Before (end of 1977) (60 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 60 · Other 0 · The Liberal Party 0 · Conservative 0
After (end of 1978) (52 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 2 · The Liberal Party 0 · Other 0
Ward results
Barnsbury3 seats · turnout 42.2%
| C. Smith | Labour | 1,257 ✓ |
| C. McAskill | Labour | 1,235 ✓ |
| A. Farrell | Labour | 1,221 ✓ |
| J. Gallagher | Conservative | 923 |
| G. Gallagher | Conservative | 915 |
| G. Skelly | Conservative | 882 |
| L. O'Brien | National Front | 171 |
| A. Jupp | National Front | 164 |
| F. Atkin | National Front | 163 |
| J. Hamilton | The Liberal Party | 132 |
| D. Trillo | The Liberal Party | 115 |
| M. Loftus | Other | 107 |
Bunhill3 seats
| G. Ives | Labour | 1,338 ✓ |
| E. Browning | Labour | 1,326 ✓ |
| C. Payne | Labour | 1,317 ✓ |
| P. Britten | Conservative | 1,110 |
| P. Robertson | Conservative | 1,070 |
| J. Watson | Conservative | 1,049 |
| J. Cohen | NF | 257 |
| F. Benson | NF | 247 |
| G. Shergold | NF | 237 |
| K. Wrightson | WRP | 46 |
Canonbury East2 seats
| E. Bayliss | Labour | 801 ✓ |
| S. James | Labour | 708 ✓ |
| N. Baile | Conservative | 462 |
| G. Bennett | Conservative | 450 |
| L. Powell | NF | 109 |
| J. Smith | NF | 99 |
| J. Hudson | LIB | 76 |
| J. Marshall | LIB | 50 |
Canonbury West2 seats
| A. Bayliss | Labour | 865 ✓ |
| C. Millar | Conservative | 853 ✓ |
| A Reese | Conservative | 820 |
| F. Sandford | Labour | 766 |
| P. Duncan | LIB | 146 |
| P. Watkins | LIB | 126 |
| C. Woolgrove | NF | 104 |
| R. Woolgrove | NF | 87 |
Clerkenwell3 seats · turnout 35.3%
| D. Hyams | Labour | 1,224 ✓ |
| D. Rogers | Labour | 1,088 ✓ |
| G. Southgate | Labour | 1,083 ✓ |
| D. Bromfield | Conservative | 1,082 |
| R. Bromfield | Conservative | 1,033 |
| S. Morris | Conservative | 969 |
| M. Harris | National Front | 238 |
| R. Chambers | National Front | 235 |
| E. Wilcox | National Front | 191 |
| C. Muntzer | The Liberal Party | 156 |
Gillespie2 seats · turnout 38.8%
| P. Bradbury | Labour | 864 ✓ |
| C. O'Brien | Labour | 814 ✓ |
| N. Bradley | Conservative | 616 |
| M. Philipsz | Conservative | 499 |
| M. Dunn | The Liberal Party | 127 |
| N. Mukherjee | The Liberal Party | 111 |
| S. Boon | National Front | 63 |
| H. Green | National Front | 51 |
| S. Benton | Other | 44 |
Highbury3 seats · turnout 43.0%
| P. Brown | Labour | 1,537 ✓ |
| J. Morris | Labour | 1,414 ✓ |
| C. Powloski | Labour | 1,371 ✓ |
| S. Matthews | Conservative | 1,179 |
| C. Rooke | Conservative | 1,104 |
| A. Spinney | Conservative | 1,082 |
| A. Perry | National Front | 129 |
| A. Wood | National Front | 127 |
| R. Bevan | National Front | 126 |
| M. Pidcock | The Liberal Party | 122 |
| M. Shipman | The Liberal Party | 116 |
| A. Capel | The Liberal Party | 112 |
Highview2 seats · turnout 37.9%
| J. Evans | Labour | 746 ✓ |
| P. Sheeran | Labour | 643 ✓ |
| S. Barrett | Conservative | 572 |
| D. Gerrard-Reynolds | Conservative | 544 |
| M. Sullivan | Other | 115 |
| J. Gosling | Other | 105 |
| H. Fenton | National Front | 48 |
| L. James | The Liberal Party | 46 |
| I. McLeod | National Front | 45 |
| R. Smith | The Liberal Party | 36 |
Hillmarton2 seats
| A. Bell | Labour | 987 ✓ |
| C. St. Hill | Labour | 881 ✓ |
| G. Leeson | Conservative | 768 |
| R Taft | Conservative | 714 |
| T. Savage | NF | 120 |
| G. Wilson | NF | 86 |
| M. Beardon | COMM | 65 |
Hillrise3 seats · turnout 37.4%
| M. McCann | Labour | 858 ✓ |
| N. Kerr | Conservative | 843 ✓ |
| J. Barnes | Labour | 819 ✓ |
| J. Lethbridge | Labour | 808 |
| R. Kowalski | Conservative | 792 |
| T. Yeo | Conservative | 730 |
| K. Adams | Other | 110 |
| M. Simpson | Other | 97 |
| H. Farey | National Front | 44 |
| J. Taylor | National Front | 40 |
| W. Hall | National Front | 34 |
Holloway3 seats · turnout 33.5%
| P. Haynes | Labour | 1,065 ✓ |
| W. Moroney | Labour | 1,021 ✓ |
| E. Holroyd-Doveton | Labour | 983 ✓ |
| A. Bradley | Conservative | 575 |
| W. Giles | Conservative | 573 |
| M. Cave | Conservative | 545 |
| S. Chaney | National Front | 146 |
| G. Gilder | National Front | 134 |
| S. Bowdidge | National Front | 123 |
Junction3 seats · turnout 44.2%
| C. King | Labour | 1,504 ✓ |
| C. Kaplinsky | Labour | 1,439 ✓ |
| M. Van De Weyer | Labour | 1,402 ✓ |
| D. Nicholson | Conservative | 1,088 |
| J. Sayeed | Conservative | 986 |
| M. Portillo | Conservative | 980 |
| A. Hedge | National Front | 97 |
| C. Baker | National Front | 97 |
| I. Binnie | National Front | 96 |
Mildmay3 seats · turnout 38.9%
| M. Ogilvy-Webb | Labour | 1,489 ✓ |
| J. Streather | Labour | 1,442 ✓ |
| V. Veness | Labour | 1,383 ✓ |
| A. Felton-Gerber | Conservative | 1,037 |
| E. Carlson | Conservative | 1,032 |
| J. Rooke | Conservative | 989 |
| T. Hemstead | Independent | 210 |
| S. McKenzie | National Front | 209 |
| D. McGranaghan | National Front | 202 |
| A. Butler | National Front | 202 |
| L. O'Shea | Independent | 182 |
| J. Score | Independent | 165 |
| R. James | The Liberal Party | 150 |
| J. Dawson | The Liberal Party | 147 |
| P. Murphy | The Liberal Party | 134 |
| W. Norris | Other | 76 |
Quadrant2 seats · turnout 43.0%
| A. Mooney | Labour | 1,179 ✓ |
| J. Gibson | Labour | 1,149 ✓ |
| A. Hull | Conservative | 901 |
| M. Pike | Conservative | 872 |
| D. Hammond | National Front | 190 |
| G. Strange | National Front | 157 |
St. Georges3 seats · turnout 33.1%
| D. Davies | Labour | 1,199 ✓ |
| G. Flynn | Labour | 1,182 ✓ |
| P. Kershaw | Labour | 1,169 ✓ |
| K Graham | Conservative | 1,104 |
| A. Hiam | Conservative | 1,030 |
| E. Tickell | Conservative | 1,005 |
| A. Mason | COMM | 212 |
| A. Desmond | NF | 135 |
| T. List | NF | 112 |
| T. Pollard | NF | 99 |
St. Mary3 seats · turnout 37.7%
| A. Pedrick | Labour | 1,027 ✓ |
| D. Hoodless | Labour | 990 ✓ |
| I. Wilson | Labour | 981 ✓ |
| A. Goobey | Conservative | 823 |
| C. McCann | Conservative | 772 |
| M. Kuhn | Conservative | 744 |
| M. Betteridge | Other | 196 |
| R. Hughes | National Front | 161 |
| R. Tiley | National Front | 123 |
| A. Norman | The Liberal Party | 119 |
| A. Aldris | National Front | 119 |
| R. Sanderson | The Liberal Party | 87 |
St. Peter3 seats · turnout 36.7%
| A. Page | Labour | 1,188 ✓ |
| C. Pryce | Labour | 1,063 ✓ |
| M. Reynolds | Labour | 1,014 ✓ |
| F. Haddon-Cave | Conservative | 958 |
| R. Stephenson | Conservative | 955 |
| M. Tasker | Conservative | 947 |
| W. Beamish | The Liberal Party | 160 |
| N. Heigham | The Liberal Party | 158 |
| D. Faulkner | National Front | 153 |
| L. Dark | National Front | 147 |
| D. Tedder | National Front | 141 |
| E. Archer | Other | 107 |
Sussex2 seats
| E. Brosnan | Labour | 887 |
| H. Reid | Labour | 781 |
| A. Anderson | Conservative | 381 |
| N. Cumber | Conservative | 354 |
| I. Macarthur | NF | 70 |
| G. Southern | NF | 51 |
Thornhill2 seats · turnout 42.2%
| M. Pitt | Labour | 777 ✓ |
| M. Watson | Labour | 736 ✓ |
| T. Kelly | Conservative | 521 |
| M. Oliver | Conservative | 500 |
| F. Johns | Independent | 388 |
| T. Finch | Independent | 334 |
| R. Gilbey | Independent | 36 |
Tollington3 seats
| A. Smith | Labour | 1,027 ✓ |
| A. Carty | Labour | 1,023 ✓ |
| R. Evans | Labour | 989 ✓ |
| E. Bull | Conservative | 455 |
| M. Berkin | Conservative | 434 |
| A. Siddiqui | Conservative | 392 |
| F. Shepherd | NF | 100 |
| D. Udall | SU | 97 |
| K. Squire | NF | 83 |
| A. Yeeles | SU | 79 |
| M. Squire | NF | 77 |
