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 electionBunhill2 seats3 seatsCanonbury4 seatsWard dividedCanonbury EastPart of Canonbury Ward2 seatsCanonbury WestPart of Canonbury Ward2 seatsGillespieDidn't exist2 seatsHighbury4 seats3 seatsHighview3 seats2 seatsHolloway4 seats3 seatsJunction4 seats3 seatsMildmay4 seats3 seatsParkway3 seatsWard abolishedPentonville3 seatsWard abolishedQuadrant4 seats2 seatsStation2 seatsWard AbolishedSussexDidn't exist2 seatsTollingtonDidn't exist3 seats 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
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