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1978 Cambridge City Council election
← 1976 4 May 1978 (1978-05-04) 1979 →
14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout38.6% (Decrease3.9%)
  First party Second party
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Party Conservative Labour
Last election 24 seats, 50.2% 16 seats, 39.2%
Seats won 7 6
Seats after 22 17
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 14,262 12,304
Percentage 46.4% 40.1%
Swing Decrease 3.8% Increase 0.9%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Liberal Independent
Last election 2 seats, 9.1% N/A
Seats won 0 1
Seats after 2 1
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 2,295 1,776
Percentage 7.5% 5.8%
Swing Decrease 1.6% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 1978 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1978 Cambridge City Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary

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Election result

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

Ward results

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Abbey

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Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alec Molt* 830 67.1 +14.9
Conservative Edna Jones 407 32.9 –3.4
Majority 423 34.2 N/A
Turnout 1,237 26.6 –5.0
Registered electors 4,647
Labour hold Swing Increase9.2

Arbury

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Arbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara May 1,314 53.7 +2.2
Conservative Sheila Jones 1,135 46.3 –2.2
Majority 179 7.3 N/A
Turnout 2,449 43.5 –1.9
Registered electors 5,632
Labour hold Swing Increase2.2

Castle

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Castle
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 240 9.8 N/A
Turnout 2,461 41.3 –3.5
Registered electors 5,953
Conservative hold Swing Decrease5.9

Cherry Hinton

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Cherry Hinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Barker 1,321 52.0 –3.3
Labour Anthony Carter 1,217 48.0 +3.3
Majority 104 4.0 N/A
Turnout 2,538 48.0 +2.3
Registered electors 5,284
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.3

Coleridge

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Coleridge
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 119 5.9 N/A
Turnout 2,017 39.0 –8.3
Registered electors 5,168
Conservative hold Swing Decrease0.6

East Chesterton

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East Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sidney Miller* 1,277 58.3 +0.1
Labour Richard Wall 912 41.7 –0.1
Majority 365 16.7 N/A
Turnout 2,189 34.6 –4.7
Registered electors 6,332
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.1

Kings Hedges

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Kings Hedges
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 319 22.6 N/A
Turnout 1,412 34.6 –12.8
Registered electors 4,083
Labour hold Swing Increase4.2

Market

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

Newnham

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Newnham
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 514 16.8 N/A
Turnout 3,055 44.9 +0.1
Registered electors 6,809
Labour hold Swing Increase6.2

Petersfield

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Petersfield
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 196 8.0 N/A
Turnout 2,441 40.0 +2.1
Registered electors 6,101
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase4.1

Queens Edith

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Queens Edith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Johnson* 1,569 70.3 +12.4
Labour Stephen Dartford 663 29.7 +8.3
Majority 906 40.6 N/A
Turnout 2,232 36.5 –10.4
Registered electors 6,114
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.1

Romsey

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Romsey
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 388 19.4 N/A
Turnout 2,001 35.0 –1.2
Registered electors 5,722
Labour hold Swing Increase3.6

Trumpington

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Trumpington
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 882 38.9 N/A
Turnout 2,265 38.5 –5.7
Registered electors 5,880
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.3

West Chesterton

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West Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Gough-Goodman* 1,284 66.7 +5.9
Labour Richard Overy 641 33.3 –5.9
Majority 643 33.4 N/A
Turnout 1,925 36.2 –5.4
Registered electors 5,318
Conservative hold Swing Increase5.9

References

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  1. ^ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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