# 1978 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

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

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Conservative Party | 31,635 (45.99%) | 5.08 | 34 (65.4%) | 34 / 52 | 2 |
| Liberal Party | 25,906 (37.66%) | 6.45 | 18 (34.6%) | 18 / 52 | 8 |
| Labour Party | 11,109 (16.15%) | 10.97 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 52 | 8 |
| National Front | 134 (0.19%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 52 | N/A |
| 18 | 34 |
| Liberal | Conservative |

## Ward results

Barnes (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June R M Robinson | 2453 | 53.4 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | Dalziel I. | 2393 | | − |
| | Conservative | Popham J. | 2235 | | − |
| | Liberal | David C Cornwell | 1690 | 36.8 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal | Hamish Farquharson Cardno | 1517 | | − |
| | Liberal | Fergus O'Kelly | 1512 | | − |
| | Labour | Blundy P. | 451 | 9.8 | −11.0 |
| | Labour | Hoskins A. Ms. | 433 | | − |
| | Labour | Seager G. | 432 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.2 | +14.6 |
Central Twickenham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cox J. | 1517 | 51.6 | n/a |
| | Conservative | Robert Arthur James Alcock | 1500 | | − |
| | Liberal | David Hugill | 774 | 26.3 | n/a |
| | Liberal | John W G Coombs | 772 | | − |
| | Labour | Anderson P. | 650 | 22.1 | n/a |
| | Labour | Cable J. | 548 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.6 | n/a |
East Sheen (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Green S. | 1619 | 59.9 | n/a |
| | Conservative | Sidney Grose | 1545 | | − |
| | Liberal | Philip L Cook | 938 | 34.7 | n/a |
| | Liberal | Maria Tooley | 900 | | − |
| | Labour | Lamb B. MS. | 145 | 5.4 | n/a |
| | Labour | Parry S. | 134 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.9 | n/a |
East Twickenham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John P M Rowlands | 1950 | 46.5 | +22.4 |
| | Liberal | Sydney J Nunn | 1933 | | − |
| | Liberal | Ruth E Lewis | 1860 | | − |
| | Conservative | Leaney A. | 1722 | 41.0 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | Harry Hall | 1653 | | − |
| | Conservative | Redwood P. Ms. | 1598 | | − |
| | Labour | Millward A. Ms. | 526 | 12.5 | −19.9 |
| | Labour | Shelton J. | 490 | | − |
| | Labour | Eldridge E. | 442 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.2 | +8.9 |
Ham & Petersham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Reeve Williams | 1717 | 44.5 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal | Lawrence W Oliver | 1491 | | − |
| | Liberal | Maureen A Allen | 1439 | | − |
| | Conservative | Bushell J. | 1203 | 31.2 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Poyser P. Ms. | 1149 | | − |
| | Conservative | Jabelman S. Ms. | 1113 | | − |
| | Labour | Bayliss B. | 939 | 24.3 | −12.4 |
| | Labour | Heitzmann A. | 801 | | − |
| | Labour | Rudge K. | 753 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.8 | +5.1 |
Hampton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Kenton | 2132 | 56.0 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | James L Hargreaves | 2029 | | − |
| | Conservative | Franklin R. | 1921 | | − |
| | Liberal | Maureen Joan Mary Woodriff | 1191 | 31.3 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | John M G Ison | 1066 | | − |
| | Liberal | Edward V H Paget | 1033 | | − |
| | Labour | Lalis M. | 487 | 12.8 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Lunberg P. Ms. | 479 | | − |
| | Labour | Day D. Ms. | 456 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.5 | +5.3 |
Hampton Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Champion H. Ms. | 1854 | 47.2 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Harris D. | 1835 | | − |
| | Conservative | Warhurst E. | 1683 | | − |
| | Liberal | Conway R G D Carmody | 1038 | 26.4 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Elmes K. | 1035 | 26.4 | −12.3 |
| | Labour | Samuels G. | 1028 | | − |
| | Liberal | Torquil Stephen Stewart | 1025 | | − |
| | Liberal | Moya Meredith Smith | 1000 | | − |
| | Labour | Connor G. Ms. | 982 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.6 | +7.3 |
Hampton Nursery (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Heath B. Ms. | 758 | 49.2 | n/a |
| | Conservative | Smith D. | 701 | | − |
| | Liberal | Janet Chandler | 488 | 31.7 | n/a |
| | Liberal | Rodney P Hopkins | 480 | | − |
| | Labour | Holman N. | 294 | 19.1 | n/a |
| | Labour | Gourney P. | 270 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.7 | n/a |
Hampton Wick (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cooper G. | 2076 | 63.0 | +11.2 |
| | Conservative | Marlow D. | 2058 | | − |
| | Conservative | Anthony Francis Arbour | 2045 | | − |
| | Labour | Browning D. | 638 | 19.4 | −8.1 |
| | Labour | Nieper R. Ms. | 616 | | − |
| | Liberal | Brendan W F Joyce | 579 | 17.6 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal | Keith B Dabbs | 574 | | − |
| | Labour | Firth B. | 565 | | − |
| | Liberal | John W Parton | 535 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.4 | +3.5 |
Heathfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Woodward A. Ms. | 1962 | 46.3 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Lee P. | 1959 | | − |
| | Conservative | Baker J. | 1869 | | − |
| | Liberal | Gareth Harper | 1351 | 31.9 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal | Jinx G L N Dacombe | 1347 | | − |
| | Liberal | Michael L Jones | 1318 | | − |
| | Labour | Sewell C. | 923 | 21.8 | −15.6 |
| | Labour | Goody P. | 866 | | − |
| | Labour | Glass H. | 847 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.4 | +5.2 |
Kew (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gordon-Smith G. | 2232 | 46.5 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | Shaddock C. | 2150 | | − |
| | Conservative | Mozley A. | 2145 | | − |
| | Liberal | Jennifer Louise Tonge | 2037 | 42.4 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal | David G Blomfield | 1963 | | − |
| | Liberal | Leslie Worth | 1961 | | − |
| | Labour | Lourie A. | 536 | 11.2 | −4.6 |
| | Labour | Elder T. | 518 | | − |
| | Labour | Love A. | 510 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.1 | +8.1 |
Mortlake (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Deirdre Bourke Martineau | 2054 | 54.0 | +49.1 |
| | Liberal | Edward Timothy Razzall | 1921 | | − |
| | Liberal | Derek V Wainwright | 1870 | | − |
| | Conservative | Stevens G. | 927 | 24.4 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Pollecoff E. Ms. | 876 | | − |
| | Labour | Hart A. | 823 | 21.6 | −15.9 |
| | Labour | Masters E. | 788 | | − |
| | Conservative | Gedrych B. | 752 | | − |
| | Labour | Mostyn J. Ms. | 745 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.4 | +7.5 |
Palewell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Anthony L Manners | 1939 | 46.1 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Morell K. | 1880 | 44.7 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal | Sally Rachel Hamwee | 1821 | | − |
| | Conservative | Barrow N. | 1799 | | − |
| | Conservative | Popat S. Ms. | 1771 | | − |
| | Liberal | Anthony Alan Tallents | 1767 | | − |
| | Labour | Hunt A. Ms. | 390 | 9.3 | −10.3 |
| | Labour | Lamb H. | 383 | | − |
| | Labour | Sheppard M. Ms. | 356 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.1 | +19.7 |
Richmond Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rachel M Dickson | 1700 | 47.6 | +6.5 |
| | Liberal | Jane L M Thomas | 1631 | | − |
| | Liberal | Anthony I Simmonds | 1616 | | − |
| | Conservative | Ormiston J. | 1563 | 43.8 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Martin P. | 1497 | | − |
| | Conservative | Lescher R. | 1477 | | − |
| | Labour | Radley D. | 309 | 8.7 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Graham Marshall-Andrews | 294 | | − |
| | Labour | Durrant S. | 283 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.2 | +10.6 |
Richmond Town (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alison M Cornish | 1639 | 52.5 | n/a |
| | Liberal | Bryan T B Lewis | 1477 | | − |
| | Conservative | Saunders J. | 1180 | 37.8 | n/a |
| | Conservative | Wheeler S. | 1073 | | − |
| | Labour | Roberts J. Ms. | 305 | 9.8 | n/a |
| | Labour | Bourne C. Ms. | 284 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.9 | n/a |
South Twickenham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom A Bligh | 1660 | 47.6 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | Hollebone R. | 1592 | | − |
| | Conservative | Nora J Ford Millar | 1556 | | − |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Robert Pope | 1368 | 39.2 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal | Derek W Hague | 1302 | | − |
| | Liberal | Garry R G Milne | 1302 | | − |
| | Labour | Tait A. | 460 | 13.2 | −16.7 |
| | Labour | Thompson M. Ms. | 460 | | − |
| | Labour | Thompson P. | 448 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.2 | +4.7 |
Teddington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Temlett P. | 2116 | 52.6 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Edwards S. Ms. | 1940 | | − |
| | Conservative | Whittaker R. | 1927 | | − |
| | Liberal | Patrick J Tarrant | 976 | 24.3 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | John E Twaits | 973 | | − |
| | Liberal | Margaret B Fowler | 938 | | − |
| | Labour | Gilligan K. | 927 | 23.1 | −13.7 |
| | Labour | Barry R. | 836 | | − |
| | Labour | Siantonas G. | 809 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.5 | +6.1 |
West Twickenham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Waller | 1409 | 47.3 | n/a |
| | Liberal | Dion Anthony Scherer | 1265 | | − |
| | Conservative | Elkington A. | 885 | 29.7 | n/a |
| | Conservative | Thomson C. | 853 | | − |
| | Labour | Kareh R. | 687 | 23.0 | n/a |
| | Labour | Cordingley D. | 629 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.8 | n/a |
Whitton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John F Lambeth | 1896 | 51.5 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Newstead L. | 1818 | | − |
| | Conservative | Warhurst S. Ms. | 1733 | | − |
| | Liberal | Wilfred P Letch | 1068 | 29.0 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal | Keith Mackinney | 1065 | | − |
| | Liberal | Cyril J Barnes | 1029 | | − |
| | Labour | Potter C. Ms. | 584 | 15.9 | −8.1 |
| | Labour | Eustace E. | 557 | | − |
| | Labour | Macpherson D. | 545 | | − |
| | National Front | Denville-Faulkner T. | 134 | 3.6 | n/a |
| | National Front | Ware D. | 127 | | − |
| | National Front | Sawyer J. | 118 | | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.6 | +2.3 |