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%)
Increase 5.08 34 (65.4%)
34 / 52
 Decrease 2
Liberal Party 25,906 (37.66%)
Increase 6.45 18 (34.6%)
18 / 52
 Increase 8
Labour Party 11,109 (16.15%)
Decrease 10.97 0 (0.0%)
0 / 52
 Decrease 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 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

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