1978 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

Welwyn Hatfield District Council election 1978 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election Hertfordshire parliamentary 1976 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election 1976 1978 5 4 y 1979 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election 1979 16 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council 23 ~36,191, 54.7% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 24 seats, 55.2% 24 23 1 20,742 50.2% 5.0 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 19 seats, 38.6% 19 20 1 19,128 46.9% 8.3 95x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 0 seats, 5.4% 0 0 1,164 2.9% 3.2 File:Hertfordshire Welwyn Hatfield District Council 1978.svg 270px Council composition following the election. The 1978 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Welwyn-Hatfield-1973-2012.pdf Results 1973 to 2012 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 10 February 2023 This was on the same day as other local elections. A third of the total seats were up for election, one for each ward plus an additional seat in the wards for Hatfield East and Peartree. While the Labour party made notable gains in the popular vote at the cost of the Conservative and Liberal parties, they only took one seat from the Conservatives. This meant the Conservatives kept their majority control of the council, albeit only just. Summary Election result 1978 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election Conservative Party (UK) 7 1 43.8 16 23 53.5 20,462 50.2 –5.0 Labour Party (UK) 9 1 56.3 11 20 46.5 19,128 46.9 +8.3 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,164 2.9 –3.2 References Welwyn Hatfield Category:Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council elections Category:1970s in Hertfordshire