title: 1979 Plymouth City Council election
text: # 1979 Plymouth City Council election
  
  The 1979 Plymouth City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in Devon, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which it had held since its creation in 1973.
  
  ## Overall results
  
  1979 Plymouth City Council Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 55.0 | 49.9 | 63,524 | 2.0 |
  | | Labour | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 43.3 | 41.1 | 52,360 | 1.5 |
  | | Liberal | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.7 | 3.5 | 4,465 | 0.7 |
  | | National Front | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2,438 | New |
  | | Ind. Conservative | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 4,751 | New |
  | Total | Total | 60 | | | | | | 127,384 | |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Budshead (3 seats)
  
  Budshead (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | T. Keast | 3,741 | |
  | | Labour | E. Thomas | 3,720 | |
  | | Labour | R. Simmonds | 3,598 | |
  | | Conservative | H. Hughes | 2,271 | |
  | | Conservative | D. Macmillan | 2,049 | |
  | | Conservative | B. Yardley | 2,003 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.6% |
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  ### Compton (3 seats)
  
  Compton (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G. Creber | 4,466 | |
  | | Conservative | R. Ray | 4,299 | |
  | | Conservative | F. Milligan | 4,292 | |
  | | Labour | B. Sabel | 1,457 | |
  | | Labour | P. Lovell | 1,450 | |
  | | Labour | P. Ingham | 1,417 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.6% |
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  ### Drake (3 seats)
  
  Drake (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D. Mitchell | 4,461 | |
  | | Conservative | J. Thorpe | 3,837 | |
  | | Conservative | T. Savery | 3,768 | |
  | | Labour | N. Crowley | 2,138 | |
  | | Labour | S. Caylor | 2,083 | |
  | | Labour | E. Clinick | 2,079 | |
  | | Liberal | J. Robins | 953 | |
  | | Liberal | R. Pawley | 948 | |
  | | National Front | P. Rouse | 175 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.3% |
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  ### Efford (3 seats)
  
  Efford (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | R. King | 3,083 | |
  | | Labour | G. Draper | 2,907 | |
  | | Labour | J. Leppard | 2,837 | |
  | | Conservative | J. Richards | 2,443 | |
  | | Conservative | E. Smith | 2,348 | |
  | | Conservative | E. Willcock | 2,182 | |
  | | National Front | J. Pocock | 201 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.4% |
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  ### Eggbuckland (3 seats)
  
  Eggbuckland (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J. Pascoe | 3,736 | |
  | | Conservative | D. Mackinem | 3,460 | |
  | | Conservative | R. Morrell | 3,388 | |
  | | Labour | D. Tranter | 2,392 | |
  | | Labour | M. Hughes | 2,386 | |
  | | Labour | D. Knott | 2,337 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.6% |
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  ### Estover (3 seats)
  
  Estover (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | T. Jones | 3,664 | |
  | | Conservative | R. Elliot | 3,564 | |
  | | Conservative | M. Lacey | 3,530 | |
  | | Labour | E. Evans | 2,292 | |
  | | Labour | W. Leahy | 2,285 | |
  | | Labour | M. Gilbert | 2,220 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.6% |
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  ### Ham (3 seats)
  
  Ham (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | A. Floyd | 3,622 | |
  | | Labour | K. Glanville | 3,375 | |
  | | Labour | W. Glanville | 3,284 | |
  | | Conservative | J. Farrage | 2,002 | |
  | | Conservative | V. Hingston | 1,957 | |
  | | Conservative | G. Lawrence | 1,941 | |
  | | National Front | D. Merry | 215 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.4% |
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  ### Honicknowle (3 seats)
  
  Honicknowle (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | P. Whitfield | 4,187 | |
  | | Labour | H. Dolley | 4,010 | |
  | | Labour | J. Ingham | 3,690 | |
  | | Conservative | M. Brown | 3,035 | |
  | | Conservative | T. Johnson | 2,907 | |
  | | Conservative | A. Jarvis | 2,793 | |
  | | National Front | D. Stentiford | 261 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 77.2% |
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  ### Keyham (3 seats)
  
  Keyham (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D. Manley | 2,853 | |
  | | Labour | R. Lemin | 2,850 | |
  | | Conservative | H. Fox | 2,774 | |
  | | Labour | D. Yeates | 2,726 | |
  | | Conservative | M. Glanville | 2,622 | |
  | | Conservative | E. Pengelly | 2,612 | |
  | | National Front | J. Blake | 301 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.9% |
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  ### Mount Gould (3 seats)
  
  Mount Gould (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J. Courtney | 3,500 | |
  | | Conservative | E. Thornton | 3,331 | |
  | | Conservative | R. Thornton | 3,291 | |
  | | Labour | L. Hill | 2,388 | |
  | | Labour | J. Finnigan | 2,302 | |
  | | Labour | W. Payne | 2,226 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.7% |
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  ### Plympton Erle (3 seats)
  
  Plympton Erle (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | J. Mills | 3,327 | |
  | | Conservative | A. Wright | 3,297 | |
  | | Conservative | J. Richards | 3,145 | |
  | | Labour | J. Fildew | 1,777 | |
  | | Labour | C. Bishop | 1,505 | |
  | | Labour | J. Sewell | 1,482 | |
  | | Ind. Conservative | J. Kingdom | 1,001 | |
  | | Ind. Conservative | R. Cornforth | 741 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.4% |
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  ### Plympton St Mary (3 seats)
  
  Plympton St Mary (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ind. Conservative | P. Radmore | 2,949 | |
  | | Conservative | M. Parkinson | 2,207 | |
  | | Conservative | K. Perry | 2,193 | |
  | | Conservative | D. Thompson | 1,624 | |
  | | Ind. Conservative | L. Speare | 1,618 | |
  | | Labour | W. Gross | 1,498 | |
  | | Labour | A. De Launey | 1,448 | |
  | | Labour | S. Clark | 1,274 | |
  | | Liberal | D. Tice | 1,063 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 96.2% |
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  ### Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats)
  
  Plymstock Dunstone (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | D. Dicker | 4,461 | |
  | | Conservative | D. Viney | 4,197 | |
  | | Conservative | P. Hocken | 4,144 | |
  | | Labour | E. Hill | 1,507 | |
  | | Labour | J. Cowan | 1,400 | |
  | | Labour | W. Williamson | 1,385 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.5% |
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  ### Plymstock Radford (3 seats)
  
  Plymstock Radford (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | R. Easton | 3,639 | |
  | | Conservative | C. Easton | 3,524 | |
  | | Conservative | O. Kendall | 2,956 | |
  | | Labour | T. Telford | 1,544 | |
  | | Labour | M. Telford | 1,531 | |
  | | Labour | L. Haines | 1,244 | |
  | | Liberal | R. Loxley | 1,152 | |
  | | Liberal | J. Byatt | 1,084 | |
  | | Liberal | C. Tice | 1,002 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.7% |
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  ### Southway (3 seats)
  
  Southway (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | W. Evans | 3,467 | |
  | | Labour | R. Scott | 3,226 | |
  | | Labour | J. Jones | 3,123 | |
  | | Conservative | R. Billings | 2,723 | |
  | | Conservative | M. Lippell | 2,632 | |
  | | Conservative | H. Hennessey | 2,486 | |
  | | National Front | J. Price | 136 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.5% |
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  ### St Budeax (3 seats)
  
  St Budeax (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | R. Bishop | 3,032 | |
  | | Labour | H. Luscombe | 3,015 | |
  | | Labour | I. Rosevear | 2,974 | |
  | | Conservative | E. Deacon | 2,553 | |
  | | Conservative | T. Docking | 2,505 | |
  | | Conservative | G. Howe | 2,437 | |
  | | National Front | L. Beresford-Walker | 149 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.7% |
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  ### St Peter (3 seats)
  
  St Peter (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | I. Lowe | 3,324 | |
  | | Labour | H. Clinnick | 3,294 | |
  | | Labour | J. Luce | 3,217 | |
  | | Conservative | G. Baker | 2,034 | |
  | | Conservative | E. Diggle | 1,915 | |
  | | Conservative | T. Wilks | 1,817 | |
  | | National Front | E. Lynch | 228 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 63.1% |
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  ### Stoke (3 seats)
  
  Stoke (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | C. Pascoe | 4,148 | |
  | | Conservative | P. Washbourn | 4,043 | |
  | | Conservative | C. Wilbraham | 3,984 | |
  | | Labour | L. Huckett | 2,676 | |
  | | Labour | T. Caylor | 2,462 | |
  | | Labour | W. Hennah | 2,416 | |
  | | National Front | D. Radmore | 478 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.5% |
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  ### Sutton (3 seats)
  
  Sutton (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | F. Johnson | 2,695 | |
  | | Labour | F. Freeman | 2,665 | |
  | | Labour | J. Lobb | 2,591 | |
  | | Conservative | G. Blades | 2,455 | |
  | | Conservative | J. Hingston | 2,216 | |
  | | Conservative | W. Turner | 2,040 | |
  | | Liberal | P. York | 862 | |
  | | Liberal | G. Pedrick | 639 | |
  | | Liberal | K. Rawlings | 600 | |
  | | National Front | J. Williams | 140 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 66.5% |
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  ### Trelawny (3 seats)
  
  Trelawny (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | G. Jinks | 3,625 | |
  | | Conservative | A. Parish | 3,583 | |
  | | Conservative | W. Thompson | 3,249 | |
  | | Labour | P. Floyd | 2,737 | |
  | | Labour | L. Goldstone | 2,356 | |
  | | Labour | T. Saunders | 2,261 | |
  | | Ind. Conservative | K. Gardiner | 801 | |
  | | National Front | S. Merry | 154 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 88.6% |
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