Local elections were held in Denmark on 7 March 1978. 4759 municipal council members were elected to the 1 April 1978 – 31 December 1981 term of office in the 275 municipalities, as well as members of the 14 counties of Denmark. The municipal and county councils began their term of office 1 April 1978 and it ended 31 December 1981. This was the last election that followed the old financial year 1 April – 31 March in the public sector. From 1 January 1979 the financial year in the public sector followed the calendar year 1 January – 31 December.
The results of the regional elections:[1]
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) (A) | 144 | |
| Liberals (Venstre) (V) | 90 | |
| Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) | 52 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskridtspartiet) (Z) | 30 | |
| Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B) | 23 | |
| Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F) | 12 | |
| Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) (K) | 7 | |
| Christian Democrats (Kristeligt Folkeparti) (Q) | 5 | |
| Left Socialists (Venstresocialisterne) (Y) | 3 | |
| Justice Party of Denmark (Retsforbundet) (E) | 2 | |
| Centre Democrats (Centrum-Demokraterne) (M) | 1 | |
| Schleswig Party (Slesvigsk Parti) (S) | 1 | |
| Others | 0 | |
| Total | 370 |
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) (A) | 1704 | |
| Liberals (Venstre) (V) | 1155 | |
| Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti) (C) | 508 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskridtspartiet) (Z) | 348 | |
| Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) (B) | 192 | |
| Socialist People's Party (Socialistisk Folkeparti) (F) | 80 | |
| Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) (K) | 52 | |
| Christian Democrats (Kristeligt Folkeparti) (Q) | 28 | |
| Left Socialists (Venstresocialisterne) (Y) | 21 | |
| Schleswig Party (Slesvigsk Parti) (S) | 14 | |
| Centre Democrats (Centrum-Demokraterne) (M) | 13 | |
| Justice Party of Denmark (Retsforbundet) (E) | 5 | |
| Others | 639 | |
| Total | 4759 |