1968 Greenwich London Borough Council election

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The 1968 Greenwich Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Greenwich 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

Abbey Wood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Academy (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Blackheath (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Charlton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Coldharbour (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Eastcombe (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Eltham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Eynsham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Hornfair (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Horn Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Kidbrooke (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Communist
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Marsh (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Middle Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
New Eltham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St George's (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
St Margaret's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St Mary's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
St Nicholas (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Sherard (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Independent
Independent
Communist
Liberal
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Shooters Hill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Slade (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Trafalgar (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Independent
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Vanbrugh (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Well Hall (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Woolwich (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour 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.