Elections to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council were held on 4 May 1978, with one third of council up for election as well as an extra vacancy in Shipley: Central, North & East. The election resulted in the Conservatives retaining control with voter turnout at 38.3%.[1] [2] [3]
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservatives | 61 | 60 | |||
| Labour | 26 | 28 | |||
| Liberals | 5 | 4 | |||
| Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 93 | 93 | |||
| Working majority | |||||