington (1 seat, 1,770 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | A Giles* | 775 | 52.3 | |
| Independent | E Preston | 344 | 23.2 | |
| Independent | J McFadden | 198 | 13.4 | |
| Labour | L Ragless | 127 | 8.6 | |
Turnout | 1,481 | 83.7 | |
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Haynes & Houghton Conquest
Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 1,665 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | H Craddock* | Unopposed | NA | |
Langford
Langford (1 seat, 1,912 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | G Gates* | 915 | 56.7 | +18.0 |
| Labour | A Loney | 677 | 42.0 | +20.8 |
Turnout | 1,613 | 84.4 | |
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Marston
Marston (2 seats, 3,149 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | Ms C Barnes* | 1,188 | 48.1 | -13.7 |
| Labour | D Towell | 1,176 | 47.6 | |
| Conservative | Fiona Chapman*[a] | 927 | 37.5 | -19.5 |
| Labour | Ms R Martin | 757 | 30.7 | |
Turnout | 2,469 | 78.4 | |
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Maulden
Maulden (1 seat, 1,875 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Ms I Robinson* | 914 | 60.3 | -26.9 |
| Ind. Conservative | Howard Lockey | 538 | 35.5 | |
Turnout | 1,517 | 80.9 | +34.5 |
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Northill
Northill (1 seat, 1,521 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | Patricia Turner* | Unopposed | NA | |
Old Warden & Southill
Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,168 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | Ms M Hamer-Harries | 439 | 51.8 | +15.8 |
| Conservative | Ms S Pool | 400 | 47.2 | |
Turnout | 848 | 72.6 | +22.6 |
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Potton
Potton (2 seats, 2,901 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | J Ream* | Unopposed | NA | |
| Independent | F Jakes* | Unopposed | NA | |
Sandy All Saints
Sandy All Saints (2 seats, 2,527 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | Alistair Gammell* | 1,262 | 63.4 | +25.8 |
| Conservative | A Sherwood-King* | 1,203 | 60.4 | +18.5 |
| Labour | I Kirkwood | 562 | 28.2 | |
| Labour | Ms J Monahan | 521 | 26.2 | +12.8 |
Turnout | 1,991 | 78.8 | +11.2 |
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Sandy St Swithuns
Sandy St Swithuns (3 seats, 2,828 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | K Quince* | 1,115 | 50.9 | +10.0 |
| Conservative | N Davidson | 928 | 42.4 | |
| Independent | E Smith | 864 | 39.5 | |
| Labour | L Cameron | 813 | 37.1 | |
| Labour | P Monahan | 710 | 32.4 | +15.3 |
| Labour | W Hibbert | 591 | 27.0 | +23.9 |
Turnout | 2,189 | 77.4 | +9.8 |
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Shefford
Shefford (2 seats, 2,108 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | Ms A Gouldsbrough | 770 | 45.3 | |
| Independent | A Smyth | 723 | 42.6 | |
| Conservative | D Cadman | 677 | 39.8 | +3.2 |
| Independent | Ms M Faircloth | 497 | 29.3 | +16.2 |
| Labour | Ms G Emmerson | 212 | 12.5 | +2.6 |
| Labour | Ms R McIlroy | 196 | 11.5 | |
Turnout | 1,699 | 80.6 | |
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Shillington & Stondon
Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,588 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | R Roe* | 1,120 | 54.3 | |
| Independent | S Burr | 820 | 39.7 | |
| Conservative | D Simkins | 714 | 34.6 | |
| Conservative | P Parrish | 691 | 33.5 | |
Turnout | 2,063 | 79.7 | |
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Stotfold
Stotfold (3 seats, 4,467 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | J Long* | 1,958 | 60.5 | +26.3 |
| Labour | H Wood | 1,683 | 52.0 | +20.8 |
| Independent | F Hyde* | 1,600 | 49.4 | +14.6 |
| Independent | R Watkins | 1,493 | 46.1 | +15.8 |
Turnout | 3,239 | 72.5 | +19.1 |
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Wensley
Wensley (1 seat, 1,217 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | W Goodyer* | 519 | 51.1 | -5.4 |
| Liberal | C Riches | 490 | 48.2 | |
Turnout | 1,016 | 83.5 | |
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Westoning
Westoning (1 seat, 1,188 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | Jean Kent* | Unopposed | NA | |
Woburn
Woburn (1 seat, 1,180 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Conservative | D Woodward* | 562 | 58.5 | +18.2 |
| Independent | J Ellis | 383 | 39.9 | +11.7 |
Turnout | 961 | 81.4 | +19.6 |
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Wrest
Wrest (1 seat, 1,418 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Independent | G Wood* | Unopposed | NA | |