1979 Hyndburn Borough Council election

1979 UK local government election

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Main article: Hyndburn Borough Council elections

Following the merger of several Urban District Councils (Rishton, Gt Harwood, Accrington, Church, Oswaldtwsitle) and the Parish of Altham there followed ward boundary changes to equalise the seats. 1979 was the first election on the new boundaries with an all out election.[1]

## Results

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Hyndburn Local Election Result 1979  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Labour | 19  | 19  |  |  | 40.4%  | 46.6%  | 51,823  |
| Conservative | 28  | 28  |  |  | 55.0%  | 49.1%  | 54,578  |
| Liberal |  |  |  |  |  | 2.4%  | 2,724  |
| National Front |  |  |  |  |  | 0.5%  | 593  |
| Independent |  |  |  |  |  | 1.0%  | 1,067  |
| Communist |  |  |  |  |  | 0.1%  | 87  |
| Spoilt  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.4%  | 392  |
| Totals | 47  |  |  |  |  | 63.5% | 111,264  |
Ward | 1979  3rd  | 1979 2nd | 1979 1st

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Next Up | 1980 | 1981 | 1982
Altham Parish | Con | - | \-
Barnfield | Con | Lab | Lab
Baxenden | Con | Con | Con
Central | Lab | Lab | Lab
Church | Lab | Lab | Lab
Clayton | Con | Con | Con
Huncoat | Con | Lab | Con
Immanuel | Lab | Con | Con
Milnshaw | Con | Con | Con
Netherton | Lab | Lab | Lab
Overton | Con | Con | Con
Peel | Lab | Lab | Con
Rishton Eachill | Con | - | Con
Rishton Norden | Con | Lab | \-
Spring Hill | Lab | Lab | Lab
St Andrews | Con | Con | Con
St Oswalds | Con | Con | Con
Council (Lab) | 5 | 8 | 6
Council (Con) | 12 | 7 | 9

### By ward

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Altham Parish- electorate 1,073  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | F. Lowe | Uncontested  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Barnfield- electorate 3,013  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ann Elizabeth Sudders |  |  |
| Labour | Dave Walter Keeley |  |  |
| Conservative | unknown |  |  |
| National Front |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 16  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 61.1%  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Baxenden- electorate 3,463  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | B Maudsley |  |  |
| Conservative | Eddie Craig |  |  |
| Conservative | unknown |  |  |
| Liberal |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 22  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 70.5%  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Central- electorate 4,144  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | M Whitham |  |  |
| Labour | Ken Curtis |  |  |
| Labour | unknown |  |  |
| Conservative |  |  |  |
| National Front |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 41  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 55.9%  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Church- electorate 4,857  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Jack Grime |  |  |
| Labour | Len Dickenson |  |  |
| Labour | unknown |  |  |
| Conservative |  |  |  |
| National Front |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 22  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 65.0%  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Clayton-le-Moors - electorate 4,135  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | JS Arkwright |  |  |
| Conservative | Jennie Jackson |  |  |
| Conservative | unknown |  |  |
| Labour |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 21  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 68.7%  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Huncoat - electorate 2,772  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Nigel Bramley Haworth |  |  |
| Labour | Doris Grant |  |  |
| Conservative | ?  |  |  |
| Labour | ?  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 16  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 59.8%  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Immanuel - electorate 3,351  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | M Barrett |  |  |
| Conservative | Monica Margaret Browning |  |  |
| Labour | unknown |  |  |
| Conservative |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 41  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 66.0%  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Milnshaw - electorate 4,152  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Raymond Duckworth |  |  |
| Conservative | Herbert Taylor |  |  |
| Conservative | Unknown |  |  |
| Labour |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 33  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 61.6%  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Netherton - electorate 3,709  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | George Slynn |  |  |
| Labour | Michael Hindley |  |  |
| Labour | unknown |  |  |
| Conservative |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 19  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 72.5  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Overton - electorate 4,519  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Jessie Marie Hall |  |  |
| Conservative | William Birch Sumner |  |  |
| Conservative | unknown |  |  |
| Labour |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 34  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 70.2  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Peel - electorate 3,996  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Bernard Dawson |  |  |
| Labour | John Culshaw |  |  |
| Conservative | Alice Owens |  |  |
| Labour |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 47  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 62.3%  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Rishton Eachill - electorate 2,090  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Donald John McNeil |  |  |
| Conservative | unknown |  |  |
| Labour |  |  |  |
| Liberal |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 14  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 49.8%  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Rishton Norden- electorate 2,574  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Alan Critchlow |  |  |
| Conservative | unknown |  |  |
| Labour |  |  |  |
| Conservative |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 17  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 49.8%  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Spring Hill - electorate 4,131  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Christopher Dillon |  |  |
| Labour | D McGrath |  |  |
| Labour | Unknown |  |  |
| Conservative |  |  |  |
| Liberal |  |  |  |
| Communist |  |  |  |
| Independent |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 24  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 56.9%  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
St. Andrew's - electorate 3,239  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | J K Hargreaves |  |  |
| Conservative | Clifford Walsh' |  |  |
| Conservative | unknown |  |  |
| Labour |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 9  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 65.5%  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
St Oswald's - electorate 4,085  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward (Ted) Francis Hill |  |  |
| Conservative | Thomas Wilfred Renshaw |  |  |
| Conservative | unknown |  |  |
| Labour |  |  |  |
| ...  | spoilt votes  | 16  | ...  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  | 68.7%  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Hyndburn Council election records". Hyndburn Council election records. May 1979.

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