1978_Broxbourne_Borough_Council_election
1978 Broxbourne Borough Council election
1978 UK local government election
The 1978 Broxbourne Council election was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2012) |
More information Ward, Party ...
Ward | Party | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | Standing again? | |
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Broxbourne | Conservative | 1976 | D C Smith | Yes | |
Bury Green | Conservative | 1976 | S G Johnson | Yes | |
Cheshunt Central | Conservative | 1976 | G F Batchelor | Yes | |
Cheshunt North | Conservative | 1976 | D F Poole | Yes | |
Flamstead End | Conservative | 1976 | L W Goodman | Yes | |
Goffs Oak | Independent | 1976 | D T Hickman | No[Table note 1] | |
Hoddesdon North | Conservative | 1976 | R A S Key | Yes | |
Hoddesdon Town | Conservative | 1976 | B D G Fallace | Yes | |
Rosedale | Labour | 1976 | Mark Farrington | Yes | |
Rye Park | Conservative | 1976 | A P Bridgeman | No | |
Theobalds | Conservative | 1976 | H J Collins | Yes | |
Waltham Cross North | Conservative | 1976 | N M Sanderson | No | |
Waltham Cross South | Labour | 1976 | J K Paice | Yes | |
Wormley & Turnford | Conservative | 1976 | B F Hill | Yes |
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- Dan Hickman was elected as a Conservative in 1976.
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 13 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 92.86 | 65.17 | 13,642 | ||
Labour | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 7.14 | 31.97 | 6,692 | ||
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.16 | 454 | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 146 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
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An election was held in 14 wards on 4 May 1978.
14 seats were contested at this election.
The Conservative Party made 2 gains winning Rosedale Ward from Labour and retaking Goffs Oak Ward from Councillor D T Hickman who had left the Conservative Group shortly after the 1976 election to sit as an Independent.
This was the first Broxbourne Election to see National Front candidates, who stood in 4 wards.
The new political balance of the council following this election was:
- Conservative 37 seats
- Labour 5 seats
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Don Smith | 1,432 | 80.04 | ||
Labour | Cherry Robbins | 259 | 14.48 | ||
National Front | Vera Wain | 98 | 5.48 | ||
Majority | 1,173 | ||||
Turnout | 1,789 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sidney Johnson | 946 | 55.84 | ||
Labour | Chris Robbins | 748 | 44.16 | ||
Majority | 198 | ||||
Turnout | 1,694 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Batchelor | 1,145 | 75.48 | ||
Labour | Les Goodrum | 372 | 24.52 | ||
Majority | 773 | ||||
Turnout | 1,517 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Don Poole | 1,149 | 65.51 | ||
Labour | Deidre Welsh | 605 | 34.49 | ||
Majority | 544 | ||||
Turnout | 1,754 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Leonard Goodman | 1,132 | 64.65 | ||
Labour | Pat Whitthread | 486 | 27.76 | ||
National Front | Frederick Venables | 133 | 7.59 | ||
Majority | 646 | ||||
Turnout | 1,751 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Marie Dowsett | 1,181 | 82.99 | ||
Labour | Roy Shaw | 242 | 17.01 | ||
Majority | 939 | ||||
Turnout | 1,423 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tony Kay | 1,293 | 78.27 | ||
Labour | Dave Wall | 359 | 21.73 | ||
Majority | 934 | ||||
Turnout | 1,652 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian Fallace | 934 | 70.86 | ||
Labour | Henry Lucas | 384 | 29.14 | ||
Majority | 550 | ||||
Turnout | 1,318 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adrian Ebeling | 375 | 46.18 | ||
Labour | Mark Farrington | 357 | 43.97 | ||
National Front | Ramon Johns | 80 | 9.85 | ||
Majority | 18 | ||||
Turnout | 812 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Grethe | 960 | 57.87 | ||
Labour | Mike Pye | 699 | 42.13 | ||
Majority | 261 | ||||
Turnout | 1,659 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Herbert Collins | 1,012 | 68.24 | ||
Labour | Doris Hadju | 471 | 31.76 | ||
Majority | 541 | ||||
Turnout | 1,483 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Norman Ames | 771 | 61.14 | ||
Labour | Joan Carter | 490 | 38.86 | ||
Majority | 281 | ||||
Turnout | 1,261 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jean Paice | 896 | 52.40 | ||
Conservative | Amy Testro | 671 | 39.24 | ||
National Front | Albert Wain | 143 | 8.36 | ||
Majority | 225 | ||||
Turnout | 1,710 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian Hill | 641 | 57.70 | ||
Labour | Edward Nicholls | 324 | 29.16 | ||
Liberal | Barbara Wade | 146 | 13.14 | ||
Majority | 317 | ||||
Turnout | 1,111 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- Lea Valley Mercury Friday 12 May 1978 Edition