London local elections, 1978

London local elections, 1978

← 1974 4 May 1978 1982 →
All 1,908 on all 32 London boroughs
First party Second party Third party   Leader Margaret Thatcher James Callaghan David Steel Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader since 11 February 1975 5 April 1976 7 July 1976 Popular vote 49.6% 39.6% 6.4% Swing 7.9% 3.3% 5.9% Councils 17 14 0 Councils +/– 4 4 Councillors 960 882 27 Councillors +/– 247 208 3
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.

Councillor statistics