1978 Redbridge London Borough Council election

The 1978 Redbridge Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Redbridge London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

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Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Lovell	2,039
	Conservative	Graham Borrott	2,024
	Conservative	Ernest Watts	2,010
	Labour	Walter Finesilver	1,350
	Labour	Alan Hughes	1,329
	Labour	John Ryder	1,251
	Liberal	Andrew Barnett	203
	Liberal	Philip Ximenez	155
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Timothy Ridoutt	1,882
	Labour	George Davies	1,823
	Labour	Glen Jarman	1,814
	Conservative	Sydney Stevens	1,116
	Conservative	Douglas Herbert	1,080
	Conservative	Trevor Thomas	1,068
	National Front	John Hughes	199
	National Front	Gilbert Jennings	179
	Liberal	John Delves	159
	National Front	Frederick King	146
	Liberal	Stuart McDougall	98
	Communist	James Burns	78
Turnout
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Phillis Cottrell	2,417
	Conservative	Roland Hill	2,353
	Conservative	Lucette Smith	2,277
	Labour	Charles Burgess	1,141
	Labour	Christopher Blackwell	1,054
	Labour	Frances Payne	1,038
	Liberal	Bernard Boon	234
	Liberal	Hugh Kenna	202
	Liberal	Robert Newland	200
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1978 Redbridge London Borough Council election

Background

Election result

Ward results

Aldborough

Barkingside

Bridge

Chadwell

Church End

Clayhall

Clementswood

Cranbrook

Fairlop

Fullwell

Goodmayes

Hainault

Loxford

Mayfield

Monkhams

Newbury

Roding

Seven Kings

Snaresbrook

Valentines

Wanstead

References

By-elections

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