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    1978 handbook

    Richmond upon Thames: 1978 local elections

    19 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1977) (54 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 36 · The Liberal Party 10 · Labour 8 · Other 0

    After (end of 1978) (52 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 34 · The Liberal Party 18 · Labour 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Barnes3 seats · turnout 64.2%
    J. RobinsonConservative2,453 ✓
    J RobinsonConservative2,453
    I DalzielConservative2,393
    I. DalzielConservative2,393 ✓
    J. PophamConservative2,235 ✓
    John PophamConservative2,235
    D. CornwellThe Liberal Party1,690
    D CornwellLIB1,690
    H CardnoLIB1,517
    H. CardnoThe Liberal Party1,517
    F O'KellyLIB1,512
    F. O'KellyThe Liberal Party1,512
    P BlundyLabour451
    P. BlundyLabour451
    A HoskinsLabour433
    A. HoskinsLabour433
    G SeagerLabour432
    G. SeagerLabour432
    Central Twickenham2 seats · turnout 52.4%
    J. CoxConservative1,517
    R. AlcockConservative1,500
    D. HugillLIB774
    J. CoombsLIB772
    Anderson P.Labour650
    J. CableLabour548
    East Sheen2 seats · turnout 54.8%
    S. GreenConservative1,619
    S. GroseConservative1,545
    P. CookLIB938
    M. TooleyLIB900
    B. LambLabour145
    S. ParryLabour134
    East Twickenham3 seats · turnout 59.2%
    J. RowlandsThe Liberal Party1,950 ✓
    J RowlandsLIB1,950
    S NunnLIB1,933
    S. NunnThe Liberal Party1,933 ✓
    R LewisLIB1,860
    R. LewisThe Liberal Party1,860 ✓
    A LeaneyConservative1,722
    A. LeaneyConservative1,722
    H. HallConservative1,653
    H HallConservative1,653
    P RedwoodConservative1,598
    P. RedwoodConservative1,598
    A. MillwardLabour526
    A MillwardLabour526
    J SheltonLabour490
    J. SheltonLabour490
    E. EldridgeLabour442
    E EldridgeLabour442
    Ham & Petersham3 seats · turnout 61.8%
    D. WilliamsThe Liberal Party1,717 ✓
    D WilliamsLIB1,717
    L OliverLIB1,491
    L. OliverThe Liberal Party1,491 ✓
    M AllenLIB1,439
    M. AllenThe Liberal Party1,439 ✓
    J BushellConservative1,203
    J. BushellConservative1,203
    P PoyserConservative1,149
    P. PoyserConservative1,149
    S. JabelmanConservative1,113
    S JabelmanConservative1,113
    B. BaylissLabour939
    B BaylissLabour939
    A. HeitzmannLabour801
    A HeitzmannLabour801
    K RudgeLabour753
    K. RudgeLabour753
    Hampton3 seats · turnout 57.7%
    G. KentonConservative2,132 ✓
    G KentonConservative2,132
    J HargreavesConservative2,029
    J. HargreavesConservative2,029 ✓
    R. FranklinConservative1,921 ✓
    Raymond FranklinConservative1,921
    M. WoodriffThe Liberal Party1,191
    M WoodriffLIB1,191
    J. IsonThe Liberal Party1,066
    J IsonLIB1,066
    E. PagetThe Liberal Party1,033
    E PagetLIB1,033
    M LalisLabour487
    M. LalisLabour487
    P LunbergLabour479
    P. LunbergLabour479
    D. DayLabour456
    D DayLabour456
    Hampton Hill3 seats · turnout 53.6%
    H. ChampionConservative1,854
    D. HarrisConservative1,835
    E. WarhurstConservative1,683
    C. CarmodyLIB1,038
    K. ElmesLabour1,035
    G. SamuelsLabour1,028
    T. StewartLIB1,025
    M. Meredith SmithLIB1,000
    G. ConnorLabour982
    Hampton Nursery2 seats · turnout 54.0%
    B. HeathConservative758
    D. SmithConservative701
    J. ChandlerLIB488
    R. HopkinsLIB480
    N. HolmanLabour294
    P. GourneyLabour270
    Hampton Wick3 seats · turnout 43.2%
    G. CooperConservative2,076
    Marlow D.Conservative2,058
    A. ArbourConservative2,045
    D. BrownLabour638
    R. NieperLabour616
    B. JoyceLIB579
    K. DabbsLIB574
    B. FirthLabour565
    J. PartonLIB535
    Heathfield3 seats · turnout 54.2%
    A. WoodwardConservative1,962
    P. LeeConservative1,959
    J. BakerConservative1,869
    G. HarperLIB1,351
    J. DacombeLIB1,347
    M. JonesLIB1,318
    C. SewellLabour923
    P. GoodyLabour866
    H. GlassLabour847
    Kew3 seats · turnout 59.0%
    G. Gordon-SmithConservative2,232
    C. ShaddockConservative2,150
    A. MozleyConservative2,145
    J. TongeLIB2,037
    D. BlomfieldLIB1,963
    L. WorthLIB1,961
    A. LourieLabour536
    T. ElderLabour518
    A. LoveLabour510
    Mortlake3 seats · turnout 54.5%
    D. MartineauLIB2,054
    E. RazzallLIB1,921
    D. WainwrightLIB1,870
    G. StevensConservative927
    E. PollecoffConservative876
    A. HartLabour823
    E MastersLabour788
    B. GedrychConservative752
    J. MostynLabour745
    Palewell3 seats · turnout 64.1%
    A. MannersThe Liberal Party1,939 ✓
    A MannersLIB1,939
    K. MorellConservative1,880 ✓
    K. MorellConservative1,880
    S. HamweeThe Liberal Party1,821 ✓
    S HamweeLIB1,821
    N BarrowConservative1,799
    N. BarrowConservative1,799
    S. PopatConservative1,771
    S PopatConservative1,771
    A. TallentsThe Liberal Party1,767
    A TallentsLIB1,767
    A. HuntLabour390
    A HuntLabour390
    H LambLabour383
    H. LambLabour383
    M. SheppardLabour356
    M SheppardLabour356
    Richmond Hill3 seats · turnout 55.2%
    R. DicksonThe Liberal Party1,700 ✓
    R DicksonLIB1,700
    J ThomasLIB1,631
    J. ThomasThe Liberal Party1,631 ✓
    A. SimmondsThe Liberal Party1,616 ✓
    A SimmondsLIB1,616
    J. OrmistonConservative1,563
    Jim OrmistonConservative1,563
    P MartinConservative1,497
    P. MartinConservative1,497
    R LescherConservative1,477
    R. LescherConservative1,477
    D RadleyLabour309
    D. RadleyLabour309
    R Marshall-AndrewsLabour294
    R. Marshall-AndrewsLabour294
    S DurrantLabour283
    S. DurrantLabour283
    Richmond Town2 seats · turnout 60.7%
    A. CornishLIB1,639
    B. LewisLIB1,477
    J SaundersConservative1,180
    S. WheelerConservative1,073
    J. RobertsLabour305
    C. BourneLabour284
    South Twickenham3 seats · turnout 45.3%
    T. BlighConservative1,660
    R. HolleboneConservative1,592
    N. MillarConservative1,556
    G. PopeLIB1,368
    D. HagueLIB1,302
    G. MilneLIB1,302
    M. ThompsonLabour460
    A. TaitLabour460
    P ThompsonLabour448
    Teddington3 seats · turnout 54.5%
    P. TemlettConservative2,116 ✓
    Peter TemlettConservative2,116
    S. EdwardsConservative1,940 ✓
    S EdwardsConservative1,940
    R. WhittakerConservative1,927 ✓
    R WhittakerConservative1,927
    P TarrantLIB976
    P. TarrantThe Liberal Party976
    J YwaitsLIB973
    J. YwaitsThe Liberal Party973
    M. FowlerThe Liberal Party938
    M FowlerLIB938
    K. GilliganLabour927
    Kevin GilliganLabour927
    R BarryLabour836
    R. BarryLabour836
    G SiantonasLabour809
    G. SiantonasLabour809
    West Twickenham2 seats · turnout 56.5%
    J. WallerLIB1,409
    D. SchererLIB1,265
    A. ElkingtonConservative885
    C. ThomsonConservative853
    R. KarehLabour687
    D. CordingleyLabour629
    Whitton3 seats · turnout 51.7%
    J. LambethConservative1,896 ✓
    L. NewsteadConservative1,818 ✓
    S. WarhurstConservative1,733 ✓
    W. LetchLIB1,068
    K. MackinneyLIB1,065
    C. BarnesLIB1,029
    C. PotterLabour584
    E. EustaceLabour557
    D. MacphersonLabour545
    T. Denville-FaulknerNF134
    D. WareNF127
    J. SawyerNF118