Southwark London Borough Council election, 1968

Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 20.7%. There were 23 wards.

This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour got all ten aldermen as well as 33 directly elected councillors.

Election result

Southwark Local Election Result 1968^[1]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	43			-21		42.5
	Conservative	27			+21		51.1
	Liberal	0	0	0	0	0	2.5

Ward results

Abbey (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Alleyn (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Bellenden (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Bricklayers (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Browning (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
	Communist
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Brunswick (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Burgess (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Labour
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Cathedral (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Chaucer (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

College (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Consort (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Dockyard (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Faraday (4)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Friary (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Lyndhurst (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Newington (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Riverside (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Rotherhithe (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Ruskin (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Rye (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

St Giles (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

The Lane (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Waverley (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

References

↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

Elections and referendums in London
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Council elections in Greater London
Barking and Dagenham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Barnet	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Bexley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Bromley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Camden	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
City	2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
Croydon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Ealing	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Enfield	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Greenwich	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Hackney	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Hammersmith and Fulham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Haringey	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Harrow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Havering	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Hillingdon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Kensington and Chelsea	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Kingston upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Greater London	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 Abolished
See also: London-wide elections Wards Boundary changes

(1967 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1968 (→ 1969)
London boroughs	London Borough councils Barking Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster
County boroughs	Leeds Liverpool Sheffield
Scottish Burghs	Edinburgh
Elections in the London boroughs were due in May 1967, but were postponed one year by the London Government Act 1967.

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