1968 Camden London Borough Council election

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]

1968 Camden Council election
9 May 1968
All 60 seats to Camden London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout34.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Geoffrey Finsberg Charlie Ratchford Fred Cook
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Leader's seat Hampstead Central Grafton None (defeated in Gospel Oak)
Last election 26 34 0
Seats won 42 18 0
Seat change 16 16 0
Percentage 54.9% 38.5% 5.5%
Leader before election

Charlie Ratchford
Labour

 Leader

Geoffrey Finsberg
Conservative

Ward results
Adelaide (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. J. Tobin 2,470 62.9
Conservative B. T. Hennessey 2,434
Conservative M. Dumont 2,426
Conservative F. A. Tuckman 2,400
Labour J. A. Whitaker 1,120 26.6
Labour S. M. Oakes 1,035
Labour T. P. Borrows 990
Labour M. Bass 976
Liberal B. J. Cohen 391 9.2
Liberal D. L. Close 357
Liberal P. C. Hemelryk 337
Liberal J. M. Flatman 334
Communist J. Gaster 197 1.3
Turnout 38.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Belsize (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. K. Evans 2,355 56.9
Conservative A. M. I. Burnett 2,346
Conservative N. Oatway 2,345
Conservative J. P. H. Harrison 2,328
Labour E. A. Lichtenstein 1,330 31.8
Labour J. H. R. Hughes 1,322
Labour W. E. Kellock 1,308
Labour A. Soutter 1,279
Liberal T. D. S. Adams 488 11.3
Liberal M. P. Darvall 472
Liberal A. M. Whitelegge 448
Liberal G. A. Dowden 445
Turnout 37.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bloomsbury (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Gould 1,440 73.3
Conservative S. Jaque 1,440
Conservative C. B. E. Jaque 1,439
Labour D. Carlton 530 26.7
Labour K. W. Morrell 522
Labour E. P. O'Connor 522
Turnout 29.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Camden (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. R. Buckland 1,616 50.4
Labour P. A. B. Hughes 1,613
Labour I. H. Walker 1,550
Conservative L. F. Langford 1,518 46.2
Labour P. W. Plouviez 1,513
Conservative A. E. Mayer 1,434
Conservative O. Staples 1,417
Conservative M. S. Rynderman 1,404
Communist J. Nicholson 266 2.1
Independent F. J. Britt 155 1.3
Turnout 30.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Chalk Farm (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. J. Molony 1,109 54.6
Conservative G. Radford 1,019
Labour E. A. Rhodes 818 40.1
Labour J. R. Sell 748
Liberal G. Rayne-Savagr 207 5.3
Turnout 32.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Euston (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. A. Burton 660 51.6
Conservative H. V. Shooter 638
Labour C. Kiddy 539 42.5
Labour R. J. Madeley 530
Liberal R. D. Brooke 147 5.8
Turnout 30.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Gospel Oak (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. L. Heath 888 47.4
Labour C. S. Tate 861 47.1
Labour J. Keohane 837
Conservative J. H. A. Surrey 820
Liberal A. F. Cook 199 5.5
Turnout 36.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Grafton (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. J. Ratchford 1,574 54.5
Labour J. C. Richardson 1,483
Labour R. E. Shaw 1,462
Labour A. W. Stallard 1,411
Conservative B. Sommerville 1,200 43.7
Conservative M. E. J. Gromm 1,192
Conservative M. G. Hanscomb 1,189
Conservative E. V. Ray 1,169
Communist V. A. Heath 200 1.8
Turnout 26.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Hampstead Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Finsberg 1,965 64.2
Conservative S. Torrance 1,937
Conservative R. E. King 1,909
Labour P. Stephenson 764 24.6
Labour B. Peskin 740
Labour J. H. Hill 724
Liberal K. J. Carter 344 11.2
Liberal A. M. Snow 343
Liberal J. Vasey 328
Turnout 34.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Hampstead Town (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. F. C. Knight 2,191 57.9
Conservative A. W. Roome 2,162
Conservative P. M. Smith 2,119
Labour A. J. Clarke 987 25.9
Labour J. S. Keohane 958
Labour P. J. Hymans 946
Liberal A. J. F. MacDonald 587 14.4
Liberal G. H. Willett 532
Liberal S. Khuner 491
Communist E. P. Tate 200 1.8
Turnout 40.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Highgate (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. L. Brooke 2,185 59.4
Conservative R. G. W. Walker 2,165
Conservative D. N. Friis 2,119
Labour P. J. Jonas 1,275 35.1
Labour J. R. Palmer 1,274
Labour F. L. M. Freeman 1,272
Liberal J. M. Arram 216 3.9
Liberal R. J. O. Franklin 207
Communist W. Pinder 174 1.6
Turnout 47.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Holborn (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. J. Avery 2,096 74.5
Conservative J. S. Barker 2,094
Conservative D. A. Greencross 2,071
Labour P. A. Carlton 728 25.5
Labour B. M. Grass 706
Labour N. E. Davis 705
Turnout 34.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kilburn (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. W. G. Humphreys 1,420 49.5
Labour A. E. Skinner 1,388
Labour E. G. Johnson 1,373
Conservative K. E. J Graham 1,245 43.7
Conservative H. K. Greenaway 1,238
Conservative J. A. Lemkin 1,210
Liberal C. D. Brown 166 5.6
Liberal B. Bhose 158
Liberal D. W. France 147
Communist E. R. McEntire 103 1.2
Turnout 36.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
King's Cross (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. A. C. Glendinning 1,689 60.5
Conservative I. C. Clarke 1,680
Conservative T. R. Morris 1,672
Labour B. C. Rowe 1,106 39.5
Labour J. Diamond 1,096
Labour L. W. Bondy 1,083
Turnout 32.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Priory (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. S. J. Ellis 2,005 47.0
Conservative P. F. Raymond-Cox 2,003
Conservative R. C. Raymond-Cox 1,994
Conservative A. P. Hilton 1,972
Labour J. W. T. Cooper 1,838 42.0
Labour L. Campbell 1,827
Labour J. R. St. John 1,774
Labour E. B. Wistrich 1,689
Liberal D. C. Quirke 417 9.6
Liberal K. W. Whittle 411
Liberal R. Pellegrinetti 405
Liberal P. J. Rowntree 391
Communist B. E. 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 (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. A. W. Lee 1,696 51.0
Conservative D. E. Day 1,681
Conservative C. P. S. Turner 1,670
Labour R. Collins 1,523 44.9
Labour J. W. Greenwood 1,489
Labour J. A. D. Mills 1,433
National Front R. E. Shenton 231 2.3
Communist A. M. 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 (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. L. Robinson 1,367 55.9
Labour C. Hughes-Stanton 1,248
Labour R. Howe 1,217
Conservative A. J. Blackburn 1,038 44.1
Conservative M. J. Piper 999
Conservative R. A. Smith 983
Turnout 36.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
St Pancras (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. P. O'Connor 1,327 60.1
Labour S. Fisher 1,318
Labour P. M. Best 1,304
Labour W. J. Oakshott 1,293
Conservative A. Crofts 764 34.5
Conservative A. MacWillson 752
Conservative R. Medcraft 747
Conservative M. S. Deacon 743
Liberal D. J. Morgan 180 4.0
Liberal R. A. P. Benad 169
Communist D. M. J. Guppy 119 1.4
Turnout 26.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
West End (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Lyon 1,939 61.3
Conservative S. H. Ayliff 1,935
Conservative C. Stewart-Munro 1,897
Labour P. J. Turner 957 30.4
Labour M. Cendrowicz 955
Labour G. D. Stevenson 948
Liberal N. I. Barnes 286 8.3
Liberal D. S. Willett 266
Liberal H. Kuhner 232
Turnout 33.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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


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