The 1978 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames 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][2]
Party | Votes | Seats | |||||
Conservative Party | 31,635 (45.99%) | 5.08 | 34 (65.4%) | 34 / 52
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Liberal Party | 25,906 (37.66%) | 6.45 | 18 (34.6%) | 18 / 52
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Labour Party | 11,109 (16.15%) | 10.97 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 52
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National Front | 134 (0.19%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 52
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N/A |
18 | 34 |
Liberal | Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | June R M Robinson | 2453 | 53.4 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | Dalziel I. | 2393 | - | ||
Conservative | Popham J. | 2235 | - | ||
Liberal | David C Cornwell | 1690 | 36.8 | +11.1 | |
Liberal | Hamish Farquharson Cardno | 1517 | - | ||
Liberal | Fergus O'Kelly | 1512 | - | ||
Labour | Blundy P. | 451 | 9.8 | -11.0 | |
Labour | Hoskins A. Ms. | 433 | - | ||
Labour | Seager G. | 432 | - | ||
Turnout | 64.2 | +14.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Cox J. | 1517 | 51.6 | n/a | |
Conservative | Robert Arthur James Alcock | 1500 | - | ||
Liberal | David Hugill | 774 | 26.3 | n/a | |
Liberal | John W G Coombs | 772 | - | ||
Labour | Anderson P. | 650 | 22.1 | n/a | |
Labour | Cable J. | 548 | - | ||
Turnout | 56.6 | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Green S. | 1619 | 59.9 | n/a | |
Conservative | Sidney Grose | 1545 | - | ||
Liberal | Philip L Cook | 938 | 34.7 | n/a | |
Liberal | Maria Tooley | 900 | - | ||
Labour | Lamb B. MS. | 145 | 5.4 | n/a | |
Labour | Parry S. | 134 | - | ||
Turnout | 58.9 | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John P M Rowlands | 1950 | 46.5 | +22.4 | |
Liberal | Sydney J Nunn | 1933 | - | ||
Liberal | Ruth E Lewis | 1860 | - | ||
Conservative | Leaney A. | 1722 | 41.0 | -2.6 | |
Conservative | Harry Hall | 1653 | - | ||
Conservative | Redwood P. Ms. | 1598 | - | ||
Labour | Millward A. Ms. | 526 | 12.5 | -19.9 | |
Labour | Shelton J. | 490 | - | ||
Labour | Eldridge E. | 442 | - | ||
Turnout | 59.2 | +8.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Reeve Williams | 1717 | 44.5 | +6.1 | |
Liberal | Lawrence W Oliver | 1491 | - | ||
Liberal | Maureen A Allen | 1439 | - | ||
Conservative | Bushell J. | 1203 | 31.2 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | Poyser P. Ms. | 1149 | - | ||
Conservative | Jabelman S. Ms. | 1113 | - | ||
Labour | Bayliss B. | 939 | 24.3 | -12.4 | |
Labour | Heitzmann A. | 801 | - | ||
Labour | Rudge K. | 753 | - | ||
Turnout | 61.8 | +5.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Kenton | 2132 | 56.0 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | James L Hargreaves | 2029 | - | ||
Conservative | Franklin R. | 1921 | - | ||
Liberal | Maureen Joan Mary Woodriff | 1191 | 31.3 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | John M G Ison | 1066 | - | ||
Liberal | Edward V H Paget | 1033 | - | ||
Labour | Lalis M. | 487 | 12.8 | -4.9 | |
Labour | Lunberg P. Ms. | 479 | - | ||
Labour | Day D. Ms. | 456 | - | ||
Turnout | 57.5 | +5.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Champion H. Ms. | 1854 | 47.2 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | Harris D. | 1835 | - | ||
Conservative | Warhurst E. | 1683 | - | ||
Liberal | Conway R G D Carmody | 1038 | 26.4 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Elmes K. | 1035 | 26.4 | -12.3 | |
Labour | Samuels G. | 1028 | - | ||
Liberal | Torquil Stephen Stewart | 1025 | - | ||
Liberal | Moya Meredith Smith | 1000 | - | ||
Labour | Connor G. Ms. | 982 | - | ||
Turnout | 57.6 | +7.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Heath B. Ms. | 758 | 49.2 | n/a | |
Conservative | Smith D. | 701 | - | ||
Liberal | Janet Chandler | 488 | 31.7 | n/a | |
Liberal | Rodney P Hopkins | 480 | - | ||
Labour | Holman N. | 294 | 19.1 | n/a | |
Labour | Gourney P. | 270 | - | ||
Turnout | 57.7 | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Cooper G. | 2076 | 63.0 | +11.2 | |
Conservative | Marlow D. | 2058 | - | ||
Conservative | Anthony Francis Arbour | 2045 | - | ||
Labour | Browning D. | 638 | 19.4 | -8.1 | |
Labour | Nieper R. Ms. | 616 | - | ||
Liberal | Brendan W F Joyce | 579 | 17.6 | -3.0 | |
Liberal | Keith B Dabbs | 574 | - | ||
Labour | Firth B. | 565 | - | ||
Liberal | John W Parton | 535 | - | ||
Turnout | 46.4 | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Woodward A. Ms. | 1962 | 46.3 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Lee P. | 1959 | - | ||
Conservative | Baker J. | 1869 | - | ||
Liberal | Gareth Harper | 1351 | 31.9 | +9.0 | |
Liberal | Jinx G L N Dacombe | 1347 | - | ||
Liberal | Michael L Jones | 1318 | - | ||
Labour | Sewell C. | 923 | 21.8 | -15.6 | |
Labour | Goody P. | 866 | - | ||
Labour | Glass H. | 847 | - | ||
Turnout | 58.4 | +5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gordon-Smith G. | 2232 | 46.5 | +15.6 | |
Conservative | Shaddock C. | 2150 | - | ||
Conservative | Mozley A. | 2145 | - | ||
Liberal | Jennifer Louise Tonge | 2037 | 42.4 | -7.7 | |
Liberal | David G Blomfield | 1963 | - | ||
Liberal | Leslie Worth | 1961 | - | ||
Labour | Lourie A. | 536 | 11.2 | -4.6 | |
Labour | Elder T. | 518 | - | ||
Labour | Love A. | 510 | - | ||
Turnout | 64.1 | +8.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Deirdre Bourke Martineau | 2054 | 54.0 | +49.1 | |
Liberal | Edward Timothy Razzall | 1921 | - | ||
Liberal | Derek V Wainwright | 1870 | - | ||
Conservative | Stevens G. | 927 | 24.4 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Pollecoff E. Ms. | 876 | - | ||
Labour | Hart A. | 823 | 21.6 | -15.9 | |
Labour | Masters E. | 788 | - | ||
Conservative | Gedrych B. | 752 | - | ||
Labour | Mostyn J. Ms. | 745 | - | ||
Turnout | 60.4 | +7.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Anthony L Manners | 1939 | 46.1 | +12.8 | |
Conservative | Morell K. | 1880 | 44.7 | -2.3 | |
Liberal | Sally Rachel Hamwee | 1821 | - | ||
Conservative | Barrow N. | 1799 | - | ||
Conservative | Popat S. Ms. | 1771 | - | ||
Liberal | Anthony Alan Tallents | 1767 | - | ||
Labour | Hunt A. Ms. | 390 | 9.3 | -10.3 | |
Labour | Lamb H. | 383 | - | ||
Labour | Sheppard M. Ms. | 356 | - | ||
Turnout | 64.1 | +19.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Rachel M Dickson | 1700 | 47.6 | +6.5 | |
Liberal | Jane L M Thomas | 1631 | - | ||
Liberal | Anthony I Simmonds | 1616 | - | ||
Conservative | Ormiston J. | 1563 | 43.8 | -0.9 | |
Conservative | Martin P. | 1497 | - | ||
Conservative | Lescher R. | 1477 | - | ||
Labour | Radley D. | 309 | 8.7 | -5.6 | |
Labour | Robert Graham Marshall-Andrews | 294 | - | ||
Labour | Durrant S. | 283 | - | ||
Turnout | 55.2 | +10.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Alison M Cornish | 1639 | 52.5 | n/a | |
Liberal | Bryan T B Lewis | 1477 | - | ||
Conservative | Saunders J. | 1180 | 37.8 | n/a | |
Conservative | Wheeler S. | 1073 | - | ||
Labour | Roberts J. Ms. | 305 | 9.8 | n/a | |
Labour | Bourne C. Ms. | 284 | - | ||
Turnout | 64.9 | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tom A Bligh | 1660 | 47.6 | -3.3 | |
Conservative | Hollebone R. | 1592 | - | ||
Conservative | Nora J Ford Millar | 1556 | - | ||
Liberal | Geoffrey Robert Pope | 1368 | 39.2 | +9.3 | |
Liberal | Derek W Hague | 1302 | - | ||
Liberal | Garry R G Milne | 1302 | - | ||
Labour | Tait A. | 460 | 13.2 | -16.7 | |
Labour | Thompson M. Ms. | 460 | - | ||
Labour | Thompson P. | 448 | - | ||
Turnout | 50.2 | +4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Temlett P. | 2116 | 52.6 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | Edwards S. Ms. | 1940 | - | ||
Conservative | Whittaker R. | 1927 | - | ||
Liberal | Patrick J Tarrant | 976 | 24.3 | +6.7 | |
Liberal | John E Twaits | 973 | - | ||
Liberal | Margaret B Fowler | 938 | - | ||
Labour | Gilligan K. | 927 | 23.1 | -13.7 | |
Labour | Barry R. | 836 | - | ||
Labour | Siantonas G. | 809 | - | ||
Turnout | 54.5 | +6.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Waller | 1409 | 47.3 | n/a | |
Liberal | Dion Anthony Scherer | 1265 | - | ||
Conservative | Elkington A. | 885 | 29.7 | n/a | |
Conservative | Thomson C. | 853 | - | ||
Labour | Kareh R. | 687 | 23.0 | n/a | |
Labour | Cordingley D. | 629 | - | ||
Turnout | 60.8 | n/a |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John F Lambeth | 1896 | 51.5 | +11.4 | |
Conservative | Newstead L. | 1818 | - | ||
Conservative | Warhurst S. Ms. | 1733 | - | ||
Liberal | Wilfred P Letch | 1068 | 29.0 | -6.9 | |
Liberal | Keith Mackinney | 1065 | - | ||
Liberal | Cyril J Barnes | 1029 | - | ||
Labour | Potter C. Ms. | 584 | 15.9 | -8.1 | |
Labour | Eustace E. | 557 | - | ||
Labour | Macpherson D. | 545 | - | ||
National Front | Denville-Faulkner T. | 134 | 3.6 | n/a | |
National Front | Ware D. | 127 | - | ||
National Front | Sawyer J. | 118 | - | ||
Turnout | 55.6 | +2.3 |