The 1978 Barking Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Barking London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
6 new wards were created for this election and 113 candidates nominated in total. Labour, once again, ran a full slate of candidates, and in keeping with the council's strong Labour vote, no other party ran in all wards. The Conservative Party had the second most candidates on the ballot at 28.
Election result
Labour continued to win a large majority of seats - 42 out of 48. For the first time since the 1968 elections the Conservatives won seats as well, 3 in all.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. William E. Bellamy.
References
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrst"London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrs"London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^ abc"London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
August 24, 2023
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The 1978 Barking Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Barking London Borough Council in London England The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Election result 3 Ward results 3 1 Abbey 3 2 Alibon 3 3 Cambell 3 4 Chadwell Heath 3 5 Eastbrook 3 6 Eastbury 3 7 Fanshawe 3 8 Gascoigne 3 9 Goresbrook 3 10 Heath 3 11 Longbridge 3 12 Manor 3 13 Marks Gate 3 14 Parsloes 3 15 River 3 16 Thames 3 17 Triptons 3 18 Valence 3 19 Village 4 By elections between 1978 and 1982 4 1 Cambell 4 2 Gascoigne 4 3 Triptons 5 ReferencesBackground Edit6 new wards were created for this election and 113 candidates nominated in total Labour once again ran a full slate of candidates and in keeping with the council s strong Labour vote no other party ran in all wards The Conservative Party had the second most candidates on the ballot at 28 Election result EditLabour continued to win a large majority of seats 42 out of 48 For the first time since the 1968 elections the Conservatives won seats as well 3 in all Ward results EditAbbey Edit Abbey 3 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jean E Bruce 1 474 53 7 2 0Labour Sydney Hamilton 1 470 N ALabour Horace J Howie 1 447 N AConservative Brian Cook 776 28 3 10 4Liberal Ronwen R Beadle 312 11 4 15 0Liberal Angela E Bush 297 N ANational Front Keith R Taylor 182 6 6 N ANational Front Sandra Hatchman 160 N ANational Front Stanley W Pulfer 153 N ATurnout 41 6 9 8Registered electors 6 827Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingAlibon Edit Alibon 2 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Thomas R Reynolds 945 70 0 N ALabour Ernest J White 944 N AConservative Reginald L Johnson 366 27 1 N AConservative William T Maule 324 N ACommunist Frederick J Creamer 39 2 9 N ATurnout 28 5 N ARegistered electors 4 817Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Cambell Edit Cambell 3 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Joseph A Butler 1 552 63 4 26 8Labour Sidney G Cole 1 481 N ALabour Bertie E Roycraft 1 295 N AConservative Dorothea C Reed 542 22 1 12 3Liberal Robert F Porter 233 9 5 N ACommunist Danielle V Nicholls 121 4 9 N ATurnout 31 9 11 0Registered electors 7 386Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingChadwell Heath Edit Chadwell Heath 3 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Residents Cyril H Ayres 2 100 76 1 21 2Residents Joan E Harper 2 097 N AResidents Peggy D Miller 2 033 N ALabour Eric R Harris 613 22 2 5 5Labour James L Jones 536 N ALabour Eric R Mansell 495 N ACommunist Alfred F Ott 46 1 7 3 0Turnout 40 1 10 2Registered electors 6 899Residents hold SwingResidents hold SwingResidents hold SwingEastbrook Edit Eastbrook 3 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Frederick G Tibble 1 202 48 2 32 1Labour Leonard A Collins 1 197 N ALabour George H A Crouch 1 176 N AConservative Alexander F Owen 1 099 44 1 30 9Conservative Sydney D Horrell 1 094 N AConservative Ada E Horrell 1 089 N ALiberal Edward A Bullock 192 7 7 N ATurnout 37 1 17 8Registered electors 7 364Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingEastbury Edit Eastbury 2 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Maud Ball 1 043 68 5 N ALabour Michael J O Shea 902 N ALiberal Alan R Beadle 479 31 5 N ALiberal Martin F Taylor 465 N ATurnout 35 5 N ARegistered electors 4 888Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Fanshawe Edit Fanshawe 3 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Frederick C Jones 1 371 72 4 8 9Labour John S Thomas 1 244 N ALabour Ernest A Turner 1 221 N AConservative William J Russell 459 24 2 15 9Conservative Ronald G Rands 428 N AConservative Alan Wiles 400 N ACommunist Keith Bird 64 3 4 7 0Turnout 30 2 10 6Registered electors 6 885Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingGascoigne Edit Gascoigne 3 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Julia H Engwell 1 648 64 0 18 8Labour John H Lawrence 1 501 N ALabour Brian P Walker 1 498 N AConservative Audrey L Beasley 486 18 9 8 4Liberal David A Spender 284 11 0 N ANational Front Colin M London 155 6 0 N ANational Front Harold J Nash 123 N ATurnout 34 7 8 3Registered electors 7 092Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingGoresbrook Edit Goresbrook 2 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour David A Dodd 1 018 66 4 N ALabour Edith E Bradley 997 N AConservative Victor F Reeves 440 28 7 N ACommunist Avis L Greenway 76 5 0 N ATurnout 30 6 N ARegistered electors 5 230Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Heath Edit Heath 3 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Charles J Fairbrass 1 502 64 8 5 5Labour John W Allam 1 442 N ALabour Brian J Wilkins 1 331 N AConservative Leonard T Groves 681 29 4 5 7Conservative Joan E Preston 660 N ACommunist Helena Ott 135 5 8 0 2Turnout 30 4 13 1Registered electors 7 698Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLongbridge Edit Longbridge 3 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Dennis W Barnett 1 846 59 6 27 8Conservative Edward J Reed 1 780 N AConservative John W Seaman 1 724 N ALabour Doris M Jones 998 32 7 16 5Labour John Cavanagh 997 N ALabour Marie A Cole 915 N ALiberal Brian B Beadle 254 8 2 10 7Liberal Eric J Lowers 218 N ALiberal Dennis J Keenan 217 N ATurnout 45 2 16 1Registered electors 7 324Conservative gain from Labour SwingConservative gain from Labour SwingConservative gain from Labour SwingManor Edit Manor 2 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Albert E Ball 1 118 63 8 17 0Labour James A Mannering 1 043 N AConservative Bernadette Long 462 26 4 7 2Liberal Muriel I Stolton 172 9 8 N ATurnout 34 1 26 6Registered electors 4 957Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingMarks Gate Edit Marks Gate 1 seat 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Biles 458 58 7 N AConservative Michael O Brien 300 38 5 N ACommunist Daniel Connor 22 2 8 N ATurnout 32 2 N ARegistered electors 2 441Labour win new seat Parsloes Edit Parsloes 2 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Mabel R Arnold 1 092 61 1 N ALabour Millicent S Preston 1 057 N AConservative Janet M Barnett 486 27 2 N ALiberal Daniel J Felton 209 11 7 N ATurnout 32 5 N ARegistered electors 5 307Labour win new seat Labour win new seat River Edit River 2 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Leonard J Bryant 990 67 0 13 9Labour James Morton 892 N AConservative Jane I Calver 429 29 0 16 4Conservative William J Whiter 376 N ACommunist Brian F Nicholls 58 3 9 2 6Turnout 29 8 10 4Registered electors 5 243Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingThames Edit Thames 2 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Douglas J Waters 1 649 86 1 N ALabour George H Shaw 1 647 N ALiberal Ronald H Stolton 267 13 9 N ATurnout 38 5 N ARegistered electors 5 147Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Triptons Edit Triptons 3 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour George A Brooker 1 185 65 9 N ALabour John Davis 1 152 N ALabour William E Bellamy 1 077 N AConservative Alan L Sears 513 28 5 N AConservative George A Winch 391 N ACommunist Danny J Marshall 100 5 6 N ATurnout 27 5 N ARegistered electors 7 213Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Labour win new seat Valence Edit Valence 3 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Richard Blackburn 1 383 60 8 9 6Labour Matthew Eales 1 267 N ALabour Joanne Williams 1 249 N AConservative Terence C McManus 432 19 0 8 7Conservative William J Middleton 358 N AIndependent Vera Cridland 213 9 4 N ANational Front John J Benjafield 185 8 1 N ANational Front John Roberts 181 N ANational Front Michael D Sowerby 168 N ACommunist Brian A Corbett 62 2 7 6 9Turnout 30 7 12 0Registered electors 7 092Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingVillage Edit Village 3 seats 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Labour Matthew J Spencer 1 256 48 3 16 1Labour Harry Tindell 1 161 N ALabour Peter Bradley 1 156 N AConservative Terence A Mallindine 851 32 8 22 8Conservative John M Kinnie 839 N ALiberal George D Poole 392 15 1 1 3Communist Paul B Greenaway 99 3 8 0 6Turnout 32 0 10 4Registered electors 7 614Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingLabour hold SwingBy elections between 1978 and 1982 EditCambell Edit Cambell by election 29 March 1979 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Eric R Harris 1 019 48 4 15 0Conservative Brian Cook 906 43 0 20 9National Front John J Benjafield 106 5 0 N ALiberal Daniel J Felton 76 3 6 5 9Majority 113 5 4 N ATurnout 28 7 3 2Registered electors 7 354Labour hold SwingThe by election was called following the death of Cllr Bertie E Roycraft Gascoigne Edit Gascoigne by election 3 May 1979 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour James L Jones 2 258 54 7 9 3Conservative Stanley Bray 1 255 30 4 11 5Liberal David A Spender 614 14 9 3 9Majority 1 003 24 3 N ATurnout 60 6 35 9Registered electors 6 865Labour hold SwingThe by election was called following the death of Cllr Julia H Engwell Triptons Edit Triptons by election 4 December 1980 3 Party Candidate Votes Labour Alan D Stevens 859 68 3 2 4Liberal Edward A Bullock 234 18 6 N AConservative Sylvia M L Jones 120 9 5 19 0National Front Ronald A Ferrett 44 3 5 N AMajority 625 49 7 N ATurnout 17 4 10 1Registered electors 7 244Labour hold SwingThe by election was called following the death of Cllr William E Bellamy References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978 PDF London Datastore Greater London Council Retrieved 29 March 2015 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s London Borough of Barking amp Dagenham Election Results 1964 2010 PDF Elections Centre Plymouth University Retrieved 19 May 2018 a b c London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982 PDF London Datastore Greater London Council Retrieved 29 March 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1978 Barking London Borough Council election amp oldid 1144015010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,