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Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 20.7%. There were 23 wards.
This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour got all ten aldermen as well as 33 directly elected councillors.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 27 | 21 | 0 | ![]() | 38.57 | 51.31 | 22,918 | ![]() | |
Labour | 43 | 0 | 21 | ![]() | 61.43 | 42.45 | 18,963 | ![]() | |
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.00 | 3.86 | 1,724 | ![]() | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.00 | 2.38 | 1,062 | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C.A. Sawyer | 1,153 | 74.2 | ||
Labour | C.J. Coveney | 1,108 | 71.3 | ||
Conservative | F.A. Reddin | 456 | 29.4 | ||
Communist | R. Gordon | 183 | 11.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,553 | 22.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H.S. Partridge | 1,330 | 59.2 | ||
Conservative | R.C. Gent | 1,316 | 58.5 | ||
Labour | G.W. Byfield | 628 | 27.9 | ||
Labour | M.G. Stevens | 613 | 27.3 | ||
Liberal | J.F. Hayes | 229 | 10.2 | ||
Liberal | B.G. Awty | 217 | 9.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,248 | 34.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B.C. Leach | 1,848 | 65.7 | ||
Conservative | A.G. Sinclair | 1,794 | 63.8 | ||
Conservative | R.P. Primmer | 1,777 | 63.2 | ||
Labour | F.E. Lee | 886 | 31.5 | ||
Labour | D.J.V. Moore | 863 | 30.7 | ||
Labour | E.J. Kemp | 858 | 30.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,813 | 28.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L.A.J. Henley | 768 | 63.8 | ||
Labour | Mrs F. Whitnall | 754 | 62.6 | ||
Conservative | C.C. Hayward | 373 | 31.0 | ||
Conservative | F.H. Morgan | 368 | 30.6 | ||
Communist | A. Jacovou | 40 | 3.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,204 | 18.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.R. McCoid | 789 | 43.6 | ||
Labour | J.S. Lees | 773 | 42.7 | ||
Labour | Rev J.W. Watson | 770 | 42.5 | ||
Conservative | A.I. Robin | 560 | 30.9 | ||
Conservative | J. Gordon | 555 | 30.7 | ||
Conservative | G. Chandler | 550 | 30.4 | ||
Communist | S.P. Bent | 398 | 22.0 | ||
Communist | Mrs S.M. Hume | 333 | 18.4 | ||
Communist | T.C. Fuller | 330 | 18.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,810 | 17.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs E.S. Daymond | 775 | 47.1 | ||
Labour | E.W.T. Pruce | 767 | 46.7 | ||
Conservative | C.B. Cumming | 765 | 46.5 | ||
Conservative | Mrs N.R. Cumming | 757 | 46.0 | ||
Labour | Miss A.G. Liddle | 754 | 45.9 | ||
Conservative | Miss C.N. Frizell | 720 | 43.8 | ||
Communist | Mrs J. Willoughby | 82 | 5.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,644 | 17.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs J.R. Bryant | 711 | 47.0 | ||
Labour | Mrs J.E. Cannon | 710 | 47.0 | ||
Labour | R. Richards | 690 | 45.6 | ||
Conservative | Mrs L.V. Best | 685 | 45.3 | ||
Labour | G.A. Tarrant | 683 | 45.2 | ||
Conservative | Mrs M.M. Tuck | 655 | 43.3 | ||
Communist | P.J. Hicks | 108 | 7.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,512 | 15.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C.C. Gates | 644 | 44.6 | ||
Labour | E.J. Hall | 619 | 42.9 | ||
Labour | M. Warne | 590 | 40.9 | ||
Communist | E.D. Hume | 436 | 30.2 | ||
Conservative | L.E. Monkhouse | 428 | 29.7 | ||
Conservative | Mrs M.M. Jesshop | 410 | 28.4 | ||
Conservative | F.N. Richardson | 410 | 28.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,443 | 14.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C.A. Farrow | 766 | 48.6 | ||
Labour | Mrs N.G. Farrow | 758 | 48.1 | ||
Labour | N.H. Tertis | 725 | 46.0 | ||
Conservative | D.M. Lang | 701 | 44.5 | ||
Conservative | G.R. Baxter | 677 | 43.0 | ||
Conservative | Miss B. North | 677 | 43.0 | ||
Communist | Miss M.B. Brooks | 177 | 11.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,576 | 15.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R.W. Ames | 2,024 | 65.2 | ||
Conservative | B.G.J. Hoskins | 2,015 | 65.0 | ||
Labour | Mrs J. Lee | 709 | 22.9 | ||
Labour | T.E. Pilford | 657 | 21.2 | ||
Liberal | C.A. Williams | 299 | 9.6 | ||
Liberal | J.C. Williams | 281 | 9.1 | ||
Communist | Mrs E. Miles | 98 | 3.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,102 | 43.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs F.G. Percival | 982 | 53.5 | ||
Conservative | R. Percival | 941 | 51.2 | ||
Conservative | Mrs J.C. Hudson | 900 | 49.0 | ||
Labour | W.F. Jones | 865 | 47.1 | ||
Labour | Mrs B.D. Chambers | 793 | 43.2 | ||
Labour | A.P. Chambers | 769 | 41.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,837 | 17.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mrs L.M. Brown | 984 | 69.6 | ||
Labour | John H. O’Grady | 897 | 63.5 | ||
Conservative | P. Gray | 437 | 30.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,413 | 22.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S.R. Combes | 1,173 | 54.4 | ||
Labour | J.T. Greening | 1,167 | 54.1 | ||
Labour | F.W. Combes | 1,166 | 54.1 | ||
Labour | Mrs A.E. Waller | 1,128 | 52.3 | ||
Conservative | C.C. Keene | 672 | 31.2 | ||
Conservative | J.K. Bennett | 629 | 29.2 | ||
Conservative | S.H. Smith | 627 | 29.1 | ||
Liberal | Mrs M.E. Crockett | 333 | 15.4 | ||
Liberal | Miss M. Paling | 296 | 13.7 | ||
Liberal | G.H. Larden | 280 | 13.0 | ||
Liberal | Mrs C.K. Howard | 255 | 11.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,156 | 17.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | F.A. Goldwin | 806 | 52.7 | ||
Labour | Mrs M.V. Goldwin | 777 | 50.8 | ||
Labour | R.A. Cheesewright | 751 | 49.1 | ||
Conservative | Mrs J.V. Goldson | 702 | 45.9 | ||
Conservative | Mrs C.E. Pitman | 675 | 44.1 | ||
Conservative | Mrs M.A. Vaughan | 658 | 43.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,529 | 15.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mrs P.C. Cooper | 2,030 | 57.1 | ||
Conservative | I.M. Andrews | 1,968 | 55.3 | ||
Conservative | R. Spilberg | 1,956 | 55.0 | ||
Labour | E. Corderoy | 1,376 | 38.7 | ||
Labour | Mrs A. Inman | 1,348 | 37.9 | ||
Labour | H.C. Potter | 1,342 | 37.7 | ||
Communist | A. Rolle | 127 | 3.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,558 | 34.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C.A.G. Halford | 944 | 52.0 | ||
Labour | Mrs C.M. Clunn | 932 | 51.3 | ||
Labour | J.A. Matheson | 911 | 50.1 | ||
Conservative | A.L.A. Constable | 794 | 43.7 | ||
Conservative | Mrs R. Constable | 777 | 42.8 | ||
Conservative | E.G. Taylor | 775 | 42.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,817 | 18.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Colmy | 938 | 66.5 | ||
Labour | L.T. Tucker | 894 | 63.4 | ||
Conservative | Miss H.C.A. Mitchell | 446 | 31.6 | ||
Conservative | J.B. Wheatley | 411 | 29.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,410 | 21.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W.L. Ellis | 891 | 70.1 | ||
Labour | H.W. Young | 862 | 67.8 | ||
Conservative | Mrs I.E. Arrowsmith | 342 | 26.9 | ||
Conservative | G.G. Colbran | 339 | 26.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,271 | 19.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs H.E. Day | 2,463 | 78.2 | ||
Conservative | H.J. Grant | 2,458 | 78.0 | ||
Labour | Mrs F.E. Sampson | 634 | 20.1 | ||
Labour | A.N. Bransom | 628 | 19.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,151 | 46.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A.P. Pritchett | 1,936 | 70.1 | ||
Conservative | W.V. Fuller | 1,895 | 68.6 | ||
Labour | Miss M.J. Roff | 530 | 19.2 | ||
Labour | P.J. Gethin | 528 | 19.1 | ||
Liberal | Mrs A.M. Bennett | 263 | 9.5 | ||
Liberal | Mrs L.R. Darsley | 253 | 9.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,761 | 38.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M.P. Mulligan | 1,120 | 54.8 | ||
Conservative | G. Scott | 1,088 | 53.2 | ||
Conservative | M.D. Simmons | 1,066 | 52.1 | ||
Labour | Mrs E.M. Dalton | 855 | 41.8 | ||
Labour | L.H. Alden | 843 | 41.2 | ||
Labour | R. Wedlake | 827 | 40.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,045 | 19.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D.P. Cianfarani | 891 | 49.6 | ||
Conservative | Mrs L.C. Marshall | 869 | 48.4 | ||
Conservative | G.N. Thornton | 848 | 47.2 | ||
Labour | F.J. Francis | 822 | 45.8 | ||
Labour | F.T. Rolfe | 785 | 43.7 | ||
Labour | P. Cather | 760 | 42.3 | ||
Communist | E.L. Hodson | 119 | 6.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,796 | 19.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F.J. Shirley | 1,292 | 62.0 | ||
Conservative | A.E. Smith | 1,271 | 61.0 | ||
Labour | H.T. Ball | 749 | 35.9 | ||
Labour | H.H. Guichard | 729 | 35.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,085 | 33.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. M. Lang | 808 | 52.7 | -0.8 | |
Labour | W. F. Jones | 725 | 47.3 | +0.2 | |
Turnout | 1,533 | 14.6 | -2.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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