Ealing London Borough Council election, 1968

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

Ealing London Borough Council

Ealing London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Ealing in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London.

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Contents

Background

Election result

Ward results

Brent (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
Central (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Cleveland (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Dormers Wells (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
National Front
National Front
Liberal
National Front
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
East (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
National Front
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Elthorne (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
Glebe (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Residents
Conservative
Conservative
Residents
Conservative
Residents
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Residents gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

(Southall Residents Association)

Hanger Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Independent
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Heathfield (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
Horsenden (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Mandeville (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
Northcote (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour
Residents
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Residents
Residents
Conservative
Conservative
Independent
Independent
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Residents gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

(Southall Residents Association)

Northfields (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Perivale (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ravenor (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
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
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Walpole (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Waxlow Manor (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
National Front
National Front
National Front
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
West End (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour 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.