1978 London local elections

1978 London local elections
← 1974 4 May 1978 1982 →

All 1,908 on all 32 London boroughs
Turnout42.9% (Increase6.6%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Margaret Thatcher
Leader Margaret Thatcher James Callaghan David Steel
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Leader since 11 February 1975 5 April 1976 7 July 1976
Popular vote 1,037,894 833,526 150,298
Percentage 48.7% 39.1% 7.1%
Swing Increase7.9% Decrease2.8% Decrease6.0%
Councils 17 14 0
Councils +/– Increase4 Decrease4 Steady
Councillors 960 882 30
Councillors +/– Increase247 Decrease208 Increase3

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.

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

  1. ^ 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.

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