1978 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1978 English local election 1978 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election Essex parliamentary 1976 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1976 1978 5 4 y 1979 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1979 14 out of 39 seasts to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 20 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 12 29 28,568 58.2% 2.9% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 1 5 1 10,624 21.6% 5.4% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 1 5 1 9,629 19.6% 2.8% Southend-on-Sea UK ward map 1976.svg Winner of each seat at the 1978 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election. Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1978 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in Essex, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Southend-on-Sea-1973-1996.pdf Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996 9 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1978 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council electionhttps://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html Composition calculator 9 September 2025 Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher Elections Centre, Plymouth University Conservative Party (UK) 12 85.7 17 29 74.4 28,568 58.2 +2.9 Liberal Party (UK) 1 1 7.1 4 5 12.8 10,624 21.6 –5.4 Labour Party (UK) 1 1 7.1 4 5 12.8 9,629 19.6 +2.8 National Front (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 277 0.6 N/A Ward results Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections. Belfairs Belfairs Conservative Party (UK) G. Heath 2,472 69.3 +9.8 Liberal Party (UK) E. Griggs 671 18.8 –10.2 Labour Party (UK) A. Francis 422 11.8 +0.4 1,801 50.5 N/A 3,565 36.5 –7.5 9,756 Conservative Party (UK) 10.0 Blenheim Blenheim Conservative Party (UK) P. Bone 2,133 62.4 +1.7 Liberal Party (UK) T. Ray 658 19.2 –20.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Newman 505 14.8 N/A National Front (UK) P. Twomey 125 3.7 N/A 1,475 43.1 N/A 3,421 34.5 –3.8 9,917 Conservative Party (UK) 10.9 Chalkwell Chalkwell Conservative Party (UK) T. Murphy 2,581 67.9 +8.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. Keith 947 24.9 –6.5 Labour Party (UK) K. Leaman 275 7.2 –2.0 1,634 43.0 N/A 3,803 40.1 –2.6 9,485 Conservative Party (UK) 7.5 Eastwood Eastwood (2 seats due to by-election) Conservative Party (UK) I. Downie 2,295 56.8 Conservative Party (UK) V. Kaye 2,222 55.0 Liberal Party (UK) F. Heaffey 1,383 34.2 Liberal Party (UK) N. Goodman 1,362 33.7 Labour Party (UK) P. Griffiths 363 9.0 Labour Party (UK) B. Buitekant 254 6.3 ~4,039 44.1 9,159 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Leigh Leigh Liberal Party (UK) C. Titman* 2,519 49.2 –2.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Bohling 2,391 46.7 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) P. Harrison 208 4.1 –0.6 128 2.5 N/A 5,118 53.1 +2.4 9,635 Liberal Party (UK) 2.5 Milton Milton Conservative Party (UK) K. Cater 1,580 65.9 +7.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Waring 819 34.1 +7.8 761 31.8 N/A 2,399 31.7 +3.0 8,973 Conservative Party (UK) 0.1 Prittlewell Prittlewell Conservative Party (UK) L. Myers 1,845 43.5 –3.0 Liberal Party (UK) J. Hugill* 1,836 43.3 –10.2 Labour Party (UK) E. Wilson 557 13.1 N/A 9 0.2 N/A 4,238 42.0 +0.5 10,083 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 3.6 Shoebury Shoebury Conservative Party (UK) R. Levy 1,868 55.5 –4.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Jeffrey 1,138 33.8 –5.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. O'Neill 362 10.7 N/A 730 21.7 N/A 3,368 32.4 –4.0 10,400 Conservative Party (UK) 0.6 Southchurch Southchurch Conservative Party (UK) S. Bull* 2,096 74.0 –3.8 Labour Party (UK) H. Mapp 735 26.0 +3.8 1,361 48.1 N/A 2,831 29.2 –9.1 9,698 Conservative Party (UK) 3.8 St Lukes St Lukes Conservative Party (UK) R. Richmond* 1,234 48.0 +14.9 Labour Party (UK) N. Boorman 1,186 46.1 +10.8 National Front (UK) E. Jones 152 5.9 N/A 48 1.9 N/A 2,572 29.2 –3.1 8,803 Conservative Party (UK) 2.1 Thorpe Thorpe Conservative Party (UK) N. Moss* 2,741 84.7 +16.8 Labour Party (UK) K. Redmond 495 15.3 +3.7 2,246 69.4 N/A 3,236 34.4 –3.9 9,409 Conservative Party (UK) 6.6 Victoria Victoria Labour Party (UK) R. Kennedy 1,298 50.6 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Fuller 1,265 49.4 +10.4 33 1.3 N/A 2,563 26.3 –3.4 9,754 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 1.1 Westborough Westborough Conservative Party (UK) P. Winkley* 1,845 44.9 –2.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Hurst 1,374 33.5 +9.9 Liberal Party (UK) M. Lubel 886 21.6 –8.0 471 11.5 N/A 4,105 44.7 +1.9 9,190 Conservative Party (UK) 6.0 References Category:Southend-on-Sea Borough Council elections Southend-on-Sea Category:May 1978 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Essex