Election Name: | 1968 Islington London Borough Council election |
Country: | London |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1964 Islington London Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1964 |
Next Election: | 1971 Islington London Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1971 |
Seats For Election: | All 60 council seats |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Registered: | 158,251 |
Turnout: | 22.5% |
Seats Before1: | 0 |
Seats After1: | 47 |
Seat Change1: | 47 |
Seats Before2: | 60 |
Seats After2: | 10 |
Seat Change2: | 50 |
Council control | |
Before Election: | Labour |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
After Election: | Conservative |
Seats Before3: | 0 |
Seats After3: | 3 |
Seat Change3: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 56,613 |
Percentage1: | 51.97% |
Popular Vote2: | 42,725 |
Percentage2: | 39.22% |
Popular Vote3: | 2,438 |
Percentage3: | 2.24% |
The 1968 Islington Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.[1]
(*) - represents an incumbent councillor running for re-election