Croydon London Borough Council election, 1978

Croydon Council Election, 1978

4 May 1978

All 70 seats, in 27 wards in the London Borough of Croydon
36 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

41.6%

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Peter Bowness	Unknown	N/A
Party	Conservative	Labour	Other parties
Leader since	1976		N/A
Leader's seat	Spring Park		N/A
Seats before	47	20	3
Seats won	56	11	3
Seat change	9	9	0
Percentage	59.8%	29.4%	4.29%
Swing	7.0%	0.8%	1.7%

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

Croydon Council election result 1978
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	+/−
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%

↓
56	3	11
Con	Others	Labour

Ward results

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Ashburton

Ashburton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Beulah

Beulah (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Croham

Croham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Fairfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Fieldway

Fieldway (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Heathfield

Heathfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Kenley

Kenley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Monks Orchard

Monks Orchard (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

New Addington

New Addington (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Norbury

Norbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Purley

Purley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Rylands

Rylands (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Sanderstead

Sanderstead (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Selsdon

Selsdon (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Spring Park

Spring Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Waddon

Waddon (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James J. Nea	2639
	Conservative	Michael D. Wunn	2459
	Conservative	Reginald H. Kent	2419
	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

West Thornton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Woodcote & Coulsdon West

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

Woodside

Woodside (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±

References

↑ "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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