1979 Derby City Council election

1979 Derby City Council election^[1]^[2]
All 44 seats in the Derby City Council; 23 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1979 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election; Conservative;	Council control after election ; Labour;

The 1979 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.^[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. Voting took place across 18 wards, each electing 3 Councillors. The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.

Overall results

1979 Derby City Council Election
Party		Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	26		59.1	47.1	53,325	6.3
	Conservative	18	10	40.9	45.2	51,164	6.5
	Liberal	0		0.0	6.4	7,276	0.1
	Independent	0		0.0	1,132	1.0	New
	United English National	0		0.0	0.2	244	1.0
	Communist	0		0.0	0.0	49	New
Total		54				113,190

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Tunnicliffe	3,101
	Labour	M. Walker	2,735
	Labour	D. McNab	2,714
	Conservative	K. Marples	2,061
	Conservative	K. Hutchinson	2,030
	Conservative	D. Williams	1,937
	Independent	T. Parker	508
	Liberal	E. Richards	382
	Liberal	J. Titterton	362
	Liberal	L. Wilson	331
Turnout				64.3%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Allestree

Allestree^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Thorpe	4,302
	Conservative	B. Chadwick	4,273
	Labour	S. Davies	1,419
	Labour	K. Bloor	1,384
	Liberal	W. Nuttall	987
Turnout				84.0%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Alvaston

Alvaston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Baker	2,293
	Labour	G. Sweeting	2,061
	Conservative	B. Stafford	1,971
	Conservative	J. McNair	1,771
Turnout				70.1%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Babington

Babington^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Maltby	3,332
	Labour	W. Matthews	3,268
	Labour	S. Unwin	2,805
	Conservative	V. Flint	1,895
	Conservative	M. Garland	1,836
	Conservative	T. Hoogerwerf	1,731
	Independent	K. Johal	624
	United English National	S. Gibson	244
Turnout				63.5%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Blagreaves

Blagreaves^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Grimwood-Taylor	3,430
	Conservative	F. Murphy	3,276
	Labour	I. Slater	2,410
	Labour	P. McLaverty	2,397
Turnout				74.2%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Boulton

Boulton^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Kennedy	3,321
	Labour	C. Perkins	3,267
	Conservative	W. Hughes	2,615
	Conservative	H. Mrozek	2,424
Turnout				74.6%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Breadsall

Breadsall^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Ward	3,980
	Labour	M. Wawman	3,790
	Conservative	S. Nicols	2,478
	Conservative	E. Wood	2,354
Turnout				69.9%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Chaddesden

Chaddesden^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Brocklehurst	3,285
	Labour	G. Summers	3,245
	Conservative	G. Andrews	3,075
	Conservative	H. Sephton	2,775
Turnout				72.1%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Chellaston

Chellaston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Bussell	2,786
	Conservative	J. Blount	2,646
	Labour	M. Fuller	2,569
	Labour	J. Moseley	2,369
Turnout				77.1%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Darley

Darley^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Reid	4,376
	Conservative	J. Tillett	4,322
	Conservative	R. Longdon	4,162
	Labour	T. Wilson	2,155
	Labour	J. Dolan	2,152
	Labour	G. Bolton	2,099
Turnout				69.3%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Derwent

Derwent^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Topham	2,975
	Labour	L. Topham	2,693
	Conservative	B. Daniels	1,510
	Conservative	E. Kitchen	1,436
	Liberal	S. Connolly	735
	Liberal	S. Cudworth	593
	Communist	B. Birks	49
Turnout				65.6%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Kingsway

Kingsway^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Johnson	2,820
	Conservative	J. Bates	2,712
	Labour	E. Jones	1,495
	Labour	J. Anderson	1,391
	Liberal	B. Benson	1,355
	Liberal	A. Spendlove	1,306
Turnout				70.9%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Litchurch

Litchurch^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Newton	3,611
	Labour	M. Wood	3,333
	Conservative	A. Northover	1,377
	Conservative	R. Hyde	1,363
Turnout				52.4%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Littleover

Littleover^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Wood	3,453
	Conservative	L. Shepley	3,431
	Labour	P. Woodhead	1,420
	Labour	R. Umney	1,392
Turnout				73.1%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mackworth

Mackworth^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Robinson	3,221
	Labour	R. Baxter	3,182
	Conservative	R. Doubleday	1,805
	Conservative	B. Broxholme	1,651
	Liberal	L. Taylor	733
	Liberal	K. Toombs	725
Turnout				73.9%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Mickleover

Mickleover^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Glen	2,062
	Conservative	N. Keene	2,060
	Liberal	A. Smith	1,839
	Liberal	E. Sharp	1,762
	Labour	J. Ward	1,140
	Labour	H. Gorham	1,013
Turnout				78.5%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Normanton

Normanton^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Godfrey	3,148
	Labour	R. Laxton	2,978
	Conservative	R. Andjelic	2,124
	Conservative	R. Oldershaw	2,048
Turnout				68.8%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Osmanton

Osmanton^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Carty	3,085
	Labour	R. Spacey	2,789
	Conservative	A. Allen	1,336
	Conservative	H. Parsons	1,261
Turnout				62.0%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Sinfin

Sinfin^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Bull	2,554
	Labour	N. Dhindsa	2,150
	Conservative	J. Keith	2,024
	Conservative	W. Swinburn	1,902
Turnout				66.4%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Spondon

Spondon^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Scholes	3,664
	Conservative	D. Kellogg	3,550
	Conservative	D. Edgar	3,498
	Labour	R. Collar	2,811
	Labour	T. Cullerton	2,739
	Labour	W. Pountain	2,370
	Liberal	T. Dickenson	1,245
	Liberal	J. Somerset-Sullivan	735
Turnout				80.8%
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)