1978 Newham London Borough Council election

The 1978 Newham London Borough Council election for the Newham London Borough Council was held on 4 May 1978. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 26.8%. The Liberal Party didn't stand in the elections. The Labour Party held onto its overwhelming majority.

Election result

Newham Local Election Result 1978^[1]^[2]^[3]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Votes %
Labour	57	6	0	+6	62.5
Conservative	0	0	0	0	18.0
Other parties	3	0	6	-6	19.5

Background

A total of 161 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party, whilst the Conservative Party ran 33 candidates. Other candidates included 48 Residents & Ratepayers, 1 Communist and 16 National Front.

Results by ward

Beckton

Beckton (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Herbert A. Taylor	1,215	82.2	−9.0
	Labour	Derek A. Whitbread	1,132		*N/A*
	National Front	David W. Newman	178	12.0	N/A
	National Front	Frederick R. Adams	144		N/A
	Residents	Ruth L. Lawrence	85	5.8	N/A
	Residents	Gladys E. Potter	79		N/A
Turnout				28.6	+9.2
Registered electors			5,529
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bemersyde

Bemersyde (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Bauckham	1,009	75.6	+4.7
	Labour	William Dunlop	903		*N/A*
	Residents	Joan W. F. Vine	326	24.4	N/A
	Residents	Clarice I. Youngman	313		N/A
Turnout				26.6	+0.8
Registered electors			5,297
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Canning Town & Grange

Canning Town & Grange (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack A. Hart	1,563	78.3	+2.9
	Labour	Michael G. Mecham	1,398		*N/A*
	National Front	Maurice L. Baker	222	11.1	−13.5
	Residents	Patricia M. Parr	212	10.6	N/A
	Residents	Brenda A. Lineker	187		N/A
Turnout				29.4	+12.8
Registered electors			6,840
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle

Castle (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret D. Brown	1,092	54.7	+14.1
	Labour	Herbert G. Simpson	1,040		*N/A*
	Residents	Alfred W. King	905	45.3	−14.1
	Residents	Sylvia M. L. Jones	895		N/A
Turnout				25.2	+10.4
Registered electors			6,151
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

Central

Central (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sidney A. Elson	1,305	62.0	+5.6
	Labour	Henry E. L. Ronan	1,098		*N/A*
	Residents	Margaret B. Layton	598	28.4	−12.2
	Residents	Herbert H. Martin	573		N/A
	National Front	Diane J. Bell	202	9.6	N/A
	National Front	Gloria Kestla	171		N/A
Turnout				35.9	+12.9
Registered electors			6,232
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Custom House & Silvertown

Custom House & Silvertown (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William A. Chapman	1,370	83.0	+9.2
	Labour	Julia C. I. Garfield	1,275		*N/A*
	Labour	Thomas A. Jenkinson	1,186		*N/A*
	Residents	Irene D. King	281	17.0	N/A
	Residents	Leslie L. Pridham	239		N/A
	Residents	Ronald Youngman	223		N/A
Turnout				23.4	+4.8
Registered electors			8,326
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Forest Gate

Forest Gate (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Hopwood	1,469	58.3	−1.8
	Labour	Kevin R. Mansell	1,383		*N/A*
	Labour	Marjorie E. Helps	1,242		*N/A*
	Conservative	David A. Amess	957	38.0	+14.2
	Conservative	Emily J. Short	838		N/A
	Conservative	Luigi Peluso	820		N/A
	Residents	Edward A. Fisher	92	3.7	N/A
	Residents	Dorothy Collier	87		N/A
	Residents	Gladys L. Bendall	86		N/A
Turnout				28.7	+6.1
Registered electors			9,290
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Greatfield

Greatfield (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Herbert Castle	1,759	46.6	−9.6
	Residents	Edwin G. Ray	1,685		*N/A*
	Residents	Lesley Hall	1,634		*N/A*
	Labour	Paul J. Charman	1,171	31.0	−2.3
	Labour	James W. Middleton	1,091		N/A
	Labour	Louis G. Fox	1,086		N/A
	Conservative	William G. Bell	846	22.4	+11.9
	Conservative	David C. Moor	731		N/A
	Conservative	Joseph T. Smith	730		N/A
Turnout				41.6	+10.5
Registered electors			9,188
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Hudsons

Hudsons (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederick J. Dance	1,261	61.0	−10.9
	Labour	Frederick C. Jones	1,234		*N/A*
	Labour	Harold E. Fitzsimons	1,185		*N/A*
	Conservative	Edward J. Oakes	416	20.1	N/A
	Conservative	Ethel A. Gibbons	384		N/A
	Conservative	Doris C. Neville	373		N/A
	Residents	Benjamin J. Davis	217	10.5	N/A
	National Front	Sydney H. Palmer	172	8.3	−19.8
	Residents	Joan E. Lakey	69		N/A
	Residents	Edward J. Oakes	60		N/A
Turnout				26.6	−3.8
Registered electors			8,194
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Kensington

Kensington (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth C. Massey	1,387	54.8	+1.3
	Labour	John J. Plant	1,277		*N/A*
	Residents	Eric A. R. Lonsdale	1,078	42.6	−3.9
	Residents	David A. Williams	1,052		N/A
	Communist	John G. Grahl	67	2.6	N/A
Turnout				44.1	+13.7
Registered electors			6,245
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William H. Brown	1,328	66.7	+5.5
	Labour	Yvonne P. Clayden	1,317		*N/A*
	Labour	John A. Kemp	1,268		*N/A*
	Residents	Nicholas J. Biggadike	568	28.5	+1.6
	Residents	John P. Davis	529		N/A
	Residents	James D. Smith	482		N/A
	Workers Revolutionary	Michael A. Probin	96	4.8	N/A
Turnout				19.1	+8.8
Registered electors			8,532
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher J. Palme	1,667	53.1	−4.3
	Labour	Mildred A. Schofield	1,613		*N/A*
	Labour	Amarjit Singh	1,567		*N/A*
	Conservative	Henry J. F. Prendergast	1,224	39.0	+9.3
	Conservative	Cyril A. Rugg	1,146		N/A
	Conservative	Michael J. Trebess	1,095		N/A
	National Front	William J. Roberts	246	7.8	N/A
	National Front	Donald S. Simons	233		N/A
	National Front	Alan Pooley	221		N/A
Turnout				37.8	+14.0
Registered electors			9,162
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Monega

Monega (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Adrian N. P. Hall	1,268	55.6	*N/A*
	Labour	Frederick E. York	1,160		*N/A*
	National Front	Michael R. Morris	350	15.3	N/A
	Conservative	Judith A. Warner	348	15.3	N/A
	Residents	George V. S. Nottage	315	13.8	N/A
	Conservative	Ahmed E. Oomerjee	273		N/A
	Residents	Edward T. Jones	173		N/A
	National Front	Timothy S. Bennett	155		N/A
Turnout				36.4	N/A
Registered electors			5,830
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

New Town

New Town (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret P. Olley	943	67.8	*N/A*
	Labour	Ernest A. Stanton	919		*N/A*
	Conservative	Barry W. Roberts	403	29.0	N/A
	Conservative	William J. Button	388		N/A
	Residents	Frederick Fletcher	44	3.2	N/A
	Residents	Simon V. McDonald	42		N/A
Turnout				28.0	N/A
Registered electors			5,369
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ordnance

Ordnance (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David J. Brand	924	84.8	+9.1
	Labour	Charles A. Flemwell	816		*N/A*
	Residents	Francis C. Nicholson	166	15.2	N/A
	Residents	Christopher E. Parr	130		N/A
Turnout				22.7	N/A
Registered electors			5,093
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Park

Park (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Howlett	1,369	65.4	*N/A*
	Labour	James G. Newstead	1,331		*N/A*
	Labour	Sidney H. Smith	1,319		*N/A*
	Conservative	Gerard Eldridge	723	34.6	N/A
	Conservative	Bernard Brick	663		N/A
	Conservative	Roger M. Barker-Green	633		N/A
Turnout				25.4	N/A
Registered electors			9,221
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Plaistow

Plaistow (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur F. G. Edwards	1,177	61.2	−3.6
	Labour	Michael Allum	1,149		*N/A*
	Labour	John J. Haggerty	1,110		*N/A*
	Residents	Michael L. Finch	745	38.8	+3.6
	Residents	Stanley Vine	524		N/A
	Residents	Eleanor G. Walker	515		N/A
Turnout				27.5	+4.7
Registered electors			7,820
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Plashet

Plashet (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Watts	1,994	75.2	−10.5
	Labour	Arthur F. Wilson	1,900		*N/A*
	Labour	Ernest Billups	1,794		*N/A*
	Conservative	Ronald T. Hunt	658	24.8	+10.5
	Conservative	David R. Ratcliffe	607		N/A
	Conservative	Dennis F. Privett	602		N/A
Turnout				32.0	+9.8
Registered electors			9,371
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Stephens

St Stephens (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Nolan	1,362	57.9	+9.6
	Labour	Kenneth Palmer	793		*N/A*
	Residents	Sylvia V. King	991	42.1	−9.6
	Residents	Rhona J. Smith	865		N/A
Turnout				40.4	+11.1
Registered electors			6,095
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

South

South (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph C. Taylor	1,206	55.5	−16.0
	Labour	Edward Daly	1,191		*N/A*
	Labour	Margaret E. Philpott	1,126		*N/A*
	Conservative	Deryn J. Buckley	649	29.9	+14.5
	Conservative	Frederick G. Turner	641		N/A
	Conservative	Robert F. Williams	615		N/A
	National Front	Brian W. Metz	200	9.2	−3.9
	Residents	Donald Bird	119	5.5	N/A
	Residents	David E. Reader	112		N/A
	Residents	John E.J. Major	95		N/A
Turnout				29.5	+8.7
Registered electors			7,972
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Stratford

Stratford (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James C. Goldsmith	951	69.9	*N/A*
	Labour	Raymond J. Lloyd	944		*N/A*
	Conservative	Michael J. Bevis	271	19.9	N/A
	Conservative	Anthony Crighton	266		N/A
	National Front	Ronald Bock	102	7.5	N/A
	Residents	Sheila D. Fisher	36	2.6	N/A
	Residents	Elsa A. Fletcher	27		N/A
Turnout				24.9	N/A
Registered electors			5,830
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Upton

Upton (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John R. Clow	1,856	73.1	+15.9
	Labour	David A. Gilles	1,762		*N/A*
	Labour	Liam A. Williams	1,761		*N/A*
	Conservative	Brian S. Blanchard	683	26.9	+7.9
	Conservative	Richard C. Strauss	662		N/A
	Conservative	Hasmukh I. Patel	647		N/A
Turnout				30.6	+10.6
Registered electors			9,370
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Wall End

Wall End (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Herbert T. Philpott	1,526	48.6	−5.1
	Labour	Timothy M. O'Connor	1,461		*N/A*
	Labour	John Clark	1,395		*N/A*
	Conservative	P. J. Sutton	890	14.8	+13.5
	Conservative	Donald MacIver	802		N/A
	Conservative	Angela M. Wotherspoon	723		N/A
	Residents	Frederick Bates	484	15.4	−16.0
	Residents	Joseph B. Gilchrist	476		N/A
	Residents	Harry Storer	438		N/A
	National Front	John Tucker	240	7.6	N/A
Turnout				36.4	+13.5
Registered electors			9,028
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

West Ham

West Ham (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alfred T. Dickerson	1,079	68.5	*N/A*
	Labour	Peter J. Undrill	1,006		*N/A*
	Conservative	Betty J. Hunt	255	16.2	N/A
	Conservative	Louise C. Short	246		N/A
	National Front	Carol A. Armond	187	11.9	N/A
	National Front	Raymond Carne	176		N/A
	Residents	Annie L. Lewis	55	3.5	N/A
	Residents	Jacqueline Lawther	40		N/A
Turnout				24.9	N/A
Registered electors			6,775
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections between 1978 and 1982

Central

Central by-election, 8 November 1979^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher J. McLoughlin	872	48.7	−13.3
	Liberal	David J. Corney	574	32.0	N/A
	Conservative	Donald MacIver	162	9.0	N/A
	Residents	Herbert H. Martin	155	8.7	−19.7
	Socialist Current Organisation	Margaret R. Boukerou	28	1.6	N/A
Majority			298	16.7	N/A
Turnout				28.4	−7.5
Registered electors			6,349
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Henry E. L. Ronan.

South

South by-election, 8 November 1979^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leonard D. Manley	792	58.6	+3.1
	Residents	Francis C. Nicholson	233	17.2	+11.7
	Conservative	Cedric A. Day	197	15.1	−14.8
	Independent Socialist	David T. Grainger	79	6.1	N/A
	National Front	Carol A. Armond	50	3.8	−5.4
Majority			559	41.4	N/A
Turnout				17.6	−11.9
Registered electors			7,674
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Joseph C. Taylor.

Castle

Castle by-election, 27 March 1980^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John A. McAulay	956	57.7	+3.0
	Residents	Alfred W. R. King	553	33.4	−11.9
	Conservative	Peter J. Doe	147	8.9	N/A
Majority			403	24.3	N/A
Turnout				25.6	+0.4
Registered electors			6,501
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Herbert G. Simpson.

Central

Central by-election, 15 May 1980^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Mattingly	1,050	50.8	−11.2
	Liberal	David J. Corney	815	39.3	N/A
	Residents	Francis C. Nicholson	123	5.9	−22.5
	Conservative	Donald MacIver	83	4.0	N/A
Majority			235	11.5	N/A
Turnout				33.2	−2.7
Registered electors			6,247
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Sidney A. Elson.

Wall End

Wall End by-election, 15 May 1980^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sarah J. Reeves	1,282	61.2	+12.6
	Conservative	Damian P. J. Sutton	451	21.5	+6.7
	Residents	Stanley Vine	209	10.0	−5.4
	Liberal	Christopher M. Hill	153	7.3	N/A
Majority			831	39.7	N/A
Turnout				24.1	−5.4
Registered electors			8,722
	Labour hold		Swing