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.
Election result Overall turnout in the election was 43.6%.
Ward results Arkley
Brunswick Park
Burnt Oak
Childs Hill
Colindale
East Barnet
East Finchley
Edgware
Finchley
Friern Barnet
Garden Suburb
Golders Green
Hadley
Hale
Hendon
Mill Hill
St Paul's
Totteridge
West Hendon
Woodhouse
By-elections between 1978 and 1982 Hadley
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ernest A. E. Asker.
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