1978 Croydon London Borough Council election
Appearance
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All 70 seats, in 27 wards in the London Borough of Croydon 36 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 41.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1]
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
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 56 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 80 | 59.8 | 7.0% | ||
Labour | 11 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 15.71 | 29.4 | 0.8% | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 7.7% | ||
Other parties | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.29 | 4.1 | 1.7% |
style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width:80%;" | 56 | 3 | style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width:15.7142857%;" | 11 |
Con | Others | Labour |
Ward results
Addiscombe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Ashburton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Bensham Manor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Beulah
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Broad Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Coulsdon East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Croham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul W. Rickards | 2,989 | |||
Conservative | Keith A. Wells | 2,922 | |||
Conservative | William N. Peet | 2,907 | |||
Labour | Wendy M. Holt | 698 | |||
Labour | Mary Jones | 673 | |||
Labour | Raymond G.M. Jones | 664 | |||
Liberal | Judith A. Stuart | 386 | |||
Liberal | Alan J. Hussey | 355 | |||
Liberal | John Hatherley | 349 | |||
Turnout | 41.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,217 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fairfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Fieldway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Heathfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Kenley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Monks Orchard
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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New Addington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Norbury
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Purley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Rylands
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Sanderstead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Selsdon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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South Norwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Spring Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Thornton Heath
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Upper Norwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Waddon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James J. Nea | 2,639 | |||
Conservative | Michael D. Wunn | 2,459 | |||
Conservative | Reginald H. Kent | 2,419 | |||
Labour | Alan Brett | 1682 | |||
Labour | Barry V. Bulled | 1655 | |||
Labour | Christopher Wright | 1512 | |||
Liberal | J. Scott | 242 | |||
Workers Revolutionary | J.E. Bean | 82 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
West Thornton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Whitehorse Manor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Woodcote & Coulsdon West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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Woodside
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
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References
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.