Barnet London Borough Council election, 1968

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

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Background

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 40.8%.

Barnet Local Election Result 1968^[1]
	Seats	Votes %
Conservative	56	62.5
Labour	3	17.0
Liberal	1	20.3

Ward results

Arkley

Arkley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Childs Hill

Childs Hill (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Colindale

Colindale (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

East Barnet

East Barnet (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

East Finchley

East Finchley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Edgware

Edgware (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Finchley

Finchley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Golders Green

Golders Green (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hadley

Hadley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hale

Hale (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hendon

Hendon (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mill Hill

Mill Hill (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Paul’s

St Paul’s (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Totteridge

Totteridge (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

West Hendon

West Hendon (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodhouse

Woodhouse (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections between 1968 and 1971

Colindale

Colindale by-election, 7 May 1970^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. E. McCormack	1,515
	Conservative	L. J. Pym	1,106
	Liberal	B. A. Wrigley	320
Turnout				39.7%

Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet by-election, 10 June 1970^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. C. Tiplady	1,616
	Liberal	S. C. Winter	277
	Labour	M. A. N. Goddard	263
Turnout				18.6%

Hadley

Hadley by-election, 10 June 1970^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs R. W. Middleton	1,907
	Labour	R. H. Potter	726
	Liberal	B. A. Standing	616
	Independent	A. J. Freake	506
Turnout				28.3%

Childs Hill

Childs Hill by-election, 25 September 1970^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. A. Jarman	1,192
	Liberal	M. E. Palmer	874
	Labour	L. W. Cole	628
Turnout				21.9%

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References

↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

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[1] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

[London_1971_election-2] 1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

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Barnet London Borough Council election, 1968

Contents

Background

Election result

Ward results

Arkley

Brunswick Park

Burnt Oak

Childs Hill

Colindale

East Barnet

East Finchley

Edgware

Finchley

Friern Barnet

Garden Suburb

Golders Green

Hadley

Hale

Hendon

Mill Hill

St Paul’s

Totteridge

West Hendon

Woodhouse

By-elections between 1968 and 1971

Colindale

Friern Barnet

Hadley

Childs Hill

Related Research Articles

References