1968 local election in England
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]
Background
Election result
Ward results
Adelaide
Adelaide (4) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Julian Tobin | 2,470 | 62.9 | |
| Conservative | Brenda Hennessey | 2,434 | | |
| Conservative | Madeleine Dumont | 2,426 | | |
| Conservative | Frederick Tuckman | 2,400 | | |
| Labour | Janet Whitaker | 1,120 | 26.6 | |
| Labour | Sheila Oakes | 1,035 | | |
| Labour | Thomas Borrows | 990 | | |
| Labour | Mark Bass | 976 | | |
| Liberal | Bernard Cohen | 391 | 9.2 | |
| Liberal | Douglas Close | 357 | | |
| Liberal | P. C. Hemelryk | 337 | | |
| Liberal | J. M. Flatman | 334 | | |
| Communist | Jack Gaster | 197 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | | 38.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Belsize
Belsize (4) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kenneth Evans | 2,355 | 56.9 | |
| Conservative | Irene Burnett | 2,346 | | |
| Conservative | Norman Oatway | 2,345 | | |
| Conservative | Julian Harrison | 2,328 | | |
| Labour | Edwin Lichtenstein | 1,330 | 31.8 | |
| Labour | Joseph Hughes | 1,322 | | |
| Labour | William Kellock | 1,308 | | |
| Labour | Arthur Soutter | 1,279 | | |
| Liberal | Tristram Adams | 488 | 11.3 | |
| Liberal | Margaret Darvall | 472 | | |
| Liberal | Angela Whitelegge | 448 | | |
| Liberal | Gerald Dowden | 445 | | |
Turnout | | 37.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Harold Gould | 1,440 | 73.3 | |
| Conservative | Sidney Jaque | 1,440 | | |
| Conservative | Colin Jaque | 1,439 | | |
| Labour | David Carlton | 530 | 26.7 | |
| Labour | Keith Morrell | 522 | | |
| Labour | Eileen O'Connor | 522 | | |
Turnout | | 29.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Camden
Camden (4) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | James Buckland | 1,616 | 50.4 | |
| Labour | Philip Hughes | 1,613 | | |
| Labour | Ivor Walker | 1,550 | | |
| Conservative | Leslie Langford | 1,518 | 46.2 | |
| Labour | Peter Plouviez | 1,513 | | |
| Conservative | Anthony Mayer | 1,434 | | |
| Conservative | Olive Staples | 1,417 | | |
| Conservative | Monia Rynderman | 1,404 | | |
| Communist | Jock Nicholson | 266 | 2.1 | |
| Independent | Frederick Britt | 155 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | | 30.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Chalk Farm
Chalk Farm (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter J. Molony | 1,109 | 54.6 | |
| Conservative | George Radford | 1,019 | | |
| Labour | Edwin Rhodes | 818 | 40.1 | |
| Labour | John Sell | 748 | | |
| Liberal | Guy Rayne-Savagr | 207 | 5.3 | |
Turnout | | 32.3 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Euston
Euston (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nigel Burton | 660 | 51.6 | |
| Conservative | Horace Shooter | 638 | | |
| Labour | Christopher Kiddy | 539 | 42.5 | |
| Labour | Richard Madeley | 530 | | |
| Liberal | Roger Brooke | 147 | 5.8 | |
Turnout | | 30.2 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Gospel Oak
Gospel Oak (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Malcolm Heath | 888 | 47.4 | |
| Labour | Charles Tate | 861 | 47.1 | |
| Labour | John Keohane | 837 | | |
| Conservative | James Surrey | 820 | | |
| Liberal | Alfred Cook | 199 | 5.5 | |
Turnout | | 36.4 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Grafton
Grafton (4) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Charles Ratchford | 1,574 | 54.5 | |
| Labour | Joseph Richardson | 1,483 | | |
| Labour | Roy Shaw | 1,462 | | |
| Labour | Albert (Jock) Stallard | 1,411 | | |
| Conservative | Brian Sommerville | 1,200 | 43.7 | |
| Conservative | Michael Gromm | 1,192 | | |
| Conservative | Muriel Hanscomb | 1,189 | | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Ray | 1,169 | | |
| Communist | Victor Heath | 200 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | | 26.3 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hampstead Central
Hampstead Central (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Finsberg | 1,965 | 64.2 | |
| Conservative | Sidney Torrance | 1,937 | | |
| Conservative | Ronald King | 1,909 | | |
| Labour | Peter Stephenson | 764 | 24.6 | |
| Labour | Barry Peskin | 740 | | |
| Labour | James Hill | 724 | | |
| Liberal | Kenneth Carter | 344 | 11.2 | |
| Liberal | Alison Snow | 343 | | |
| Liberal | Jillian Vasey | 328 | | |
Turnout | | 34.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hampstead Town
Hampstead Town (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Knight | 2,191 | 57.9 | |
| Conservative | Arthur Roome | 2,162 | | |
| Conservative | Peter Smith | 2,119 | | |
| Labour | Anthony Clarke | 987 | 25.9 | |
| Labour | Jennifer Keohane | 958 | | |
| Labour | Phyllis Hymans | 946 | | |
| Liberal | Archie MacDonald | 587 | 14.4 | |
| Liberal | George Willett | 532 | | |
| Liberal | Sarah Khuner | 491 | | |
| Communist | Betty Tate | 200 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | | 40.6 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Highgate
Highgate (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Brooke | 2,185 | 59.4 | |
| Conservative | Ronald Walker | 2,165 | | |
| Conservative | Denis Friis | 2,119 | | |
| Labour | Peter Jonas | 1,275 | 35.1 | |
| Labour | John Palmer | 1,274 | | |
| Labour | Florence Freeman | 1,272 | | |
| Liberal | Joyce Arram | 216 | 3.9 | |
| Liberal | Richard Franklin | 207 | | |
| Communist | Winston Pinder | 174 | 1.6 | |
Turnout | | 47.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Holborn
Holborn (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kenneth Avery | 2,096 | 74.5 | |
| Conservative | John Barker | 2,094 | | |
| Conservative | Alan Greengross | 2,071 | | |
| Labour | Patricia Carlton | 728 | 25.5 | |
| Labour | Betty Grass | 706 | | |
| Labour | Margaret Davis | 705 | | |
Turnout | | 34.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kilburn
Kilburn (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Robert Humphreys | 1,420 | 49.5 | |
| Labour | Albert (Tim) Skinner | 1,388 | | |
| Labour | Edwin (Johnny) Johnson | 1,373 | | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Graham | 1,245 | 43.7 | |
| Conservative | Harriet Greenaway | 1,238 | | |
| Conservative | James Lemkin | 1,210 | | |
| Liberal | Colin Brown | 166 | 5.6 | |
| Liberal | Bickram Bhose | 158 | | |
| Liberal | Dawson France | 147 | | |
| Communist | Stella McEntire | 103 | 1.2 | |
Turnout | | 36.6 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
King's Cross
King's Cross (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Glendinning | 1,689 | 60.5 | |
| Conservative | Ian Clarke | 1,680 | | |
| Conservative | Thomas Morris | 1,672 | | |
| Labour | Beverley Rowe | 1,106 | 39.5 | |
| Labour | John Diamond | 1,096 | | |
| Labour | Louis Bondy | 1,083 | | |
Turnout | | 32.0 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Priory
Priory (4) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Irene Ellis | 2,005 | 47.0 | |
| Conservative | Philippa Raymond-Cox | 2,003 | | |
| Conservative | Ronald Raymond-Cox | 1,994 | | |
| Conservative | Peter Hilton | 1,972 | | |
| Labour | Jack Cooper | 1,838 | 42.0 | |
| Labour | Leila Campbell | 1,827 | | |
| Labour | John St. John | 1,774 | | |
| Labour | Enid Wistrich | 1,689 | | |
| Liberal | David Quirke | 417 | 9.6 | |
| Liberal | Kenneth Whittle | 411 | | |
| Liberal | Robert Pellegrinetti | 405 | | |
| Liberal | Peter Rowntree | 391 | | |
| Communist | Barbara Champion | 228 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | | 40.4 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Regent's Park
Regent's Park (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ernest Lee | 1,696 | 51.0 | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Day | 1,681 | | |
| Conservative | Christopher Turner | 1,670 | | |
| Labour | Richard Collins | 1,523 | 44.9 | |
| Labour | James Greenwood | 1,489 | | |
| Labour | John Mills | 1,433 | | |
| National Front | Raymond Shenton | 231 | 2.3 | |
| Communist | Aileen Boatman | 176 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | | 37.6 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St John's
St John's (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Roger Robinson | 1,367 | 55.9 | |
| Labour | Corin Hughes-Stanton | 1,248 | | |
| Labour | Ruth Howe | 1,217 | | |
| Conservative | Anthony Blackburn | 1,038 | 44.1 | |
| Conservative | Martin Piper | 999 | | |
| Conservative | Richard Smith | 983 | | |
Turnout | | 36.5 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Pancras
St Pancras (4) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paddy O'Connor | 1,327 | 60.1 | |
| Labour | Samuel Fisher | 1,318 | | |
| Labour | Peter Best | 1,304 | | |
| Labour | William Oakshott | 1,293 | | |
| Conservative | Anthony Crofts | 764 | 34.5 | |
| Conservative | A. MacWillson | 752 | | |
| Conservative | Robert Medcraft | 747 | | |
| Conservative | Malcolm Deacon | 743 | | |
| Liberal | Jean Morgan | 180 | 4.0 | |
| Liberal | Ray Benad | 169 | | |
| Communist | David Guppy | 119 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | | 26.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
West End
West End (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Victor Lyon | 1,939 | 61.3 | |
| Conservative | Susan Ayliff | 1,935 | | |
| Conservative | Christine Stewart-Munro | 1,897 | | |
| Labour | Phil Turner | 957 | 30.4 | |
| Labour | Michael Cendrowicz | 955 | | |
| Labour | Grace Stevenson | 948 | | |
| Liberal | Nigel Barnes | 286 | 8.3 | |
| Liberal | Dorothy Willett | 266 | | |
| Liberal | Hans Kuhner | 232 | | |
Turnout | | 33.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.