1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election

Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held in May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 29.9%. Labour lost control of the Council which was under the control of the Conservatives until the next election.

Electoral arrangements

The election was originally scheduled for 1967, but the term of members due to go out in 1967 was extended for one year to prevent the London borough council elections taking place in the same year as the Greater London Council election. ^[a] The election used the twenty wards from the previous election for a second time. Councillors were elected for three years with the next election scheduled for 1971.

Polling took place on 9 May 1968. ^[1]

Results

General election of councillors

Lambeth local election result 1968 ^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	62			+43	88.6	63.7
	Labour	8			-43	11.4	31.0
	Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.6

Aldermanic election

This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour and the Conservatives both got 5 aldermen.

Ward results

Candidates shown below are confirmed candidates. ^[1]

Angell

Angell (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Dryland	1,154
	Labour	G. Carey [b]	1,132
	Labour	S. Fitchett	1,065
	Conservative	R. Clinch	1,053
	Conservative	D. Hodgson	1,045
	Conservative	P. Whitelaw	989
	Communist	J. Skipp	180
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bishop's

Bishop's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Clapham Park

Clapham Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Hickmore [b]	2,509
	Conservative	Enzio Righelato	2,486
	Conservative	Jack Ebling	2,437
	Labour	M. Kelly	1,051
	Labour	R. O'Carroll	1,006
	Labour	R. Ansell	1,004
	Liberal	T. Douglas	235
	Liberal	S. Beaven	231
	Liberal	M. Jouvenat	204
	Union Movement	W. Cheeseman	167
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clapham Town

Clapham Town (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Ferndale

Ferndale (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Langley	1,025	18.0%
	Conservative	G. Allnut	1,002	17.6%
	Conservative	John Major	991	17.4%
	Labour	L. Davis	921	16.2%
	Labour	J. Dodson	892	15.7%
	Labour	D. Packer [b]	863	15.2%
Turnout			5,694
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Knight's Hill

Knight's Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Larkhall

Larkhall (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Stephens	1,506
	Conservative	A. Young	1,500
	Conservative	G. Pisani	1,489
	Labour	D. Speakman	1,489
	Labour	W. King	1,177
	Labour	S. Parry	1,154
	Communist	S. Hope	198
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Leigham

Leigham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oval

Oval (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Becker	1,308	54.6	+32.0
	Conservative	L. Burton	1,270
	Conservative	J. Smith	1,240
	Labour	J. Boyle	1,089	45.4	−32.0
	Labour	W. Brownett [b]	1,076
	Labour	F. Chesher	1,061
Turnout			2,427	22.4	+4.5
Registered electors			10,835		−9.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+32.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+32.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+32.0

Prince's

Prince's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jack Westbury	3,258
	Conservative	H. Jellie	3,254
	Conservative	M. Steere	3,226
	Labour	B. Hargreaves	619
	Labour	G. Gold	600
	Labour	R. Eadie	597
Majority			2,607
Turnout				34.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stockwell

Stockwell (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Gibbons	1,356
	Conservative	M. Tyler	1,336
	Conservative	D. Smith	1,329
	Labour	W. Johnson [b]	1,146
	Labour	Sidney Gurney [b]	1,126
	Labour	Ewan Carr [b]	1,121
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Streatham South

Streatham South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Streatham Wells

Streatham Wells (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Independent
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thornton

Thornton (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Brown	2,892
	Conservative	W. Fuller	2,874
	Conservative	G. Murray	1,214
	Labour	L. Drake [b]	1,172
	Labour	M. Noble	1,159
	Labour	W. Seeley	1,159
	Communist	J. Styles	143
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Thurlow Park

Thurlow Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Town Hall

Town Hall (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. McDonnell	2,136
	Conservative	I. Pepper	2,134
	Conservative	G. Barclay	2,124
	Labour	C. Draper	1,144
	Labour	B. Lawrence [b]	1,137
	Labour	H. Rees	1,127
	Union Movement	D. Archer	180
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Tulse Hill

Tulse Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Lambethan
	Lambethan
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Vassall

Vassall (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Boyle	1,215
	Conservative	L. Roux	1,194
	Conservative	B. Manley	1,188
	Labour	I. England [b]	1,092
	Labour	F. Rigger [b]	1,035
	Labour	Frank Quenault [b]	1,026
	Communist	J. Harman	236
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Notes

1. Borough councillor and alderman terms due to end in 1967 were extended by the London Government Act 1967.
2. Incumbent candidate

References

1. "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.