1978 Cambridge City Council election

1978 English local election 1978 Cambridge City Council election Cambridgeshire parliamentary 1976 Cambridge City Council election 1976 1978 5 4 y 1979 Cambridge City Council election 1979 14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council 22 38.6% (3.9%) 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 24 seats, 50.2% 7 22 2 14,262 46.4% 3.8% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 16 seats, 39.2% 6 17 1 12,304 40.1% 0.9% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 2 seats, 9.1% 0 2 2,295 7.5% 1.6% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician N/A 1 1 1 1,776 5.8% N/A Cambridge UK ward map 1978.svg Winner of each seat at the 1978 Cambridge City Council election Council control Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1978 Cambridge City Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Cambridge-1973-2012.pdf Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012 18 September 2023 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University This was on the same day as other local elections across England. Summary Election result 1978 Cambridge City Council election Conservative Party (UK) 7 2 50.0 15 22 52.4 14,262 46.4 –3.8 Labour Party (UK) 6 1 42.9 11 17 40.5 12,304 40.1 +0.9 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0.0 2 2 4.8 2,295 7.5 –1.6 Independent politician 1 1 7.1 0 1 2.4 1,776 5.8 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 79 0.3 –0.1 Ward results Abbey Abbey Labour Party (UK) Alec Molt* 830 67.1 +14.9 Conservative Party (UK) Edna Jones 407 32.9 –3.4 423 34.2 N/A 1,237 26.6 –5.0 4,647 Labour Party (UK) 9.2 Arbury Arbury Labour Party (UK) Barbara May 1,314 53.7 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Jones 1,135 46.3 –2.2 179 7.3 N/A 2,449 43.5 –1.9 5,632 Labour Party (UK) 2.2 Castle Castle Conservative Party (UK) George Reid* 1,082 44.0 –16.8 Labour Party (UK) Richard Kimber 842 34.2 –5.0 Liberal Party (UK) Andrew Gore 537 21.8 N/A 240 9.8 N/A 2,461 41.3 –3.5 5,953 Conservative Party (UK) 5.9 Cherry Hinton Cherry Hinton Conservative Party (UK) Colin Barker 1,321 52.0 –3.3 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Carter 1,217 48.0 +3.3 104 4.0 N/A 2,538 48.0 +2.3 5,284 Conservative Party (UK) 3.3 Coleridge Coleridge Conservative Party (UK) Charles Seagrove 979 48.5 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) James Curley 860 42.6 +3.3 Liberal Party (UK) Philip Mitchell 178 8.8 –5.5 119 5.9 N/A 2,017 39.0 –8.3 5,168 Conservative Party (UK) 0.6 East Chesterton East Chesterton Conservative Party (UK) Sidney Miller* 1,277 58.3 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) Richard Wall 912 41.7 –0.1 365 16.7 N/A 2,189 34.6 –4.7 6,332 Conservative Party (UK) 0.1 Kings Hedges Kings Hedges Labour Party (UK) Philip Geoghan* 793 56.2 –0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Mackenzie 474 33.6 –9.3 Liberal Party (UK) Brian Badcock 145 10.3 N/A 319 22.6 N/A 1,412 34.6 –12.8 4,083 Labour Party (UK) 4.2 Market Market Independent politician Margaret Reiss 1,776 71.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Graham Edwards* 718 28.8 +4.0 1,058 42.4 N/A 2,494 38.5 –0.2 6,473 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Newnham Newnham Labour Party (UK) Wendy Nicol 1,501 49.1 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Ella Craigie 987 32.3 –5.8 Liberal Party (UK) Anthony Waite 567 18.6 –0.8 514 16.8 N/A 3,055 44.9 +0.1 6,809 Labour Party (UK) 6.2 Petersfield Petersfield Labour Party (UK) Frank Gawthrop 1,218 49.9 +9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Elaine Wheatley* 1,022 41.9 +1.0 Liberal Party (UK) Keith Edkins 201 8.2 N/A 196 8.0 N/A 2,441 40.0 +2.1 6,101 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 4.1 Queens Edith Queens Edith Conservative Party (UK) James Johnson* 1,569 70.3 +12.4 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Dartford 663 29.7 +8.3 906 40.6 N/A 2,232 36.5 –10.4 6,114 Conservative Party (UK) 2.1 Romsey Romsey Labour Party (UK) Terence Sweeney* 989 49.4 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Robinson 601 30.0 –2.9 Liberal Party (UK) Alan Charlesworth 380 19.0 –2.8 Communist Party of Great Britain Julian Chaloner 31 1.5 N/A 388 19.4 N/A 2,001 35.0 –1.2 5,722 Labour Party (UK) 3.6 Trumpington Trumpington Conservative Party (UK) Millicent Suckling* 1,406 62.1 –5.1 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Watts 524 23.1 –9.7 Liberal Party (UK) David Green 287 12.7 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain David Mourton 48 2.1 N/A 882 38.9 N/A 2,265 38.5 –5.7 5,880 Conservative Party (UK) 2.3 West Chesterton West Chesterton Conservative Party (UK) Chris Gough-Goodman* 1,284 66.7 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) Richard Overy 641 33.3 –5.9 643 33.4 N/A 1,925 36.2 –5.4 5,318 Conservative Party (UK) 5.9 References Category:Cambridge City Council elections Cambridge Category:May 1978 in the United Kingdom Category:1970s in Cambridgeshire