1978 Newham London Borough Council election

Last updated February 13, 2023

The 1978 Newham London Borough Council election for the Newham London Borough Council was held on 4 May 1978. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 26.8%. The Liberal Party didn't stand in the elections. The Labour Party held onto its overwhelming majority.

Election result

Newham Local Election Result 1978^[1]^[2]^[3]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Votes %
Labour	57	6	0	+6	62.5
Conservative	0	0	0	0	18.0
Other parties	3	0	6	-6	19.5

Background

A total of 161 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party, whilst the Conservative Party ran 33 candidates. Other candidates included 48 Residents & Ratepayers, 1 Communist and 16 National Front.

Results by ward

Beckton

Beckton (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Herbert A. Taylor	1,215	82.2	-9.0
	Labour	Derek A. Whitbread	1,132		*N/A*
	National Front	David W. Newman	178	12.0	N/A
	National Front	Frederick R. Adams	144		N/A
	Residents	Ruth L. Lawrence	85	5.8	N/A
	Residents	Gladys E. Potter	79		N/A
Turnout				28.6	+9.2
Registered electors			5,529
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bemersyde

Bemersyde (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Bauckham	1,009	75.6	+4.7
	Labour	William Dunlop	903		*N/A*
	Residents	Joan W. F. Vine	326	24.4	N/A
	Residents	Clarice I. Youngman	313		N/A
Turnout				26.6	+0.8
Registered electors			5,297
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Canning Town & Grange

Canning Town & Grange (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack A. Hart	1,563	78.3	+2.9
	Labour	Michael G. Mecham	1,398		*N/A*
	National Front	Maurice L. Baker	222	11.1	-13.5
	Residents	Patricia M. Parr	212	10.6	N/A
	Residents	Brenda A. Lineker	187		N/A
Turnout				29.4	+12.8
Registered electors			6,840
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle

Castle (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret D. Brown	1,092	54.7	+14.1
	Labour	Herbert G. Simpson	1,040		*N/A*
	Residents	Alfred W. King	905	45.3	-14.1
	Residents	Sylvia M. L. Jones	895		N/A
Turnout				25.2	+10.4
Registered electors			6,151
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

Central

Central (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sidney A. Elson	1,305	62.0	+5.6
	Labour	Henry E. L. Ronan	1,098		*N/A*
	Residents	Margaret B. Layton	598	28.4	-12.2
	Residents	Herbert H. Martin	573		N/A
	National Front	Diane J. Bell	202	9.6	N/A
	National Front	Gloria Kestla	171		N/A
Turnout				35.9	+12.9
Registered electors			6,232
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Custom House & Silvertown

Custom House & Silvertown (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William A. Chapman	1,370	83.0	+9.2
	Labour	Julia C. I. Garfield	1,275		*N/A*
	Labour	Thomas A. Jenkinson	1,186		*N/A*
	Residents	Irene D. King	281	17.0	N/A
	Residents	Leslie L. Pridham	239		N/A
	Residents	Ronald Youngman	223		N/A
Turnout				23.4	+4.8
Registered electors			8,326
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Forest Gate

Forest Gate (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Hopwood	1,469	58.3	-1.8
	Labour	Kevin R. Mansell	1,383		*N/A*
	Labour	Marjorie E. Helps	1,242		*N/A*
	Conservative	David A. Amess	957	38.0	+14.2
	Conservative	Emily J. Short	838		N/A
	Conservative	Luigi Peluso	820		N/A
	Residents	Edward A. Fisher	92	3.7	N/A
	Residents	Dorothy Collier	87		N/A
	Residents	Gladys L. Bendall	86		N/A
Turnout				28.7	+6.1
Registered electors			9,290
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Greatfield

Greatfield (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Herbert Castle	1,759	46.6	-9.6
	Residents	Edwin G. Ray	1,685		*N/A*
	Residents	Lesley Hall	1,634		*N/A*
	Labour	Paul J. Charman	1,171	31.0	-2.3
	Labour	James W. Middleton	1,091		N/A
	Labour	Louis G. Fox	1,086		N/A
	Conservative	William G. Bell	846	22.4	+11.9
	Conservative	David C. Moor	731		N/A
	Conservative	Joseph T. Smith	730		N/A
Turnout				41.6	+10.5
Registered electors			9,188
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Hudsons

Hudsons (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick J. Dance	1,261	61.0	-10.9
	Labour	Frederick C. Jones	1,234		*N/A*
	Labour	Harold E. Fitzsimons	1,185		*N/A*
	Conservative	Edward J. Oakes	416	20.1	N/A
	Conservative	Ethel A. Gibbons	384		N/A
	Conservative	Doris C. Neville	373		N/A
	Residents	Benjamin J. Davis	217	10.5	N/A
	National Front	Sydney H. Palmer	172	8.3	-19.8
	Residents	Joan E. Lakey	69		N/A
	Residents	Edward J. Oakes	60		N/A
Turnout				26.6	-3.8
Registered electors			8,194
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Kensington

Kensington (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth C. Massey	1,387	54.8	+1.3
	Labour	John J. Plant	1,277		*N/A*
	Residents	Eric A. R. Lonsdale	1,078	42.6	-3.9
	Residents	David A. Williams	1,052		N/A
	Communist	John G. Grahl	67	2.6	N/A
Turnout				44.1	+13.7
Registered electors			6,245
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William H. Brown	1,328	66.7	+5.5
	Labour	Yvonne P. Clayden	1,317		*N/A*
	Labour	John A. Kemp	1,268		*N/A*
	Residents	Nicholas J. Biggadike	568	28.5	+1.6
	Residents	John P. Davis	529		N/A
	Residents	James D. Smith	482		N/A
	Workers Revolutionary	Michael A. Probin	96	4.8	N/A
Turnout				19.1	+8.8
Registered electors			8,532
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher J. Palme	1,667	53.1	-4.3
	Labour	Mildred A. Schofield	1,613		*N/A*
	Labour	Amarjit Singh	1,567		*N/A*
	Conservative	Henry J. F. Prendergast	1,224	39.0	+9.3
	Conservative	Cyril A. Rugg	1,146		N/A
	Conservative	Michael J. Trebess	1,095		N/A
	National Front	William J. Roberts	246	7.8	N/A
	National Front	Donald S. Simons	233		N/A
	National Front	Alan Pooley	221		N/A
Turnout				37.8	+14.0
Registered electors			9,162
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Monega

Monega (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adrian N. P. Hall	1,268	55.6	*N/A*
	Labour	Frederick E. York	1,160		*N/A*
	National Front	Michael R. Morris	350	15.3	N/A
	Conservative	Judith A. Warner	348	15.3	N/A
	Residents	George V. S. Nottage	315	13.8	N/A
	Conservative	Ahmed E. Oomerjee	273		N/A
	Residents	Edward T. Jones	173		N/A
	National Front	Timothy S. Bennett	155		N/A
Turnout				36.4	N/A
Registered electors			5,830
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

New Town

New Town (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret P. Olley	943	67.8	*N/A*
	Labour	Ernest A. Stanton	919		*N/A*
	Conservative	Barry W. Roberts	403	29.0	N/A
	Conservative	William J. Button	388		N/A
	Residents	Frederick Fletcher	44	3.2	N/A
	Residents	Simon V. McDonald	42		N/A
Turnout				28.0	N/A
Registered electors			5,369
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ordnance

Ordnance (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David J. Brand	924	84.8	+9.1
	Labour	Charles A. Flemwell	816		*N/A*
	Residents	Francis C. Nicholson	166	15.2	N/A
	Residents	Christopher E. Parr	130		N/A
Turnout				22.7	N/A
Registered electors			5,093
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Park

Park (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Howlett	1,369	65.4	*N/A*
	Labour	James G. Newstead	1,331		*N/A*
	Labour	Sidney H. Smith	1,319		*N/A*
	Conservative	Gerard Eldridge	723	34.6	N/A
	Conservative	Bernard Brick	663		N/A
	Conservative	Roger M. Barker-Green	633		N/A
Turnout				25.4	N/A
Registered electors			9,221
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Plaistow

Plaistow (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur F. G. Edwards	1,177	61.2	-3.6
	Labour	Michael Allum	1,149		*N/A*
	Labour	John J. Haggerty	1,110		*N/A*
	Residents	Michael L. Finch	745	38.8	+3.6
	Residents	Stanley Vine	524		N/A
	Residents	Eleanor G. Walker	515		N/A
Turnout				27.5	+4.7
Registered electors			7,820
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Plashet

Plashet (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Watts	1,994	75.2	-10.5
	Labour	Arthur F. Wilson	1,900		*N/A*
	Labour	Ernest Billups	1,794		*N/A*
	Conservative	Ronald T. Hunt	658	24.8	+10.5
	Conservative	David R. Ratcliffe	607		N/A
	Conservative	Dennis F. Privett	602		N/A
Turnout				32.0	+9.8
Registered electors			9,371
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Stephens

St Stephens (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Nolan	1,362	57.9	+9.6
	Labour	Kenneth Palmer	793		*N/A*
	Residents	Sylvia V. King	991	42.1	-9.6
	Residents	Rhona J. Smith	865		N/A
Turnout				40.4	+11.1
Registered electors			6,095
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

South

South (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph C. Taylor	1,206	55.5	-16.0
	Labour	Edward Daly	1,191		*N/A*
	Labour	Margaret E. Philpott	1,126		*N/A*
	Conservative	Deryn J. Buckley	649	29.9	+14.5
	Conservative	Frederick G. Turner	641		N/A
	Conservative	Robert F. Williams	615		N/A
	National Front	Brian W. Metz	200	9.2	-3.9
	Residents	Donald Bird	119	5.5	N/A
	Residents	David E. Reader	112		N/A
	Residents	John E.J. Major	95		N/A
Turnout				29.5	+8.7
Registered electors			7,972
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Stratford

Stratford (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James C. Goldsmith	951	69.9	*N/A*
	Labour	Raymond J. Lloyd	944		*N/A*
	Conservative	Michael J. Bevis	271	19.9	N/A
	Conservative	Anthony Crighton	266		N/A
	National Front	Ronald Bock	102	7.5	N/A
	Residents	Sheila D. Fisher	36	2.6	N/A
	Residents	Elsa A. Fletcher	27		N/A
Turnout				24.9	N/A
Registered electors			5,830
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Upton

Upton (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John R. Clow	1,856	73.1	+15.9
	Labour	David A. Gilles	1,762		*N/A*
	Labour	Liam A. Williams	1,761		*N/A*
	Conservative	Brian S. Blanchard	683	26.9	+7.9
	Conservative	Richard C. Strauss	662		N/A
	Conservative	Hasmukh I. Patel	647		N/A
Turnout				30.6	+10.6
Registered electors			9,370
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Wall End

Wall End (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Herbert T. Philpott	1,526	48.6	-5.1
	Labour	Timothy M. O'Connor	1,461		*N/A*
	Labour	John Clark	1,395		*N/A*
	Conservative	P. J. Sutton	890	14.8	+13.5
	Conservative	Donald MacIver	802		N/A
	Conservative	Angela M. Wotherspoon	723		N/A
	Residents	Frederick Bates	484	15.4	-16.0
	Residents	Joseph B. Gilchrist	476		N/A
	Residents	Harry Storer	438		N/A
	National Front	John Tucker	240	7.6	N/A
Turnout				36.4	+13.5
Registered electors			9,028
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

West Ham

West Ham (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alfred T. Dickerson	1,079	68.5	*N/A*
	Labour	Peter J. Undrill	1,006		*N/A*
	Conservative	Betty J. Hunt	255	16.2	N/A
	Conservative	Louise C. Short	246		N/A
	National Front	Carol A. Armond	187	11.9	N/A
	National Front	Raymond Carne	176		N/A
	Residents	Annie L. Lewis	55	3.5	N/A
	Residents	Jacqueline Lawther	40		N/A
Turnout				24.9	N/A
Registered electors			6,775
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections between 1978 and 1982

Central

Central by-election, 8 November 1979^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher J. McLoughlin	872	48.7	-13.3
	Liberal	David J. Corney	574	32.0	N/A
	Conservative	Donald MacIver	162	9.0	N/A
	Residents	Herbert H. Martin	155	8.7	-19.7
	Socialist Current Organisation	Margaret R. Boukerou	28	1.6	N/A
Majority			298	16.7	N/A
Turnout				28.4	-7.5
Registered electors			6,349
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Henry E. L. Ronan.

South

South by-election, 8 November 1979^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leonard D. Manley	792	58.6	+3.1
	Residents	Francis C. Nicholson	233	17.2	+11.7
	Conservative	Cedric A. Day	197	15.1	-14.8
	Independent Socialist	David T. Grainger	79	6.1	N/A
	National Front	Carol A. Armond	50	3.8	-5.4
Majority			559	41.4	N/A
Turnout				17.6	-11.9
Registered electors			7,674
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joseph C. Taylor.

Castle

Castle by-election, 27 March 1980^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John A. McAulay	956	57.7	+3.0
	Residents	Alfred W. R. King	553	33.4	-11.9
	Conservative	Peter J. Doe	147	8.9	N/A
Majority			403	24.3	N/A
Turnout				25.6	+0.4
Registered electors			6,501
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Herbert G. Simpson.

Central

Central by-election, 15 May 1980^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Mattingly	1,050	50.8	-11.2
	Liberal	David J. Corney	815	39.3	N/A
	Residents	Francis C. Nicholson	123	5.9	-22.5
	Conservative	Donald MacIver	83	4.0	N/A
Majority			235	11.5	N/A
Turnout				33.2	-2.7
Registered electors			6,247
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Sidney A. Elson.

Wall End

Wall End by-election, 15 May 1980^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sarah J. Reeves	1,282	61.2	+12.6
	Conservative	Damian P. J. Sutton	451	21.5	+6.7
	Residents	Stanley Vine	209	10.0	-5.4
	Liberal	Christopher M. Hill	153	7.3	N/A
Majority			831	39.7	N/A
Turnout				24.1	-5.4
Registered electors			8,722
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Clark.

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See also Elections in London Boroughs Middlesex County Council elections

v t e Council elections in Greater London
Barking and Dagenham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Barnet	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bexley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bromley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Camden	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
City of London	2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022
Croydon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Ealing	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Enfield	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Greenwich	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hackney	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hammersmith and Fulham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Haringey	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Harrow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Havering	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hillingdon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kensington and Chelsea	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kingston upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Greater London	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981
See also: London-wide elections Wards Boundary changes

v t e (1977 ←) 1978 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1979)
London boroughs	Barking Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster
Metropolitan boroughs	Barnsley Birmingham Bradford Bolton Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
District councils (England)	Basingstoke and Deane Bath Brentwood Broxbourne Burnley Cambridge Cannock Chase Chorley Colchester Congleton Eastbourne Eastleigh Ellesmere Port and Neston Elmbridge Fareham Halton Harlow Hart Hartlepool Havant Hertsmere Huntingdon Milton Keynes Mole Valley Pendle Peterborough Preston Rochford Rossendale Runnymede Shrewsbury and Atcham South Bedfordshire South Cambridgeshire Southend-on-Sea Tamworth Tandridge Thamesdown Three Rivers Tunbridge Wells Watford Welwyn Hatfield West Lancashire Winchester Woking
Regional councils (Scotland)	Borders Central Dumfries and Galloway Fife Grampian Highland Lothian Orkney Shetland Strathclyde Tayside Western Isles

1978 Newham London Borough Council election

Contents

Election result

Background

Results by ward

Beckton

Bemersyde

Canning Town & Grange

Castle

Central

Custom House & Silvertown

Forest Gate

Greatfield

Hudsons

Kensington

Little Ilford

Manor Park

Monega

New Town

Ordnance

Park

Plaistow

Plashet

St Stephens

South

Stratford

Upton

Wall End

West Ham

By-elections between 1978 and 1982

Central

South

Castle

Central

Wall End

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