1978 Harlow District Council election

1978 Harlow District Council election[1][2]
4 May 1978
14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Liberal Conservative
Last election 35 4 3
Seats won 11 1 2
Seats after 33 5 4
Seat change 2 1 1
Popular vote 11,238 3,096 6,213
Percentage 54.4% 15.0% 30.1%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1978 Harlow District Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

The 1978 Harlow District Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

Election result

1978 Harlow local election result[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 11 0 0 2 78.6 54.4 11,238
  Conservative 2 0 0 1 14.3 30.1 6,213
  Liberal 1 0 0 1 7.1 15.0 3,096
  Communist 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 101

Ward results

Brays Grove

Brays Grove[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Howard 741 58.0%
Conservative G. Groves 429 33.6%
Liberal P. Naylor 108 8.5%
Turnout 37.7%
Labour hold

Hare Street and Town Centre

Hare Street and Town Centre[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Moore 714 64.0%
Conservative E. Atkins 276 24.8%
Liberal A. Merryweather 276 24.8%
Turnout 36.3%
Labour hold

Katherines With Sumner

Katherines With Sumner[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative C. Johnson 458 48.8%
Labour J. Lockhart 359 38.2%
Liberal D. Bardell 122 13.0%
Turnout 48.3%
Conservative gain from Labour

Kingsmoor

Kingsmoor[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Rowland 806 47.1%
Conservative L. Atkins 653 38.2%
Liberal L. Swanton 251 14.7%
Turnout 38.2%
Labour hold

Latton Bush

Latton Bush[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Edwards 1,058 57.3%
Conservative M. Robertson 668 36.2%
Liberal I. Wilson 119 6.4%
Turnout 44.1%
Labour hold

Little Parndon

Little Parndon[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Carter 1,066 54.2%
Conservative M. Bezdel 750 38.1%
Liberal D. Eldridge 150 7.6%
Turnout 45.3%
Labour hold

Mark Hall North

Mark Hall North[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour E. Morris 692 52.1%
Conservative P. Geller 529 39.8%
Liberal M. Ramsay 107 8.1%
Turnout 54.5%
Labour hold

Mark Hall South

Mark Hall South[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Anderson 971 61.5%
Conservative J. Geller 477 30.2%
Liberal J. Mercer 130 8.2%
Turnout 38.4%
Labour hold

Netteswell West

Netteswell West[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Gerrard 620 68.2%
Liberal P. Ramsay 289 31.8%
Turnout 35.8%
Labour hold

Old Harlow

Old Harlow[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative F. Smith 1,089 46.5%
Labour S. Firth 1,030 44.0%
Liberal J. Jacob 223 9.5%
Turnout 51.8%
Conservative hold

Passmores

Passmores[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Collyer 814 54.5%
Conservative M. Moore 463 31.0%
Liberal T. Owen 116 7.8%
Communist A. Booth 101 6.8%
Turnout 37.6%
Labour hold

Potter Street

Potter Street[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Bruce 791 72.8%
Liberal S. Ward 295 27.2%
Turnout 34.3%
Labour hold

Stewards

Stewards[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal P. McCallion 755 42.3%
Labour R. Didham 607 34.0%
Conservative H. Morris 421 23.6%
Turnout 44.9%
Liberal gain from Labour

Tye Green

Tye Green[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour B. Downie 969 76.0%
Liberal J. Wilson 306 24.0%
Turnout 32.7%
Labour hold

References

  1. ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1978". The Elections Centre.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Harlow District Council Election Results 1976-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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