There were 35 minority councillors in London local councils in 1978 and this had increased by 1990 to 193; this was 10% of the 1,915 councillors representing 20% of London's population. Even though it was not representative, this displayed the great achievement in order to pursue representation during the time. According to a Census of Local Authority Councillors, there was 3.7% representation for minorities across all councils compared 13% of the population nationally. ; Labour continues to have the largest proportion of ethnic minority councillors with 9.2%, followed by Conservatives having 1.5%.