1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election
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Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held in May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 29.9%. Labour lost control of the Council which was under the control of the Conservatives until the next election.
Electoral arrangements
The election was originally scheduled for 1967, but the term of members due to go out in 1967 was extended for one year to prevent the London borough council elections taking place in the same year as the Greater London Council election.[a] The election used the twenty wards from the previous election for a second time. Councillors were elected for three years with the next election scheduled for 1971.
Polling took place on 9 May 1968.[1]
Results
General election of councillors
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 62 | +43 | 88.6 | 63.7 | |||||
| Labour | 8 | -43 | 11.4 | 31.0 | |||||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | |||
Aldermanic election
This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour and the Conservatives both got 5 aldermen.
Ward results
Candidates shown below are confirmed candidates.[1]
Angell
Bishop's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |||||
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| Labour | |||||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Clapham Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Hickmore[b] | 2,509 | |||
| Conservative | Enzio Righelato | 2,486 | |||
| Conservative | Jack Ebling | 2,437 | |||
| Labour | M. Kelly | 1,051 | |||
| Labour | R. O'Carroll | 1,006 | |||
| Labour | R. Ansell | 1,004 | |||
| Liberal | T. Douglas | 235 | |||
| Liberal | S. Beaven | 231 | |||
| Liberal | M. Jouvenat | 204 | |||
| Union Movement | W. Cheeseman | 167 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Clapham Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Ferndale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Langley | 1,025 | 18.0% | ||
| Conservative | G. Allnut | 1,002 | 17.6% | ||
| Conservative | John Major | 991 | 17.4% | ||
| Labour | L. Davis | 921 | 16.2% | ||
| Labour | J. Dodson | 892 | 15.7% | ||
| Labour | D. Packer[b] | 863 | 15.2% | ||
| Turnout | 5,694 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Knight's Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Pickard | 2,724 | |||
| Conservative | W. Vinnell | 2,676 | |||
| Conservative | F. Clark | 2,650 | |||
| Labour | H. Lockwood[b] | 1,519 | |||
| Labour | G. Manning | 1,443 | |||
| Labour | J. Wheeler | 1,396 | |||
| Liberal | E. Hawthorne | 450 | |||
| Liberal | A. Wagman | 436 | |||
| Liberal | R. Rawcliffe | 406 | |||
| Communist | C. Hoyle | 128 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Larkhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Stephens | 1,506 | |||
| Conservative | A. Young | 1,500 | |||
| Conservative | G. Pisani | 1,489 | |||
| Labour | D. Speakman | 1,489 | |||
| Labour | W. King | 1,177 | |||
| Labour | S. Parry | 1,154 | |||
| Communist | S. Hope | 198 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Leigham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
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| Labour | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Oval
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Becker | 1,308 | 54.6 | +32.0 | |
| Conservative | L. Burton | 1,270 | |||
| Conservative | J. Smith | 1,240 | |||
| Labour | J. Boyle | 1,089 | 45.4 | −32.0 | |
| Labour | W. Brownett[b] | 1,076 | |||
| Labour | F. Chesher | 1,061 | |||
| Turnout | 2,427 | 22.4 | +4.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,835 | −9.5 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +32.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +32.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +32.0 | |||
Prince's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Communist | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
St Leonard's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jack Westbury | 3,258 | |||
| Conservative | H. Jellie | 3,254 | |||
| Conservative | M. Steere | 3,226 | |||
| Labour | B. Hargreaves | 619 | |||
| Labour | G. Gold | 600 | |||
| Labour | R. Eadie | 597 | |||
| Majority | 2,607 | ||||
| Turnout | 34.6 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Stockwell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Gibbons | 1,356 | |||
| Conservative | M. Tyler | 1,336 | |||
| Conservative | D. Smith | 1,329 | |||
| Labour | W. Johnson[b] | 1,146 | |||
| Labour | Sidney Gurney[b] | 1,126 | |||
| Labour | Ewan Carr[b] | 1,121 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Streatham South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |||||
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| Labour | |||||
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| Labour | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Streatham Wells
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |||||
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| Labour | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Independent | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Thornton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. Brown | 2,892 | |||
| Conservative | W. Fuller | 2,874 | |||
| Conservative | G. Murray | 1,214 | |||
| Labour | L. Drake[b] | 1,172 | |||
| Labour | M. Noble | 1,159 | |||
| Labour | W. Seeley | 1,159 | |||
| Communist | J. Styles | 143 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Thurlow Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |||||
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| Labour | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Town Hall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. McDonnell | 2,136 | |||
| Conservative | I. Pepper | 2,134 | |||
| Conservative | G. Barclay | 2,124 | |||
| Labour | C. Draper | 1,144 | |||
| Labour | B. Lawrence[b] | 1,137 | |||
| Labour | H. Rees | 1,127 | |||
| Union Movement | D. Archer | 180 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Tulse Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |||||
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| Labour | |||||
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| Labour | |||||
| Lambethan | |||||
| Lambethan | |||||
| Communist | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Vassall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Boyle | 1,215 | |||
| Conservative | L. Roux | 1,194 | |||
| Conservative | B. Manley | 1,188 | |||
| Labour | I. England[b] | 1,092 | |||
| Labour | F. Rigger[b] | 1,035 | |||
| Labour | Frank Quenault[b] | 1,026 | |||
| Communist | J. Harman | 236 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||