Newham: 1978 local elections

24 wards with results. Council page

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

Labour 51 · Other 9 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0

After (end of 1978) (60 seats, Elections Centre)

Labour 57 · Other 3 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0

Ward results

Beckton2 seats · turnout 25.6%

H. Taylor	Labour	1,215
D. Whitbread	Labour	1,132
D. Newman	NF	178
F. Adams	NF	144
R. Lawrence	RATE	85
G. Potter	RATE	79

Bemersyde2 seats · turnout 24.1%

H. Bauckham	Labour	1,009
W. Dunlop	Labour	903
J. Vine	RATE	326
C. Youngman	RATE	313

Canning Town & Grange2 seats · turnout 26.2%

J. Hart	Labour	1,563
M. Mecham	Labour	1,398
M. Baker	NF	222
P. Parr	RATE	212
B. Lineker	RATE	187

Castle2 seats · turnout 32.0%

M. Brown	Labour	1,092
H. Simpson	Labour	1,040
A. King	RATE	905
S. Jones	RATE	895

Central2 seats · turnout 31.7%

S. Elson	Labour	1,305
H. Ronan	Labour	1,098
M. Layton	RATE	598
H. Martin	RATE	573
D. Bell	NF	202
G. Kestla	NF	171

Custom House & Silvertown3 seats · turnout 18.3%

W. Chapman	Labour	1,370
J. Garfield	Labour	1,275
T. Jenkinson	Labour	1,186
I. King	RATE	281
L. Pridham	RATE	239
R. Youngman	RATE	223

Forest Gate3 seats · turnout 28.7%

S. Hopwood	Labour	1,469 ✓
K. Mansell	Labour	1,383 ✓
M. Helps	Labour	1,242 ✓
D. Amess	Conservative	957
E. Short	Conservative	838
L. Peluso	Conservative	820
E. Fisher	Residents	92
D. Collier	Residents	87
G. Bendall	Residents	86

Greatfield3 seats · turnout 38.9%

H. Castle	RATE	1,759
E. Ray	RATE	1,685
L. Hall	RATE	1,634
P. Charman	Labour	1,171
J. Middleton	Labour	1,091
L. Fox	Labour	1,086
W Bellers	Conservative	846
D. Moor	Conservative	731
J. Smith	Conservative	730

Hudsons3 seats · turnout 26.6%

F. Dance	Labour	1,261 ✓
F. Jones	Labour	1,234 ✓
H. Fitzsimons	Labour	1,185 ✓
E. Oakes	Conservative	416
E. Gibbons	Conservative	373
B. Davis	Residents	217
D. Neville	Conservative	217
S. Palmer	National Front	172
J. Lakey	Residents	69
J. Underwood	Residents	60

Kensington2 seats · turnout 38.9%

K. Massey	Labour	1,387
J. Plant	Labour	1,277
E. Lonsdale	RATE	1,078
D. Williams	RATE	1,052
J. Grahl	COMM	67

Little Ilford3 seats · turnout 27.9%

W. Brown	Labour	1,328 ✓
Y. Clayden	Labour	1,317 ✓
J. Kemp	Labour	1,268 ✓
N. Biggadike	Residents	568
J. Davis	Residents	529
J. Smith	Residents	482
M. Probin	Other	96

Manor Park3 seats · turnout 32.8%

C. Palme	Labour	1,667
M. Schofield	Labour	1,613
A. Singh	Labour	1,567
H. Prendergast	Conservative	1,224
C. Rugg	Conservative	1,146
M. Trebess	Conservative	1,095
W. Roberts	NF	246
D. Simons	NF	233
A. Pooley	NF	221

Monega2 seats · turnout 36.4%

A. Hall	Labour	1,268 ✓
F. York	Labour	1,160 ✓
M. Morris	National Front	350
J. Warner	Conservative	348
G. Nottage	Residents	315
A. Oomerjee	Conservative	273
E. Jones	Residents	173
T. Bennett	National Front	155

New Town2 seats · turnout 28.0%

M. Olley	Labour	943 ✓
E. Stanton	Labour	919 ✓
B. Roberts	Conservative	403
W. Button	Conservative	388
F. Fletcher	Residents	44
S. McDonald	Residents	42

Ordnance2 seats · turnout 20.0%

D. Brand	Labour	924
C. Flemwell	Labour	816
F. Nicholson	RATE	166
C. Parr	RATE	130

Park3 seats · turnout 25.4%

A. Howlett	Labour	1,369 ✓
J. Newstead	Labour	1,331 ✓
S. Smith	Labour	1,319 ✓
G. Eldridge	Conservative	723
B. Brick	Conservative	663
R. Barker-Green	Conservative	633

Plaistow3 seats · turnout 27.5%

A. Edwards	Labour	1,177 ✓
M. Allum	Labour	1,149 ✓
J. Haggerty	Labour	1,110 ✓
M. Finch	Residents	745
S. Vine	Residents	524
E. Walker	Residents	515

Plashet3 seats · turnout 26.9%

B. Watts	Labour	1,994
A. Wilson	Labour	1,900
E. Billups	Labour	1,794
R. Hunt	Conservative	658
D Ratcliffe	Conservative	607
D. Privett	Conservative	602

South3 seats · turnout 24.9%

J. Taylor	Labour	1,206 ✓
E. Daly	Labour	1,191 ✓
M. Philpott	Labour	1,126 ✓
Buckle D.	Conservative	649
F. Turner	Conservative	641
R. Williams	Conservative	615
B. Metz	NF	200
D. Bird	RATE	119
D. Reader	RATE	112
J. Major	RATE	95

St. Stephens2 seats · turnout 36.1%

T. Nolan	Labour	1,362
K. Palmer	Labour	1,183
S. King	RATE	991
R. Smith	RATE	865

Stratford2 seats · turnout 24.9%

J. Goldsmith	Labour	951 ✓
R. Lloyd	Labour	944 ✓
M. Bevis	Conservative	271
A. Crighton	Conservative	266
R. Bock	National Front	102
S. Fisher	Residents	36
E. Fletcher	Residents	27

Upton3 seats · turnout 30.6%

J. Clow	Labour	1,856 ✓
D. Giles	Labour	1,762 ✓
L. Williams	Labour	1,761 ✓
B. Blanchard	Conservative	683
R. Strauss	Conservative	662
H. Patel	Conservative	647

Wall End3 seats · turnout 36.4%

H. Philpott	Labour	1,526 ✓
T. O'Connor	Labour	1,461 ✓
J. Clark	Labour	1,395 ✓
D. Sutton	Conservative	890
D. Maciver	Conservative	802
A. Wotherspoon	Conservative	723
F. Bates	Residents	484
J. Gilchrist	Residents	476
H. Storer	Residents	438
J. Tucker	National Front	240

West Ham2 seats · turnout 24.9%

A. Dickerson	Labour	1,079 ✓
P. Undrill	Labour	1,006 ✓
B. Hunt	Conservative	255
L. Short	Conservative	246
C. Armond	National Front	187
R. Carne	National Front	176
A. Lewis	Residents	55
J. Lawther	Residents	40