1978 Islington London Borough Council election - Wikipedia

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1978 Islington London Borough Council election

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All 52 council seats up for election 27 seats needed for a majority
Registered	117,884
Turnout	38.7%
First party Second party Third party   Party Lab Con Labour Co-op Last election 60 seats, 0 seats, 0 seats, Seats before 52 0 Seats after 48 2 2 Seat change 12 2 2 Popular vote 54,262 42,014 1,804 Percentage 49.62% 38.42% 1.65%   Fourth party   Party National Front Last election 0 seats Seats before 0 Seats after 0 Popular vote 6,149 Percentage 5.62%
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

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.

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

Ward	1974 election	1978 election
Bunhill	2 seats	3 seats
Canonbury	4 seats	Ward divided
Canonbury East	Part of Canonbury Ward	2 seats
Canonbury West	Part of Canonbury Ward	2 seats
Gillespie	Didn't exist	2 seats
Highbury	4 seats	3 seats
Highview	3 seats	2 seats
Holloway	4 seats	3 seats
Junction	4 seats	3 seats
Mildmay	4 seats	3 seats
Parkway	3 seats	Ward abolished
Pentonville	3 seats	Ward abolished
Quadrant	4 seats	2 seats
Station	2 seats	Ward Abolished
Sussex	Didn't exist	2 seats
Tollington	Didn't exist	3 seats

Overall the size of the council shrunk by 8, going from 60 councillors to 52 councillors

1978 Islington Borough Council election^[1][2]

Party	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	48	9	17	8	92.31	49.62	54,262
	Conservative	2	2	0	2	3.84	38.42	42,014
	Labour Co-op	2	2	0	2	3.84	1.65	1,804
	National Front	0	0	0		0.00	5.62	6,149
	Liberal	0	0	0		0.00	2.22	2,426
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	1.20	1,315
	Communist	0	0	0		0.00	0.67	731
	Socialist Unity	0	0	0		0.00	0.55	603
	Workers Revolutionary	0	0	0		0.00	0.04	46
Total	52						109,350

(*) - Represents an incumbent candidate

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