The 1978 Islington Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of
Islington London Borough Council
Islington London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Islington in Greater London, England. The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced two local authorities: Finsbury Metropolitan Borough Co ...
in
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, 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
Overall the size of the council shrunk by 8, going from 60 councillors to 52 councillors
Election result
Ward results
(*) - Represents an incumbent candidate
(‡) - Represents an incumbent from a ward that was split into two separate wards
Barnsbury
Bunhill
Canonbury East
Canonbury West
Clerkenwell
Gillespie
Highbury
Highview
Hillmarton
Hillrise
Holloway
Junction
Mildmay
Quadrant
St George's
St Mary
St Peter
Sussex
Thornhill
Tollington
References
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1978
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...
1978 London Borough council elections