1978 Islington London Borough Council election

none 1978 05 04 yes 1978 Islington London Borough Council election London parliamentary 1974 1974 Islington London Borough Council election 1982 Islington London Borough Council election 1982 All 52 council seats up for election 27 117,884 38.7% Council control Labour Council control after election Labour Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour and Co-operative Party National Front (UK) 52 48 12 54,262 49.62% 42,014 38.42% 1,804 1.65% 6,149 5.62% 2 2 2 2 0 seats, 0 seats, 0 60 seats, 0 0 0 seatsMarch 2015 March 2015 The 1978 Islington Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. Background Since the last election, the council had changed the boundaries of their wards as such: Changes to wards from 1974 to 1978 Ward1974 election1978 electionBunhill2 seats3 seatsCanonbury4 seatsWard dividedCanonbury EastPart of Canonbury Ward2 seatsCanonbury WestPart of Canonbury Ward2 seatsGillespieDidn't exist2 seatsHighbury4 seats3 seatsHighview3 seats2 seatsHolloway4 seats3 seatsJunction4 seats3 seatsMildmay4 seats3 seatsParkway3 seatsWard abolishedPentonville3 seatsWard abolishedQuadrant4 seats2 seatsStation2 seatsWard AbolishedSussexDidn't exist2 seatsTollingtonDidn't exist3 seats Overall the size of the council shrunk by 8, going from 60 councillors to 52 councillors Election result 1978 Islington Borough Council electionhttps://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091850/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf dead 2 April 2015 28 Nov 2023 London Datastore Greater London Council London Borough Council Elections - 4 May 1987 51–53, 126–127https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Islington-1964-2010.pdf 24 Nov 2023 London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010 electionscentre.co.uk Plymouth University 8–9 Labour Party (UK) 48 9 17 92.31 8 49.62 54,262 yesConservative Party (UK) 2 2 0 2 3.84 38.42 42,014Labour and Co-operative Party 2 2 0 2 3.84 1.65 1,804 yesNational Front (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 5.62 6,149Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 2.22 2,426Independent politician 0 0 0 0.00 1.20 1,315Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0.00 0.67 731Socialist Unity (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 0.55 603Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 0.04 4652 109,350 Ward results (*) - Represents an incumbent candidate (‡) - Represents an incumbent from a ward that was split into two separate wards Barnsbury Barnsbury (3)1,257 Christopher R. Smith Labour Party (UK)1,235 Cecilia McAskill Labour Party (UK)1,221 Alexander J. Farrell Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) John D.E. Gallagher 923Conservative Party (UK) Gillian A. Gallagher 915Conservative Party (UK) George B. Skelly 882National Front (UK) Lawrence O'Brien 171National Front (UK) Arthur R. Jupp 164National Front (UK) Frederick G. Atkin 163Liberal Party (UK) John W. Hamilton 132Liberal Party (UK) David J. Trillo 115Communist Party of Great Britain Maria Loftus 107 6,35542.2Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Bunhill Bunhill (3)1,338 George A.W. Ives* Labour Party (UK)1,326 Edna K. Browning* Labour Party (UK)1,317 Christie Payne Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Peter H. Britten 1,110Conservative Party (UK) Patricia M. Robertson 1,070Conservative Party (UK) John G. Watson 1,049National Front (UK) Joseph Cohen 257National Front (UK) Frank A. Benson 247National Front (UK) Gordon H. Shergold 237Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) Kay G. Wrightson 46 7,13540.1Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Canonbury East Canonbury East (2)801 Ernest J.W. Bayliss‡ Labour Party (UK)708 Labour Party (UK) Sybil P. JamesConservative Party (UK) Nicholas B. Baile 462Conservative Party (UK) George H.C. Bennett 450National Front (UK) Leslie A. Powell 109National Front (UK) John R. Smith 99Liberal Party (UK) John P. Hudson 76Liberal Party (UK) John H. Marshall 50 4,24934.6Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Canonbury West Canonbury West (2)865 Audrey Bayliss Labour Party (UK)853 Colin S. Miller Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Alan J.M. Reese 820Labour Party (UK) Frederick W.H. Sandford 766Liberal Party (UK) Patricia M. Duncan 146Liberal Party (UK) Philip G. Watkins 126National Front (UK) Colin Woolgrove 104National Front (UK) Robert Woolgrove 87 4,68942.9Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Clerkenwell Clerkenwell (3)1,224 David Hyams* Labour Party (UK)1,088 Doris K.A. Rogers Labour Party (UK)1,083 Gerald D. Southgate* Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Donald W. Bromfield 1,082Conservative Party (UK) Rita M. Bromfield 1,033Conservative Party (UK) Stanley W. Morris 969National Front (UK) Michael Harris 238National Front (UK) Richard Chambers 235National Front (UK) Edward Wilcox 191Liberal Party (UK) Colin A. Muntzer 156 7,80435.3Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Gillespie Gillespie (2)864 Patricia A. Bradbury Labour Party (UK)814 Carol O'Brien Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Nigel J. Bradley 616Conservative Party (UK) Marie B.T. Philipsz 499Liberal Party (UK) Margot J. Dunn 127Liberal Party (UK) Niranjian S. Mukherjee 111National Front (UK) Stephen Boon 63National Front (UK) Henry Green 51Communist Party of Great Britain Sarah J. Benton 44 4,56238.8Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Highbury Highbury (3)1,537 Patricia Brown* Labour Party (UK)1,414 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Morris1,371 Catherine S. Powloski Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Simon R. Matthews 1,179Conservative Party (UK) Christina F. Rooke 1,104Conservative Party (UK) Alan N. Spinney 1,082National Front (UK) Anthony W. Perry 129National Front (UK) Anthony R. Wood 127National Front (UK) Rory A. Bevan 126Liberal Party (UK) Muriel Pidcock 122Liberal Party (UK) Michael R. Shipman 116Liberal Party (UK) Arthur W.R. Capel 112 7,26843.0Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Highview Highview (2)746 James C. Evans* Labour Party (UK)643 Labour Party (UK) Patrick SheeranConservative Party (UK) Sheilagh M. Barrett 572Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Gerrard-Reynolds 544Socialist Unity (UK) Michael A. Sullivan 115Socialist Unity (UK) James Gosling 105National Front (UK) Harry Fenton 48Liberal Party (UK) Lorna M. James 46National Front (UK) Irene McCleod 45Liberal Party (UK) Ruth C. Smith 36 4,21237.9Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Hillmarton Hillmarton (2)987 Arthur L. Bell* Labour Party (UK)881 Crispin R. St. Hill Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) George H. Leeson 768Conservative Party (UK) Roy P.C. Taft 714National Front (UK) Terence F. Savage 120National Front (UK) George Wilson 86Communist Party of Great Britain Margaret S. Beardon 65 5,21238.8Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Hillrise Hillrise (3)858 Mary McCann* Labour Party (UK)843 Neil D. Kerr Conservative Party (UK)819 John Barnes Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Jack Lethbridge 808Conservative Party (UK) Roman Kowalski 792Conservative Party (UK) Timothy S.K. Yeo 730Socialist Unity (UK) Kathryn Adams 110Socialist Unity (UK) Michael P. Simpson 97National Front (UK) Harold A. Farey 44National Front (UK) John J. Taylor 40National Front (UK) William Hall 34 5,20737.4Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Holloway Holloway (3)1,065 Patrick E. Haynes* Labour Party (UK)1,021 William J.D. Moroney* Labour Party (UK)983 Edward Holroyd-Doveton* Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Anne V. Bradley 575Conservative Party (UK) William H. Giles 573Conservative Party (UK) Merryl S. Cave 545National Front (UK) Sidney A. Chaney 146National Front (UK) George W. Gilder 134National Front (UK) Shaun P. Bowdidge 123 6,01933.5Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Junction Junction (3)1,504 Christopher M.B. King Labour Party (UK)1,439 Catherine D. Kaplinsky Labour Party (UK)1,402 Mark S.B. Van de Weyer* Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) David J. Nicholson 1,088Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Sayeed 986Conservative Party (UK) Michael D.X. Portillo 980National Front (UK) Clifford NF Baker 97National Front (UK) Anthony J. Hedge 97National Front (UK) Ian Binnie 96 6,42844.2Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Mildmay Mildmay (3)1,489 Marjorie A. Ogilvy-Webb Labour Party (UK)1,442 Jane L. Streather Labour Party (UK)Valerie A. Veness 1,383 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Anne Felton-Gerber 1,037Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth M. Carlson 1,032Conservative Party (UK) James A. Rooke 989Independent politician Terence B. Hernstead 210National Front (UK) Sandra McKenzie 209National Front (UK) Alan B. Butler 202National Front (UK) Derek J. McGranaghan 202Independent politician Lawrence O'Shea 182Independent politician John C. Score 165Liberal Party (UK) Raymond C. James 150Liberal Party (UK) Jannette Dawson 147Liberal Party (UK) Peter Murphy 134Communist Party of Great Britain William J. Norris 76 8,46746.9Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Quadrant Quadrant (2)1,179 Anthony J. Mooney Labour Party (UK)1,149 Janet B. Gibson Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Arthur H.S. Hull 901Conservative Party (UK) Marion J. Pike 872National Front (UK) David F. Hammond 190National Front (UK) Gordon W. Strange 157 5,76443.0Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St George's St George's (3)1,199 David J. Davies* Labour Party (UK)1,182 Gerrard F. Flynn Labour Party (UK)1,169 Philomena Kershaw Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth E.J. Graham 1,104Conservative Party (UK) Albert V. Hiam 1,030Conservative Party (UK) Edmund N.T. Tickell 1,005Communist Party of Great Britain Angela Mason 212National Front (UK) Andrew Desmond 135National Front (UK) Terry List 112National Front (UK) Thomas Pollard 99 7,29137.5Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Mary St Mary (3)1,027 Alan Pedrick Labour Party (UK)990 Donald B. Hoodless* Labour Party (UK)981 Ian S. Wilson Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Alistair R. Goobey 823Conservative Party (UK) Christopher C. McCann 772Conservative Party (UK) Michael A. Kuhn 744Communist Party of Great Britain Marie Betteridge 196National Front (UK) Richard B. Hughes 161National Front (UK) Richard J. Tiley 123National Front (UK) Alfred J. Aldris 119Liberal Party (UK) Alison J. Norman 119Liberal Party (UK) Ronald E. Sanderson 87 6,01737.7Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Peter St Peter (3)1,188 Anne L. Page* Labour Party (UK)1,063 Christopher J. Pryce Labour Party (UK)1,014 Labour Party (UK) Martin P. Reynolds*Conservative Party (UK) Francis M. Haddon-Cave 958Conservative Party (UK) Rupert M. Stephenson 955Conservative Party (UK) Marten G. Tasker 947Liberal Party (UK) William A.A. Bearnish 160Liberal Party (UK) Norma Heigham 158National Front (UK) David Faulkner 153National Front (UK) Leonard Dark 147National Front (UK) David Tedder 141Communist Party of Great Britain Edward C. Archer 107 7,22836.7Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Sussex Sussex (2)887 Ellen M. Brosnan Labour Party (UK)781 Henry J. Reid Labour and Co-operative PartyConservative Party (UK) Anthony B. Anderson 381Conservative Party (UK) Nigel M. Cumber 354National Front (UK) Ian J. Macarthur 70National Front (UK) Graham P. Southern 51 3,75738.4Labour Party (UK)Labour and Co-operative Party Thornhill Thornhill (2)777 Margaret Pitt Labour Party (UK)736 Margaret Watson Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Terence P. Kelly 521Conservative Party (UK) Marina Y. Oliver 500Independent politician Frederick Johns 388Independent politician Timothy F. Finch 334Independent politician Richard D. Gilbey 36 4,28942.2Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Tollington Tollington (3)Arthur G. Smith 1,027 Labour Party (UK)1,023 Andrew Carty Labour and Co-operative Party989 Rose L. Evans Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Edward F. Bull 455Conservative Party (UK) Martyn D.M. Berkin 434Conservative Party (UK) Abdul A. Siddiqui 392National Front (UK) Frederick Shepherd 100Socialist Unity (UK) Diana Udall 97National Front (UK) Keith Squire 83Socialist Unity (UK) Adrian E. Yeeles 79National Front (UK) Mark Squire 77 5,93131.4Labour Party (UK)Labour and Co-operative PartyLabour Party (UK) References 1978 Category:1978 London Borough council elections