# 1979 Langbaurgh Borough Council election

Elections to Langbaurgh Borough Council took place on 3 May 1979. The election took place on the same day as the 1979 UK General Election and the whole council was up for election. The Labour Party won most seats and took over control of the council from the Conservative Party.

## Election result

Langbaurgh Borough Council local election result 1979 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 32 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 53.3% | 45.8% | 78,273 | +43,810 |
| Conservative | 22 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 36.7% | 45.4% | 77,543 | +29,225 |
| Independent | 6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 10.0% | 7.7% | 13,235 | +2,528 |
| Liberal | 0 | | | n/a | n/a | 1.1% | 1,801 | +734 |

## Ward Results
### Bankside

Bankside :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J Thompson | 1,161 | 65.6% | +10.5% |
| Labour | R Haining | 1,106 | | |
| Conservative | H Fenwick | 608 | 34.4% | −10.5% |
| Conservative | H Johnson | 545 | | |

### Belmont

Belmont :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | P Hopwood | 2,236 | 57.7% | −14.4% |
| Conservative | B Lythgoe | 2,511 | | |
| Labour | K Pitchford | 1,861 | 42.3% | +14.4% |
| Labour | H Tout | 1,598 | | |

### Brotton

Brotton :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R Barton | 1,315 | 44.2% | −5.8% |
| Labour | A Barton | 1,267 | | |
| Conservative | J Askew | 1,254 | 42.2% | −7.8% |
| Conservative | M Grant | 939 | | |
| Liberal | C Watts | 405 | 13.6% | +13.6% |
| Liberal | L Wilkinson | 248 | | |

### Church Lane

Church Lane :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G Hodgson | 1,954 | 83.4% | +11.4% |
| Labour | W Herlingshaw | 1,905 | | |
| Conservative | G McPherson | 390 | 16.6% | −11.4% |
| Conservative | W Slegg | 361 | | |

### Coatham

Coatham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J White | 1,018 | 36.7% | −2% |
| Conservative | J Dyball | 925 | 33.4% | −9.5% |
| Conservative | R Hall | 919 | | |
| Labour | M Dowling | 830 | 29.9% | +11.5% |

### Dormanstown

Dormanstown :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T Collins | 2,948 | 53.3% | −4.2% |
| Labour | A Taylor | 2,386 | | |
| Labour | R Jones | 2,364 | | |
| Conservative | A Horner | 1,362 | 24.6% | +24.6% |
| Independent | D Kelsey | 1,223 | 22.1% | −20.4% |

### Eston

Eston :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | I Cole | 2,288 | 67.3% | +16.9% |
| Labour | M Learman | 2,189 | | |
| Labour | A Harvison | 2,082 | | |
| Conservative | D A'Court | 1,111 | 32.7% | −16.9% |
| Conservative | R A'Court | 1,058 | | |
| Conservative | M Curry | 1,035 | | |

### Grangetown

Grangetown :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P Harford | 2,080 | 85.3% | +14.4% |
| Labour | S Tombe | 1,892 | | |
| Conservative | A Soakell | 358 | -14.7% | −14.4% |
| Conservative | R McLay | 354 | | |

### Guisborough

Guisborough :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W Richardson | 1,873 | 54% | +9.5% |
| Conservative | M Hopwood | 1,767 | | |
| Conservative | J Gaskin | 1,651 | | |
| Labour | F Christie | 1,593 | 46% | +10.5% |
| Labour | G Houston | 1,517 | | |
| Labour | J Marvell | 1,431 | | |

### Hutton

Hutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B Bradley | 1,786 | 81.9% | +10.6% |
| | Labour | P Trainor | 394 | 18.1% | −2% |

### Kirkleatham

Kirkleatham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J Taylor | 2,153 | 56.2% | +5.7% |
| Labour | R Roberts | 2,122 | | |
| Labour | K Nilan | 2,080 | | |
| Conservative | S Hall | 1,681 | 43.8% | −5.7% |
| Conservative | R Day | 1,623 | | |
| Conservative | D Horner | 1,603 | | |

### Lockwood

Lockwood :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S Kay | 1,167 | 53.1% | −5.1% |
| Conservative | C Watson | 1,032 | 46.9% | +5.1% |
| Conservative | E Carter | 984 | | |

### Loftus

Loftus :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | J Theobold | 2,530 | 42.9% | +1.9% |
| Labour | B Scott | 2,033 | 36% | +5% |
| Labour | N Lantsbery | 1,718 | | |
| Conservative | C Ellerby | 1,079 | 19.1% | −7.1% |

### Longbeck

Longbeck :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E Mann | 2,405 | 50% | +16.1% |
| Labour | G Houchen | 2,401 | 50% | +16.5% |
| Conservative | N Cooney | 2,199 | | |
| Conservative | G Lawrenson | 2,085 | | |
| Labour | M Lambert | 1,674 | | |
| Labour | M Jones | 1,634 | | |

### Newcomen

Newcomen :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W Dagg | 1,436 | 43% | +17.7% |
| Labour | A Mills | 1,352 | | |
| Conservative | D Jessop | 1,155 | 34.6% | +6.4% |
| Conservative | S Birt | 1,010 | | |
| Independent | J Preston | 748 | 22.4% | −10.2% |

### Normanby

Normanby :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | D Moore | 1,766 | 59.1% | −13.7% |
| Conservative | A Wright | 1,396 | | |
| Labour | J Briggs | 1,222 | 40.9% | +13.7% |

### Ormesby

Ormesby :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J Fagan | 1,548 | 63.7% | −14.1% |
| Conservative | P Zoryk | 1,475 | | |
| Labour | R Lewis | 881 | 36.3% | +14.1% |

### Overfields

Overfields :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J Sickling | 1,866 | 65.6% | +15.2% |
| Labour | W Towers | 1,559 | | |
| Conservative | A Fagan | 977 | 34.4% | −15.2% |
| Conservative | D Adamson | 958 | | |

### Redcar

Redcar :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | G Smith | 1,527 | 37% | −18.2% |
| Conservative | N Richards | 1,517 | 36.8% | +3.5% |
| Conservative | A Kidd | 1,511 | | |
| Labour | J Coombs | 1,082 | 26.2% | +14.6% |

### Saltburn

Saltburn :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A Collins | 2,428 | 37.4% | −21% |
| Independent | A Atterton | 2,009 | 48.8% | +7.2% |
| Conservative | P Clark | 1,469 | | |
| Conservative | D Frizelle | 1,228 | | |
| Independent | J Fulcher | 1,166 | | |
| Labour | D Walsh | 894 | 13.8% | +13.8% |

### Skelton

Skelton :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | L Douglass | 2,312 | 53.2% | −6.5% |
| Conservative | W Hill | 2,146 | | |
| Labour | I Johnson | 2,035 | 46.8% | +6.5% |
| Conservative | J Mussett | 1,533 | | |
| Labour | K Price | 1,295 | | |

### Skinningrove

Skinningrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R Tough | 633 | 59.9% | +21.4% |
| | Conservative | C Simmons | 423 | 40.1% | +40.1% |

### South Bank

South Bank :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A Seed | 1,850 | 68.2% | +25.1% |
| Labour | C Christie | 1,641 | | |
| Conservative | T Robinson | 862 | 35.8% | −4% |
| Conservative | J Myrddin-Baker | 857 | | |

### St. Germains

St. Germains :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | K Barker | 1,915 | 42.4% | +1.7% |
| Conservative | R Lawrenson | 1,326 | 29.3% | −2% |
| Labour | J Wiggins | 1,279 | 28.3% | +0.2% |
| Conservative | D Halliday | 1,240 | | |

### Teesville

Teesville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H York | 2,259 | 56.9% | +19.3% |
| Labour | I Hewitson | 2,259 | | |
| Labour | M McCormack | 2,135 | | |
| Conservative | J Robinson | 1,714 | 43.1% | −19.3% |
| Conservative | L Shepherd | 1,600 | | |
| Conservative | J Soakell | 1,590 | | |

### West Dyke

West Dyke :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A Gwenlan | 1,951 | 31.7% | −13.2% |
| Conservative | D Lane | 1,929 | | |
| Independent | D Bell | 1,847 | 30.1% | −10.5% |
| Conservative | F Walker | 1,588 | | |
| Labour | J Curry | 1,200 | 19.5% | +5% |
| Liberal | S Wilson | 1,148 | 18.7% | +18.7% |