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took place in

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, and some other parts of the

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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

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council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1974.

Results summary

*Turnout: 2,213,900 voters cast ballots, a turnout of 42.9% (+6.6%).

Council results

Overall councillor numbers

Borough result maps

File:Barnet UK local election 1978 map.svg, Barnet 1978 results map File:Camden_UK_local_election_1978_map.svg, Camden 1978 results map File:Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 1978 map.svg, Hammersmith 1978 results map

References

{{United Kingdom elections May 1978 in the United Kingdom

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...