1978 Lambeth London Borough Council election

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The 1978 Lambeth London Borough Council election to the Lambeth London Borough Council was held in May 1978. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 33.4%.

Election result

Lambeth local election result 1978^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Labour	42			-14	65.6	48.5
Conservative	22			+8	34.4	46.5
Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.7

Ward results

Angell

Angell (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Hugh Griffiths	1,178
	Labour	Lesley Hammond	1,171
	Labour	Paul Moore	1,155
	Conservative	Maureen Clarke	534
	Conservative	David Palmer	479
	Conservative	Richard Walsh	450
	National Front	Clifford Holland	105
	National Front	Philip Turner	101
	National Front	Catherine Williams	93
	West Indian Block	Cynthia Tyrell	48
	West Indian Block	Kenneth Dixon	45
	West Indian Block	Andrew Bloomfield	34
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bishop's

Bishop's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Clapham Park

Clapham Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Clapham Town

Clapham Town (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Ferndale

Ferndale (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Gipsy Hill

Gipsy Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Herne Hill

Herne Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Knight's Hill

Knight's Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Larkhall

Larkhall (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Oval

Oval (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Elsie Horstead	1,367
	Labour	John Quinn	1,363
	Labour	David Stimpson	1,348
	Conservative	Thomas Ashmore	986
	Conservative	Francis Vallis	975
	Conservative	David Price	965
	National Front	Mark Austin	258
	National Front	Richard O'Sullivan	212
	National Front	Vera Lillington	211
Turnout
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Prince's

Prince's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andrew Beadle	2,106
	Conservative	Peter Cary	2,058
	Conservative	Valerio Bogazzi	2,039
	Labour	Daniel Black	874
	Labour	Andrew Morton	735
	Labour	Bernard Lynn	717
	Liberal	Sheila Clarke	202
	Liberal	Ian D Mason	169
	Liberal	Jeffrey Taylor	144
	Save London Alliance	Martin Gower	40
Majority			1,165
Turnout				36.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Martin's

St Martin's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Stockwell

Stockwell (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Streatham Hill

Streatham Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Streatham South

Streatham South (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Streatham Wells

Streatham Wells (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Thornton

Thornton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Thurlow Park

Thurlow Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Town Hall

Town Hall (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Tulse Hill

Tulse Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Vassall

Vassall (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

References

↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

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