Barking London Borough Council election, 1968

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

Ward results

Abbey (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout 35.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Cambell (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout 21.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Chadwell Heath (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents
Residents
Residents
Residents
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout 29.3
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Eastbrook (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout 22.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Fanshaw (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Communist
Turnout 18.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Gascoigne (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout 28.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Heath (5)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout 22.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Longbridge (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout 33.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Manor (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout 22.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
River (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Turnout 18.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Valence (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Independent
Communist
Turnout 20.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Village (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Independent
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout 26.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

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