The council was elected by First Past the Post with each elector having two votes in the two-member seats.

They proposed that the council should maintain its existing policy of refusing to sell alcohol in premises it owned, should seek to levy increased taxes on landlords, and should aim to municipalise the gas and water supplies.

[1] The Moderates argued that the Progressives were fighting on party political lines, and that as a result, they would too.

They contended that the Progressives wanted to adopt socialist policies, and that they had wasted money by overspending on building projects.

[2] The election in Hackney Central was delayed, due to the death of one of the candidates.