# 1979 Bristol City Council election

The 1979 Bristol City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the 1979 general election. In contrast to the Conservative landslide in the national election, the Conservatives in Bristol lost 6 seats to Labour, who maintained overall control of the council.

## Ward results
### Avon

Avon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T Thomas | 5,411 | |
| | Labour | V Pople | 5,255 | |
| | Labour | A Crowley | 5,202 | |
| | Conservative | R Chubb | 3,674 | |
| | Conservative | J Gamlin | 2,907 | |
| | Conservative | L O'Leary | 2,791 | |
| | Communist | D Pratt | 391 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Bedminster

Bedminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A Hillman | 3,521 | |
| | Labour | J Wood | 3,466 | |
| | Labour | W Jenkins | 3,425 | |
| | Conservative | R Marriott | 2,506 | |
| | Conservative | J Fey | 2,499 | |
| | Conservative | J Boucher | 2,463 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Bishopston

Bishopston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D Topham | 3,155 | |
| | Conservative | T Clarke | 3,139 | |
| | Conservative | M Withers | 3,092 | |
| | Labour | P McLaren | 1,916 | |
| | Labour | J Wood | 1,853 | |
| | Labour | J Graystone | 1,801 | |
| | Liberal | J Gray | 1,377 | |
| | Liberal | J McMahon | 1,370 | |
| | Liberal | W Starr | 1,172 | |
| | National Front | F Tanner | 51 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Bishopsworth

Bishopsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A Munroe | 8,123 | |
| | Labour | B Richards | 8,122 | |
| | Labour | L Smith | 8,108 | |
| | Conservative | R Hodges | 4,002 | |
| | Conservative | I Gillard | 3,783 | |
| | Conservative | N Dowdney | 3,632 | |
| | National Front | K Elliott | 793 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Brislington

Brislington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | K Legg | 5,192 | |
| | Labour | D Parsons | 4,597 | |
| | Labour | P Korovilas | 4,391 | |
| | Conservative | J Howe | 4,334 | |
| | Conservative | O Scantlebury | 4,092 | |
| | Conservative | A Ellison | 3,975 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Cabot

Cabot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | R Howell | 2,227 | |
| | Liberal | C Stones | 2,154 | |
| | Liberal | C Bolton | 2,140 | |
| | Conservative | B Love | 1,688 | |
| | Conservative | Y Mason | 1,672 | |
| | Conservative | I Millard | 1,672 | |
| | Labour | J Dugdale | 1,172 | |
| | Labour | J Malos | 1,117 | |
| | Labour | K Anand | 1,101 | |
| | Communist | A Chester | 192 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Clifton

Clifton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J Steadman | 3,823 | |
| | Conservative | W Blackmore | 3,635 | |
| | Conservative | J Lloyd-Kirk | 3,580 | |
| | Liberal | D Himsworth | 1,999 | |
| | Liberal | B Ineichen | 1,911 | |
| | Labour | S Hodkinson | 1,433 | |
| | Labour | H Harding | 1,388 | |
| | Labour | A Mackenzie | 1,323 | |
| | Ecology | A Clarke | 1,195 | |
| | Ecology | J Will | 890 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### District

District :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | F Apperley | 2,347 | |
| | Conservative | F Bosdet | 2,284 | |
| | Conservative | R Trench | 2,264 | |
| | Labour | H Fenwick | 2,247 | |
| | Labour | M Shotter | 2,110 | |
| | Labour | G Venables | 2,087 | |
| | Liberal | B Carter | 1,126 | |
| | Liberal | O England | 1,023 | |
| | Liberal | P Tyzack | 910 | |
| | Ecology | H Cullimore | 553 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Durdham

Durdham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G Palmer | 5,154 | |
| | Conservative | G Browne | 4,917 | |
| | Conservative | P Paternoster | 4,638 | |
| | Liberal | G Beddoes | 2,149 | |
| | Liberal | W Howarth | 2,149 | |
| | Liberal | V Tallis | 1,990 | |
| | Labour | J Patterson | 1,240 | |
| | Labour | J Naysmith | 1,180 | |
| | Labour | R Richie | 1,020 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Easton

Easton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J Jones | 3,022 | |
| | Labour | G Maggs | 2,771 | |
| | Labour | R Morris | 2,331 | |
| | Conservative | A Mayes | 1,181 | |
| | Conservative | K Blanchard | 1,161 | |
| | Conservative | R Paternoster | 1,001 | |
| | Ecology | M Weekes | 276 | |
| | Communist | D Esbester | 173 | |
| | National Front | J Bale | 147 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Eastville

Eastville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W Williams | 1,654 | |
| | Labour | J Hynes | 1,614 | |
| | Labour | J King | 1,603 | |
| | Conservative | M Macdonald | 894 | |
| | Conservative | W Lippiatt | 847 | |
| | Conservative | M Read | 817 | |
| | Liberal | A Elverd | 157 | |
| | Liberal | B Clarke | 141 | |
| | Liberal | S Staple | 124 | |
| | National Front | P Kingston | 94 | |
| | National Front | D Smithurst | 61 | |
| | National Front | J Dowler | 45 | |
| | ETOFEC | M Elbourne | 41 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Henbury

Henbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J Fisk | 6,000 | |
| | Labour | J McLaren | 5,077 | |
| | Conservative | W Stephens | 4,881 | |
| | Conservative | D Barnwell | 4,755 | |
| | Conservative | B Tasman | 4,427 | |
| | Labour | M Malpass | 4,370 | |
| | Liberal | W Hurford | 1,451 | |
| | National Front | C Nuttall | 268 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Hengrove

Hengrove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A Abrams | 6,981 | |
| | Labour | V Hicks | 6,528 | |
| | Labour | G Spodris | 5,268 | |
| | Conservative | C Jones | 2,894 | |
| | Conservative | K Godden | 2,731 | |
| | Conservative | M Mason | 2,676 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Hillfields

Hillfields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G Robertson | 3,885 | |
| | Labour | C Draper | 3,668 | |
| | Labour | C Janes | 3,610 | |
| | Conservative | J Seville | 2,552 | |
| | Conservative | A Davies | 2,390 | |
| | Conservative | R Russell | 2,309 | |
| | Independent Liberal | A Chalmers | 957 | |
| | Independent Liberal | A Chalmers | 865 | |
| | Independent Liberal | M Cottrell | 863 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Horfield

Horfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C Merrett | 3,896 | |
| | Labour | R Edwards | 3,710 | |
| | Labour | C Boney | 3,563 | |
| | Conservative | B Topham | 3,170 | |
| | Conservative | B Cripps | 2,842 | |
| | Conservative | J Wiltshire | 2,728 | |
| | Liberal | P Hurford | 750 | |
| | Liberal | R Moon | 701 | |
| | Liberal | S Moon | 679 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Knowle

Knowle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G Sprackling | 3,904 | |
| | Conservative | T Skipp | 3,702 | |
| | Conservative | F Lawrence | 3,686 | |
| | Labour | G Cole | 2,916 | |
| | Labour | J Cole | 2,702 | |
| | Labour | T Ward | 2,591 | |
| | National Front | R Dowler | 218 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Redland

Redland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G Hebblethwaite | 3,377 | |
| | Conservative | J Cottrell | 3,258 | |
| | Conservative | G Keeley | 3,138 | |
| | Liberal | B Brown | 1,772 | |
| | Labour | A Keefe | 1,717 | |
| | Liberal | P Child | 1,660 | |
| | Labour | J Kemp | 1,548 | |
| | Liberal | R Cutts | 1,521 | |
| | Labour | T Morgan | 1,486 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Somerset

Somerset :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H Willcox | 4,653 | |
| | Labour | D Jackson | 4,435 | |
| | Labour | J Comerford | 4,097 | |
| | Conservative | W Goodland | 2,602 | |
| | Conservative | V Goodland | 2,584 | |
| | Conservative | D Stevens | 2,523 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Southmead

Southmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D Hughes | 5,144 | |
| | Labour | B Begley | 4,949 | |
| | Labour | E Seymour | 4,410 | |
| | Conservative | P Sidebottom | 4,306 | |
| | Conservative | P Holloway | 4,295 | |
| | Conservative | C Martineau | 4,129 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Southville

Southville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A Mason | 2,563 | |
| | Labour | F Pidgeon | 2,451 | |
| | Labour | A May | 2,402 | |
| | Conservative | D Jones | 2,181 | |
| | Conservative | C Hagen | 2,070 | |
| | Conservative | L Vann | 2,007 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### St George East

St George East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D Beer | 5,011 | |
| | Labour | G Bee | 4,698 | |
| | Labour | P Hammond | 4,482 | |
| | Conservative | R King | 4,187 | |
| | Conservative | R Murray | 4,100 | |
| | Conservative | M Stump | 3,702 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### St George West

St George West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J McLaren | 3,135 | |
| | Labour | I Rogers | 2,797 | |
| | Labour | M Rea | 2,700 | |
| | Conservative | J Cornelius | 1,857 | |
| | Conservative | R Godden | 1,666 | |
| | Conservative | R Laurence | 1,562 | |
| | National Front | D Smithurst | 220 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### St Paul

St Paul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R Hewlett | 2,219 | |
| | Labour | K Bassett | 2,197 | |
| | Labour | G Fowler | 2,166 | |
| | Conservative | A Millener | 1,091 | |
| | Conservative | J Lippitt | 1,072 | |
| | Conservative | S Trench | 996 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### St Philip & Jacob

St Philip & Jacob :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | I Knight | 1,644 | |
| | Labour | J Britton | 1,562 | |
| | Labour | D Tedder | 1,556 | |
| | Conservative | M Lippitt | 927 | |
| | Conservative | A Haines | 894 | |
| | Conservative | D Fey | 851 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Stapleton

Stapleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T Whiteley | 4,942 | |
| | Conservative | P Brook | 4,834 | |
| | Conservative | H Williams | 4,677 | |
| | Labour | B Payton | 3,877 | |
| | Labour | M McGrath | 3,779 | |
| | Labour | D Poole | 3,665 | |
| | Liberal | M Cullen | 1,113 | |
| | Liberal | E Wren | 993 | |
| | Liberal | J Hale | 961 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Stockwood

Stockwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A Telling | 8,271 | |
| | Conservative | M Stamper | 8,143 | |
| | Conservative | S Williams | 8,014 | |
| | Labour | V Davey | 7,658 | |
| | Labour | G Easton | 7,099 | |
| | Labour | J Smith | 6,520 | |
| | National Front | J Dowler | 628 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Westbury-on-Trym

Westbury-on-Trym :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D Poole | | |
| | Conservative | C Alderson | 9,542 | |
| | Conservative | R Wall | 9,439 | |
| | Liberal | E Dyson | 2,372 | |
| | Liberal | M Hamilton | 2,185 | |
| | Liberal | M Luton | 1,941 | |
| | Labour | J Evans | 1,749 | |
| | Labour | M Waddington | 1,429 | |
| | Labour | G Waddington | 1,367 | |
| | National Front | E Andrews | 151 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |

### Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C Reid | 2,463 | |
| | Labour | V Bath | 2,244 | |
| | Labour | G Micklewright | 2,201 | |
| | Conservative | D Cary | 1,397 | |
| | Conservative | A Moore | 1,270 | |
| | Conservative | P Morris | 1,192 | |
| | Liberal | M Pipping | 577 | |
| | Liberal | R Lewis | 488 | |
| | National Front | R Bale | 174 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} |