# 1979 Penwith District Council election

Elections to Penwith District Council were held for all 33 new seats in 1979, after ward changes the year before.
After the election, the composition of the council was: 28 Independents, 4 Conservatives and 1 Labour. The Liberals and Mebyon Kernow did not win any seats.

## Election Result

Penwith Local Election Result 1979 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Independent | 28 | 9 | 82.4 | 73.56 | 28,562 |
| Conservative | 4 | 4 | 11.8 | 12.49 | 4,851 |
| Labour | 1 | | 2.9 | 6.36 | 2,469 |
| Mebyon Kernow | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.58 | 1,777 |
| Independent Liberal | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.84 | 715 |
| People's Representatives | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.17 | 455 |
| Liberal | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 |

## Ward results
### Hayle Gwinear (2 seats)

Hayle (Gwinear) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | T. Laity | 810 | 27.08 |
| | Independent | E. Philip | 707 | 23.64 |
| | Independent | M. Reynolds | 498 | 16.65 |
| | Mebyon Kernow | G. Ansell | 417 | 13.94 |
| | Independent | R. Leeming | 382 | 12.77 |
| | Independent | J. Evans | 177 | 5.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.6 |

### Hayle Gwithian (3 seats)

Hayle (Gwithian) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | W. Cock | 1,270 | 25.51 |
| | Conservative | J. Sleeman | 1,254 | 25.19 |
| | Conservative | D. Bray | 857 | 17.21 |
| | Labour | J. Ring | 559 | 11.23 |
| | Independent | F. Ponting | 559 | 11.23 |
| | Independent | P. Smith | 480 | 9.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.1 |

### Lelant & Carbis Bay (2 seats)

Lelant & Carbis Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. Clarke Macdonald | 994 | 40.21 |
| | Conservative | R. Elsden | 980 | 39.64 |
| | Independent | R. Goodwin | 498 | 20.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 70.2 |

### Ludgvan (3 seats)

Ludgvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | H. Lutey | 1,395 | 26.03 |
| | Independent | A. Bailey | 1,384 | 25.82 |
| | Independent | J. Vincent | 1072 | 20.00 |
| | Conservative | R. Davis | 780 | 14.55 |
| | Independent | J. Trevenen | 729 | 13.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.8 |

### Marazion (1 seat)

Marazion :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | P. Stevens | 396 | 45.00 |
| | Independent | J. Brooke | 202 | 22.95 |
| | Independent | S. Gibson | 189 | 21.48 |
| | Independent Liberal | D. Grayson | 93 | 10.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.4 |

### Penzance Central (2 seats)

Penzance Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. Batten | 1,358 | 41.16 |
| | Independent | R. Allbright | 1,274 | 38.62 |
| | Labour | R. Goodwin | 667 | 20.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 77.2 |

### Penzance East (3 seats)

Penzance East :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | A. Richards | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | J. Nicholas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Independent | R. Berryman | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Penzance North (2 seats)

Penzance North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | C. Watts | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent | J. Richards | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Penzance South (3 seats)

Penzance South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | G. Cocks | 1,418 | 27.7 |
| | Independent | C. Ash | 1,018 | 19.9 |
| | Independent | L. Spargo | 988 | 19.3 |
| | Independent | J. Ruhrmund | 909 | 17.7 |
| | Independent | J. Fowler | 795 | 15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.7 |

### Penzance West (2 seats)

Penzance West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | D. Pooley | 1,158 | 34.3 |
| | Independent | J. Laity | 1,109 | 32.9 |
| | Independent | F. Peak | 1,106 | 32.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.0 |

### Perranuthnoe (1 seat)

Perranuthnoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | C. Bryant | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### St Buryan (2 seats)

St Buryan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | T. Hicks | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Independent | J. Daniel | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### St Erth and St Hilary (1 seat)

St Erth and St Hilary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | P. Badcock | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### St Ives North (2 seats)

St Ives North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Harvey | 1,243 | 37.6 |
| | Independent | M. Peters | 689 | 20.9 |
| | Independent Liberal | G. Tonkin | 622 | 18.8 |
| | People's Representative | J. Wilkes | 455 | 13.8 |
| | Mebyon Kernow | M. Ricketts | 293 | 8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.2 |

### St Ives South (2 seats)

St Ives South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | O. Eddy | 1,133 | 42.7 |
| | Conservative | H. Storer | 980 | 36.9 |
| | Mebyon Kernow | P. Prior | 540 | 20.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.6 |

### St Just (3 seats)

St Just :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | R. Rowe | 1,130 | 25.7 |
| | Independent | D. Jasper | 1,045 | 23.8 |
| | Independent | T. McFadden | 969 | 22.1 |
| | Independent | E. Dymond | 721 | 16.4 |
| | Mebyon Kernow | M. Williams | 527 | 12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 75.3 |