1978 Croydon London Borough Council election
Appearance
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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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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]
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 | ![]() |
80.0 | 59.8 | ![]() | ||
Labour | 11 | 0 | 9 | ![]() |
15.71 | 29.4 | ![]() | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.00 | 6.6 | ![]() | ||
Other parties | 3 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
4.29 | 4.1 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() | |||
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 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 10,988 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Beulah
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ![]() | |||
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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
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.