# 1978 Lambeth London Borough Council election

The 1978 Lambeth London Borough Council election to the Lambeth London Borough Council was held in May 1978. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 33.4%.

## Election result

Lambeth Local Election Result 1978 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % |
| Labour | 42 | | | -14 | 65.6 | 48.5 |
| Conservative | 22 | | | +8 | 34.4 | 46.5 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 |

## Ward results
### Angell

Angell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Hugh Griffiths | 1,178 |
| | Labour | Lesley Hammond | 1,171 |
| | Labour | Paul Moore | 1,155 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Clarke | 534 |
| | Conservative | David Palmer | 479 |
| | Conservative | Richard Walsh | 450 |
| | National Front | Clifford Holland | 105 |
| | National Front | Philip Turner | 101 |
| | National Front | Catherine Williams | 93 |
| | West Indian Block | Cynthia Tyrell | 48 |
| | West Indian Block | Kenneth Dixon | 45 |
| | West Indian Block | Andrew Bloomfield | 34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Bishop's

Bishop's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Clapham Park

Clapham Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Clapham Town

Clapham Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Ferndale

Ferndale (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Gipsy Hill

Gipsy Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Herne Hill

Herne Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Knight's Hill

Knight's Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Larkhall

Larkhall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Oval

Oval (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elsie Horstead | 1,367 | | |
| | Labour | John Quinn | 1,363 | | |
| | Labour | David Stimpson | 1,348 | | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Ashmore | 986 | | |
| | Conservative | Francis Vallis | 975 | | |
| | Conservative | David Price | 965 | | |
| | National Front | Mark Austin | 258 | | |
| | National Front | Richard O'Sullivan | 212 | | |
| | National Front | Vera Lillington | 211 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### Prince's

Prince's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Beadle | 2,106 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Cary | 2,058 | |
| | Conservative | Valerio Bogazzi | 2,039 | |
| | Labour | Daniel Black | 874 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Morton | 735 | |
| | Labour | Bernard Lynn | 717 | |
| | Liberal | Sheila Clarke | 202 | |
| | Liberal | Ian D Mason | 169 | |
| | Liberal | Jeffrey Taylor | 144 | |
| | Save London Alliance | Martin Gower | 40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,165 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Martin's

St Martin's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Stockwell

Stockwell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Streatham Hill

Streatham Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Streatham South

Streatham South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Streatham Wells

Streatham Wells (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Thornton

Thornton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Thurlow Park

Thurlow Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Town Hall

Town Hall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Tulse Hill

Tulse Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Vassall

Vassall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |