1968 Barnet London Borough Council election

1968 Barnet London Borough Council election
All 60 seats to Barnet London Borough Council ; 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	40.8%
Council control before election; Conservative ;	Council control after election; Conservative ;

Last updated October 14, 2025

The 1968 Barnet Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. There were 60 seats divided into 20 wards of 3 seats each. The Conservatives won 56 seats, Labour 3 and the Liberals 1. There were also 5 aldermen, all of whom were Conservatives. The first election to Barnet Council was in 1964, and it acted as a shadow council until the London Borough of Barnet was established in 1965. No comparisons are possible between the 1964 and 1968 elections due to changes in the boundaries and the total number of councillors.^[1]

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 40.8%.

Barnet local election result 1968^[2]
	Seats	Seats %	Votes %
Conservative	56	93.3	62.5
Labour	3	5.0	17.0
Liberal	1	1.7	20.3

Ward results

Arkley

Arkley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. G. H. Woodruff	2,794	66.6
	Conservative	H. R. Stewart	2,726
	Conservative	D. R. Dover	2,636
	Labour	J. C. Stevenson	1,153	25.4
	Labour	R. H. Mann	983
	Labour	K. Horrrocks	971
	Liberal	B. C. Davies	344	8.0
	Liberal	A. A. Davies	320
	Liberal	M. B. Davis	318
Turnout				42.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. L. Amor	3,301	69.4
	Conservative	J. S. Payne	3,274
	Conservative	A. C. Seaton	3,243
	Liberal	E. L. Knight	974	19.8
	Liberal	K. J. Fowler	960
	Liberal	G. T. Olding	862
	Labour	Mrs F. E. Stone	531	10.8
	Labour	B. S. Warman	501
	Labour	D. S. W. Watts	499
Turnout				46.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. S. Champion	1,671	60.8
	Labour	F. J. Collinson	1,561
	Labour	R. Robinson	1,488
	Conservative	R. F. K. Harris	876	32.8
	Conservative	L. J. Pym	865
	Conservative	C. Turbutt	804
	Liberal	D. T. Baron	217	6.4
	Liberal	A. J. Post	143
	Liberal	Mrs R. Simmons	140
Turnout				28.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Childs Hill

Childs Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. J. Finnigan	2,434	61.0
	Conservative	K. W. Hughes	2,396
	Conservative	N. R. Sutton	2,385
	Liberal	A. B. L. Gower	847	21.0
	Liberal	M. E. Palmer	825
	Liberal	Mrs J. D. Caine	809
	Labour	N. Kesselman	735	18.0
	Labour	B. L. Powell	713
	Labour	J. D. Roith	675
Turnout				35.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Colindale

Colindale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. F. Allen	1,375	50.1
	Conservative	Mrs M. P. Bowman	1,341
	Conservative	M. Foux	1,309
	Labour	B. E. McCormack	1,079	37.2
	Labour	F. L. Tyler	968
	Labour	L. Marks	941
	Liberal	B. S. Wrigley	396	12.7
	Liberal	J. F. Hearn	318
	Liberal	F. Alberg	306
Turnout				43.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

East Barnet

East Barnet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Pares	3,170	65.4
	Conservative	J. E. Park	3,133
	Conservative	Mrs M. L. Slack	3,081
	Labour	W. Seagroatt	1,160	23.6
	Labour	G. A. J. Gunning	1,142
	Labour	Mrs J. E. Pudney	1,079
	Liberal	S. W. F. Stockwell	497	10.2
	Liberal	Mrs J. R. Mason	494
	Liberal	D. L. Ward	478
	Communist	R. Falber	105
Turnout				45.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

East Finchley

East Finchley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. W. Wilds	1,860	43.2
	Conservative	I. A. Deslandes	1,831
	Liberal	J. Webb	1,821	37.5
	Conservative	Mrs T. Z. Barnes	1,734
	Liberal	N. E. Whenmouth	1,470
	Liberal	Mrs G. B. L. Cohen	1,418
	Labour	M. J. O'Connor	804	18.2
	Labour	B. E. Elliott	747
	Labour	T. A. McKendry	729
	Communist	A. B. Beyer	145	1.2
Turnout				38.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Edgware

Edgware
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. D. Apthorp	2,765	66.7
	Conservative	H. R. Brooks	2,747
	Conservative	A. T. W. Smith	2,663
	Liberal	A. D. Manning	933	21.4
	Liberal	Mrs M. R. A. Billenness	869
	Liberal	R. A. Blake	822
	Labour	Miss M. Schwarz	498	11.9
	Labour	B. A. Fireman	489
	Labour	R. Pyburn	477
Turnout				40.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Finchley

Finchley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. Sussman	2,522	55.8
	Conservative	Mrs E. R. Gibson	2,509
	Conservative	M. Golding	2,473
	Liberal	F. Davis	1,671	35.8
	Liberal	L. Sattin	1,604
	Liberal	N. Barron	1,538
	Labour	I. N. G. Selwyn	383	8.4
	Labour	M. D. Johnson	378
	Labour	Mrs O. G. Deaner	369
Turnout				40.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs E. Constable	3,093	78.3
	Conservative	W. H. Tangye	2,984
	Conservative	W. L. Pearson	2,865
	Liberal	K. E. Ruge	529	12.1
	Liberal	D. S. Duncombe	436
	Liberal	Mrs J. L. A. Veats	422
	Labour	J. C. D'V Roberts	384	9.6
	Labour	T. E. Parker	362
	Labour	Miss A. M. Wright	347
Turnout				38.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. A. Sharman	2,927	55.3
	Conservative	J. J. Fischer	2,921
	Conservative	A. C. D. Miller	2,895
	Liberal	Q. J. Iwi	1,897	34.7
	Liberal	A. H. Tibber	1,837
	Liberal	Mrs G. M. Skutsch	1,748
	Labour	Mrs B. R. Scharf	527	9.1
	Labour	P. P. Moiret	471
	Labour	D. E. De Saxe	436
	Communist	J. W. Pinder	156	1.0
Turnout				47.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Golders Green

Golders Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs R. A. Freedman	2,218	51.2
	Conservative	C. F. Harris	2,188
	Conservative	G. J. Dickins	2,176
	Liberal	S. Brass	1,255	27.9
	Liberal	P. H. Robin	1,175
	Liberal	V. J. Rosoux	1,152
	Labour	T. H. Barnes	944	20.2
	Labour	R. Balcomb	830
	Labour	L. W. Cole	819
	Communist	A. L. Wilcocks	99	0.8
Turnout				38.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hadley

Hadley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. A. E. Asker	3,678	65.8
	Conservative	G. H. Jobbins	3,634
	Conservative	Mrs M. M. Symons	3,558
	Liberal	A. J. Freake	1,192	21.1
	Liberal	Mrs E. M. Liddal	1,181
	Liberal	H. V. Tibbles	1,112
	Labour	J. M. Newman	754	13.1
	Labour	C. J. Grammer	724
	Labour	R. H. Potter	689
Turnout				46.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hale

Hale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. G. Risdon	3,283	68.8
	Conservative	Mrs C. Riordan	3,266
	Conservative	D. F. Simons	2,781
	Liberal	B. A. Simmons	1,044	15.3
	Labour	Mrs G. McClelland	738	15.9
	Labour	A. R. McNidder	714
	Labour	M. S. Cohen	697
	Liberal	Mrs D. C. Pattison	518
	Liberal	S. Lawson	517
Turnout				43.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hendon

Hendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. D. Gordon-Lee	3,078	57.0
	Conservative	N. E. Hirshfield	3,035
	Conservative	V. S. Hockley	2,986
	Liberal	Mrs A. S. Godfrey	1,682	31.1
	Liberal	Peter Hasler Billenness	1,644
	Liberal	D. B. Griffiths	1,644
	Labour	Mrs H. Fleet	669	11.9
	Labour	Mrs M. C. Tyler	618
	Labour	R. Jackson	609
Turnout				45.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mill Hill

Mill Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs C. M. Thubrun	3,442	75.0
	Conservative	A. P. Fletcher	3,438
	Conservative	A. Musgrave-Scott	3,351
	Liberal	Nrs A. Price-Davies	635	13.3
	Liberal	A. Jay	596
	Liberal	A. V. Stokes	587
	Labour	J. H. Husband	574	11.6
	Labour	Mrs M. A. Robinson	514
	Labour	Mrs B. E. Reynolds	496
Turnout				42.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Paul’s

St Paul’s
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. G. Hart	2,989	63.4
	Conservative	J. P. Fitzgibbon	2,969
	Conservative	N. J. Sapsted	2,916
	Liberal	J. S. Hill	1,114	23.5
	Liberal	J. L. Norris	1,091
	Liberal	L. W. Watkins	1,055
	Labour	Mrs J. M. Allen	635	13.0
	Labour	G. Dunn	612
	Labour	M. B. Devane	575
Turnout				41.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Totteridge

Totteridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. D. Gibson	3,758	79.4
	Conservative	V. H. Usher	3,721
	Conservative	Mrs B. M. Franklin	3,698
	Liberal	C. A. Roberts	665	12.5
	Liberal	Mrs G. M. Oliver	562
	Liberal	Mrs C. R. Miller	539
	Labour	A. A. Grant	447	8.0
	Labour	Mrs T. Segal	364
	Labour	H. J. Gross	321
Turnout				41.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

West Hendon

West Hendon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs N. L. Cullinane	1,750	61.9
	Conservative	F. N. Cobbb	1,705
	Conservative	W. C. James	1,638
	Labour	A. D. Farbey	709	25.3
	Labour	B. A. Le Mare	689
	Labour	Mrs J. Miller	688
	Liberal	Mrs C. I. Gordon	364	12.8
	Liberal	F. Olins	348
	Liberal	N. B. Primost	339
Turnout				31.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodhouse

Woodhouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. C. Burton	2,632	65.8
	Conservative	K. A. Clarke	2,608
	Conservative	Mrs D. G. Bradbury	2,582
	Labour	A. E. Tomlinson	939	22.2
	Labour	E. S. Turpin	853
	Labour	T. J. K. Sims	846
	Liberal	D. Morgan	460	10.0
	Liberal	G. S. Shocket	412
	Liberal	S. C. Winter	383
	Communist	Mrs Z. Curtis	172	1.4
Turnout				35.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections between 1968 and 1971

Colindale

Colindale by-election, 7 May 1970^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. E. McCormack	1,515
	Conservative	L. J. Pym	1,106
	Liberal	B. A. Wrigley	320
Turnout				39.7%

Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet by-election, 10 June 1970^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. C. Tiplady	1,616
	Liberal	S. C. Winter	277
	Labour	M. A. N. Goddard	263
Turnout				18.6%

Hadley

Hadley by-election, 10 June 1970^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs R. W. Middleton	1,907
	Labour	R. H. Potter	726
	Liberal	B. A. Standing	616
	Independent	A. J. Freake	506
Turnout				28.3%

Childs Hill

Childs Hill by-election, 25 September 1970^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. A. Jarman	1,192
	Liberal	Monroe Edward Palmer	874
	Labour	L. W. Cole	628
Turnout				21.9%

References

↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). Research and Intelligence Unit, Greater London Council. 1969.
↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

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[1] "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). Research and Intelligence Unit, Greater London Council. 1969.

[2] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

[London_1971_election-3] 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

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1968 Barnet London Borough Council election

Contents

Election result

Ward results

Arkley

Brunswick Park

Burnt Oak

Childs Hill

Colindale

East Barnet

East Finchley

Edgware

Finchley

Friern Barnet

Garden Suburb

Golders Green

Hadley

Hale

Hendon

Mill Hill

St Paul’s

Totteridge

West Hendon

Woodhouse

By-elections between 1968 and 1971

Colindale

Friern Barnet

Hadley

Childs Hill

References