: LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL ILICTloNS LD G1Jilll1 TIillVrn Compiled in the Director-General's Department of the Greater London Council, by the Intelligence Division from information supplied by the Returning Officers. Contents Summary of election facts and figures page 3 Table 1 By-elections for London borough councillors, May 1974 - May 1978 page 5 Table 2 Candidates, with party affil iations and votes cast, in each ward at the London Borough Council Elections, 4 May 1978 page 15 Table 3 Summary of election results by wards page 82 Table 4 Summary of election results by parliamentary constituencies and boroughs page 100 Table 5 State of the political parties in the new Councils page 104 Appendix Alphabetical list of wards, 4 May 1978 page 105 Diagrams Political majority on London borough councils, 1970,1974 and 1978 page 111 © Greater London Council 1978 Obtainable from the GLC Bookshop, County Hall, London, SE1 7PB 1.2 m (SPS 22821) 7.78 SBN 71680994 X Price £5.50 in U. K. only 1 Notes The London boroughs were constituted under the London Government Act 1963 and the first elections to the new councils were held on 7 May 1964. Prior to 1976, councillors were elected at general elections held every three years but as a result of an order made under the Local Government Act 1972 the term of office of members of London borough councils was increased to four years. The number of wards in a borough varies from 19 in Barking, Richmond-upon-Thames, and Tower Hamlets to 36 in Greenwich, with from 1 to 3 councillors elected for each ward. London borough councils have from 48 to 70 members. Electors have as many votes as there are councillors in each ward. Before 1978 each council included aldermen, to the number of one-sixth of the councillors, elected by the councillors from among themselves or from persons qualified to be councillors. Under the Local Government Act 1972, the office of alderman of a London borough council ceased to exist after the 1978 elections. The mayor of each borough is elected annually by each council from among the councillors. Since the 1974 election the Local Government Boundary Commission has under­ taken a review of ward boundaries, resulting in both new wards and boundary changes to existing wards. In many cases, therefore, the results of this election are not comparable with those of previous years at a ward level. The operation of the Commission's proposals for the London borough of Enfield was postponed pending settlement of a legal action between the London borough council and the Commission, and the old ward boundaries were used in that borough. Some new wards are divided between parliamentary constituencies so that constituency results cannot always be shown. The City of London is not included because its constitution is different. The Corporation consists of 130 common councilmen, 4 to 12 of whom are elected annually for each ward, and 25 aldermen, in addition to the Lord Mayor. The aldermen, one for each of the 25 wards, are elected for life by the ward voters (who include business voters as well as residents). This report is the fifth in this series to be published. 2 Summary of election facts and figures, 1978 Total local government electorate 5,155,593 (All wards were contested) Number voting 2,213,900 (42.9% of electorate) Number of counci liars to be elected 1,908 Number of candidates and votes by party Candidates Votes * Labour Lab 1,908 2,111,872 Conservative Can 1,829 2,642,649 Liberal Lib 992 343,168 National Front NF 602 90,740 Save London Alliance SLA 98 8,075 Communist Comm 97 9,019 Ratepayers Associations R 66 39,826 Workers Revolutionary Party WRP 16 1,309 Independent Residents Associations Ind Res 15 10,566 Residents Associations Res 13 19,835 Socialist Unity SU 12 1,731 West Indian Block WIB 9 470 We Mean Business WMB 9 2,013 Independent Ratepayers Associations Ind R 8 7,515 North East Tottenham Campaign Against Traffic NETCAT 7 2,625 East London People's Alliance ELPA 5 1,151 Independent Conservative Ind Con 5 5,023 Ratepayers and Residents Associations RR 5 8,289 Democratic National Party DNP 4 332 Independent Ratepayers and Residents Ind RR 4 6,675 Independent Ratepayers and Tenants Associations Ind RT 4 842 British United Party BUP 3 267 Community Participation CP 3 815 Decent Housing For All DH 2 197 Golborne Community Hundred GCH 2 1,439 Independent Labour Ind Lab 2 938 Limehouse and Ratcliffe Road Action Group LRRAG 2 295 National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People NAACP 2 90 Against Higher Prices AHP 1 181 Anti-Senior Citizens Discrimination Force ASCDF 1 44 Christian Social ist CS 1 77 Democratic D 1 386 Democratic Labour D Lab 1 214 Electrician E 1 135 Ecology Ecol 1 43 Fellowship F 1 329 Independent Liberal Ind Lib 1 98 Labourer L 1 257 Non-Party Political NPP 1 250 Residents and Tenants Res T 1 373 Retired Garage Proprietor RGP 1 58 continued 3 Candidates Votes· Senior Citizens SC 1 216 St. Christopher's Party (Anti Abortion) SCP 1 30 Socialist Worker SW 1 325 Theatrical Agent TA 1 169 Women's Truth and Unity WTU 1 171 Young Communist league YCl 1 78 Independent Ind 20 8,688 Total 5,763 5,329,888 • The figures reflect multiple votes in wards with more than one councillor. With a varying number of councillors in each ward the votes cast are not necessarily a precise reflection of the overall strength of the parties in this election. 4 Table 1 By-elections for London borough councillors, May 1974 - May 1978 Notes (i) Votes cast in each by-election are shown against the names of the candidates. (ii) The date of the election, the percentage voting, and the size of the electorate are shown beneath the name of the ward and the pari iamentary constituency. (iii) Elected candidates are shown in bold. (iv) Party affiliations are as indicated on pages 3 and 4 unless otherwise shown. Barking BRAMPTON, Bexleyheath (28.10.76,37.3%,8,157) There were no by-elections held between May 1974 and May 1978. Gasche, Stephen G. Con 1,434 Scutt, Alan Lab 736 Lepla, Keith A. Lib 338 Barnet Turner, James D. Nat* 227 BRUNSWICK PARK, Chipping Barnet Whitefield, Patricia NF 213 (23.1.75,30.8%,10,529) Turner, William E. Ind 65 Wilson, Harry J. Ind 26 Rawle, Anthony M. Con 1,603 Terwey, David J. Lib 892 CHRISTCHURCH, Bexleyheath Harris, Andrew P. Lab 746 (28.10.76,29.0%,7,902) WOODHOUSE, Finchley Brooks, Barbara R. Con 1,135 (28.10.76,26.7%,12,453) Oliver, Brian W. Lab 419 Hepworth, Benjamin M. Lib 411 Williams, Philip H. Con 1,616 Hawke, Owen NF 172 Cooke, Geoffrey N. Lab 942 Lane, Carl Nat* 149 Warner, John E. NF 410 Eccles, Robert J. Lib 351 BRAMPTON, Bexleyheath (22.9.77,28.5%,8,138) BURNT OAK, Hendon North (14.4.77,32.8%,9,474) Crowson, David R. Con 999 Scutt, Alan Lab 753 Collisson, Frederick J. Lab 1,633 Taylor, Bruce A. Lib 324 Gordon, Brian C. Con 816 Wh itefield, Patricia NF 181 Franklin, Bernard F. NF 517 Turner, William E. AHpt 62 Ogus, Hugh J. Lib 130 EAST BARNET, Chipping Barnet Brent (29.9.77,25.3%,11,180) CARLTON, Brent East Con 1,504 Peters, Howard J. (20.3.75,30.8%,5,354) Deaner, Olga G. Lab 728 Goudie, Britton T.J. Lib 390 Shaw, Cyril Lab 1,015 Ruddock, Philip A. NF 204 O'Donoghue, Patrick B. Lib 261 Gee, Patricia R. Con 190 Bexley Downes, Avril G.F. NF 180 LAMORBEY WEST, Sidcup SUDBURY, Brent North (20.2.75,34.4%,10,124) (12.6.75,36.7%,6,632) Passey, Ronald J. Con 1,475 Tredger, Robert B. Con 1,856 Earney, Laurence D. Lab 1,276 Arthur, David Lib 296 Browne, David I. Lib 588 Filler, Mary R. Lab 275 Hawke, Owen NF 144 WEMBLEY PARK, Brent North THAMESMEAD EAST, Erith and Crayford (21.10.76,35.9%,7,369) (3.7.75,20.7%,6,160) Detre, John T.J. Con 1,816 West, Anthony S. Lab 838 Hoffman, Maurice L.H. Lab 466 Walden-Kaye, Ralph Con 279 Downes, Avril G.F. NF 219 Draper, Barry NF 157 Arthur, David Lib 141 t Against Higher Prices, Rates, Interest Charges. * National Party. 5 Brent - continued DARWIN,Orpington (2.10.75,52.0%,2,831) MANOR, Brent South Roe, Marion A.R. Con 828 (25.11.76,30.7%,6,086) Goldsmith, Derek J. Lib 551 Ley, Roy W. Lab 758 Galley, Keith A. Lab 93 Knight, Charles T. Con 641 Gover, John H. Lib 166 ST. PAUL'S GRAY, Chislehurst Marsh, Raymond J. NF 134 (23.10.75,24.4%, 12,434) Blackman, John C. Ind 84 Wood, Derek A. Lab 1,886 Cox, Roger F. SW 70 Stayte, Albert E. Con 773 Rowden, Nicholas J. Lib 373 FRYENT, Brent North (10.2.77,42.3%,6,757) FARNBOROUGH,Orpington (22.1.76,40.5%, 12,405) Kinchyck, Stuart M. Con 1,396 Colman, Anthony J. Lab 986 Nash, Peter G. Con 2,823 Davies, John R. NF 270 Challis, Keith a.M. Lib 1,804 Scofield, Colin F. Lib 201 Edwards, Philip R. Lab 392 Bromley WEST WICKHAM SOUTH, Ravensbourne (30.9.76,31.8%,7,890) FARNBOROUGH,Orpington (4.7.74,27.9%,12,159) Whitman, Leslie G.