1978 London local elections

none June 2014 June 2014 1978 London local elections parliamentary no 42.9% (6.6%) London local elections, 1974 1974 London local elections, 1982 1982 All 1,908 on all 32 London boroughs 4 May 1978 Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– 160x160px|Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher 11 February 1975 Conservative Party (UK) 1,037,894 48.7% 7.9% 17 4 960 247 160x160px James Callaghan 5 April 1976 Labour Party (UK) 833,526 39.1% 2.8% 14 4 882 208 David Steel 7 July 1976 Liberal Party (UK) 150,298 7.1% 6.0% 0 30 3 London local elections 1978.svg 400px 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.Minors Michael Grenham Dennis London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150222014659/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1998-5-7.pdf dead 22 February 2015 Demographic and Statistical Studies London Research Centre 29 May 2014 Results summary Party19 December 2015 Year Tables http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3755 live electionscentre.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20160618062925/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3755 18 June 2016 Votes won % votes Change Seats % seats Change Councils Change Conservative Party (UK) 1,037,894 48.7 +7.9 960 50.3 +247 17 +4 Labour Party (UK) 833,526 39.1-2.8 882 46.2 -208 14 -4 Liberal Party (UK) 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%).1978 London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978 http://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf dead londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091850/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1978-5-4.pdf 2 April 2015 Council results Council Previous control Result Details Barking Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Barnet Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Bexley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Brent Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Bromley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Camden Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Croydon Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Ealing Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Enfield Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Greenwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Hackney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Hammersmith Labour Party (UK) No overall control Details Haringey Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Harrow Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Havering No overall control Conservative Party (UK) Details Hillingdon Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Hounslow Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Islington Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Kensington and Chelsea Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Kingston upon Thames Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Lambeth Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Lewisham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Merton Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Newham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Redbridge Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Richmond upon Thames Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Southwark Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Sutton Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Tower Hamlets Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Waltham Forest Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Wandsworth Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Westminster Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Overall councillor numbers London local elections 1978Councillor statistics Conservative Party (UK) 960 +247 Labour Party (UK) 882 -208 Liberal Party (UK) 30 +3 Others 36 -1 |} Borough result maps References Category:May 1978 in the United Kingdom 1978