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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]
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.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 56 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 80 | 59.8 | 7.0% | ||
Labour | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 15.71 | 29.4 | 0.8% | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 7.7% | ||
Other parties | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.29 | 4.1 | 1.7% |
56 | 3 | 11 |
Con | Others | Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 2.5% | |||
Registered electors | 10,744 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 5.1% | |||
Registered electors | 10,988 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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) |
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 | 3.1% | |||
Registered electors | 9,624 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
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) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) | |||||
Labour Co-op win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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 | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Conservative win (new boundaries) | |||||
Conservative win (new boundaries) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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 | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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 | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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 | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
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) |
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | |||||
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Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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