1978 Croydon London Borough Council election

1978 local election in England March 2015 March 2015 Croydon Council Election, 1978 parliamentary no 1974 Croydon London Borough Council election 1974 4 May 1978 1982 Croydon London Borough Council election 1982 All 70 seats, in 27 wards in the London Borough of Croydon 36 41.6% Peter Bowness 1976 Conservative Party (UK) Spring Park 56 47 9 59.8% 7.0% Unknown Labour Party (UK) 11 20 9 29.4% 0.8% N/A Other parties N/A N/A 3 3 0 4.29% 1.7% Croydon London UK local election 1978 map.svg 330px Map of the results of the 1978 Croydon Council election. Leader of the Council Elected Leader Peter Bowness Conservative Party (UK) Peter Bowness Conservative Party (UK) The 1978 Croydon Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978 https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf London Datastore Greater London Council 29 March 2015 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091850/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf dead Background This was the first election to Croydon Council since 1974. This was the first election fought on new boundaries, and the first without Aldermen, increasing the total number of Councillors from 60 to 70. Election result Croydon Council election result 1978 Conservative Party (UK) 56 9 0 9 80.0 59.8 7.0 Labour Party (UK) 11 0 9 9 15.71 29.4 0.8 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.6 7.7 Other parties 3 0 0 0 4.29 4.1 1.7 + ↓ 56 3 11 Conservative Party (UK) Con #616161 Others Labour Party (UK) Labour Ward results Addiscombe Addiscombe (3) Conservative Party (UK) Muriel C. Elliott 2,461 Conservative Party (UK) Dennis F. Todd 2,426 Conservative Party (UK) Megan Holt-Thomas 2,393 Labour Party (UK) James L. Walker, J.P. 2,041 Labour Party (UK) Robert J. Irwin 2,038 Labour Party (UK) Michael Cohen 2,021 Liberal Party (UK) Martin D. Patrick 271 Liberal Party (UK) Peter D. Rees 270 Liberal Party (UK) Brenda A. Piesing 246 352 48.5 2.5 10,744 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ashburton Ashburton (2) Conservative Party (UK) William H. Simpson 2,038 Conservative Party (UK) Donald J. Sutton 1,851 Labour Party (UK) Frank D. J. Bailey 805 Labour Party (UK) Dennis W. Finch 770 Liberal Party (UK) Leslie A. Christie 230 Liberal Party (UK) Barry Foster 206 1,046 45.1 6,972 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bensham Manor Bensham Manor (3) Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Bourne 2,137 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald J. Bowker 2,111 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher B. Wesson 1,950 Labour Party (UK) Ralph W. Attoe 1,940 Labour Party (UK) Amrit P. Devesar 1,879 Labour Party (UK) Joseph K. Towns 1,852 Liberal Party (UK) Michael J. Walker 316 Liberal Party (UK) Peter J. McCarthy 309 Liberal Party (UK) Sarah V. Walker 281 10 43.3 5.1 10,988 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Beulah Beulah (2) Conservative Party (UK) Philomena M. Drummond-Brown 1,993 Conservative Party (UK) Klemens E. Zdanowicz 1,849 Labour Party (UK) Doris L. George 652 Labour Party (UK) William H. R. Johnson 596 Liberal Party (UK) Brigid M. Hurn 171 Liberal Party (UK) Peter W. Austin 1,197 42.1 6,988 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Broad Green Broad Green (3) Labour Party (UK) James A. Keeling 1,708 Labour Party (UK) Ann Watson, J.P. 1,700 Labour Party (UK) Michael Warne 1,694 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher N. P. Lewis 1,316 Conservative Party (UK) Rosemary P. Tomlin 1,304 Conservative Party (UK) Joseph P. Szadlo 1,177 Liberal Party (UK) Joan H. Leck 305 Liberal Party (UK) Roger W. Stephens 279 Liberal Party (UK) Gwendoline M. Luxford 274 378 37.9 3.1 9,624 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Coulsdon East Coulsdon East (3) Conservative Party (UK) Stanley E. Littlechild 2,613 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela A. M. Little 2,563 Conservative Party (UK) Martin A. Levie 2,451 Liberal Party (UK) Jean R. Douglas 556 Liberal Party (UK) John M. Payne 554 Liberal Party (UK) Raymond G. Abdey 503 Labour Party (UK) Jean Barlow 434 Labour Party (UK) John M. Dunning 421 Labour Party (UK) Leslie E. Deane 419 1,895 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Croham Croham (3) Conservative Party (UK) Paul W. Rickards 2,989 Conservative Party (UK) Keith A. Wells 2,922 Conservative Party (UK) William N. Peet 2,907 Labour Party (UK) Wendy M. Holt 698 Labour Party (UK) Mary Jones 673 Labour Party (UK) Raymond G. M. Jones 664 Liberal Party (UK) Judith A. Stuart 386 Liberal Party (UK) Alan J. Hussey 355 Liberal Party (UK) John Hatherley 349 41.1 10,217 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Fairfield Fairfield (3) Conservative Party (UK) Robert W. Coatman, J.P. 3,445 Conservative Party (UK) John L. Aston, J.P. 3,436 Conservative Party (UK) Peter R. Gilham 3,320 Labour Party (UK) Mary E. Curson 925 Labour Party (UK) Iain K. Forbes 864 Labour Party (UK) Steven Worley 831 Liberal Party (UK) John F. Chandler 334 Liberal Party (UK) Margaret Slade 322 Liberal Party (UK) Kathleen J. Walker 288 2,395 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Fieldway Fieldway (2) Labour Co-operative David F. White 1,279 Labour Co-operative Mary M. Walker 1,264 Conservative Party (UK) Roy T. Miller 581 Conservative Party (UK) Richard E. Gayler 558 683 Labour Co-operative Labour Co-operative Heathfield Heathfield (3) Conservative Party (UK) Richard F. Pannett 3,017 Conservative Party (UK) John Parfitt 2,958 Conservative Party (UK) Mary M. H. Horden 2,946 Labour Party (UK) David L. Meen 633 Labour Party (UK) Bernard E. A. Evans 618 Labour Party (UK) Andrew M. S. Ward 583 Liberal Party (UK) Robert J. Williams 262 Liberal Party (UK) John W. Hardy 244 Liberal Party (UK) David A. Leck 225 2,313 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kenley Kenley (2) Conservative Party (UK) Margaret E. Campbell 1,905 Conservative Party (UK) Brian G. Smith 1,806 Labour Party (UK) Stephen E. Smart 355 Labour Party (UK) Colin F. Whelton 314 Liberal Party (UK) Richard L. Dawson 249 Liberal Party (UK) Norman McLeod 244 Independent politician Kenneth P. Dulieu 201 1,451 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Monks Orchard Monks Orchard (2) Conservative Party (UK) Albert W. Elliott 1,951 Conservative Party (UK) Derek R. Loughborough 1,929 Independent politician Kenneth R. Brown 1,293 Independent politician Hugh W. Allardyce 1,269 Labour Party (UK) John C. Barlow 406 Labour Party (UK) Edna Briscoe 366 636 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) New Addington New Addington (3) Labour Party (UK) Reginald J. Page, J.P. 1,880 Labour Party (UK) Trevor J. Laffin 1,719 Labour Party (UK) Peter J. Walker 1,686 Conservative Party (UK) Alfred J. Doherty 890 Conservative Party (UK) Norah W. Beck 841 Conservative Party (UK) Adrian A. Bray 836 National Front (UK) Peter T. Robinson 194 National Front (UK) Brian A. Eve 173 National Front (UK) Roland Dummer 154 Liberal Party (UK) Frances M. Williams 137 796 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Norbury Norbury (3) Conservative Party (UK) Colin Johnston 2,281 Conservative Party (UK) Keith M. B. Munro 2,256 Conservative Party (UK) Michael D. O'Mahony 2,223 Labour Party (UK) Christopher C. Gibbons 925 Labour Party (UK) Shantilal L. H. Shah 854 Labour Co-operative Maureen E. Tullett 837 Liberal Party (UK) Leo C. E. Held 247 Liberal Party (UK) Michael J. Walker 223 Liberal Party (UK) Josephine M. Croton 222 1,298 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Purley Purley (3) Conservative Party (UK) Peter J. F. Macdonald 3,207 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline M. C. Baker 3,181 Conservative Party (UK) George A. Smith 3,154 Labour Party (UK) Kevin W. Allen 614 Labour Party (UK) Timothy E. Lamport 603 Labour Party (UK) Ursula Alexis 585 2,540 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rylands Rylands (2) Conservative Party (UK) John C. Mann 1,343 Conservative Party (UK) Richard M. Wevill 1,222 Labour Party (UK) Stephen J. Bill 1,140 Labour Party (UK) Patricia F. L. Knight 1,092 Liberal Party (UK) Michael Bethell 133 Liberal Party (UK) Maurice E. Pache 118 82 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sanderstead Sanderstead (2) Conservative Party (UK) David N. Bowen 2,823 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald W. Haskins 2,819 Liberal Party (UK) Trevor J. Barker 352 Liberal Party (UK) June C. Duffelen 352 Labour Party (UK) Edward L. Hall 300 Labour Party (UK) Eileen E. Daisley, J.P. 298 2,467 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Selsdon Selsdon (2) Conservative Party (UK) Donald J. Johnson 2,269 Conservative Party (UK) Ian L. Aarons 2,243 Liberal Party (UK) Christina M. Forrest 562 Liberal Party (UK) Michael J. Thomas 550 Labour Party (UK) David G. Taylor 295 Labour Party (UK) John A. E. Beamish-Crooke 286 1,681 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South Norwood South Norwood (3) Conservative Party (UK) Beryl Saunders 1,899 Conservative Party (UK) Paul A. Saunders 1,889 Conservative Party (UK) Eileen J. Longhorn 1,838 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Byrne 1,038 Labour Party (UK) Valerie L. Simanowitz 998 Labour Party (UK) Alun W. Jones 978 Liberal Party (UK) John R. Holoway 242 Liberal Party (UK) Yvonne L. Cattermole 205 Liberal Party (UK) Alan Taylor 193 800 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Spring Park Spring Park (2) Conservative Party (UK) Peter S. Bowness 3,189 Conservative Party (UK) Denis E. Perry 3,167 Labour Party (UK) Alan C. Lord 661 Labour Party (UK) Frederick W. Bean 644 Liberal Party (UK) Roy A. Lightwing 354 Liberal Party (UK) Patricia M. Boreham 294 2,506 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Thornton Heath Thornton Heath (3) Residents Association John G. Davies 2,283 Residents Association William Blackwood 2,265 Residents Association Gordon Poluck 2,198 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth J. Kinnard 1,296 Labour Party (UK) Susan E. Lord 1,243 Labour Party (UK) Mushtaq Ahmad 1,145 902 Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Upper Norwood Upper Norwood (2) Conservative Party (UK) Margaret C. V. Parfitt, J.P. 1,695 Conservative Party (UK) Phyllis A. Stelling 1,617 Labour Party (UK) Keith M. Roberts 832 Labour Party (UK) Susan E. Johnson 809 Liberal Party (UK) Leo C. E. Held, J.P. 226 785 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Waddon Waddon (3) Conservative Party (UK) James J. Nea 2,639 Conservative Party (UK) Michael D. Wunn 2,459 Conservative Party (UK) Reginald H. Kent 2,419 Labour Party (UK) Alan Brett 1,682 Labour Party (UK) Barry V. Bulled 1,655 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Wright 1,512 Liberal Party (UK) J. Scott 242 Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) J.E. Bean 82 453 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Thornton West Thornton (3) Conservative Party (UK) Yvonne A. L. Stewart 2,017 Conservative Party (UK) Ernest G. Noad 1,923 Conservative Party (UK) Iris S. Rodda 1,878 Labour Party (UK) Stanley J. Boden 1,788 Labour Party (UK) Michael P. Rix 1,733 Labour Co-operative Bernadette R. Supiramaniam 1,457 Liberal Party (UK) William H. Pitt 490 Liberal Party (UK) Janet R. Pitt 452 Liberal Party (UK) David R. Dayus 388 90 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Whitehorse Manor Whitehorse Manor (3) Labour Party (UK) George E. Mitchell, J.P. 1,509 Labour Party (UK) Robert T. Bishop 1,508 Labour Party (UK) Stanley L. Eaton 1,436 Conservative Party (UK) Denis V. Read 1,360 Conservative Party (UK) Julia A. Wood 1,330 Conservative Party (UK) Hugh J. A. Sawyer 1,324 76 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Woodcote & Coulsdon West Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3) Conservative Party (UK) Alan K. Carey 3,342 Conservative Party (UK) Richard D. May 3,332 Conservative Party (UK) Maurice A. Fowler 3,274 Liberal Party (UK) Margaret R. A. Billenness, J.P. 630 Liberal Party (UK) Trevor J. Austin 560 Liberal Party (UK) John P. Callen 553 Labour Party (UK) Roger M. Burgess 358 Labour Party (UK) Sarah A. Bolsover 357 Labour Party (UK) Sheila D. Poole 300 2,644 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Woodside Woodside (2) Conservative Party (UK) David L. Congdon 1,440 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen G. Ghero 1,171 Labour Party (UK) Robert B. Fenton 955 Labour Co-operative Sinnathamby Supiramaniam 624 Liberal Party (UK) Anthony J. Cattermole 187 Liberal Party (UK) Surendrakumar I. Patel 105 216 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References 1978 Category:1978 London Borough council elections