1978 Islington London Borough Council election explained

Election Name:1978 Islington London Borough Council election
Country:London
Type:parliamentary
Previous Year:1974
Previous Election:1974 Islington London Borough Council election
Next Election:1982 Islington London Borough Council election
Next Year:1982
Seats For Election:All 52 council seats up for election
Majority Seats:27
Registered:117,884
Turnout:38.7%
Council control
Before Election:Labour
Posttitle:Council control after election
After Election:Labour
Party3:Labour and Co-operative Party
Seats Before1:52
Seats After1:48
Seat Change1:12
Popular Vote1:54,262
Percentage1:49.62%
Popular Vote2:42,014
Percentage2:38.42%
Popular Vote3:1,804
Percentage3:1.65%
Popular Vote4:6,149
Percentage4:5.62%
Seats After2:2
Seat Change2:2
Seats After3:2
Seat Change3:2
Last Election3:0 seats,
Last Election2:0 seats,
Seats Before2:0
Last Election1:60 seats,
Seats After4:0
Seats Before4:0
Last Election4:0 seats

The 1978 Islington Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

Background

Since the last election, the council had changed the boundaries of their wards as such: Changes to wards from 1974 to 1978

Ward1974 election1978 election
Bunhill2 seats3 seats
Canonbury4 seatsWard divided
Canonbury EastPart of Canonbury Ward2 seats
Canonbury WestPart of Canonbury Ward2 seats
GillespieDidn't exist2 seats
Highbury4 seats3 seats
Highview3 seats2 seats
Holloway4 seats3 seats
Junction4 seats3 seats
Mildmay4 seats3 seats
Parkway3 seatsWard abolished
Pentonville3 seatsWard abolished
Quadrant4 seats2 seats
Station2 seatsWard Abolished
SussexDidn't exist2 seats
TollingtonDidn't exist3 seats
Overall the size of the council shrunk by 8, going from 60 councillors to 52 councillors

Ward results

(*) - Represents an incumbent candidate

(‡) - Represents an incumbent from a ward that was split into two separate wards