Lewisham London Borough Council election, 1978
      Elections to Lewisham London Borough Council were held in May 1978.  The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 38.6%.
Election result
| Lewisham Local Election Result 1978[1] | 
| Party | 
Seats | 
Gains | 
Losses | 
Net gain/loss | 
Seats % | 
Votes % | 
Votes | 
+/− | 
|    | 
Labour | 
 44 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 49.1 | 
  | 
  | 
|    | 
Conservative | 
 23 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 44.5 | 
  | 
  | 
|    | 
Liberal | 
 0 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
 1.8 | 
  | 
  | 
Ward results
 
 Bellingham (2)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Blackheath (2)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Blythe Hill (2)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Catford (2)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Churchdown (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Crofton Park (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Downham (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Drake (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Evelyn (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Forest Hill (2)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Grinling Gibbons (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Grove Park (2)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Hither Green (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Horniman (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Ladywell (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Manor Lee (2)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Marlowe (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Pepys (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Perry Hill (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Rushey Green (2)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 St Andrew (2)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 St Margaret (2)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 St Mildred (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Sydenham East (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Sydenham West (3)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
 
 Whitefoot (2)
| Party | 
Candidate | 
Votes | 
% | 
± | 
References
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Metropolitan boroughs |  | 
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District councils (England) | 
- Basingstoke and Deane
 
- Bath
 
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- Ellesmere Port and Neston
 
- Elmbridge
 
- Fareham
 
- Halton
 
- Harlow
 
- Hart
 
- Hartlepool
 
- Havant
 
- Hertsmere
 
- Huntingdon
 
- Milton Keynes
 
- Mole Valley
 
- Pendle
 
- Peterborough
 
- Preston
 
- Rochford
 
- Rossendale
 
- Runnymede
 
- Shrewsbury and Atcham
 
- South Bedfordshire
 
- South Cambridgeshire
 
- Southend-on-Sea
 
- Tamworth
 
- Tandridge
 
- Thamesdown
 
- Three Rivers
 
- Tunbridge Wells
 
- Watford
 
- Welwyn Hatfield
 
- West Lancashire
 
- Winchester
 
- Woking
  
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