1978 Croydon London Borough Council election
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The 1978 Croydon Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
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All 70 seats, in 27 wards in the London Borough of Croydon 36 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 41.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of the results of the 1978 Croydon Council election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
This was the first election to Croydon Council since 1974. This was the first election fought on new boundaries, and the first without Aldermen, increasing the total number of Councillors from 60 to 70.
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 56 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 80.0 | 59.8 | 7.0 | ||
Labour | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 15.71 | 29.4 | 0.8 | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.6 | 7.7 | ||
Other parties | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.29 | 4.1 | 1.7 |
56 | 3 | 11 |
Con | Others | Labour |
Ward results edit
Addiscombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Muriel C. Elliott | 2,461 | |||
Conservative | Dennis F. Todd | 2,426 | |||
Conservative | Megan Holt-Thomas | 2,393 | |||
Labour | James L. Walker, J.P. | 2,041 | |||
Labour | Robert J. Irwin | 2,038 | |||
Labour | Michael Cohen | 2,021 | |||
Liberal | Martin D. Patrick | 271 | |||
Liberal | Peter D. Rees | 270 | |||
Liberal | Brenda A. Piesing | 246 | |||
Majority | 352 | ||||
Turnout | 48.5 | 2.5 | |||
Registered electors | 10,744 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Ashburton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William H. Simpson | 2,038 | |||
Conservative | Donald J. Sutton | 1,851 | |||
Labour | Frank D. J. Bailey | 805 | |||
Labour | Dennis W. Finch | 770 | |||
Liberal | Leslie A. Christie | 230 | |||
Liberal | Barry Foster | 206 | |||
Majority | 1,046 | ||||
Turnout | 45.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,972 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Bensham Manor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Arthur Bourne | 2,137 | |||
Conservative | Ronald J. Bowker | 2,111 | |||
Conservative | Christopher B. Wesson | 1,950 | |||
Labour | Ralph W. Attoe | 1,940 | |||
Labour | Amrit P. Devesar | 1,879 | |||
Labour | Joseph K. Towns | 1,852 | |||
Liberal | Michael J. Walker | 316 | |||
Liberal | Peter J. McCarthy | 309 | |||
Liberal | Sarah V. Walker | 281 | |||
Majority | 10 | ||||
Turnout | 43.3 | 5.1 | |||
Registered electors | 10,988 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Beulah edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Philomena M. Drummond-Brown | 1,993 | |||
Conservative | Klemens E. Zdanowicz | 1,849 | |||
Labour | Doris L. George | 652 | |||
Labour | William H. R. Johnson | 596 | |||
Liberal | Brigid M. Hurn | 171 | |||
Liberal | Peter W. Austin | ||||
Majority | 1,197 | ||||
Turnout | 42.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,988 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Broad Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James A. Keeling | 1,708 | |||
Labour | Ann Watson, J.P. | 1,700 | |||
Labour | Michael Warne | 1,694 | |||
Conservative | Christopher N. P. Lewis | 1,316 | |||
Conservative | Rosemary P. Tomlin | 1,304 | |||
Conservative | Joseph P. Szadlo | 1,177 | |||
Liberal | Joan H. Leck | 305 | |||
Liberal | Roger W. Stephens | 279 | |||
Liberal | Gwendoline M. Luxford | 274 | |||
Majority | 378 | ||||
Turnout | 37.9 | 3.1 | |||
Registered electors | 9,624 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Coulsdon East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Stanley E. Littlechild | 2,613 | |||
Conservative | Pamela A. M. Little | 2,563 | |||
Conservative | Martin A. Levie | 2,451 | |||
Liberal | Jean R. Douglas | 556 | |||
Liberal | John M. Payne | 554 | |||
Liberal | Raymond G. Abdey | 503 | |||
Labour | Jean Barlow | 434 | |||
Labour | John M. Dunning | 421 | |||
Labour | Leslie E. Deane | 419 | |||
Majority | 1,895 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Croham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul W. Rickards | 2,989 | |||
Conservative | Keith A. Wells | 2,922 | |||
Conservative | William N. Peet | 2,907 | |||
Labour | Wendy M. Holt | 698 | |||
Labour | Mary Jones | 673 | |||
Labour | Raymond G. M. Jones | 664 | |||
Liberal | Judith A. Stuart | 386 | |||
Liberal | Alan J. Hussey | 355 | |||
Liberal | John Hatherley | 349 | |||
Turnout | 41.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,217 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Fairfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert W. Coatman, J.P. | 3,445 | |||
Conservative | John L. Aston, J.P. | 3,436 | |||
Conservative | Peter R. Gilham | 3,320 | |||
Labour | Mary E. Curson | 925 | |||
Labour | Iain K. Forbes | 864 | |||
Labour | Steven Worley | 831 | |||
Liberal | John F. Chandler | 334 | |||
Liberal | Margaret Slade | 322 | |||
Liberal | Kathleen J. Walker | 288 | |||
Majority | 2,395 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Fieldway edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | David F. White | 1,279 | |||
Labour Co-op | Mary M. Walker | 1,264 | |||
Conservative | Roy T. Miller | 581 | |||
Conservative | Richard E. Gayler | 558 | |||
Majority | 683 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) | |||||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Heathfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard F. Pannett | 3,017 | |||
Conservative | John Parfitt | 2,958 | |||
Conservative | Mary M. H. Horden | 2,946 | |||
Labour | David L. Meen | 633 | |||
Labour | Bernard E. A. Evans | 618 | |||
Labour | Andrew M. S. Ward | 583 | |||
Liberal | Robert J. Williams | 262 | |||
Liberal | John W. Hardy | 244 | |||
Liberal | David A. Leck | 225 | |||
Majority | 2,313 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Kenley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Margaret E. Campbell | 1,905 | |||
Conservative | Brian G. Smith | 1,806 | |||
Labour | Stephen E. Smart | 355 | |||
Labour | Colin F. Whelton | 314 | |||
Liberal | Richard L. Dawson | 249 | |||
Liberal | Norman McLeod | 244 | |||
Independent | Kenneth P. Dulieu | 201 | |||
Majority | 1,451 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
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Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Monks Orchard edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Albert W. Elliott | 1,951 | |||
Conservative | Derek R. Loughborough | 1,929 | |||
Independent | Kenneth R. Brown | 1,293 | |||
Independent | Hugh W. Allardyce | 1,269 | |||
Labour | John C. Barlow | 406 | |||
Labour | Edna Briscoe | 366 | |||
Majority | 636 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
New Addington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Reginald J. Page, J.P. | 1,880 | |||
Labour | Trevor J. Laffin | 1,719 | |||
Labour | Peter J. Walker | 1,686 | |||
Conservative | Alfred J. Doherty | 890 | |||
Conservative | Norah W. Beck | 841 | |||
Conservative | Adrian A. Bray | 836 | |||
National Front | Peter T. Robinson | 194 | |||
National Front | Brian A. Eve | 173 | |||
National Front | Roland Dummer | 154 | |||
Liberal | Frances M. Williams | 137 | |||
Majority | 796 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
Norbury edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Colin Johnston | 2,281 | |||
Conservative | Keith M. B. Munro | 2,256 | |||
Conservative | Michael D. O'Mahony | 2,223 | |||
Labour | Christopher C. Gibbons | 925 | |||
Labour | Shantilal L. H. Shah | 854 | |||
Labour Co-op | Maureen E. Tullett | 837 | |||
Liberal | Leo C. E. Held | 247 | |||
Liberal | Michael J. Walker | 223 | |||
Liberal | Josephine M. Croton | 222 | |||
Majority | 1,298 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Purley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter J. F. Macdonald | 3,207 | |||
Conservative | Jacqueline M. C. Baker | 3,181 | |||
Conservative | George A. Smith | 3,154 | |||
Labour | Kevin W. Allen | 614 | |||
Labour | Timothy E. Lamport | 603 | |||
Labour | Ursula Alexis | 585 | |||
Majority | 2,540 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
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Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Conservative win (new boundaries) |
Rylands edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John C. Mann | 1,343 | |||
Conservative | Richard M. Wevill | 1,222 | |||
Labour | Stephen J. Bill | 1,140 | |||
Labour | Patricia F. L. Knight | 1,092 | |||
Liberal | Michael Bethell | 133 | |||
Liberal | Maurice E. Pache | 118 | |||
Majority | 82 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
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Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Sanderstead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David N. Bowen | 2,823 | |||
Conservative | Ronald W. Haskins | 2,819 | |||
Liberal | Trevor J. Barker | 352 | |||
Liberal | June C. Duffelen | 352 | |||
Labour | Edward L. Hall | 300 | |||
Labour | Eileen E. Daisley, J.P. | 298 | |||
Majority | 2,467 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
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Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Selsdon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Donald J. Johnson | 2,269 | |||
Conservative | Ian L. Aarons | 2,243 | |||
Liberal | Christina M. Forrest | 562 | |||
Liberal | Michael J. Thomas | 550 | |||
Labour | David G. Taylor | 295 | |||
Labour | John A. E. Beamish-Crooke | 286 | |||
Majority | 1,681 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
South Norwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Beryl Saunders | 1,899 | |||
Conservative | Paul A. Saunders | 1,889 | |||
Conservative | Eileen J. Longhorn | 1,838 | |||
Labour | Patrick Byrne | 1,038 | |||
Labour | Valerie L. Simanowitz | 998 | |||
Labour | Alun W. Jones | 978 | |||
Liberal | John R. Holoway | 242 | |||
Liberal | Yvonne L. Cattermole | 205 | |||
Liberal | Alan Taylor | 193 | |||
Majority | 800 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Spring Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter S. Bowness | 3,189 | |||
Conservative | Denis E. Perry | 3,167 | |||
Labour | Alan C. Lord | 661 | |||
Labour | Frederick W. Bean | 644 | |||
Liberal | Roy A. Lightwing | 354 | |||
Liberal | Patricia M. Boreham | 294 | |||
Majority | 2,506 | ||||
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Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Thornton Heath edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Residents | John G. Davies | 2,283 | |||
Residents | William Blackwood | 2,265 | |||
Residents | Gordon Poluck | 2,198 | |||
Labour | Kenneth J. Kinnard | 1,296 | |||
Labour | Susan E. Lord | 1,243 | |||
Labour | Mushtaq Ahmad | 1,145 | |||
Majority | 902 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing |
Upper Norwood edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Margaret C. V. Parfitt, J.P. | 1,695 | |||
Conservative | Phyllis A. Stelling | 1,617 | |||
Labour | Keith M. Roberts | 832 | |||
Labour | Susan E. Johnson | 809 | |||
Liberal | Leo C. E. Held, J.P. | 226 | |||
Majority | 785 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
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Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Conservative win (new boundaries) |
Waddon edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James J. Nea | 2,639 | |||
Conservative | Michael D. Wunn | 2,459 | |||
Conservative | Reginald H. Kent | 2,419 | |||
Labour | Alan Brett | 1,682 | |||
Labour | Barry V. Bulled | 1,655 | |||
Labour | Christopher Wright | 1,512 | |||
Liberal | J. Scott | 242 | |||
Workers Revolutionary | J.E. Bean | 82 | |||
Majority | 453 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
West Thornton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Yvonne A. L. Stewart | 2,017 | |||
Conservative | Ernest G. Noad | 1,923 | |||
Conservative | Iris S. Rodda | 1,878 | |||
Labour | Stanley J. Boden | 1,788 | |||
Labour | Michael P. Rix | 1,733 | |||
Labour Co-op | Bernadette R. Supiramaniam | 1,457 | |||
Liberal | William H. Pitt | 490 | |||
Liberal | Janet R. Pitt | 452 | |||
Liberal | David R. Dayus | 388 | |||
Majority | 90 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Whitehorse Manor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | George E. Mitchell, J.P. | 1,509 | |||
Labour | Robert T. Bishop | 1,508 | |||
Labour | Stanley L. Eaton | 1,436 | |||
Conservative | Denis V. Read | 1,360 | |||
Conservative | Julia A. Wood | 1,330 | |||
Conservative | Hugh J. A. Sawyer | 1,324 | |||
Majority | 76 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woodcote & Coulsdon West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan K. Carey | 3,342 | |||
Conservative | Richard D. May | 3,332 | |||
Conservative | Maurice A. Fowler | 3,274 | |||
Liberal | Margaret R. A. Billenness , J.P. | 630 | |||
Liberal | Trevor J. Austin | 560 | |||
Liberal | John P. Callen | 553 | |||
Labour | Roger M. Burgess | 358 | |||
Labour | Sarah A. Bolsover | 357 | |||
Labour | Sheila D. Poole | 300 | |||
Majority | 2,644 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Woodside edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David L. Congdon | 1,440 | |||
Conservative | Stephen G. Ghero | 1,171 | |||
Labour | Robert B. Fenton | 955 | |||
Labour Co-op | Sinnathamby Supiramaniam | 624 | |||
Liberal | Anthony J. Cattermole | 187 | |||
Liberal | Surendrakumar I. Patel | 105 | |||
Majority | 216 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.