# 1978 Cambridge City Council election

The 1978 Cambridge City Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

## Summary
### Election result

1978 Cambridge City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 7 | 2 | 50.0 | 15 | 22 | 52.4 | 14,262 | 46.4 | –3.8 |
| | Labour | 6 | 1 | 42.9 | 11 | 17 | 40.5 | 12,304 | 40.1 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | 0 | | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.8 | 2,295 | 7.5 | –1.6 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 1,776 | 5.8 | N/A |
| | Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 79 | 0.3 | –0.1 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alec Molt* | 830 | 67.1 | +14.9 |
| | Conservative | Edna Jones | 407 | 32.9 | –3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 34.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,237 | 26.6 | –5.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,647 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.2 | |

### Arbury

Arbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barbara May | 1,314 | 53.7 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Jones | 1,135 | 46.3 | –2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,449 | 43.5 | –1.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,632 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.2 | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Reid* | 1,082 | 44.0 | –16.8 |
| | Labour | Richard Kimber | 842 | 34.2 | –5.0 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Gore | 537 | 21.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 240 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,461 | 41.3 | –3.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,953 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Barker | 1,321 | 52.0 | –3.3 |
| | Labour | Anthony Carter | 1,217 | 48.0 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,538 | 48.0 | +2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,284 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3 | |

### Coleridge

Coleridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Seagrove | 979 | 48.5 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | James Curley | 860 | 42.6 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Philip Mitchell | 178 | 8.8 | –5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 5.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,017 | 39.0 | –8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,168 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.6 | |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sidney Miller* | 1,277 | 58.3 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Wall | 912 | 41.7 | –0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 16.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,189 | 34.6 | –4.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,332 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.1 | |

### Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Geoghan* | 793 | 56.2 | –0.9 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Mackenzie | 474 | 33.6 | –9.3 |
| | Liberal | Brian Badcock | 145 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | 22.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,412 | 34.6 | –12.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,083 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.2 | |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Margaret Reiss | 1,776 | 71.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Graham Edwards* | 718 | 28.8 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,058 | 42.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,494 | 38.5 | –0.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,473 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wendy Nicol | 1,501 | 49.1 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Ella Craigie | 987 | 32.3 | –5.8 |
| | Liberal | Anthony Waite | 567 | 18.6 | –0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | 16.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,055 | 44.9 | +0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,809 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.2 | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Gawthrop | 1,218 | 49.9 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Elaine Wheatley* | 1,022 | 41.9 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Keith Edkins | 201 | 8.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,441 | 40.0 | +2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,101 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.1 | |

### Queens Edith

Queens Edith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Johnson* | 1,569 | 70.3 | +12.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen Dartford | 663 | 29.7 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 906 | 40.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,232 | 36.5 | –10.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,114 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Sweeney* | 989 | 49.4 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Philip Robinson | 601 | 30.0 | –2.9 |
| | Liberal | Alan Charlesworth | 380 | 19.0 | –2.8 |
| | Communist | Julian Chaloner | 31 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | 19.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,001 | 35.0 | –1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,722 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Millicent Suckling* | 1,406 | 62.1 | –5.1 |
| | Labour | Stephen Watts | 524 | 23.1 | –9.7 |
| | Liberal | David Green | 287 | 12.7 | N/A |
| | Communist | David Mourton | 48 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 882 | 38.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,265 | 38.5 | –5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,880 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.3 | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Gough-Goodman* | 1,284 | 66.7 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Overy | 641 | 33.3 | –5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 643 | 33.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,925 | 36.2 | –5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,318 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.9 | |