1968 Redbridge London Borough Council election

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1968 Redbridge London Borough Council election
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  1964 9 May 1968 1971  

All 60 Redbridge London Borough Council seats
31 seats needed for a majority

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

Contents

Background

Election result

Ward results

Aldborough

Aldborough (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Harris 2,093
Conservative J. Savage 2,067
Conservative E. Watts 2,062
Labour H. Lewis528
Labour J. Lethbridge484
Labour R. Edey481
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Barkingside

Barkingside (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative V. Grose 2,719
Conservative H. Watts 2,699
Conservative T. Cobb 2,690
Conservative K. Webb 2,662
Liberal C. Shuman430
Liberal E. Ives404
Liberal C. Jakens379
Liberal E. Thompson373
Labour C. Dicker371
Labour M. Drake363
Labour N. Saponia325
Labour J. Smithson312
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bridge

Bridge (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Chadwell

Chadwell (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Clayhall

Clayhall (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Clementswood

Clementswood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cranbrook

Cranbrook (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fairlop

Fairlop (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Goodmayes

Goodmayes (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Carradice 1,189
Labour F. Watts 1,106
Conservative A. Dixon 1,091
Labour T. Reynolds1068
Conservative G. Brindley1017
Conservative J. Howes968
Liberal C. Morrison278
Liberal J. Stonham251
Liberal A. Yates242
Communist E. Radley142
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Hainault

Hainault (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Kelly 1,414
Labour George Davies 1,342
Labour A. Young 1,296
Conservative T. Ryan1,087
Conservative P. Crighton1,066
Conservative C. Annal1,025
Liberal M. Dixon461
Liberal F. Fuller438
Liberal E. Flack404
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ilford

Ilford (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Clark 1,289
Conservative L. Golding 1,230
Conservative K. Albert-Richards 1,133
Labour J. Ryder749
Labour D. Bonsor720
Labour M. Powers681
Liberal H. Price390
Liberal J. Newland372
Liberal A. Train357
National Front W. Partridge229
Communist P. Devine103
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Mayfield

Mayfield (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bert Barker 2,860
Conservative Roland Hill 2,841
Conservative L. Hipkins 2,814
Conservative D. Latham 2,809
Liberal G. Bellamy830
Liberal J. Vincent734
Liberal M. Kennelly704
Liberal Bernard Boon703
Labour Charles Burgess543
Labour A. Chatten489
Labour J. Fergus481
Labour H. Jewitt478
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Park

Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Seven Kings

Seven Kings (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Snaresbrook

Snaresbrook (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Telford 3,082
Conservative R. Smith 3,059
Conservative W. Roberts 3,058
Conservative R. Open 2,932
Liberal H. Couch504
Liberal W. Collins489
Liberal C. Grindley447
Liberal P. Netherclift416
Labour P. Turner302
Labour R. Barclay292
Labour J. Morris288
Labour A. Womersley269
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Wanstead

Wanstead (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Vane 2,963
Conservative B. Hamilton 2,844
Conservative V. Wilson 2,843
Conservative A. Reynolds 2,822
Residents J. Charter 2,439
Residents J. Duggan 2,278
Residents C. Blake 2,270
Residents W. Gibbons 2,233
Labour D. Runnicles297
Labour A. Land270
Labour J. Lewis253
Labour J. Savill234
Communist D. Haynes136
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Woodford

Woodford (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Dedman 4,282
Conservative J. Billingham 4,255
Conservative N. Thurgood 4,212
Conservative Fred Mountier 4,198
Liberal M. Hoskins676
Liberal L. Dilloway612
Liberal D. Blackett572
Liberal D. Payne539
Labour J. Mallinson314
Labour M. Stark277
Labour P. Pollard276
Labour H. Duffree266
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1968 and 1971 elections:

References

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