Local Elections 1978
Local Elections 1978 was held on 4 May 1978. 1,345 seats were filled across 2,388 wards and divisions in 154 councils, from 11,987 candidates. The Labour Party won 673, Conservative Party won 601 and The Liberal Party won 21.
- Date
- 4 May 1978
- Seats filled
- 1,345
- Candidates
- 11,987
- Councils
- 154
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Labour Party | 4,016 | 673 | 4,632,191 | 39.8% |
| Conservative Party | 3,963 | 601 | 5,643,622 | 48.5% |
| The Liberal Party | 389 | 21 | 154,586 | 1.3% |
| LIB | 1,583 | 16 | 674,279 | 5.8% |
| Independent | 138 | 14 | 61,926 | 0.5% |
| RES | 98 | 5 | 93,346 | 0.8% |
| Other | 145 | 5 | 25,427 | 0.2% |
| Residents | 39 | 4 | 20,732 | 0.2% |
| RATE | 66 | 3 | 39,646 | 0.3% |
| GCH | 2 | 2 | 1,439 | 0.0% |
| Ind Con | 8 | 1 | 6,013 | 0.1% |
| NF | 779 | 0 | 116,113 | 1.0% |
| National Front | 230 | 0 | 36,671 | 0.3% |
| COMM | 197 | 0 | 17,145 | 0.1% |
| Prog | 13 | 0 | 14,894 | 0.1% |
| Ind RES | 16 | 0 | 10,658 | 0.1% |
| RR | 5 | 0 | 8,289 | 0.1% |
| SLA | 98 | 0 | 8,075 | 0.1% |
| Ind R | 8 | 0 | 7,515 | 0.1% |
| Ind RR | 4 | 0 | 6,675 | 0.1% |
| Ind Lab | 12 | 0 | 5,466 | 0.0% |
| Ecol | 15 | 0 | 3,563 | 0.0% |
| SU | 19 | 0 | 3,124 | 0.0% |
| Ind SOC | 3 | 0 | 2,816 | 0.0% |
| NETCAT | 7 | 0 | 2,625 | 0.0% |
| A Con | 1 | 0 | 2,570 | 0.0% |
| J Con | 1 | 0 | 2,542 | 0.0% |
| WRP | 28 | 0 | 2,103 | 0.0% |
| WMB | 9 | 0 | 2,013 | 0.0% |
| CC | 1 | 0 | 1,776 | 0.0% |
| K Lab | 1 | 0 | 1,740 | 0.0% |
| B Lab | 1 | 0 | 1,496 | 0.0% |
| K Ind | 1 | 0 | 1,293 | 0.0% |
| ELPA | 5 | 0 | 1,151 | 0.0% |
| Ind RT | 5 | 0 | 1,127 | 0.0% |
| Rytonian | 1 | 0 | 1,023 | 0.0% |
| Soc Unity | 8 | 0 | 957 | 0.0% |
| K Lib | 1 | 0 | 953 | 0.0% |
| L Lab | 1 | 0 | 924 | 0.0% |
| Community | 3 | 0 | 815 | 0.0% |