The 1968 Islington Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of
Islington London Borough Council
Islington London Borough Council, also known as Islington Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Islington in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majo ...
in
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, England. The whole council was up for election and the
Conservative party gained overall control of the council.
Background
Election result
Ward results
(*) - represents an incumbent councillor running for re-election
Barnsbury
Bunhill
Canonbury
Clerkenwell
Highbury
Highview
Hillmarton
Hillrise
Holloway
Junction
Mildmay
Parkway
Pentonville
Quadrant
St George's
St Mary
St Peter
Station
Thornhill
References
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1968
1968
Events January–February
* January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously.
* January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
1968 London Borough council elections