Elections to Newham London Borough Council were held on 9 May 1968.
At the first council meeting following the election, five more Labour aldermen were elected, leaving the council in Labour hands again.
A total of 145 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards.
2 seats in one ward had only 2 candidates, thus they were both elected unopposed.
Other candidates included 26 Residents & Ratepayers, 6 Communists and 4 Independents.