1978 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

The 1978 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames 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][2]

Background

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Election result

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Party Votes Seats
Conservative Party 31,635 (45.99%)
  5.08 34 (65.4%)
34 / 52
  2
Liberal Party 25,906 (37.66%)
  6.45 18 (34.6%)
18 / 52
  8
Labour Party 11,109 (16.15%)
  10.97 0 (0.0%)
0 / 52
  8
National Front 134 (0.19%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 52
N/A
18 34
Liberal Conservative

Ward results

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Barnes (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative June R M Robinson 2453 53.4 +9.7
Conservative Dalziel I. 2393
Conservative Popham J. 2235
Liberal David C Cornwell 1690 36.8 +11.1
Liberal Hamish Farquharson Cardno 1517
Liberal Fergus O'Kelly 1512
Labour Blundy P. 451 9.8 −11.0
Labour Hoskins A. Ms. 433
Labour Seager G. 432
Turnout 64.2 +14.6
Central Twickenham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cox J. 1517 51.6 n/a
Conservative Robert Arthur James Alcock 1500
Liberal David Hugill 774 26.3 n/a
Liberal John W G Coombs 772
Labour Anderson P. 650 22.1 n/a
Labour Cable J. 548
Turnout 56.6 n/a
East Sheen (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Green S. 1619 59.9 n/a
Conservative Sidney Grose 1545
Liberal Philip L Cook 938 34.7 n/a
Liberal Maria Tooley 900
Labour Lamb B. MS. 145 5.4 n/a
Labour Parry S. 134
Turnout 58.9 n/a
East Twickenham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John P M Rowlands 1950 46.5 +22.4
Liberal Sydney J Nunn 1933
Liberal Ruth E Lewis 1860
Conservative Leaney A. 1722 41.0 −2.6
Conservative Harry Hall 1653
Conservative Redwood P. Ms. 1598
Labour Millward A. Ms. 526 12.5 −19.9
Labour Shelton J. 490
Labour Eldridge E. 442
Turnout 59.2 +8.9
Ham & Petersham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Reeve Williams 1717 44.5 +6.1
Liberal Lawrence W Oliver 1491
Liberal Maureen A Allen 1439
Conservative Bushell J. 1203 31.2 +6.3
Conservative Poyser P. Ms. 1149
Conservative Jabelman S. Ms. 1113
Labour Bayliss B. 939 24.3 −12.4
Labour Heitzmann A. 801
Labour Rudge K. 753
Turnout 61.8 +5.1
Hampton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Kenton 2132 56.0 +1.3
Conservative James L Hargreaves 2029
Conservative Franklin R. 1921
Liberal Maureen Joan Mary Woodriff 1191 31.3 +3.7
Liberal John M G Ison 1066
Liberal Edward V H Paget 1033
Labour Lalis M. 487 12.8 −4.9
Labour Lunberg P. Ms. 479
Labour Day D. Ms. 456
Turnout 57.5 +5.3
Hampton Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Champion H. Ms. 1854 47.2 +8.1
Conservative Harris D. 1835
Conservative Warhurst E. 1683
Liberal Conway R G D Carmody 1038 26.4 +4.2
Labour Elmes K. 1035 26.4 −12.3
Labour Samuels G. 1028
Liberal Torquil Stephen Stewart 1025
Liberal Moya Meredith Smith 1000
Labour Connor G. Ms. 982
Turnout 57.6 +7.3
Hampton Nursery (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heath B. Ms. 758 49.2 n/a
Conservative Smith D. 701
Liberal Janet Chandler 488 31.7 n/a
Liberal Rodney P Hopkins 480
Labour Holman N. 294 19.1 n/a
Labour Gourney P. 270
Turnout 57.7 n/a
Hampton Wick (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cooper G. 2076 63.0 +11.2
Conservative Marlow D. 2058
Conservative Anthony Francis Arbour 2045
Labour Browning D. 638 19.4 −8.1
Labour Nieper R. Ms. 616
Liberal Brendan W F Joyce 579 17.6 −3.0
Liberal Keith B Dabbs 574
Labour Firth B. 565
Liberal John W Parton 535
Turnout 46.4 +3.5
Heathfield (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Woodward A. Ms. 1962 46.3 +6.7
Conservative Lee P. 1959
Conservative Baker J. 1869
Liberal Gareth Harper 1351 31.9 +9.0
Liberal Jinx G L N Dacombe 1347
Liberal Michael L Jones 1318
Labour Sewell C. 923 21.8 −15.6
Labour Goody P. 866
Labour Glass H. 847
Turnout 58.4 +5.2
Kew (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon-Smith G. 2232 46.5 +15.6
Conservative Shaddock C. 2150
Conservative Mozley A. 2145
Liberal Jennifer Louise Tonge 2037 42.4 −7.7
Liberal David G Blomfield 1963
Liberal Leslie Worth 1961
Labour Lourie A. 536 11.2 −4.6
Labour Elder T. 518
Labour Love A. 510
Turnout 64.1 +8.1
Mortlake (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Deirdre Bourke Martineau 2054 54.0 +49.1
Liberal Edward Timothy Razzall 1921
Liberal Derek V Wainwright 1870
Conservative Stevens G. 927 24.4 +3.6
Conservative Pollecoff E. Ms. 876
Labour Hart A. 823 21.6 −15.9
Labour Masters E. 788
Conservative Gedrych B. 752
Labour Mostyn J. Ms. 745
Turnout 60.4 +7.5
Palewell (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Anthony L Manners 1939 46.1 +12.8
Conservative Morell K. 1880 44.7 −2.3
Liberal Sally Rachel Hamwee 1821
Conservative Barrow N. 1799
Conservative Popat S. Ms. 1771
Liberal Anthony Alan Tallents 1767
Labour Hunt A. Ms. 390 9.3 −10.3
Labour Lamb H. 383
Labour Sheppard M. Ms. 356
Turnout 64.1 +19.7
Richmond Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rachel M Dickson 1700 47.6 +6.5
Liberal Jane L M Thomas 1631
Liberal Anthony I Simmonds 1616
Conservative Ormiston J. 1563 43.8 −0.9
Conservative Martin P. 1497
Conservative Lescher R. 1477
Labour Radley D. 309 8.7 −5.6
Labour Robert Graham Marshall-Andrews 294
Labour Durrant S. 283
Turnout 55.2 +10.6
Richmond Town (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alison M Cornish 1639 52.5 n/a
Liberal Bryan T B Lewis 1477
Conservative Saunders J. 1180 37.8 n/a
Conservative Wheeler S. 1073
Labour Roberts J. Ms. 305 9.8 n/a
Labour Bourne C. Ms. 284
Turnout 64.9 n/a
South Twickenham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom A Bligh 1660 47.6 −3.3
Conservative Hollebone R. 1592
Conservative Nora J Ford Millar 1556
Liberal Geoffrey Robert Pope 1368 39.2 +9.3
Liberal Derek W Hague 1302
Liberal Garry R G Milne 1302
Labour Tait A. 460 13.2 −16.7
Labour Thompson M. Ms. 460
Labour Thompson P. 448
Turnout 50.2 +4.7
Teddington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Temlett P. 2116 52.6 +6.9
Conservative Edwards S. Ms. 1940
Conservative Whittaker R. 1927
Liberal Patrick J Tarrant 976 24.3 +6.7
Liberal John E Twaits 973
Liberal Margaret B Fowler 938
Labour Gilligan K. 927 23.1 −13.7
Labour Barry R. 836
Labour Siantonas G. 809
Turnout 54.5 +6.1
West Twickenham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Waller 1409 47.3 n/a
Liberal Dion Anthony Scherer 1265
Conservative Elkington A. 885 29.7 n/a
Conservative Thomson C. 853
Labour Kareh R. 687 23.0 n/a
Labour Cordingley D. 629
Turnout 60.8 n/a
Whitton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John F Lambeth 1896 51.5 +11.4
Conservative Newstead L. 1818
Conservative Warhurst S. Ms. 1733
Liberal Wilfred P Letch 1068 29.0 −6.9
Liberal Keith Mackinney 1065
Liberal Cyril J Barnes 1029
Labour Potter C. Ms. 584 15.9 −8.1
Labour Eustace E. 557
Labour Macpherson D. 545
National Front Denville-Faulkner T. 134 3.6 n/a
National Front Ware D. 127
National Front Sawyer J. 118
Turnout 55.6 +2.3

References

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  1. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2016.