# 1978 Barnet London Borough Council election

The 1978 Barnet Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Background

Since the last election in 1974, the Local Government Boundary Commission carried out their first periodic electoral review of Barnet under the Local Government Act 1972 and made a number of boundary changes.

## Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 43.6%.
Barnet Local Election Result 1978 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % |
| Conservative | 49 | 81.7 | 57.1 |
| Labour | 10 | 16.7 | 30.4 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0.0 | 9.8 |
| Independent | 1 | 1.6 | 2.7 |

## Ward results
### Arkley

Arkley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan E. Pudney | 2,495 | | |
| | Conservative | John T. Thomson | 2,416 | | |
| | Conservative | Ann S.M. More | 2,394 | | |
| | Labour | Andrew P. Harris | 2,275 | | |
| | Labour | Trevor K. Hill | 2,275 | | |
| | Conservative | Stephen G. Lane | 2,270 | | |
| | Liberal | Richard W. Ellis | 417 | | |
| | Liberal | Keith Crawford | 370 | | |
| | Liberal | Cynthia Krieger | 315 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.7% | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June M. Cole | 2,957 | | |
| | Conservative | Anthony M. Rawle | 2,951 | | |
| | Conservative | Mary Temple | 2,867 | | |
| | Labour | Percy Cheek | 967 | | |
| | Labour | Gerald Eaton | 953 | | |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Leifer | 866 | | |
| | Liberal | David L. Stevens | 359 | | |
| | Liberal | Hugh J. Ogus | 324 | | |
| | Liberal | Valerie Silbiger | 320 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.8% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James P. Brophy | 2,192 | | |
| | Labour | Bertram E. McCormack | 2,063 | | |
| | Labour | Harold B. Davies | 2,060 | | |
| | Conservative | Keith R. Bass | 998 | | |
| | Conservative | John R. Hart | 972 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter V. Wharton | 873 | | |
| | National Front | Edward V. Bradley | 315 | | |
| | National Front | Alfred T. Chamberlain | 295 | | |
| | National Front | Edward J. Warner | 243 | | |
| | Liberal | Hilda D. Munden | 162 | | |
| | Liberal | Gisela Page | 130 | | |
| | Liberal | Roger Pattison | 128 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3% | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Childs Hill

Childs Hill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Young | 1,904 | | |
| | Conservative | Victor Lyon | 1,896 | | |
| | Conservative | Brian A. Jarman | 1,868 | | |
| | Labour | Donald E. Barnes | 1,679 | | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth C. Silver | 1,541 | | |
| | Labour | Mary C. Tyler | 1,522 | | |
| | Liberal | Monroe E. Palmer | 1,054 | | |
| | Liberal | Joan Lawson | 907 | | |
| | Liberal | Nigel R. Wilson | 787 | | |
| | National Front | Frederick W. Hurst | 133 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.9% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Colindale

Colindale (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Geoffrey N. Cooke | 1,657 | | |
| | Labour | Mary H.R. Honeyball | 1,633 | | |
| | Labour | Thomas A. McKendry | 1,594 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter A. Grosz | 1,447 | | |
| | Conservative | Derek M. Joseph | 1,433 | | |
| | Conservative | Jane B. Quail | 1,389 | | |
| | Liberal | Arthur J. Roycroft | 211 | | |
| | Liberal | Phyllis I. Adams | 189 | | |
| | Liberal | Paula Mercer | 162 | | |
| | National Front | David A. Farmer | 157 | | |
| | National Front | John R. McLaren | 156 | | |
| | National Front | Leslie C. Bourne | 154 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.4% | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### East Barnet

East Barnet (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ernest T. Danks | 2,697 | | |
| | Conservative | Olwen M. Evans | 2,555 | | |
| | Conservative | John Perry | 2,542 | | |
| | Labour | Susan M. Doran | 1,321 | | |
| | Labour | Norman C. Bar | 1,310 | | |
| | Labour | Nicholas O. Landau | 1,259 | | |
| | Liberal | Barbara J. Hunt | 341 | | |
| | Liberal | Clive Robinson | 340 | | |
| | Liberal | Alexander W. Munden | 298 | | |
| | National Front | Ivor W. Sargent | 174 | | |
| | National Front | Daniel J. Monk | 171 | | |
| | National Front | Philip A. Ruddock | 168 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.9% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### East Finchley

East Finchley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara I. Langstone | 1,950 | | |
| | Conservative | Mary Phillips | 1,894 | | |
| | Conservative | Stanley J. Sorrell | 1,858 | | |
| | Labour | Martin J. O'Connor | 1,827 | | |
| | Labour | Michael D. O'Connor | 1,751 | | |
| | Labour | Kenneth W. Little | 1,740 | | |
| | Liberal | Andrew G. Christodoulou | 351 | | |
| | Liberal | Juliet S. Rowe | 346 | | |
| | Liberal | Bruce A. Standing | 338 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.1% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Edgware

Edgware (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey I. Greenhouse | 3,772 | | |
| | Conservative | David E. Dell | 3,697 | | |
| | Conservative | Archibald T.W. Smith | 3,541 | | |
| | Labour | Michael B. Desmond | 1,506 | | |
| | Labour | Lorna Levy | 1,494 | | |
| | Labour | Anthony M. Williams | 1,383 | | |
| | Liberal | Sidney W. Baier | 177 | | |
| | Liberal | Mary J. Grieb | 176 | | |
| | Liberal | Philip L. Smulian | 152 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.6% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Finchley

Finchley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Sussman | 2,828 | | |
| | Conservative | Miles C. Golding | 2,784 | | |
| | Conservative | Jean I. Parmer | 2,730 | | |
| | Labour | Robert A. Holroyd | 1,222 | | |
| | Labour | Brian J. Watkins | 1,206 | | |
| | Labour | David G. Williams | 1,206 | | |
| | Liberal | Gregory P.F. Robbins | 488 | | |
| | Liberal | Malcolm B. Davis | 445 | | |
| | Liberal | Sylvia T.D. Randall | 426 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.4% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David C. Burton | 2,856 | | |
| | Conservative | John C. Tiplady | 2,831 | | |
| | Conservative | Frank D. Gibson | 2,827 | | |
| | Labour | Peter R. Butcher | 838 | | |
| | Labour | Frank C. Edwards | 812 | | |
| | Labour | Charles F. Owen | 809 | | |
| | Liberal | Karl E. Ruge | 565 | | |
| | Liberal | Christopher Perkin | 549 | | |
| | Liberal | Yvonne A. Jessop | 506 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.4% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael G. Max | 2,995 | | |
| | Conservative | Richard Blausten | 2,985 | | |
| | Conservative | Phyllis M. Nevard | 2,830 | | |
| | Independent | Patrick K. Laurance | 1,102 | | |
| | Labour | David E. De Saxe | 916 | | |
| | Labour | Richard M. Hadley | 873 | | |
| | Liberal | Leonie E. Stephen | 796 | | |
| | Labour | Stephen E. Pudney | 781 | | |
| | Liberal | Clive R. Silbiger | 776 | | |
| | Liberal | Robert S. Hanison | 702 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.1% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Golders Green

Golders Green (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rosa A. Freedman | 2,450 | | |
| | Conservative | Leslie D. Foster | 2,303 | | |
| | Conservative | Selina D. Summers | 2,214 | | |
| | Labour | Stephen F. Kelly | 1,203 | | |
| | Labour | Olga G. Deaner | 1,162 | | |
| | Labour | Vivien D. Marcy | 1,133 | | |
| | Liberal | Jeffrey Land | 554 | | |
| | Liberal | Susette S. Palmer | 491 | | |
| | Liberal | Wilfred Newton | 485 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.3% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Hadley

Hadley (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ernest A.E. Asker | 3,587 | | |
| | Independent | Anthony J. Freake | 3,245 | | |
| | Conservative | David P. Clarke | 3,042 | | |
| | Conservative | Rosemary W. Middleton | 2,894 | | |
| | Labour | Jean M. Feldman | 980 | | |
| | Labour | Brenda M. Slade | 959 | | |
| | Labour | Sylvia V. Grant | 920 | | |
| | Liberal | Peter J. Morley | 827 | | |
| | Liberal | Mavis W. Axham | 697 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.0% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
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### Hale

Hale (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie J. Pym | 3,117 | | |
| | Conservative | Dorothy B. Benson | 3,082 | | |
| | Conservative | Jack Clarfelt | 3,038 | | |
| | Labour | Peter J. Fordham | 1,011 | | |
| | Labour | Jean Smith | 1,010 | | |
| | Labour | Ian B. Morley | 1,009 | | |
| | Liberal | Diana C. Pattison | 480 | | |
| | Liberal | Carol A. Cooper | 471 | | |
| | Liberal | Laurian Davies | 420 | | |
| | National Front | Kenneth J. Barson | 133 | | |
| | National Front | John P. Smith | 126 | | |
| | National Front | Albert V. White | 104 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.1% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Hendon

Hendon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman E. Hirshfield | 2,954 | | |
| | Conservative | Victor S. Hockley | 2,784 | | |
| | Conservative | John Archard-Jones | 2,564 | | |
| | Labour | Celia A. Downs | 1,246 | | |
| | Labour | Christopher H. Jacobs | 1,216 | | |
| | Labour | Alan M. Magnus | 1,188 | | |
| | Liberal | Gerald Finlay | 478 | | |
| | Liberal | Peter G. Kempster | 355 | | |
| | Liberal | Elvin P. Sorkin | 337 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Mill Hill

Mill Hill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rita M. Levy | 3,321 | | |
| | Conservative | Denis L. Dippel | 3,316 | | |
| | Conservative | Graham G. Fear | 3,232 | | |
| | Labour | Howard S. Bluston | 943 | | |
| | Labour | Leonard Phillips | 924 | | |
| | Labour | Ian Leslie | 875 | | |
| | Liberal | Adrian V. Stokes | 390 | | |
| | Liberal | Ronald N. Page | 351 | | |
| | Liberal | John F. Hearn | 309 | | |
| | National Front | Paul A. Clayton | 173 | | |
| | National Front | John B. Cording | 149 | | |
| | National Front | Susan E. Warner | 133 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.4% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### St Paul's

St Paul's (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John P. Fitzgibbon | 2,346 | | |
| | Conservative | Edna P. James | 2,260 | | |
| | Conservative | Norman J. Sapsted | 2,224 | | |
| | Labour | John A. Cogger | 1,491 | | |
| | Labour | Charles A.R. Still | 1,448 | | |
| | Labour | Ralph A. Straker | 1,423 | | |
| | Liberal | Patricia M. Dunnill | 516 | | |
| | Liberal | Leonard Watkins | 459 | | |
| | Liberal | Avron M. Potter | 455 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.9% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Totteridge

Totteridge (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret J. Laskey | 3,639 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael J. Hill | 3,588 | | |
| | Conservative | Victor H. Usher | 3,575 | | |
| | Labour | Howard R. Denton | 889 | | |
| | Labour | Michael S. Cohen | 868 | | |
| | Labour | Lawrence J. Rogoff | 844 | | |
| | Liberal | David M. Cohen | 489 | | |
| | Liberal | Edith M. Gardner | 488 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.6% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### West Hendon

West Hendon (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Timothy J.K. Sims | 2,142 | | |
| | Labour | Donald E. Timms | 2,116 | | |
| | Labour | Doreen N. Neail | 2,025 | | |
| | Conservative | Stuart A. Goldenberg | 1,998 | | |
| | Conservative | Maurice J. Sultoon | 1,976 | | |
| | Conservative | Marion H. Babington | 1,856 | | |
| | Liberal | Brian E.J. Ellis | 938 | | |
| | Liberal | Harry J. Levy | 887 | | |
| | Liberal | Anthony D. Mercer | 660 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.3% | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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### Woodhouse

Woodhouse (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip H. Williams | 2,327 | | |
| | Conservative | William G. Hart | 2,306 | | |
| | Conservative | Barry C. Francis | 2,265 | | |
| | Labour | Adrian R. Cattermole | 1,535 | | |
| | Labour | John S. Whale | 1,444 | | |
| | Labour | Hukam C. Chopra | 1,410 | | |
| | Liberal | Roger J. Aron | 409 | | |
| | Liberal | Barry N. Green | 378 | | |
| | Liberal | David A. Harris | 367 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.1% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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## By-elections between 1978 and 1982
### Hadley

Hadley by-election, 22 November 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Donald E. Baker | 1,344 | |
| | Residents | Eric W. Spalding | 1,053 | |
| | Liberal | Peter J. Morley | 501 | |
| | Labour | Jean M. Feldman | 418 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ernest A. E. Asker.