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{{Short description|1978 local election in England, UK}}
Elections to [[Lewisham London Borough Council]] were held in May 1978. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 38.6%.
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{{Update|date=July 2019}}

The '''1978 Lewisham London Borough Council election''' for the [[Lewisham London Borough Council]] was held in May 1978. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 38.6%.


==Election result==
==Election result==
{{Election Summary Begin|title = Lewisham Local Election Result 1978<ref>{{cite book | last1=Rallings | first1=Colin | authorlink=Colin Rallings | first2=Michael | last2=Thrasher| authorlink2=Michael Thrasher| title=Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest|publisher=Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre|year=1993|location=Plymouth}}</ref>}}
{{Election summary begin|title = Lewisham Local Election Result 1978<ref>{{cite book | last1=Rallings | first1=Colin | author-link=Colin Rallings | first2=Michael | last2=Thrasher| author-link2=Michael Thrasher| title=Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest|publisher=Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre|year=1993|location=Plymouth}}</ref>}}
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|votes % = 49.1
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{{Election Summary Party|
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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 23
|seats = 23
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{{Election Summary Party|
{{Election summary party|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|seats = 0
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==Ward results==
==Ward results==
{{Election box begin|title=[[Bellingham, London|Bellingham]] (2)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rallings|first1=Colin|last2=Thrasher|first2=Michael|title=London Borough of Lewisham Election Results 1964-2010|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Lewisham-1964-2010.pdf|website=Elections Centre|publisher=Plymouth University}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book|date=1978|title=London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978|url=https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf|publisher=Greater London Council|location=London|isbn=1-85261-003-4|access-date=April 29, 2023}}</ref>}}
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Ronald S J Burlison
|votes=1,911
|percentage=72.3
|change=
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Roger D. Godsiff
|votes=1,727
|percentage=
|change=
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Mark J. Boleat
|votes=733
|percentage=27.7
|change=
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Alistair J. Skelsey
|votes=696
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|votes=
|percentage=41.6
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|reg. electors=6,735
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Geoffrey Barrass
|votes=1,065
|percentage=48.2
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=James P. Dowd
|votes=1,045
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Ms Irene E. Farrell
|votes=1,021
|percentage=46.2
|change=
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Theodore E. Farrell
|votes=1,019
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|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Ms Jane E. Southall
|votes=125
|percentage=5.7
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|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Dennis R. Staley
|votes=102
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|votes=
|percentage=46.7
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|reg. electors=4,982
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Ms Shirley K. Cannon
|votes=1,468
|percentage=59.9
|change=
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Richard Evans
|votes=1,456
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Ms Clara L. Cole
|votes=981
|percentage=40.1
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Christopher J. Leeds
|votes=930
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|votes=
|percentage=48.8
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|reg. electors=5,294
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{{Election box begin | title= Catford (2)}}
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Ms Margaret King
|votes=1,996
|percentage=70.3
|change=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Godfrey S. Agar
|votes=1,950
|percentage=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Ernest T. Trott
|votes=842
|percentage=29.7
|change=
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Balachandren M. Granapragasam
|votes=777
|percentage=
|change=
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|votes=
|percentage=48.1
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{{Election box begin | title= Churchdown (3)}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=John Charles Henry
|votes=1,880
|percentage=59.4
|change=
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Ms Daisy Hurren
|votes=1,694
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=James R. Hurren
|votes=1,645
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Terence J R. Macartney
|votes=1,086
|percentage=34.3
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Christopher B. Chuter
|votes=1,044
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Frederick J. Waghorn
|votes=1,019
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=National Front (UK)
|candidate=Stephen P. Greene
|votes=200
|percentage=6.3
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=National Front (UK)
|candidate=Ms Kathleen Ubsdell
|votes=160
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=National Front (UK)
|candidate=Peter Ubsdell
|votes=148
|percentage=
|change=
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|votes=
|percentage=40.3
|change=
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{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors=8,443
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{{Election box begin | title= Crofton Park (3)}}
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Ms G. Elvin
|votes=1,841
|percentage=50.2
|change=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=C. Nicklin
|votes=1,805
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=D. Stone
|votes=1,774
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=J. Britton
|votes=1,515
|percentage=41.3
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=A. Patterson
|votes=1,475
|percentage=
|change=
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=D. Waters
|votes=1,453
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate|
|party=Community
|candidate=N. Fierz
|votes=308
|percentage=8.4
|change=
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|party=Community
|candidate=Ms K. Pullinger
|votes=267
|percentage=
|change=
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|party=Community
|candidate=L. Kemp
|votes=240
|percentage=
|change=
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|votes=
|percentage=44.2
|change=
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors=8,732
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{{Election box begin | title= Downham (3)}}
{{Election box begin|title=Downham (3)}}
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Frederick A. Barrett
|votes=1,907
|percentage=63.7
|change=
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Thomas I. Bradley
|votes=1,903
|percentage=
|change=
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=[[Norman Smith (Mayor of Lewisham)|Norman Smith]]
|votes=1,838
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=C. Aird
|votes=924
|percentage=30.9
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=Ms G. Bryant
|votes=915
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=L. Hollingsworth
|votes=898
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=National Front (UK)
|candidate=Ms P. Burns
|votes=161
|percentage=5.4
|change=
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=National Front (UK)
|candidate=D. Kingstree
|votes=156
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=National Front (UK)
|candidate=Ms M. Cole
|votes=139
|percentage=
|change=
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes=
|percentage=41.1
|change=
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{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors=8,116
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title= Drake (3)}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=C. Cook
|votes=1,438
|percentage=48.8
|change=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=J. Lynch
|votes=1,292
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=S. Angrove
|votes=1,254
|percentage=
|change=
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
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|votes=1,089
|percentage=37.0
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|candidate=
|votes=1,039
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=
|votes=1,036
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Roy J Boyd
|votes=231
|percentage=7.8
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=National Front (UK)
|candidate=
|votes=186
|percentage=6.3
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=National Front (UK)
|candidate=
|votes=178
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Richard F Wilson
|votes=171
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=National Front (UK)
|candidate=
|votes=168
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate=Edel F Thompson
|votes=161
|percentage=
|change=
}}
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|votes=
|percentage=35.4
|change=
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{{Election box end}}
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{{Election box begin | title= Evelyn (3)}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=W. Riddell
|votes=1,711
|percentage=69.7
|change=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=P. Adams
|votes=1,683
|percentage=
|change=
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=N. Taylor
|votes=1,648
|percentage=
|change=
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=
|votes=389
|percentage=15.9
|change=
}}
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|candidate=
|votes=385
|percentage=
|change=
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=
|votes=372
|percentage=
|change=
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|change=
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|votes=227
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|votes=200
|percentage=
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|percentage=37.5
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{{Election box begin | title= Forest Hill (2)}}
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=Ms J. Addison
|votes=1,233
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=A. Emerson
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|change=
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|party=Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate=
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=D. Townsend
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|percentage=52.5
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|candidate=R. Daltrey
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|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=M. Profitt
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|votes=
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|candidate=T. Scott
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|candidate=A. Hawkins
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The 1978 Lewisham London Borough Council election for the Lewisham London Borough Council was held in May 1978. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 38.6%.

Election result

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Lewisham Local Election Result 1978[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 44 49.1
  Conservative 23 44.5
  Liberal 0 0.0 1.8

Ward results

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Bellingham (2)[2] [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald S J Burlison 1,911 72.3
Labour Roger D. Godsiff 1,727
Conservative Mark J. Boleat 733 27.7
Conservative Alistair J. Skelsey 696
Total votes 41.6
Registered electors 6,735
Labour win (new seat)
Blackheath (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Geoffrey Barrass 1,065 48.2
Labour James P. Dowd 1,045
Conservative Ms Irene E. Farrell 1,021 46.2
Conservative Theodore E. Farrell 1,019
Liberal Ms Jane E. Southall 125 5.7
Liberal Dennis R. Staley 102
Total votes 46.7
Registered electors 4,982
Labour win (new seat)
Blythe Hill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms Shirley K. Cannon 1,468 59.9
Conservative Richard Evans 1,456
Labour Ms Clara L. Cole 981 40.1
Labour Christopher J. Leeds 930
Total votes 48.8
Registered electors 5,294
Conservative win (new seat)
Catford (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms Margaret King 1,996 70.3
Conservative Godfrey S. Agar 1,950
Labour Ernest T. Trott 842 29.7
Labour Balachandren M. Granapragasam 777
Total votes 48.1
Registered electors 6,305
Conservative win (new seat)
Churchdown (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Charles Henry 1,880 59.4
Labour Ms Daisy Hurren 1,694
Labour James R. Hurren 1,645
Conservative Terence J R. Macartney 1,086 34.3
Conservative Christopher B. Chuter 1,044
Conservative Frederick J. Waghorn 1,019
National Front Stephen P. Greene 200 6.3
National Front Ms Kathleen Ubsdell 160
National Front Peter Ubsdell 148
Total votes 40.3
Registered electors 8,443
Labour win (new seat)
Crofton Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms G. Elvin 1,841 50.2
Conservative C. Nicklin 1,805
Conservative D. Stone 1,774
Labour J. Britton 1,515 41.3
Labour A. Patterson 1,475
Labour D. Waters 1,453
Community N. Fierz 308 8.4
Community Ms K. Pullinger 267
Community L. Kemp 240
Total votes 44.2
Registered electors 8,732
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Downham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frederick A. Barrett 1,907 63.7
Labour Thomas I. Bradley 1,903
Labour Norman Smith 1,838
Conservative C. Aird 924 30.9
Conservative Ms G. Bryant 915
Conservative L. Hollingsworth 898
National Front Ms P. Burns 161 5.4
National Front D. Kingstree 156
National Front Ms M. Cole 139
Total votes 41.1
Registered electors 8,116
Labour win (new seat)
Drake (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Cook 1,438 48.8
Labour J. Lynch 1,292
Labour S. Angrove 1,254
Conservative 1,089 37.0
Conservative 1,039
Conservative 1,036
Liberal Roy J Boyd 231 7.8
National Front 186 6.3
National Front 178
Liberal Richard F Wilson 171
National Front 168
Liberal Edel F Thompson 161
Total votes 35.4
Registered electors 8,668
Labour win (new seat)
Evelyn (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Riddell 1,711 69.7
Labour P. Adams 1,683
Labour N. Taylor 1,648
Conservative 389 15.9
Conservative 385
Conservative 372
National Front 227 9.3
National Front 227
National Front 200
Liberal Hudson M Knight 127 5.2
Total votes 37.5
Registered electors 7,178
Labour win (new seat)
Forest Hill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ms J. Addison 1,233 51.5
Labour A. Emerson 1,229
Conservative 1,050 43.9
Conservative 1,001
111 4.6
102
Total votes 50.6
Registered electors 5,040
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Grinling Gibbons (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Townsend 52.5
Labour R. Daltrey
Labour M. Profitt
Conservative 16.9
Total votes 31.5
Registered electors 7,572
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Grove Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Scott 1,087 50.7
Conservative T. Bickley 1,057 49.3
Labour 1,034
Conservative 1,000
Total votes 47.7
Registered electors 4,746
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Hither Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Walker 54.1
Labour R. Pepper
Labour A. Hawkins
Conservative 40.2
Conservative
Conservative
National Front 5.7
National Front
National Front
Total votes 43.8
Registered electors 8,374
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Horniman (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Bennett 63.4
Conservative Ms L. Agar
Conservative K. Ferguson
Labour 36.6
Labour
Labour
Total votes 45.6
Registered electors 8,235
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Ladywell (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Bickley 54.9
Labour W. Simson
Labour R. White
Conservative 45.1
Conservative
Conservative
Total votes 39.8
Registered electors 7,806
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Manor Lee (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. James 47.2
Labour N. Reed
Conservative 43.6
Conservative
Liberal Timothy C Field
Liberal Janice I Headland
Communist
Total votes 51.9
Registered electors 6,214
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Marlowe (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Rowing 62.8
Labour R. Yeo
Labour T. Agambar
Conservative 18.7
Conservative
Conservative
Total votes 30.2
Registered electors 6,910
Labour win (new seat)
Pepys (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Perry Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Rushey Green (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
St Andrew (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
St Margaret (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
St Mildred (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sydenham East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Sydenham West (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whitefoot (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

References

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  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Lewisham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University.
  3. ^ London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978 (PDF). London: Greater London Council. 1978. ISBN 1-85261-003-4. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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