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[]

Election result[]

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[]

Barnes (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robinson J. Ms.	2453	53.4	+9.7
	Conservative	Dalziel I.	2393		-
	Conservative	Popham J.	2235		-
	Liberal	Cornwell D.	1690	36.8	+11.1
	Liberal	Cardno H.	1517		-
	Liberal	O'Kelly F.	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	Alcock R.	1500		-
	Liberal	Hugill D.	774	26.3	N/A
	Liberal	Coombs J.	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	Grose S.	1545		-
	Liberal	Cook P.	938	34.7	N/A
	Liberal	Tooley M. Ms.	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	Rowlands J.	1950	46.5	+22.4
	Liberal	Nunn S.	1933		-
	Liberal	Lewis R. Ms.	1860		-
	Conservative	Leaney A.	1722	41.0	-2.6
	Conservative	Hall H.	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	Williams D.	1717	44.5	+6.1
	Liberal	Oliver L.	1491		-
	Liberal	Allen M. Ms.	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	Kenton G.	2132	56.0	+1.3
	Conservative	Hargreaves J.	2029		-
	Conservative	Franklin R.	1921		-
	Liberal	Woodriff M. Ms.	1191	31.3	+3.7
	Liberal	Ison J.	1066		-
	Liberal	Paget E.	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	Carmody C.	1038	26.4	+4.2
	Labour	Elmes K.	1035	26.4	-12.3
	Labour	Samuels G.	1028		-
	Liberal	Stewart T.	1025		-
	Liberal	Meredith Smith M. Ms.	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	Chandler J. Ms.	488	31.7	N/A
	Liberal	Hopkins R.	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	Arbour A.	2045		-
	Labour	Browning D.	638	19.4	-8.1
	Labour	Nieper R. Ms.	616		-
	Liberal	Joyce B.	579	17.6	-3.0
	Liberal	Dabbs K.	574		-
	Labour	Firth B.	565		-
	Liberal	Parton J.	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	Harper G.	1351	31.9	+9.0
	Liberal	Dacombe J.	1347		-
	Liberal	Jones M.	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	Tonge J. Ms.	2037	42.4	-7.7
	Liberal	Blomfield D.	1963		-
	Liberal	Worth L.	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	Martineau D. Ms.	2054	54.0	+49.1
	Liberal	Razzall E.	1921		-
	Liberal	Wainwright D.	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	Manners A.	1939	46.1	+12.8
	Conservative	Morell K.	1880	44.7	-2.3
	Liberal	Hamwee S. Ms.	1821		-
	Conservative	Barrow N.	1799		-
	Conservative	Popat S. Ms.	1771		-
	Liberal	Tallents A.	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	Dickson R. Ms.	1700	47.6	+6.5
	Liberal	Thomas J. Ms.	1631		-
	Liberal	Simmonds A.	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	Marshall-Andrews R.	294		-
	Labour	Durrant S.	283		-
Turnout				55.2	+10.6

Richmond Town (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cornish A. Ms.	1639	52.5	N/A
	Liberal	Lewis B.	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	Bligh T.	1660	47.6	-3.3
	Conservative	Hollebone R.	1592		-
	Conservative	Millar N. Ms.	1556		-
	Liberal	Pope G.	1368	39.2	+9.3
	Liberal	Hague D.	1302		-
	Liberal	Milne G.	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	Tarrant P.	976	24.3	+6.7
	Liberal	Ywaits J.	973		-
	Liberal	Fowler M. Ms.	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	Waller J.	1409	47.3	N/A
	Liberal	Scherer D.	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	Lambeth J.	1896	51.5	+11.4
	Conservative	Newstead L.	1818		-
	Conservative	Warhurst S. Ms.	1733		-
	Liberal	Letch W.	1068	29.0	-6.9
	Liberal	Mackinney K.	1065		-
	Liberal	Barnes C.	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[]

^ "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. Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

[London_1978_election-1] "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[Richmond_local_election_results_1964-2010-2] "Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

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