1978 Newham London Borough Council election

none May 2022 December 2020 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 1978Rallings Colin Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre 1993 PlymouthLondon Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978 https://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 London Datastore London County Council 13 July 2019London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Newham-1964-2010.pdf Elections Centre Plymouth University 13 July 2019 Labour Party (UK) 57 6 0 +6 62.5 Conservative Party (UK) 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) Labour Party (UK) Herbert Taylor 1,215 82.2 -9.0 Labour Party (UK) Derek Whitbread 1,132 N/A National Front (UK) David Newman 178 12.0 N/A National Front (UK) Frederick Adams 144 N/A Residents Association Ruth Lawrence 85 5.8 N/A Residents Association Gladys Potter 79 N/A 28.6 +9.2 5,529 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bemersyde Bemersyde (2) Labour Party (UK) Harry Bauckham 1,009 75.6 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) William Dunlop 903 N/A Residents Association Joan W. F. Vine 326 24.4 N/A Residents Association Clarice I. Youngman 313 N/A 26.6 +0.8 5,297 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Canning Town & Grange Canning Town & Grange (2) Labour Party (UK) Jack A. Hart 1,563 78.3 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) Michael G. Mecham 1,398 N/A National Front (UK) Maurice L. Baker 222 11.1 -13.5 Residents Association Patricia M. Parr 212 10.6 N/A Residents Association Brenda A. Lineker 187 N/A 29.4 +12.8 6,840 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Castle Castle (2) Labour Party (UK) Margaret D. Brown 1,092 54.7 +14.1 Labour Party (UK) Herbert G. Simpson 1,040 N/A Residents Association Alfred W. King 905 45.3 -14.1 Residents Association Sylvia M. L. Jones 895 N/A 25.2 +10.4 6,151 Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Central Central (2) Labour Party (UK) Sidney A. Elson 1,305 62.0 +5.6 Labour Party (UK) Henry E. L. Ronan 1,098 N/A Residents Association Margaret B. Layton 598 28.4 -12.2 Residents Association Herbert H. Martin 573 N/A National Front (UK) Diane J. Bell 202 9.6 N/A National Front (UK) Gloria Kestla 171 N/A 35.9 +12.9 6,232 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Custom House & Silvertown Custom House & Silvertown (3) Labour Party (UK) William A. Chapman 1,370 83.0 +9.2 Labour Party (UK) Julia C. I. Garfield 1,275 N/A Labour Party (UK) Thomas A. Jenkinson 1,186 N/A Residents Association Irene D. King 281 17.0 N/A Residents Association Leslie L. Pridham 239 N/A Residents Association Ronald Youngman 223 N/A 23.4 +4.8 8,326 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Forest Gate Forest Gate (3) Labour Party (UK) Stanley Hopwood 1,469 58.3 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) Kevin R. Mansell 1,383 N/A Labour Party (UK) Marjorie E. Helps 1,242 N/A Conservative Party (UK) David A. Amess 957 38.0 +14.2 Conservative Party (UK) Emily J. Short 838 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Luigi Peluso 820 N/A Residents Association Edward A. Fisher 92 3.7 N/A Residents Association Dorothy Collier 87 N/A Residents Association Gladys L. Bendall 86 N/A 28.7 +6.1 9,290 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Greatfield Greatfield (3) Residents Association Herbert Castle 1,759 46.6 -9.6 Residents Association Edwin G. Ray 1,685 N/A Residents Association Lesley Hall 1,634 N/A Labour Party (UK) Paul J. Charman 1,171 31.0 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) James W. Middleton 1,091 N/A Labour Party (UK) Louis G. Fox 1,086 N/A Conservative Party (UK) William G. Bell 846 22.4 +11.9 Conservative Party (UK) David C. Moor 731 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Joseph T. Smith 730 N/A 41.6 +10.5 9,188 Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Hudsons Hudsons (3) Labour Party (UK) Frederick J. Dance 1,261 61.0 -10.9 Labour Party (UK) Frederick C. Jones 1,234 N/A Labour Party (UK) Harold E. Fitzsimons 1,185 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Edward J. Oakes 416 20.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ethel A. Gibbons 384 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Doris C. Neville 373 N/A Residents Association Benjamin J. Davis 217 10.5 N/A National Front (UK) Sydney H. Palmer 172 8.3 -19.8 Residents Association Joan E. Lakey 69 N/A Residents Association Edward J. Oakes 60 N/A 26.6 -3.8 8,194 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kensington Kensington (2) Labour Party (UK) Kenneth C. Massey 1,387 54.8 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) John J. Plant 1,277 N/A Residents Association Eric A. R. Lonsdale 1,078 42.6 -3.9 Residents Association David A. Williams 1,052 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain John G. Grahl 67 2.6 N/A 44.1 +13.7 6,245 Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Little Ilford Little Ilford (3) Labour Party (UK) William H. Brown 1,328 66.7 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) Yvonne P. Clayden 1,317 N/A Labour Party (UK) John A. Kemp 1,268 N/A Residents Association Nicholas J. Biggadike 568 28.5 +1.6 Residents Association John P. Davis 529 N/A Residents Association James D. Smith 482 N/A Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) Michael A. Probin 96 4.8 N/A 19.1 +8.8 8,532 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Manor Park Manor Park (3) Labour Party (UK) Christopher J. Palme 1,667 53.1 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) Mildred A. Schofield 1,613 N/A Labour Party (UK) Amarjit Singh 1,567 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Henry J. F. Prendergast 1,224 39.0 +9.3 Conservative Party (UK) Cyril A. Rugg 1,146 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Michael J. Trebess 1,095 N/A National Front (UK) William J. Roberts 246 7.8 N/A National Front (UK) Donald S. Simons 233 N/A National Front (UK) Alan Pooley 221 N/A 37.8 +14.0 9,162 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Monega Monega (2) Labour Party (UK) Adrian N. P. Hall 1,268 55.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) Frederick E. York 1,160 N/A National Front (UK) Michael R. Morris 350 15.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Judith A. Warner 348 15.3 N/A Residents Association George V. S. Nottage 315 13.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ahmed E. Oomerjee 273 N/A Residents Association Edward T. Jones 173 N/A National Front (UK) Timothy S. Bennett 155 N/A 36.4 N/A 5,830 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) New Town New Town (2) Labour Party (UK) Margaret P. Olley 943 67.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ernest A. Stanton 919 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Barry W. Roberts 403 29.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) William J. Button 388 N/A Residents Association Frederick Fletcher 44 3.2 N/A Residents Association Simon V. McDonald 42 N/A 28.0 N/A 5,369 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ordnance Ordnance (2) Labour Party (UK) David J. Brand 924 84.8 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) Charles A. Flemwell 816 N/A Residents Association Francis C. Nicholson 166 15.2 N/A Residents Association Christopher E. Parr 130 N/A 22.7 N/A 5,093 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Park Park (3) Labour Party (UK) Ann Howlett 1,369 65.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) James G. Newstead 1,331 N/A Labour Party (UK) Sidney H. Smith 1,319 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Gerard Eldridge 723 34.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Brick 663 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Roger M. Barker-Green 633 N/A 25.4 N/A 9,221 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plaistow Plaistow (3) Labour Party (UK) Arthur F. G. Edwards 1,177 61.2 -3.6 Labour Party (UK) Michael Allum 1,149 N/A Labour Party (UK) John J. Haggerty 1,110 N/A Residents Association Michael L. Finch 745 38.8 +3.6 Residents Association Stanley Vine 524 N/A Residents Association Eleanor G. Walker 515 N/A 27.5 +4.7 7,820 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plashet Plashet (3) Labour Party (UK) Bill Watts 1,994 75.2 -10.5 Labour Party (UK) Arthur F. Wilson 1,900 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ernest Billups 1,794 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Ronald T. Hunt 658 24.8 +10.5 Conservative Party (UK) David R. Ratcliffe 607 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Dennis F. Privett 602 N/A 32.0 +9.8 9,371 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Stephens St Stephens (2) Labour Party (UK) Thomas Nolan 1,362 57.9 +9.6 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Palmer 793 N/A Residents Association Sylvia V. King 991 42.1 -9.6 Residents Association Rhona J. Smith 865 N/A 40.4 +11.1 6,095 Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association South South (3) Labour Party (UK) Joseph C. Taylor 1,206 55.5 -16.0 Labour Party (UK) Edward Daly 1,191 N/A Labour Party (UK) Margaret E. Philpott 1,126 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Deryn J. Buckley 649 29.9 +14.5 Conservative Party (UK) Frederick G. Turner 641 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Robert F. Williams 615 N/A National Front (UK) Brian W. Metz 200 9.2 -3.9 Residents Association Donald Bird 119 5.5 N/A Residents Association David E. Reader 112 N/A Residents Association John E.J. Major 95 N/A 29.5 +8.7 7,972 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stratford Stratford (2) Labour Party (UK) James C. Goldsmith 951 69.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) Raymond J. Lloyd 944 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Michael J. Bevis 271 19.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Crighton 266 N/A National Front (UK) Ronald Bock 102 7.5 N/A Residents Association Sheila D. Fisher 36 2.6 N/A Residents Association Elsa A. Fletcher 27 N/A 24.9 N/A 5,830 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Upton Upton (3) Labour Party (UK) John R. Clow 1,856 73.1 +15.9 Labour Party (UK) David A. Gilles 1,762 N/A Labour Party (UK) Liam A. Williams 1,761 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Brian S. Blanchard 683 26.9 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) Richard C. Strauss 662 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Hasmukh I. Patel 647 N/A 30.6 +10.6 9,370 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wall End Wall End (3) Labour Party (UK) Herbert T. Philpott 1,526 48.6 -5.1 Labour Party (UK) Timothy M. O'Connor 1,461 N/A Labour Party (UK) John Clark 1,395 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. J. Sutton 890 14.8 +13.5 Conservative Party (UK) Donald MacIver 802 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Angela M. Wotherspoon 723 N/A Residents Association Frederick Bates 484 15.4 -16.0 Residents Association Joseph B. Gilchrist 476 N/A Residents Association Harry Storer 438 N/A National Front (UK) John Tucker 240 7.6 N/A 36.4 +13.5 9,028 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Ham West Ham (2) Labour Party (UK) Alfred T. Dickerson 1,079 68.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Peter J. Undrill 1,006 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Betty J. Hunt 255 16.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Louise C. Short 246 N/A National Front (UK) Carol A. Armond 187 11.9 N/A National Front (UK) Raymond Carne 176 N/A Residents Association Annie L. Lewis 55 3.5 N/A Residents Association Jacqueline Lawther 40 N/A 24.9 N/A 6,775 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) By-elections between 1978 and 1982 Central Central by-election, 8 November 1979London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1982 https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1982-5-6.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114315/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1982-5-6.pdf dead 2 April 2015 London Datastore London County Council 22 July 2019 Labour Party (UK) Christopher J. McLoughlin 872 48.7 -13.3 Liberal Party (UK) David J. Corney 574 32.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Donald MacIver 162 9.0 N/A Residents Association Herbert H. Martin 155 8.7 -19.7 Socialist Current Organisation Margaret R. Boukerou 28 1.6 N/A 298 16.7 N/A 28.4 -7.5 6,349 Labour Party (UK) The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Henry E. L. Ronan. South South by-election, 8 November 1979 Labour Party (UK) Leonard D. Manley 792 58.6 +3.1 Residents Association Francis C. Nicholson 233 17.2 +11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Cedric A. Day 197 15.1 -14.8 Independent Socialist David T. Grainger 79 6.1 N/A National Front (United Kingdom) Carol A. Armond 50 3.8 -5.4 559 41.4 N/A 17.6 -11.9 7,674 Labour Party (UK) The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joseph C. Taylor. Castle Castle by-election, 27 March 1980 Labour Party (UK) John A. McAulay 956 57.7 +3.0 Residents Association Alfred W. R. King 553 33.4 -11.9 Conservative Party (UK) Peter J. Doe 147 8.9 N/A 403 24.3 N/A 25.6 +0.4 6,501 Labour Party (UK) The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Herbert G. Simpson. Central Central by-election, 15 May 1980 Labour Party (UK) Alan Mattingly 1,050 50.8 -11.2 Liberal Party (UK) David J. Corney 815 39.3 N/A Residents Association Francis C. Nicholson 123 5.9 -22.5 Conservative Party (UK) Donald MacIver 83 4.0 N/A 235 11.5 N/A 33.2 -2.7 6,247 Labour Party (UK) The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Sidney A. Elson. Wall End Wall End by-election, 15 May 1980 Labour Party (UK) Sarah J. Reeves 1,282 61.2 +12.6 Conservative Party (UK) Damian P. J. Sutton 451 21.5 +6.7 Residents Association Stanley Vine 209 10.0 -5.4 Liberal Party (UK) Christopher M. Hill 153 7.3 N/A 831 39.7 N/A 24.1 -5.4 8,722 Labour Party (UK) The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John Clark. References 1978 Category:1978 London Borough council elections