Barking London Borough Council election, 1968

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

Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council local authority for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in Greater London, England

Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. It provides a broad range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority. Barking and Dagenham is divided into 17 wards, each electing three councillors. At the May 2014 election, the Labour Party won all 51 seats. The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 as the Barking London Borough Council and replaced two local authorities: Barking Borough Council and Dagenham Borough Council. The council was renamed on 1 January 1980. The next election to the authority will be in May 2018.

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Election result

Despite the Conservatives winning 13 additional councillors, the Labour Party maintained control electing 32 councillors to the Conservatives 13 and Resident Association 4. [2]

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative T Woodcock 1,749 53.8 +18.2
Conservative E Eden 1,746
Conservative J Willmott 1,732
Conservative R Hawken 1,685
Labour L Henstock1,04232.0-15.9
Labour M Bredo1,038
Labour S Silvell948
Labour J Ward884
Liberal D Wade46214.2-2.2
Liberal J Tyrell400
Liberal R Litchfield361
Liberal B Nicholls329
Turnout 35.7-1.4
Registered electors 9,275
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cambell

Cambell (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J Butler 1,465 78.1 -14.1
Labour S Cole 1,342
Labour D Jones 1,330
Labour J Jones 1,293
Conservative B Fuller41121.9+14.1
Conservative J Kelly377
Conservative L Ouzmann377
Conservative D Tanner376
Turnout 21.2
Registered electors 8,775
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Residents D Grandison 2,054 74.8 +28.8
Residents P Miller 2,041
Residents C Jillings 2,040
Residents C Ayres 2,032
Labour E Bradley50618.4-14.4
Labour F Rusha496
Labour F Goodger485
Labour W Webb481
Communist D Connor1856.7+3.8
Turnout 29.3-2.1
Registered electors 9,276
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour F Tibble 1,166 53.2 -13.9
Labour L Collins 1,157
Labour J Thomas 1,122
Labour J Lawrence 1,082
Conservative R Johnson60227.5+20.3
Conservative A Middleton569
Conservative A Sabourin554
Conservative P Wilkins537
Liberal H Cooper26812.2-9.5
Liberal Y Dodman231
Liberal G Andrews224
Communist C King1567.1+3.1
Turnout 22.0-7.1
Registered electors 9,751
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Fanshaw

Fanshaw (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M Warren 1,221 63.4 -7.0
Labour F Jones 1,214
Labour J Fackerell 1,175
Labour B Walker 1,174
Conservative J Watts40821.2-2.5
Communist K Madden29615.4+9.7
Turnout 18.9-7.0
Registered electors 9,618
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J Engwell 1,694 57.5 -19.0
Labour C Godfrey 1,662
Labour H Howie 1,613
Labour D Waters 1,562
Conservative R Pool66522.6+13.2
Conservative A Gray655
Conservative J Barnett619
Conservative B Woodcock580
Liberal A Beadle39313.3N/A
Liberal P Nicholls336
Communist G Wake1926.5+1.9
Turnout 28.8-0.1
Registered electors 9,763
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath (5 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative D Attridge 1,189 49.6 +35.3
Conservative A East 1,139
Conservative E Woods 1,131
Conservative L Rimington 1,124
Conservative W Padington 1,111
Labour R Blackburn1,05143.8-19.9
Labour W Noyce1,013
Labour M Eales996
Labour H Powell946
Labour J Kendall944
Communist H Ott1596.6+3.1
Turnout 22.5-3.1
Registered electors 10,869
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative V Pool 2,341 64.1 +19.2
Conservative C Pool 2,307
Conservative J Dean 2,161
Conservative D Barnett 2,088
Labour F Butler1,31335.9-19.2
Labour L Senior1,284
Labour E Mansell1,254
Labour R Godfrey1,248
Turnout 33.6-5.1
Registered electors 10,671
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Manor

Manor (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M Ball 1,600 76.6 -9.5
Labour G Beane 1,551
Labour M Preston 1,509
Labour L Blake 1,505
Conservative A Beasley48923.4+9.5
Conservative I Fuller401
Conservative J Eden399
Conservative F Tisdell392
Turnout 22.4-0.8
Registered electors 9,231
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

River

River (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D Dodd 856 51.7 -21.9
Labour D Linehan 769
Labour E Kitchen 751
Labour F Spraggins 730
Conservative T Fitzpatrick64138.7+31.0
Conservative J Anker633
Conservative M Whiter602
Conservative W Whiter574
Communist W Pocock1609.7-6.2
Turnout -6.618.9
Registered electors 8,556
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence

Valence (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour G Brooker 1,159 51.5 -33.5
Labour D Webb 1,146
Labour S Warr 1,141
Labour E Hennem 1,072
Conservative J Harris48621.6-10.7
Conservative W Attridge444
Conservative A Sabourin415
Conservative S Herbert377
Independent H Larking33915.1N/A
Communist H Bailey26711.9+7.8
Turnout 20.7-2.4
Registered electors 9,637
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A Rusha 1,048 35.9 -33.5
Labour M Spencer 992
Labour R Coster 961
Labour H Tindell 948
Independent A Fry68123.3N/A
Conservative T Edwards67523.1+7.7
Conservative J Calver640
Conservative J Symes597
Conservative C Wilkens555
Liberal G Poole38913.3+0.6
Liberal T Moody268
Liberal R Burlinson212
Liberal F Shaw186
Communist R Shannon1294.4+1.9
Turnout 26.7-4.2
Registered electors 9,012
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 1968 and 1971

There were no by-elections. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.


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