- Newham Council election, 1968
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Elections to Newham London Borough Council were held on 9 May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 22.8%.
Following the election, Labour had 30 councillors out of 60. Five Labour aldermen had been elected at the preceding election, with terms running until 1971. At the first council meeting following the election, five more Labour aldermen were elected, leaving the council in Labour hands again.
Election result
Newham Local Election Result 1968[1] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Labour 30 39.1 Others 21 36.6 Conservative 6 16.9 Liberal 3 7.3 Results
Beckton (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H.A. Taylor 384 Labour L.A. Wood 358 Communist R.A. Offley 164 Majority Turnout 4,253 14.1 Bemersyde (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour F.H. Ferrier 1,109 Labour H. Bauckham 1,101 Ratepayers L.A. Slade 995 Ratepayers J.J. Ling 992 Majority Turnout 6,018 35.8 Canning Town and Grange (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mrs. C.L. Bock unopposed Labour D.A. Sherman unopposed Majority Turnout 6,208 Castle (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Ratepayers H.W. Hennem 1,450 Ratepayers Mrs. J.M. King 1,447 Labour A.C. Smith 458 Labour A.R. Miller 421 National Front J.B. Newham 111 Independent S.T. Conway 52 Communist F.C. Farmer 39 Majority Turnout 5,601 36.7 Central (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Ratepayers Mrs. M.B. Layton 973 Ratepayers A. Macfarlane 949 Labour J.R. Kent 596 Labour J.C. Taylor 563 Conservative A.J. Retter 421 Conservative J.W. Retter 393 Majority Turnout 6,098 33.3 Custom House and Silvertown (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour W. Dunlop 626 Labour T.W. Miller 589 Labour P.F. Newman 571 Communist T.F. Church 235 Majority Turnout 8,418 11.2 Forest Gate (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative T.W. Orrin 1107 Conservative V.A. Shearman, jnr. 1090 Conservative A.R. Summers 1070 Labour F.G. White 782 Labour T.H. Camp 763 Labour S.W. Whitear 739 Liberal W.F. Sargent 394 Liberal Mrs. R.P. McCarthy 376 Liberal E.L. Andrews 336 Majority Turnout 9,086 26.4 Greatfield (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Ratepayers S.G. Ling 2,667 Ratepayers M.J. Talbot 2,615 Ratepayers F.G. Hammond 2,565 Labour Mrs. M. Philpott 817 Labour P. Haggerty 733 Labour Mrs. I.L.R. Green 692 Majority Turnout 8,993 39.4 Hudsons (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Davidson 791 Labour Miss J.E. Griffin 775 Labour H.E. Fitzsimons 764 Conservative P.W. Sims 479 Conservative Mrs. E.K. Knight 472 Majority Turnout 8,310 16.4 Kensington (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Ratepayers E.A.R. Lonsdale 1,410 Ratepayers H.J. Ringrow 1,388 Labour Mrs. D.M. Davey 427 Labour J. Cuffe 409 Majority Turnout 5,993 31.1 Little Ilford (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Ratepayers M.E. Pedley 940 Ratepayers C. Miranda 929 Ratepayers R.P. Anderson 840 Labour W.E. Hurford 648 Labour H.F. Lugg 631 Labour Mrs. M.E. Helps 614 Liberal S.J.A. Temple 112 Liberal S.G. Avis 99 Communist L.E. Brown 97 Independent M. Flaherty 92 Liberal H.W.F. Mason 85 Majority Turnout 7,826 23.8 Manor Park (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative C.A. Rugg 1577 Conservative Mrs. C.L. Retter 1544 Conservative B.C. Balcomb 1354 Labour R.C. Beadle 831 Labour Mrs. W.M. Knight 805 Labour R.R. Turville 789 Majority Turnout 9,360 27.2 New Town (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour N.A. Chubb 505 Liberal J.W. Francis 448 Labour S. Hopwood 442 Majority Turnout 5,757 16.7 Ordnance (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mrs. A.E. Gannon 356 Labour F.J. Radley 350 Liberal K. McGrane 211 Majority Turnout 5,234 11.3 Park (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Wolffe 1,203 Labour H.E.L. Ronan 1,117 Labour K. Hasler 1,092 Conservative R.J. Blake 650 Conservative G. Eldridge 640 Conservative Mrs. B.J. Hunt 575 Liberal M. Hogan 366 Liberal Mrs. A.B.M. Bijl-Jarvis 364 Liberal J.W. Giles 354 Independent A.C. O'Hanlon 120 Majority Turnout 10,131 23.2 Plaistow (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Ratepayers M.L. Finch 807 Ratepayers A. Elliott 769 Labour P.K. O'Connell 604 Labour A. Bigg 591 Labour Miss K.M. Webb 559 Majority Turnout 8,874 16.1 Plashet (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J.C. Carter 1,318 Labour A.F. Wilson 1,279 Labour W. Watts 1,160 Conservative R.T. Hunt 649 Conservative Mrs. C.A. Knight 636 Conservative V.R. Miller 582 Liberal D.E. Watts 390 Liberal Mrs. J.F. Watts 300 Liberal Mrs. J. Wren 286 Independent M.R. Neighbour 142 Majority Turnout 9,283 26.5 St. Stephen's (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Ratepayers J.W.F. Hucker 1,347 Ratepayers R.J. Smith 1,296 Labour W.H. Brown 573 Labour F.J. Dowling 572 Majority Turnout 6,027 33.0 South (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H.J. Fisher 1,263 Labour T.A. Jenkinson 1,199 Labour E. Daly 1,162 Conservative R.F. Hunter 706 Conservative G.L. Crocker 665 Conservative T.H. Beach 651 Ratepayers W. Bird 468 Ratepayers A.M. Cameron 456 Ratepayers E.T. Keeffe 431 Turnout 9,968 25.7 Stratford (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H.W. Doran 440 Labour E.G. Goodyer 399 Conservative E.W. Orrin 186 Conservative Mrs. M.E. Fitch 182 Communist T.C. Bowers 79 National Front S.G.L. Wade 73 Liberal Mrs. J.J. Linehan 50 Liberal S.F. Wrightson 43 Majority Turnout 5,072 16.3 Upton (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal B.G. McCarthy 837 Liberal F.P. Penfold 767 Labour E.S.C. Kebbell 764 Labour G.S. Figg 763 Liberal E. Wren 760 Labour S.H. Smith 718 Conservative J.D. Inglis 710 Conservative Mrs. W.L. Orrin 676 Conservative C.W. Balcomb 675 Majority Turnout 9,899 24.8 Wall End (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Ratepayers J.S. Bailey 1,666 Ratepayers Mrs. G.L. Bendall 1,654 Ratepayers Miss M. Lay 1,618 Labour Mrs. E.M. Devenay 959 Labour S.A. Elson 863 Labour H.T. Philpott 812 Conservative I. Little 622 Conservative M.H. Robinson 612 Conservative R.P. Candler 593 Communist D.A. Brett 172 Majority Turnout 8,830 38.1 West Ham (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J.F. Andrews 432 Labour D.W. Lee 427 Liberal Mrs. J. Andrews 259 Majority Turnout 6,003 11.9 Woodgrange (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Ratepayers A.N. Knight 1,256 Ratepayers G.W. Brown 1,248 Labour Mrs. D. Harris 527 Labour S.H. Mail 499 Majority Turnout 5,892 30.9 References
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
London Borough Council elections, 9 May 1968. Research and Intelligence Unit, Greater London Council. 1968.
Preceded by
Newham Council election, 1964Newham local elections Succeeded by
Newham Council election, 1971Categories:- Council elections in Greater London
- English local elections, 1968
- Elections in Newham
- 1968 in London
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