1968 Southwark London Borough Council election

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1968 Southwark Council election
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All council seats
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won4327
Seat changeDecrease2.svg21Increase2.svg21
Popular vote18,96322,918
Percentage42.45%51.31%
SwingDecrease2.svg24.31Increase2.svg25.98
Council Control before election


Labour

Council Control


Labour

Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 20.7%. There were 23 wards.

Contents

This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour got all ten aldermen as well as 33 directly elected councillors.

Election result

1968 Southwark London Borough Council election seat result.svg
Southwark Local Election Result 1968 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 27210Increase2.svg2138.5751.3122,918Increase2.svg25.98
  Labour 43021Decrease2.svg2161.4342.4518,963Decrease2.svg24.31
  Communist 000Steady2.svg0.003.861,724Increase2.svg0.96
  Liberal 000Steady2.svg0.002.381,062Decrease2.svg2.63
Southwark Council voting history 1968 Southwark Council voting history slope chart improved.png
Southwark Council voting history

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C.A. Sawyer 1,153 74.2
Labour C.J. Coveney 1,108 71.3
Conservative F.A. Reddin45629.4
Communist R. Gordon18311.8
Turnout 1,55322.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Alleyn

Alleyn (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H.S. Partridge 1,330 59.2
Conservative R.C. Gent 1,316 58.5
Labour G.W. Byfield62827.9
Labour M.G. Stevens61327.3
Liberal J.F. Hayes22910.2
Liberal B.G. Awty2179.7
Turnout 2,24834.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bellenden

Bellenden (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Lee88631.5
Labour D.J.V. Moore86330.7
Labour E.J. Kemp85830.5
Turnout 2,81328.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bricklayers

Bricklayers (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L.A.J. Henley 768 63.8
Labour Mrs F. Whitnall 754 62.6
Conservative C.C. Hayward37331.0
Conservative F.H. Morgan36830.6
Communist A. Jacovou403.3
Turnout 1,20418.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Browning

Browning (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Robin56030.9
Conservative J. Gordon55530.7
Conservative G. Chandler55030.4
Communist S.P. Bent39822.0
Communist Mrs S.M. Hume33318.4
Communist T.C. Fuller33018.2
Turnout 1,81017.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Brunswick

Brunswick (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Cumming75746.0
Labour Miss A.G. Liddle75445.9
Conservative Miss C.N. Frizell72043.8
Communist Mrs J. Willoughby825.0
Turnout 1,64417.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Burgess

Burgess (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Best68545.3
Labour G.A. Tarrant68345.2
Conservative Mrs M.M. Tuck65543.3
Communist P.J. Hicks1087.1
Turnout 1,51215.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cathedral

Cathedral (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C.C. Gates 644 44.6
Labour E.J. Hall 619 42.9
Labour M. Warne 590 40.9
Communist E.D. Hume43630.2
Conservative L.E. Monkhouse42829.7
Conservative Mrs M.M. Jesshop41028.4
Conservative F.N. Richardson41028.4
Turnout 1,44314.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chaucer

Chaucer (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Lang70144.5
Conservative G.R. Baxter67743.0
Conservative Miss B. North67743.0
Communist Miss M.B. Brooks17711.2
Turnout 1,57615.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

College

College (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R.W. Ames 2,024 65.2
Conservative B.G.J. Hoskins 2,015 65.0
Labour Mrs J. Lee70922.9
Labour T.E. Pilford65721.2
Liberal C.A. Williams2999.6
Liberal J.C. Williams2819.1
Communist Mrs E. Miles983.2
Turnout 3,10243.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Consort

Consort (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Jones86547.1
Labour Mrs B.D. Chambers79343.2
Labour A.P. Chambers76941.9
Turnout 1,83717.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Dockyard

Dockyard (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs L.M. Brown 984 69.6
Labour John H. O’Grady 897 63.5
Conservative P. Gray43730.9
Turnout 1,41322.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Faraday

Faraday (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Keene67231.2
Conservative J.K. Bennett62929.2
Conservative S.H. Smith62729.1
Liberal Mrs M.E. Crockett33315.4
Liberal Miss M. Paling29613.7
Liberal G.H. Larden28013.0
Liberal Mrs C.K. Howard25511.8
Turnout 2,15617.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Friary

Friary (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Goldson70245.9
Conservative Mrs C.E. Pitman67544.1
Conservative Mrs M.A. Vaughan65843.0
Turnout 1,52915.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Corderoy1,37638.7
Labour Mrs A. Inman1,34837.9
Labour H.C. Potter1,34237.7
Communist A. Rolle1273.6
Turnout 3,55834.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Newington

Newington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Constable79443.7
Conservative Mrs R. Constable77742.8
Conservative E.G. Taylor77542.7
Turnout 1,81718.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Riverside

Riverside (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Colmy 938 66.5
Labour L.T. Tucker 894 63.4
Conservative Miss H.C.A. Mitchell44631.6
Conservative J.B. Wheatley41129.1
Turnout 1,41021.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rotherhithe

Rotherhithe (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W.L. Ellis 891 70.1
Labour H.W. Young 862 67.8
Conservative Mrs I.E. Arrowsmith34226.9
Conservative G.G. Colbran33926.7
Turnout 1,27119.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ruskin

Ruskin (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs H.E. Day 2,463 78.2
Conservative H.J. Grant 2,458 78.0
Labour Mrs F.E. Sampson63420.1
Labour A.N. Bransom62819.9
Turnout 3,15146.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Rye

Rye (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A.P. Pritchett 1,936 70.1
Conservative W.V. Fuller 1,895 68.6
Labour Miss M.J. Roff53019.2
Labour P.J. Gethin52819.1
Liberal Mrs A.M. Bennett2639.5
Liberal Mrs L.R. Darsley2539.2
Turnout 2,76138.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Giles

St Giles (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Dalton85541.8
Labour L.H. Alden84341.2
Labour R. Wedlake82740.4
Turnout 2,04519.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The Lane

The Lane (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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. Francis82245.8
Labour F.T. Rolfe78543.7
Labour P. Cather76042.3
Communist E.L. Hodson1196.6
Turnout 1,79619.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Waverley

Waverley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F.J. Shirley 1,292 62.0
Conservative A.E. Smith 1,271 61.0
Labour H.T. Ball74935.9
Labour H.H. Guichard72935.0
Turnout 2,08533.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

By-Elections

Consort by-election, 25 July 1968 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. M. Lang 808 52.7 -0.8
Labour W. F. Jones72547.3+0.2
Turnout 1,53314.6-2.9
Conservative hold Swing

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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 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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