Barnet London Borough Council election, 1978

The 1978 Barnet Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

Background

Since the last election in 1974, the Local Government Boundary Commission carried out their first periodic electoral review of Barnet under the Local Government Act 1972 and made a number of boundary changes.[1]

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 43.6%.

Barnet Local Election Result 1978[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 49 57.1
  Labour 10 30.4
  Liberal 0 9.8

Ward results

Arkley (3)
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Brunswick Park (3)
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Burnt Oak (3)
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Childs Hill (3)
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Colindale (3)
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East Barnet (3)
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East Finchley (3)
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Edgware (3)
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Finchley (3)
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Friern Barnet (3)
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Garden Suburb (3)
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Golders Green (3)
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Hadley (3)
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Hale (3)
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Hendon (3)
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Mill Hill (3)
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St Paul’s (3)
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Totteridge (3)
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West Hendon (3)
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Woodhouse (3)
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References

  1. "Local Government Boundary Commission For England Report No.248" (PDF). LGBCE Records & Resources. Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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