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

[1] The Labour Party campaigned on its progress on the County of London Plan, its construction of housing and schools, and its takeover of health services.

[2][3] The Liberal Party and Communist Party of Great Britain each stood only six candidates, and hoped to retain representation in their strongest areas: Bethnal Green for the Liberals, and Stepney for the Communists.

The Liberal Party leader Percy Harris was the only other councillor to win a seat.

Thus assured, it agreed to a Conservative proposal to arrange for the election of new aldermen in proportion to the party strengths.