1968 Newham London Borough Council election

Elections to Newham London Borough Council were held on 9 May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 22.8%.

Following the election, Labour had 30 councillors out of 60. Five Labour aldermen had been elected at the preceding election, with terms running until 1971. At the first council meeting following the election, five more Labour aldermen were elected, leaving the council in Labour hands again.

Background

A total of 145 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. 2 seats in one ward had only 2 candidates, thus they were both elected unopposed. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Liberal and Conservative parties stood 20 and 27 respectively. Other candidates included 26 Residents & Ratepayers, 6 Communists and 4 Independents.

Election result

Newham local election result 1968 ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	30	1	21	-20	50.0	40.5
	Other parties	21	14	0	+14	35.0	36.0
	Conservative	6	6	0	+6	10.0	17.2
	Liberal	3	1	1	0	5.0	6.3

Results by ward

Beckton

Beckton (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H.A. Taylor	384	70.1	−15.5
	Labour	L.A. Wood	358		N/A
	Communist	R.A. Offley	164	29.9	+22.5
Turnout				14.1	−6.0
Registered electors			4,253
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bemersyde

Bemersyde (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F.H. Ferrier	1,109	52.7	−16.6
	Labour	H. Bauckham	1,101		N/A
	Residents	L.A. Slade	995	47.3	N/A
	Residents	J.J. Ling	992		N/A
Turnout				35.8	+0.1
Registered electors			6,018
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Canning Town & Grange

Canning Town and Grange (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C.L. Bock	0	N/A	N/A
	Labour	D.A. Sherman	0	N/A	N/A
Turnout			0	N/A	N/A
Registered electors			6,208
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle

Castle (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	H.W. Hennem	1,450	68.7	+21.1
	Residents	J.M. King	1,447		N/A
	Labour	A.C. Smith	458	21.7	−28.9
	Labour	A.R. Miller	421		N/A
	National Front	J.B. Newham	111	5.3	N/A
	Independent	S.T. Conway	52	2.5	N/A
	Communist	F.C. Farmer	39	1.8	+0.0
Turnout				36.7	−3.3
Registered electors			5,601
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

Central

Central (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	M.B. Layton	973	48.9	N/A
	Residents	A. Macfarlane	949		N/A
	Labour	J.R. Kent	596	29.9	−45.6
	Labour	J.C. Taylor	563		N/A
	Conservative	A.J. Retter	421	21.2	N/A
	Conservative	J.W. Retter	393		N/A
Turnout				33.3	+8.5
Registered electors			6,098
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

Custom House & Silvertown

Custom House and Silvertown (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Dunlop	626	72.7	−3.0
	Labour	T.W. Miller	589		N/A
	Labour	P.F. Newman	571		N/A
	Communist	T.F. Church	235	27.3	+23.6
Turnout				11.2	−10.8
Registered electors			8,418
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Forest Gate

Forest Gate (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T.W. Orrin	1,107	48.5	+32.2
	Conservative	V.A. Shearman	1,090		N/A
	Conservative	A.R. Summers	1,070		N/A
	Labour	F.G. White	782	34.3	−24.7
	Labour	T.H. Camp	763		N/A
	Labour	S.W. Whitear	739		N/A
	Liberal	W.F. Sargent	394	17.3	−5.1
	Liberal	R.P. McCarthy	376		N/A
	Liberal	E.L. Andrews	336		N/A
Turnout				26.4	+0.6
Registered electors			9,086
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Greatfield

Greatfield (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	S.G. Ling	2,667	76.5	+27.4
	Residents	M.J. Talbot	2,615		N/A
	Residents	F.G. Hammond	2,565		N/A
	Labour	M. Philpott	817	23.5	−19.9
	Labour	P. Haggerty	733		N/A
	Labour	I. Green	692		N/A
Turnout				39.4	−10.0
Registered electors			8,993
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Hudsons

Hudsons (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Davidson	791	62.3	−21.0
	Labour	J.E. Griffin	775		N/A
	Labour	H.E. Fitzsimons	764		N/A
	Conservative	P.W. Sims	479	37.7	N/A
	Conservative	E.K. Knight	472		N/A
Turnout				16.4	−8.1
Registered electors			8,310
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Kensington

Kensington (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	E. Lonsdale	1,410	76.8	+23.2
	Residents	H.J. Ringrow	1,388		N/A
	Labour	D.M. Davey	427	23.2	−15.5
	Labour	J. Cuffe	409		N/A
Turnout				31.1	−13.9
Registered electors			5,993
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	M.E. Pedley	940	49.8	N/A
	Residents	C. Miranda	929		N/A
	Residents	R.P. Anderson	840		N/A
	Labour	W.E. Hurford	648	34.3	−39.5
	Labour	H.F. Lugg	631		N/A
	Labour	M.E. Helps	614		N/A
	Liberal	S. Temple	112	5.9	−12.7
	Liberal	S.G. Avis	99		N/A
	Communist	L.E. Brown	97	5.1	−2.6
	Independent	M. Flaherty	92	4.9	N/A
	Liberal	H. Mason	85		N/A
Turnout				23.8	+0.4
Registered electors			7,826
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C.A. Rugg	1,577	65.5	+35.0
	Conservative	C.L. Retter	1,544		N/A
	Conservative	B.C. Balcomb	1,354		N/A
	Labour	R.C. Beadle	831	34.5	−10.7
	Labour	W.M. Knight	805		N/A
	Labour	R.R. Turville	789		N/A
Turnout				27.2	−7.2
Registered electors			9,360
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

New Town

New Town (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N.A. Chubb	505	53.0	−30.0
	Liberal	J.W. Francis	448	47.0	+30.0
	Labour	S. Hopwood	442		N/A
Turnout				16.7	−4.5
Registered electors			5,757
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Ordnance

Ordnance (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A.E. Gannon	356	62.8	−16.3
	Labour	F.J. Radley	350		N/A
	Liberal	K. McGrane	211	37.2	+16.3
Turnout				11.3	+10.7
Registered electors			5,234
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Park

Park (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Wolffe	1,203	51.4	−13.5
	Labour	H. Ronan	1,117		N/A
	Labour	K. Hasler	1,092		N/A
	Conservative	R.J. Blake	650	27.8	N/A
	Conservative	G. Eldridge	640		N/A
	Conservative	B.J. Hunt	575		N/A
	Liberal	M. Hogan	366	15.6	−19.5
	Liberal	A. Bijl-Jarvis	364		N/A
	Liberal	J.W. Giles	354		N/A
	Independent	A.C. O'Hanlon	120	5.2	N/A
Turnout				23.2	−8.3
Registered electors			10,131
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Plaistow

Plaistow (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	M.L. Finch	807	57.2	N/A
	Residents	A. Elliott	769		N/A
	Labour	P.K. O'Connell	604	42.8	−40.7
	Labour	A. Bigg	591		N/A
	Labour	K.M. Webb	559		N/A
Turnout				16.1	+2.3
Registered electors			8,874
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Plashet

Plashet (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J.C. Carter	1,318	52.7	−10.3
	Labour	A.F. Wilson	1,279		N/A
	Labour	W. Watts	1,160		N/A
	Conservative	R.T. Hunt	649	26.0	+18.1
	Conservative	C.A. Knight	636		N/A
	Conservative	V.R. Miller	582		N/A
	Liberal	D.E. Watts	390	15.6	−13.5
	Liberal	J.F. Watts	300		N/A
	Liberal	J. Wren	286		N/A
	Independent	M.R. Neighbour	142	5.7	N/A
Turnout				26.5	−3.1
Registered electors			9,283
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Stephens

St Stephens (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	J. Hucker	1,347	70.2	+21.2
	Residents	R.J. Smith	1,296		N/A
	Labour	W.H. Brown	573	29.8	−12.9
	Labour	F.J. Dowling	572		N/A
Turnout				33.0	−9.0
Registered electors			6,027
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

South

South (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H.J. Fisher	1,263	51.8	N/A
	Labour	T.A. Jenkinson	1,199		N/A
	Labour	E. Daly	1,162		N/A
	Conservative	R.F. Hunter	706	29.0	N/A
	Conservative	G.L. Crocker	665		N/A
	Conservative	T.H. Beach	651		N/A
	Residents	W. Bird	468	19.2	N/A
	Residents	A.M. Cameron	456		N/A
	Residents	E.T. Keeffe	431		N/A
Turnout				25.7	N/A
Registered electors			9,968
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Stratford

Stratford (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H.W. Doran	440	53.1	−21.3
	Labour	E.G. Goodyer	399		N/A
	Conservative	E.W. Orrin	186	22.5	N/A
	Conservative	M.E. Fitch	182		N/A
	Communist	T.C. Bowers	79	9.6	N/A
	National Front	S. Wade	73	8.8	N/A
	Liberal	J.J. Linehan	50	6.0	−9.0
	Liberal	S.F. Wrightson	43		N/A
Turnout				16.3	−2.3
Registered electors			5,072
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Upton

Upton (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B.G. McCarthy	837	36.2	−11.7
	Liberal	F.P. Penfold	767		N/A
	Labour	E. Kebbell	764	33.1	−8.1
	Labour	G.S. Figg	763		N/A
	Liberal	E. Wren	760		N/A
	Labour	S.H. Smith	718		N/A
	Conservative	J.D. Inglis	710	30.7	+19.9
	Conservative	W.L. Orrin	676		N/A
	Conservative	C.W. Balcomb	675		N/A
Turnout				24.8	−6.3
Registered electors			9,899
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Wall End

Wall End (3) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	J.S. Bailey	1,666	48.7	+16.2
	Residents	G.L. Bendall	1,654		N/A
	Residents	M. Lay	1,618		N/A
	Labour	E.M. Devenay	959	28.0	−20.3
	Labour	S.A. Elson	863		N/A
	Labour	H.T. Philpott	812		N/A
	Conservative	I. Little	622	18.3	N/A
	Conservative	M.H. Robinson	612		N/A
	Conservative	R.P. Candler	593		N/A
	Communist	D.A. Brett	172	5.0	−4.2
Turnout				38.1	+4.3
Registered electors			8,830
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

West Ham

West Ham (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J.F. Andrews	432	62.5	−17.1
	Labour	D.W. Lee	427		N/A
	Liberal	J. Andrews	259	37.5	+22.4
Turnout				11.9	−6.9
Registered electors			6,003
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodgrange

Woodgrange (2) ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	A.N. Knight	1,256	70.4	+39.7
	Residents	G.W. Brown	1,248		N/A
	Labour	D. Harris	527	29.6	−11.9
	Labour	S.H. Mail	499		N/A
Turnout				30.9	−5.4
Registered electors			5,892
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

By-elections between 1968 and 1971

West Ham

West Ham by-election, 6 February 1969 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. H. Camp	613	44.9	−17.6
	Conservative	R. J. Blake	275	20.2	N/A
	Residents	J. P. Davis	188	13.8	N/A
	Liberal	J. W. Giles	146	10.7	−26.8
	National Front	J. B. Newham	142	10.4	N/A
Majority			338	24.7	N/A
Turnout				22.4	+10.5
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

South

South by-election, 4 June 1970 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. C. Taylor	1,164	74.9	−6.4
	Conservative	A. J. Retter	373	24.0	+5.3
	National Front	W. T. Anderson	17	1.1	N/A
Majority			791	50.9	N/A
Turnout				15.3	−14.4
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
2. "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
3. "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
4. "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 June 2019.