1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election

Last updated October 14, 2025

Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held in May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 29.9%. This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour and the Conservatives both got 5 aldermen. Labour lost control of the Council which was under the control of the Conservatives until the next election.

Election result

Lambeth local election result 1968^[1]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Conservative	62			+43	88.6	63.7
Labour	8			-43	11.4	31.0
Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.6

Ward results

Candidates shown below are confirmed candidates.^[2] An asterisk (*) indicates an incumbent Councillor seeking re-election.

Angell

Angell (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	C. Dryland	1,154
	Labour	G. Carey	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		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		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	National Front
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Clapham Town

Clapham Town (3)
Party		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.E. Langley	1,025	18.0%
	Conservative	G.R.I. Allnut	1,002	17.6%
	Conservative	John Roy Major	991	17.4%
	Labour	L.G.M. Davis	921	16.2%
	Labour	J.M. Dodson	892	15.7%
	Labour	D.J. Packer	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		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		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Oval

W.A. Brownett an incumbent councillor of the ward was defeated and lost their seat.

Oval (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Becker	1,308	54.6	+32.0
	Conservative	L.M. Burton	1,270
	Conservative	J. Smith	1,240
	Labour	J.W. Boyle	1,089	45.4	−32.0
	Labour	W.A. Brownett *	1,076
	Labour	F.J. 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		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		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Stockwell

Stockwell (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Streatham South

Streatham South (3)
Party		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		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		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Thurlow Park

Thurlow Park (3)
Party		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	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		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	1,092
	Labour	F. Rigger	1,035
	Labour	F. Quenault	1,026
	Communist	J. Harman	236
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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[1] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

[1968_results-2] "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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