| Election Date: | 9 May 1968 |
| Election Name: | 1968 Southwark Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Previous Election: | 1964 Southwark London Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Next Election: | 1971 Southwark London Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1971 |
| Seats For Election: | All council seats |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 43 |
| Seat Change1: | 21 |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,963 |
| Percentage1: | 42.45% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 27 |
| Seat Change2: | 21 |
| Popular Vote2: | 22,918 |
| Percentage2: | 51.31% |
| Council Control | |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Council Control |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Swing2: | 25.98 |
| Swing1: | 24.31 |
Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 20.7%. There were 23 wards.
This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour got all ten aldermen as well as 33 directly elected councillors.
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