1968 Enfield London Borough Council election

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

Contents

Background

Election result

Ward results

Angel Road (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Arnos (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bowes (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bullsmoor (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bush Hill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bush Hill South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Cambridge Road (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Chase (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Church Street (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Cockfosters (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Independent
Independent
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Craig Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Enfield Wash (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Grange (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Green Street (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Highfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Jubilee (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
New Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Oakwood (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Independent
Independent
Liberal
Labour
Liberal
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ordnance (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Palmers Green (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ponders End (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Pymmes (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
St Alphege (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St Peter's (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Silver Street (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Southgate Green (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Town (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Independent
Independent
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Willow (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Winchmore Hill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.