1978 London local elections

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1978 London local elections
  1974 4 May 1978 1982  

All 1,908 on all 32 London boroughs
Turnout42.9% (Increase2.svg6.6%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Margaret Thatcher (1983).jpg James Callaghan.JPG
Leader Margaret Thatcher James Callaghan David Steel
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Leader since11 February 19755 April 19767 July 1976
Popular vote1,037,894833,526150,298
Percentage48.7%39.1%7.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg7.9%Decrease2.svg2.8%Decrease2.svg6.0%
Councils17140
Councils +/–Increase2.svg4Decrease2.svg4Steady2.svg
Councillors96088230
Councillors +/–Increase2.svg247Decrease2.svg208Increase2.svg3

London local elections 1978.svg
Results by Borough in 1978.

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 4 May 1978. Ward changes took place in every borough (except Enfield) which increased the total number of councillors by 41 from 1,867 to 1,908.

Contents

All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1974. [1]

Results summary

Party [2] Votes won % votesChangeSeats % seatsChangeCouncilsChange
Conservative 1,037,89448.7+7.996050.3+24717+4
Labour 833,52639.1-2.888246.2-20814-4
Liberal 150,2987.1-6.0301.6+30±0
Others108,1445.1+0.9361.9-10±0
No overall control n/an/a±0n/an/an/a1±0

Council results

CouncilPrevious controlResultDetails
Barking Labour Labour Details
Barnet Conservative Conservative Details
Bexley Conservative Conservative Details
Brent Labour Labour Details
Bromley Conservative Conservative Details
Camden Labour Labour Details
Croydon Conservative Conservative Details
Ealing Labour Conservative Details
Enfield Conservative Conservative Details
Greenwich Labour Labour Details
Hackney Labour Labour Details
Hammersmith Labour No overall control Details
Haringey Labour Labour Details
Harrow Conservative Conservative Details
Havering No overall control Conservative Details
Hillingdon Labour Conservative Details
Hounslow Labour Labour Details
Islington Labour Labour Details
Kensington and Chelsea Conservative Conservative Details
Kingston upon Thames Conservative Conservative Details
Lambeth Labour Labour Details
Lewisham Labour Labour Details
Merton Conservative Conservative Details
Newham Labour Labour Details
Redbridge Conservative Conservative Details
Richmond upon Thames Conservative Conservative Details
Southwark Labour Labour Details
Sutton Conservative Conservative Details
Tower Hamlets Labour Labour Details
Waltham Forest Labour Labour Details
Wandsworth Labour Conservative Details
Westminster Conservative Conservative Details

Overall councillor numbers

London local elections 1978
Councillor statistics
PartySeatsGain/loss
  Conservative 960+247
  Labour 882-208
  Liberal 30+3
 Others36-1

Borough result maps

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