1968 Brent London Borough Council election

Last updated February 10, 2024

The 1968 Brent Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Brent London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council. ^[1]^[2]

Background

Since the last election in 1964 the boundaries and number of wards were adjusted, increasing the total number of wards from 26 to 31.

Six new wards were created - Fryent, Roe Green, Sudbury Court, Town Hall, Wembley Central and Wembley Park; six (Alperton, Barham, Kenton, Kingsbury, Sudbury & Tokyngton) saw their representation reduced from 3 to 2 councillors and one ward (Preston) had its representation reduced from 3 councillors to 1 councillor. Eight other wards had minor boundary changes - Gladstone, Harlesden, Kensal Rise, Kilburn, Manor, Mapesbury, Queensbury & Queens Park.

Election result

Ward results

Alperton (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Barham (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Brentwater (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Brondesbury Park (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Carlton (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Chamberlayne (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Church End (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Cricklewood (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Fryent (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Independent
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gladstone (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Harlesden (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Kensal Rise (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Kenton (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Kilburn (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Kingsbury (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Manor (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Mapesbury (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Independent
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Preston (1)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing

Queensbury (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Queens Park (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Roe Green (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Roundwood (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

St Raphael's (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Stonebridge (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Sudbury (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Sudbury Court (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Tokyngton (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Town Hall (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wembley Central (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wembley Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Willesden Green (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Labour
	Conservative
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

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References

↑ BBC World news report on Brent elections
↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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[1] BBC World news report on Brent elections

[London_1968_election-2] "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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See also Elections in London Boroughs Middlesex County Council elections

v t e Council elections in Greater London
Barking and Dagenham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Barnet	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bexley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bromley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Camden	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
City of London	2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022
Croydon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Ealing	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Enfield	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Greenwich	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hackney	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hammersmith and Fulham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Haringey	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Harrow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Havering	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hillingdon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kensington and Chelsea	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kingston upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Greater London	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981
See also: London-wide elections Wards Boundary changes

v t e (1967 ←) 1968 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1969)
London boroughs	Barking Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster
County boroughs	Cardiff Leeds Liverpool Merthyr Tydfil Newport Sheffield Swansea
City corporations	Aberdeen Dundee Edinburgh Glasgow
Elections in the London boroughs were due in May 1967, but were postponed one year by the London Government Act 1967.