1978 Havering London Borough Council election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1978 Havering London Borough Council election
| country = United Kingdom
| flag_image = Coat of arms of the London Borough of Havering.svg
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| election_date = {{Start date|1978|05|04|df=y}}
| previous_election = 1974 Havering London Borough Council election
| previous_year = 1974
| next_election = 1982 Havering London Borough Council election
| next_year = 1982
| seats_for_election= All 63 Havering London Borough Council seats
| majority_seats = 32
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| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)
| seats1 = 38
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}18
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| party2 = Residents Association
| seats2 = 13{{efn|Includes all candidates elected as (Independent) Residents or Ratepayers}}
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}4
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The 1978 Havering Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council for the second time.
Electoral arrangements
The election was originally scheduled for 1977, but was delayed for one year to bring London borough council elections into a four-year election cycle.{{efn|name="Order 1976"|Terms were extended by the London Councillors Order 1976.}} New ward boundaries were used for the first time. Prior to the 1978 election the council had 64 members (55 councillors and 9 aldermen). From the 1978 election, 63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors.
Ten of the wards were entirely new, including Airfield ward covering the new Airfield estate in Hornchurch. The remaining wards shared the names of previously used wards but with new boundaries. Councillors were elected for a four-year term with the next election scheduled for 1982.
Polling took place on 4 May 1978, except in Gooshays ward where the election was delayed until 25 May 1978, due to the death of a candidate.
Results
With 38 seats, the Conservative Party won overall control of the council for the second time. Labour Party wins were concentrated in the wards covering the Harold Hill estate (Heaton, Hilldene and Gooshays) with the addition of the new Airfield ward in Hornchurch. Residents and ratepayers candidates were successful in the two seats covering Cranham (Cranham East and Cranham West) as well as Rainham and wards covering southern Hornchurch (Hacton and South Hornchurch).{{cite web|title=London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978|url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf|website=London Datastore|publisher=Greater London Council|access-date=29 March 2015}}{{cite web |title=1978 London Borough of Havering local election results |url=https://www.havering.gov.uk/downloads/file/4293/1978-london-borough-of-havering-local-election-results |website=Havering Council |access-date=1 October 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Rallings |first1=Colin |last2=Thrasher |first2=Michael |title=London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010 |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Havering-1964-2010.pdf |website=The Elections Centre |access-date=1 October 2024}}
Ward results
=Airfield=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Stephen Clarke|votes=1,479|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Thomas Mitchell |votes=1,461|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Sydney Jack|votes=1,396|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Edward Hoad|votes=990|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Martin Shipp|votes=962|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Margaret Munday|votes=947|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent Residents Association |candidate=Andrew Carew|votes=524|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent Residents Association|candidate=Brenda Hammond|votes=440|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent Residents Association|candidate=Joan Lewis |votes=403|percentage=}}
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= Ardleigh Green =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Thomas Sims|votes=1,856|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Leonard Trott|votes=1,842|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Glenys Chandley|votes=559|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Dorothy Robinson|votes=541|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent Residents Association |candidate=Ian Wilkes|votes=541|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent Residents Association|candidate=Jack Lewis|votes=421|percentage=}}
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= Brooklands =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link |party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Henry Tebbutt|votes=1,233|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Meirion Owens|votes=1,209|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=George Cox|votes=1,141|percentage=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Jesse Taylor|votes=1,063|percentage=}}
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= Chase Cross =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Randall Evans|votes=1,235|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=William Odulate|votes=1,172|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Arthur Latham|votes=961|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Sydney Parrish|votes=863|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of Great Britain|candidate=Colin Harper|votes=84|percentage=|change=}}
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= Collier Row =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robin Adaire
|votes = 1,238
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Norman Symonds
|votes = 1,192
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Kilbey
|votes = 764
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Christine Blake
|votes = 759
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Freeman
|votes = 214
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|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Brewington
|votes = 178
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= Cranham East =
{{Election box begin | title= Cranham East (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Independent Ratepayers
|candidate = Rowland Knell
|votes = 1,544
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
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|candidate = Jean Mitchell
|votes = 1,496
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Gardner
|votes = 955
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Brabner
|votes = 922
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tom Horlock
|votes = 544
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Frances Eldred
|votes = 529
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= Cranham West =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
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|candidate = Ron Ower
|votes = 1,824
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
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|candidate = Louisa Sinclair
|votes = 1,811
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mary Noyes
|votes = 988
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Smith
|votes = 877
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Kortlandt
|votes = 239
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|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Helena Cowin
|votes = 230
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= Elm Park =
{{Election box begin | title= Elm Park (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joan Arthur
|votes = 1,894
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Ashby
|votes = 1,881
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Leslie Reilly
|votes = 1,852
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = George Saunders
|votes = 1,806
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Burn
|votes = 1,779
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jack Hoepelman
|votes = 1,761
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Mark Long
|votes = 204
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Rimmer
|votes = 202
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Penfold
|votes = 193
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Robert Baldwin
|votes = 184
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Alfred Harris
|votes = 179
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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|candidate = Alan Newell
|votes = 154
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= Emerson Park =
{{Election box begin | title= Emerson Park (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Moultrie
|votes = 2,323
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
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|candidate = William Sibley
|votes = 2,241
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Scott
|votes = 524
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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|candidate = Glyn Harris
|votes = 479
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|party = Independent Residents Association
|candidate = Lynn Lewis
|votes = 249
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= Gidea Park =
{{Election box begin | title= Gidea Park (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Johnston
|votes = 2,090
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alice Smith
|votes = 1,998
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Judith Paul
|votes = 428
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Gordon
|votes = 419
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= Gooshays =
{{Election box begin | title= Gooshays (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Lynn
|votes = 1,495
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Valentine Birnie
|votes = 1,408
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilf Mills
|votes = 1,396
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alison Bush
|votes = 825
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Helen Forster
|votes = 816
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pamela Marsden
|votes = 765
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Albert Yetton
|votes = 147
|percentage =
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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= Hacton =
{{Election box begin | title= Hacton (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Albert Davis
|votes = 1,515
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Norman Miles
|votes = 1,469
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Norman Richards
|votes = 1,376
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Norman Kemble
|votes = 1,271
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Frederick Thompson
|votes = 1,234
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Wendy Thompson
|votes = 1,055
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ernest Rawlins
|votes = 962
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gordon Thompson
|votes = 921
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Cyril Whitelock
|votes = 885
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= Harold Wood =
{{Election box begin | title= Harold Wood (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Forster
|votes = 2,393
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Marsden
|votes = 2,287
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Neill
|votes = 2,255
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John McCarthy
|votes = 1,024
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian Morland
|votes = 957
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hubert Hull
|votes = 942
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= Heath Park =
{{Election box begin | title= Heath Park (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Munday
|votes = 1,993
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Smith
|votes = 1,954
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dennis Cook
|votes = 575
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Pearl Saunders
|votes = 566
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Brewington
|votes = 219
|percentage =
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= Heaton =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Robert Harris
| votes = 1,632
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Denis O'Flynn
| votes = 1,567
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Geoffrey Otter
| votes = 1,465
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Nigel Boyle
| votes = 972
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = John Hann
| votes = 956
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Julian Chiningworth
| votes = 942
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= Hilldene =
{{Election box begin | title= Hilldene (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Reg Whiting
|votes = 1,479
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Bessie Whitworth
|votes = 1,440
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ron Whitworth
|votes = 1,412
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Stanley Martin
|votes = 771
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Wright
|votes = 729
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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|candidate = Jane Wright
|votes = 695
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= Hylands =
{{Election box begin | title= Hylands (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jean Frost
|votes = 1,855
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Irene Pearce
|votes = 1,803
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Frederick Roberts
|votes = 1,779
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alan Prescott
|votes = 1,563
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Osborne
|votes = 1,542
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Stewart Binns
|votes = 1,484
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry King
|votes = 203
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|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Hewitt
|votes = 195
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|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian McCarthy
|votes = 193
|percentage =
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|candidate = Pamela Wilkes
|votes = 155
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|candidate = Kenneth Mainstone
|votes = 127
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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|candidate = Laurence Munroe
|votes = 123
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= Mawney =
{{Election box begin | title= Mawney (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Victor Bush
|votes = 2,030
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Lucy Whittingham
|votes = 1,889
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Nigel Regnier
|votes = 1,835
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ruby Latham
|votes = 1,394
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Blake
|votes = 1,392
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Wallace Russell
|votes = 1,322
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Joan Freeman
|votes = 286
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Pauline Longthorn
|votes = 249
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= Oldchurch =
{{Election box begin | title= Oldchurch (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Derek Price
|votes = 933
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Todd
|votes = 932
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Baker
|votes = 770
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jocelyn Spindler
|votes = 668
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Madeline Caine
|votes = 90
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Front (UK)
|candidate = Elsie Harris
|votes = 82
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= Rainham =
{{Election box begin | title= Rainham (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Henry Turner
|votes = 1,756
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Donald Poole
|votes = 1,667
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = George Mooney
|votes = 1,566
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Henry Webb
|votes = 1,192
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Raymond Emmett
|votes = 1,117
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Moss
|votes = 978
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Audrey North
|votes = 731
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kieran Humphries
|votes = 703
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Cordell
|votes = 687
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= Rise Park =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Evan Davies
|votes = 1,876
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Kemp
|votes = 1,716
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alfred Capon
|votes = 545
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sheila Hills
|votes = 497
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Terry Hurlstone
|votes = 282
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Caroline Hurlstone
|votes = 278
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= St Andrew's =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert James
|votes = 2,063
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Biddlecombe
|votes = 1,998
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Orrin
|votes = 2,012
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Dutton
|votes = 906
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Hoepelman
|votes = 850
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Jack
|votes = 844
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent Residents Association
|candidate = Frank Everett
|votes = 720
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent Residents Association
|candidate = Angela Meads
|votes = 711
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent Residents Association
|candidate = Herbert Borley
|votes = 169
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Green
|votes = 169
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Adrienne McCarthy
|votes = 158
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Trevor Wood
|votes = 142
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= St Edward's =
{{Election box begin | title= St Edward's (2)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Lydia Hutton
|votes = 1,631
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Roger Ramsey
|votes = 1,549
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeannette Bowyer
|votes = 635
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Albert Mills
|votes = 556
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= South Hornchurch =
{{Election box begin | title= South Hornchurch (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Leonard Long
|votes = 1,384
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Michael Burke
|votes = 1,317
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = Ronald Whittaker
|votes = 1,299
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Rivers
|votes = 1,249
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Desmond
|votes = 1,201
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Lynne Cunningham
|votes = 1,179
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ralph Pollard
|votes = 889
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robin Hackshall
|votes = 870
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Mary Oxley
|votes = 859
|percentage =
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= Upminster =
{{Election box begin | title= Upminster (3)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Bruce Gordon-Picking
|votes = 2,613
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Rodney Chamberlain
|votes = 2,547
|percentage =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joyce White
|votes = 2,467
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Ratepayers Association
|candidate = Geoffrey Lewis
|votes = 1,991
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Ratepayers Association
|candidate = Carol Springthorpe
|votes = 1,943
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Ratepayers Association
|candidate = Owen Ware
|votes = 1,920
|percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Megan Lamb
|votes = 449
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Moore
|votes = 365
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Nicholls
|votes = 351
|percentage =
|change =
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|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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By-elections
The following by-elections took place between the 1978 and 1982 elections:
- 1978 St Andrew's (Havering) by-election
- 1980 Gooshays by-election
- 1980 Heaton (Havering) by-election
- 1980 Rise Park by-election
- 1981 Upminster by-election (Ratepayers gain from Conservative)
Notes
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References
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{{London elections}}
{{Greater London elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1978}}