Camden London Borough Council election, 1968

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

Camden London Borough Council

Camden London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Camden in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Camden is divided into 18 wards, each electing three councillors.

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Contents

Background

Election result

Ward results

Adelaide (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Belsize (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bloomsbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Camden (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Independent
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Chalk Farm (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Euston (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Gospel Oak (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Grafton (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Hampstead Central (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hampstead Town (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Highgate (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Holborn (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kilburn (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
King's Cross (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Priory (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Regent's Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
National Front
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St John's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
St Pancras (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
West End (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

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