1968 Wandsworth London Borough Council election

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

Contents

Background

Election result

Ward results

Balham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bedford (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Earlsfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Fairfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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
Furzedown (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Graveney (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Latchmere (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Nightingale (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Northcote (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
Putney (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Queenstown (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Tenants Association
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Roehampton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
St John (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Independent
Independent
Independent
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St Mary's Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Shaftesbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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
Southfield (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
Springfield (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
Thamesfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Tooting (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
West Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

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