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    1978 handbook

    Islington: 1978 local elections

    20 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1977) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 60 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0

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

    Labour 50 · Conservative 2 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Barnsbury3 seats · turnout 42.2%
    C. SmithLabour1,257 ✓
    C. McAskillLabour1,235 ✓
    A. FarrellLabour1,221 ✓
    J. GallagherConservative923
    G. GallagherConservative915
    G. SkellyConservative882
    L. O'BrienNational Front171
    A. JuppNational Front164
    F. AtkinNational Front163
    J. HamiltonThe Liberal Party132
    D. TrilloThe Liberal Party115
    M. LoftusOther107
    Bunhill3 seats
    G. IvesLabour1,338 ✓
    E. BrowningLabour1,326 ✓
    C. PayneLabour1,317 ✓
    P. BrittenConservative1,110
    P. RobertsonConservative1,070
    J. WatsonConservative1,049
    J. CohenNF257
    F. BensonNF247
    G. ShergoldNF237
    K. WrightsonWRP46
    E. BaylissLabour801 ✓
    S. JamesLabour708 ✓
    N. BaileConservative462
    G. BennettConservative450
    L. PowellNF109
    J. SmithNF99
    J. HudsonLIB76
    J. MarshallLIB50
    A. BaylissLabour865 ✓
    C. MillarConservative853 ✓
    A ReeseConservative820
    F. SandfordLabour766
    P. DuncanLIB146
    P. WatkinsLIB126
    C. WoolgroveNF104
    R. WoolgroveNF87
    Clerkenwell3 seats · turnout 35.3%
    D. HyamsLabour1,224 ✓
    D. RogersLabour1,088 ✓
    G. SouthgateLabour1,083 ✓
    D. BromfieldConservative1,082
    R. BromfieldConservative1,033
    S. MorrisConservative969
    M. HarrisNational Front238
    R. ChambersNational Front235
    E. WilcoxNational Front191
    C. MuntzerThe Liberal Party156
    Gillespie2 seats · turnout 38.8%
    P. BradburyLabour864 ✓
    C. O'BrienLabour814 ✓
    N. BradleyConservative616
    M. PhilipszConservative499
    M. DunnThe Liberal Party127
    N. MukherjeeThe Liberal Party111
    S. BoonNational Front63
    H. GreenNational Front51
    S. BentonOther44
    Highbury3 seats · turnout 43.0%
    P. BrownLabour1,537 ✓
    J. MorrisLabour1,414 ✓
    C. PowloskiLabour1,371 ✓
    S. MatthewsConservative1,179
    C. RookeConservative1,104
    A. SpinneyConservative1,082
    A. PerryNational Front129
    A. WoodNational Front127
    R. BevanNational Front126
    M. PidcockThe Liberal Party122
    M. ShipmanThe Liberal Party116
    A. CapelThe Liberal Party112
    Highview2 seats · turnout 37.9%
    J. EvansLabour746 ✓
    P. SheeranLabour643 ✓
    S. BarrettConservative572
    D. Gerrard-ReynoldsConservative544
    M. SullivanOther115
    J. GoslingOther105
    H. FentonNational Front48
    L. JamesThe Liberal Party46
    I. McLeodNational Front45
    R. SmithThe Liberal Party36
    Hillmarton2 seats
    A. BellLabour987 ✓
    C. St. HillLabour881 ✓
    G. LeesonConservative768
    R TaftConservative714
    T. SavageNF120
    G. WilsonNF86
    M. BeardonCOMM65
    Hillrise3 seats · turnout 37.4%
    M. McCannLabour858 ✓
    N. KerrConservative843 ✓
    J. BarnesLabour819 ✓
    J. LethbridgeLabour808
    R. KowalskiConservative792
    T. YeoConservative730
    K. AdamsOther110
    M. SimpsonOther97
    H. FareyNational Front44
    J. TaylorNational Front40
    W. HallNational Front34
    Holloway3 seats · turnout 33.5%
    P. HaynesLabour1,065 ✓
    W. MoroneyLabour1,021 ✓
    E. Holroyd-DovetonLabour983 ✓
    A. BradleyConservative575
    W. GilesConservative573
    M. CaveConservative545
    S. ChaneyNational Front146
    G. GilderNational Front134
    S. BowdidgeNational Front123
    Junction3 seats · turnout 44.2%
    C. KingLabour1,504 ✓
    C. KaplinskyLabour1,439 ✓
    M. Van De WeyerLabour1,402 ✓
    D. NicholsonConservative1,088
    J. SayeedConservative986
    M. PortilloConservative980
    A. HedgeNational Front97
    C. BakerNational Front97
    I. BinnieNational Front96
    Mildmay3 seats · turnout 38.9%
    M. Ogilvy-WebbLabour1,489 ✓
    J. StreatherLabour1,442 ✓
    V. VenessLabour1,383 ✓
    A. Felton-GerberConservative1,037
    E. CarlsonConservative1,032
    J. RookeConservative989
    T. HemsteadIndependent210
    S. McKenzieNational Front209
    D. McGranaghanNational Front202
    A. ButlerNational Front202
    L. O'SheaIndependent182
    J. ScoreIndependent165
    R. JamesThe Liberal Party150
    J. DawsonThe Liberal Party147
    P. MurphyThe Liberal Party134
    W. NorrisOther76
    Quadrant2 seats · turnout 43.0%
    A. MooneyLabour1,179 ✓
    J. GibsonLabour1,149 ✓
    A. HullConservative901
    M. PikeConservative872
    D. HammondNational Front190
    G. StrangeNational Front157
    St. Georges3 seats · turnout 33.1%
    D. DaviesLabour1,199 ✓
    G. FlynnLabour1,182 ✓
    P. KershawLabour1,169 ✓
    K GrahamConservative1,104
    A. HiamConservative1,030
    E. TickellConservative1,005
    A. MasonCOMM212
    A. DesmondNF135
    T. ListNF112
    T. PollardNF99
    St. Mary3 seats · turnout 37.7%
    A. PedrickLabour1,027 ✓
    D. HoodlessLabour990 ✓
    I. WilsonLabour981 ✓
    A. GoobeyConservative823
    C. McCannConservative772
    M. KuhnConservative744
    M. BetteridgeOther196
    R. HughesNational Front161
    R. TileyNational Front123
    A. NormanThe Liberal Party119
    A. AldrisNational Front119
    R. SandersonThe Liberal Party87
    St. Peter3 seats · turnout 36.7%
    A. PageLabour1,188 ✓
    C. PryceLabour1,063 ✓
    M. ReynoldsLabour1,014 ✓
    F. Haddon-CaveConservative958
    R. StephensonConservative955
    M. TaskerConservative947
    W. BeamishThe Liberal Party160
    N. HeighamThe Liberal Party158
    D. FaulknerNational Front153
    L. DarkNational Front147
    D. TedderNational Front141
    E. ArcherOther107
    Sussex2 seats
    E. BrosnanLabour887
    H. ReidLabour781
    A. AndersonConservative381
    N. CumberConservative354
    I. MacarthurNF70
    G. SouthernNF51
    Thornhill2 seats · turnout 42.2%
    M. PittLabour777 ✓
    M. WatsonLabour736 ✓
    T. KellyConservative521
    M. OliverConservative500
    F. JohnsIndependent388
    T. FinchIndependent334
    R. GilbeyIndependent36
    Tollington3 seats
    A. SmithLabour1,027 ✓
    A. CartyLabour1,023 ✓
    R. EvansLabour989 ✓
    E. BullConservative455
    M. BerkinConservative434
    A. SiddiquiConservative392
    F. ShepherdNF100
    D. UdallSU97
    K. SquireNF83
    A. YeelesSU79
    M. SquireNF77