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
edit| Party | Votes | Seats | |||||
| Conservative Party | 31,635 (45.99%) |  5.08
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34 (65.4%) | 34 / 52
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| Liberal Party | 25,906 (37.66%) | 6.45
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18 (34.6%) | 18 / 52
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| Labour Party | 11,109 (16.15%) | 10.97
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 52
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| National Front | 134 (0.19%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 52
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N/A | ||
| 18 | 34 |
| Liberal | Conservative |
Ward results
edit| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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
edit- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2016.