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.
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All 1,908 on all 32 London boroughs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 42.9% ( 6.6%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by Borough in 1978. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1974.[1]
Results summary
edit| Party[2] | Votes won | % votes | Change | Seats | % seats | Change | Councils | Change | |
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| Conservative | 1,037,894 | 48.7 | +7.9 | 960 | 50.3 | +247 | 17 | +4 | |
| Labour | 833,526 | 39.1 | -2.8 | 882 | 46.2 | -208 | 14 | -4 | |
| Liberal | 150,298 | 7.1 | -6.0 | 30 | 1.6 | +3 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 108,144 | 5.1 | +0.9 | 36 | 1.9 | -1 | 0 | ±0 | |
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | ±0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | ±0 | |
- Turnout: 2,213,900 voters cast ballots, a turnout of 42.9% (+6.6%).[3]
Council results
editOverall councillor numbers
edit| London local elections 1978 Councillor statistics | |||
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| Party | Seats | Gain/loss | |
| Conservative | 960 | +247 | |
| Labour | 882 | -208 | |
| Liberal | 30 | +3 | |
| Others | 36 | -1 | |
Borough result maps
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Barnet 1978 results map
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Camden 1978 results map
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Hammersmith 1978 results map
References
edit- ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Year Tables". electionscentre.co.uk. 19 December 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com. 1978. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2015.