1978 Barnet London Borough Council election

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%.


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Hadley
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ernest A. E. Asker.