Croydon London Borough Council election, 1968

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

Ward results

Addiscombe (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A.W. Elliot	2380
	Conservative	A.R. Hills	2261
	Conservative	Mrs D.C.H Hobbs	2241
	Labour	A.D Goddard	1005
	Labour	S. Boden	993
	Labour	L.W Wood	938
	Liberal	P. Miles	710
	Liberal	Miss P.H. Tapsell	684
	Liberal	V. Martin	653
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bensham Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	F.C. Emmerson	2,014
	Residents	H.A. Steward	1,967
	Residents	R.J. Bowker	1,932
	Liberal	Mrs J.C. Banks	854
	Liberal	Mrs J. Batchelor	839
	Liberal	D.J. Mateer	827
	Labour	G.P. Belcher	622
	Labour	Mrs K. Bexley	551
	Labour	A.R. Torpy	515
Turnout
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Broad Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L.D. Emerton	1,592
	Conservative	R.H. Kent	1,538
	Conservative	L.T. Wiles	1,530
	Labour	P. Byrne	1,042
	Labour	Mrs W.M. Holt	1,041
	Labour	F.G. West	1,025
	Communist	Mrs A. Waddell	175
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Central (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R.W. Coatman	3,094
	Conservative	V.W.H. Bendall	3,088
	Conservative	J.H. Haywood	3,034
	Labour	F.D.J. Bailey	530
	Labour	E.L. Hall	501
	Labour	A.F. Packham	474
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coulsdon East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Bonsier	1,697
	Liberal	H.C.E. Lovejoy	1,670
	Independent	Miss J.C. Simpson	1,624
	Independent	L. Blair	1,611
	Liberal	T.J. Austin	1,607
	Liberal	L.B. Groves	1,581
	Labour	A.L. Symes	283
	Labour	K. Corbett	282
	Labour	F.D. Grenfell	271
	Independent	S.B. Stray	97
Turnout
	Independent gain from Residents		Swing
	Liberal gain from Residents		Swing
	Independent gain from Residents		Swing

East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.H. Simpson	3,301
	Independent	D.J. Sutton	3,264
	Independent	H.G. Whitwell	3,190
	Liberal	P.J. Lee	574
	Liberal	I.R. McNay	555
	Liberal	Mrs C. Mickelburgh	515
	Labour	Mrs A.M. Tuck	354
	Labour	Mrs K. Byrne	320
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

New Addington (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Labour
	Conservative
	Labour
	Conservative
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Norbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative Resident
	Conservative Resident
	Conservative Resident
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative Resident gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative Resident gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative Resident gain from Conservative		Swing

Purley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sanderstead & Selsdon (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sanderstead North (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shirley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Norwood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Conservative Resident		Swing
	Conservative gain from Conservative Resident		Swing
	Conservative gain from Conservative Resident		Swing

Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents
	Residents
	Residents
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Independent
Turnout
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

Upper Norwood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waddon (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	National Front
	National Front
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

West Thornton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative Resident
	Conservative Resident
	Conservative Resident
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative Resident hold		Swing
	Conservative Resident hold		Swing
	Conservative Resident hold		Swing

Whitehorse Manor (3)
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

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodside (3)
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

References

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

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See also Elections in London Boroughs Middlesex County Council elections

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

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

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

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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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