1978 Redbridge London Borough Council election

The 1978 Redbridge Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Redbridge 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

Election result

Ward results

Aldborough

Aldborough (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Lovell	2,039
	Conservative	Graham Borrott	2,024
	Conservative	Ernest Watts	2,010
	Labour	Walter Finesilver	1,350
	Labour	Alan Hughes	1,329
	Labour	John Ryder	1,251
	Liberal	Andrew Barnett	203
	Liberal	Philip Ximenez	155
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Barkingside

Barkingside (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Bridge

Bridge (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Chadwell

Chadwell (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Church End

Church End (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Clayhall

Clayhall (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Clementswood

Clementswood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Cranbrook

Cranbrook (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Fairlop

Fairlop (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Fullwell

Fullwell (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Goodmayes

Goodmayes (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Hainault

Hainault (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Timothy Ridoutt	1,882
	Labour	George Davies	1,823
	Labour	Glen Jarman	1,814
	Conservative	Sydney Stevens	1,116
	Conservative	Douglas Herbert	1,080
	Conservative	Trevor Thomas	1,068
	National Front	John Hughes	199
	National Front	Gilbert Jennings	179
	Liberal	John Delves	159
	National Front	Frederick King	146
	Liberal	Stuart McDougall	98
	Communist	James Burns	78
Turnout
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Loxford

Loxford (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Mayfield

Mayfield (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Phillis Cottrell	2,417
	Conservative	Roland Hill	2,353
	Conservative	Lucette Smith	2,277
	Labour	Charles Burgess	1,141
	Labour	Christopher Blackwell	1,054
	Labour	Frances Payne	1,038
	Liberal	Bernard Boon	234
	Liberal	Hugh Kenna	202
	Liberal	Robert Newland	200
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Monkhams

Monkhams (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Newbury

Newbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Roding

Roding (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Seven Kings

Seven Kings (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Snaresbrook

Snaresbrook (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Valentines

Valentines (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Wanstead

Wanstead (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

References

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

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1978 and 1982 elections:

1978 Seven Kings by-election
1980 Seven Kings by-election (Labour gain from Conservative)
1980 Goodmayes by-election
1981 Hainault by-election

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Barnet	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bexley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bromley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Camden	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
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Hackney	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
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Harrow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Havering	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hillingdon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
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Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
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