Holcombe - Election - 3 May 1979

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An election was held in Holcombe ward on 3 May 1979 to elect three councillors.

It was the first election to be held in the ward following a boundary review. Labour won all three of the new seats.

R. Foster, I. Allan and D. Wheeler were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Foster R. R. Foster *
Labour 2,433 19.7%

Allan I. I. Allan *
Labour 2,410 19.5%

Wheeler D. D. Wheeler *
Labour 2,274 18.4%

Spearing C. C. Spearing *
Conservative 1,826 14.8%

Lyons Ms. G. Ms. G. Lyons
Conservative 1,725 14.0%

Whitear Ms. M. Ms. M. Whitear
Conservative 1,663 13.5%

Turnout 65.7%

Labour win (new ward)

Labour win (new ward)

Labour win (new ward)

Candidate	Votes	%
Foster R. R. Foster * Labour	2,433	19.7%
Allan I. I. Allan * Labour	2,410	19.5%
Wheeler D. D. Wheeler * Labour	2,274	18.4%
Spearing C. C. Spearing * Conservative	1,826	14.8%
Lyons Ms. G. Ms. G. Lyons Conservative	1,725	14.0%
Whitear Ms. M. Ms. M. Whitear Conservative	1,663	13.5%
Turnout		65.7%
Labour win (new ward)
Labour win (new ward)
Labour win (new ward)

* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

Vote Share

Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.

Next election

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