Croydon London Borough Council Election, 1978
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The 1978 Croydon Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of
Croydon London Borough Council Croydon London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Croydon in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Croydon is divided into 28 wards, electing 70 cou ...
in
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, England. The whole council was up for election and the
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stayed in overall control of the council.


Background

This was the first election to
Croydon Council Croydon London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Croydon in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Croydon is divided into 28 wards, electing 70 co ...
since 1974. This was the first election fought on new boundaries, and the first without Aldermen, increasing the total number of Councillors from 60 to 70.


Election result


Ward results


Addiscombe


Ashburton


Bensham Manor


Beulah


Broad Green


Coulsdon East


Croham


Fairfield


Fieldway


Heathfield


Kenley


Monks Orchard


New Addington


Norbury


Purley


Rylands


Sanderstead


Selsdon


South Norwood


Spring Park


Thornton Heath


Upper Norwood


Waddon


West Thornton


Whitehorse Manor


Woodcote & Coulsdon West


Woodside


References

{{United Kingdom local elections, 1978
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1978 London Borough council elections