Newham London Borough Council election, 1968

Elections to Newham London Borough Council were held on 9 May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 22.8%.

Following the election, Labour had 30 councillors out of 60. Five Labour aldermen had been elected at the preceding election, with terms running until 1971. At the first council meeting following the election, five more Labour aldermen were elected, leaving the council in Labour hands again.

Election result

Newham Local Election Result 1968^[1]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	30					39.1
	Others	21					36.6
	Conservative	6					16.9
	Liberal	3					7.3

Ward results

Beckton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. A. Taylor	384
	Labour	L. A. Wood	358
	Communist	R. A. Offley	164
Majority
Turnout			4,253	14.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bemersyde (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. H. Ferrier	1,109
	Labour	H. Bauckham	1,101
	Ratepayers	L. A. Slade	995
	Ratepayers	J. J. Ling	992
Majority
Turnout			6,018	35.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Canning Town and Grange (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. C. L. Bock	Unopposed
	Labour	D. A. Sherman	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			6,208
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	H. W. Hennem	1,450
	Ratepayers	Mrs. J. M. King	1,447
	Labour	A. C. Smith	458
	Labour	A. R. Miller	421
	National Front	J. B. Newham	111
	Independent	S. T. Conway	52
	Communist	F. C. Farmer	39
Majority
Turnout			5,601	36.7
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing

Central (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	Mrs. M. B. Layton	973
	Ratepayers	A. Macfarlane	949
	Labour	J. R. Kent	596
	Labour	J. C. Taylor	563
	Conservative	A. J. Retter	421
	Conservative	J. W. Retter	393
Majority
Turnout			6,098	33.3
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing

Custom House and Silvertown (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Dunlop	626
	Labour	T. W. Miller	589
	Labour	P. F. Newman	571
	Communist	T. F. Church	235
Majority
Turnout			8,418	11.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Forest Gate (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. W. Orrin	1107
	Conservative	V. A. Shearman, jnr.	1090
	Conservative	A. R. Summers	1070
	Labour	F. G. White	782
	Labour	T. H. Camp	763
	Labour	S. W. Whitear	739
	Liberal	W. F. Sargent	394
	Liberal	Mrs. R. P. McCarthy	376
	Liberal	E. L. Andrews	336
Majority
Turnout			9,086	26.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Greatfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	S. G. Ling	2,667
	Ratepayers	M. J. Talbot	2,615
	Ratepayers	F. G. Hammond	2,565
	Labour	Mrs. M. Philpott	817
	Labour	P. Haggerty	733
	Labour	Mrs. I. L. R. Green	692
Majority
Turnout			8,993	39.4
	Ratepayers gain from Residents		Swing
	Ratepayers gain from Residents		Swing
	Ratepayers gain from Residents		Swing

Hudsons (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Davidson	791
	Labour	Miss J. E. Griffin	775
	Labour	H. E. Fitzsimons	764
	Conservative	P. W. Sims	479
	Conservative	Mrs. E. K. Knight	472
Majority
Turnout			8,310	16.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Kensington (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	E. A. R. Lonsdale	1,410
	Ratepayers	H. J. Ringrow	1,388
	Labour	Mrs. D. M. Davey	427
	Labour	J. Cuffe	409
Majority
Turnout			5,993	31.1
	Ratepayers gain from Residents		Swing
	Ratepayers gain from Residents		Swing

Little Ilford (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	M. E. Pedley	940
	Ratepayers	C. Miranda	929
	Ratepayers	R. P. Anderson	840
	Labour	W. E. Hurford	648
	Labour	H. F. Lugg	631
	Labour	Mrs. M. E. Helps	614
	Liberal	S. J. A. Temple	112
	Liberal	S. G. Avis	99
	Communist	L. E. Brown	97
	Independent	M. Flaherty	92
	Liberal	H. W. F. Mason	85
Majority
Turnout			7,826	23.8
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing

Manor Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. A. Rugg	1577
	Conservative	Mrs. C. L. Retter	1544
	Conservative	B. C. Balcomb	1354
	Labour	R. C. Beadle	831
	Labour	Mrs. W. M. Knight	805
	Labour	R. R. Turville	789
Majority
Turnout			9,360	27.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

New Town (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. A. Chubb	505
	Liberal	J. W. Francis	448
	Labour	S. Hopwood	442
Majority
Turnout			5,757	16.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Ordnance (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. A. E. Gannon	356
	Labour	F. J. Radley	350
	Liberal	K. McGrane	211
Majority
Turnout			5,234	11.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Wolffe	1,203
	Labour	H. E. L. Ronan	1,117
	Labour	K. Hasler	1,092
	Conservative	R. J. Blake	650
	Conservative	G. Eldridge	640
	Conservative	Mrs. B. J. Hunt	575
	Liberal	M. Hogan	366
	Liberal	Mrs. A. B. M. Bijl-Jarvis	364
	Liberal	J. W. Giles	354
	Independent	A. C. O'Hanlon	120
Majority
Turnout			10,131	23.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Plaistow (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	M. L. Finch	807
	Ratepayers	A. Elliott	769
	Labour	P. K. O'Connell	604
	Labour	A. Bigg	591
	Labour	Miss K. M. Webb	559
Majority
Turnout			8,874	16.1
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Plashet (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. C. Carter	1,318
	Labour	A. F. Wilson	1,279
	Labour	W. Watts	1,160
	Conservative	R. T. Hunt	649
	Conservative	Mrs. C. A. Knight	636
	Conservative	V. R. Miller	582
	Liberal	D. E. Watts	390
	Liberal	Mrs. J. F. Watts	300
	Liberal	Mrs. J. Wren	286
	Independent	M. R. Neighbour	142
Majority
Turnout			9,283	26.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Stephens (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	J. W. F. Hucker	1,347
	Ratepayers	R. J. Smith	1,296
	Labour	W. H. Brown	573
	Labour	F. J. Dowling	572
Majority
Turnout			6,027	33.0
	Ratepayers gain from Residents		Swing
	Ratepayers gain from Residents		Swing

South (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. J. Fisher	1,263
	Labour	T. A. Jenkinson	1,199
	Labour	E. Daly	1,162
	Conservative	R. F. Hunter	706
	Conservative	G. L. Crocker	665
	Conservative	T. H. Beach	651
	Ratepayers	W. Bird	468
	Ratepayers	A. M. Cameron	456
	Ratepayers	E. T. Keeffe	431
Turnout			9,968	25.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Stratford (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. W. Doran	440
	Labour	E. G. Goodyer	399
	Conservative	E. W. Orrin	186
	Conservative	Mrs. M. E. Fitch	182
	Communist	T. C. Bowers	79
	National Front	S. G. L. Wade	73
	Liberal	Mrs. J. J. Linehan	50
	Liberal	S. F. Wrightson	43
Majority
Turnout			5,072	16.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Upton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. G. McCarthy	837
	Liberal	F. P. Penfold	767
	Labour	E. S. C. Kebbell	764
	Labour	G. S. Figg	763
	Liberal	E. Wren	760
	Labour	S. H. Smith	718
	Conservative	J. D. Inglis	710
	Conservative	Mrs. W. L. Orrin	676
	Conservative	C. W. Balcomb	675
Majority
Turnout			9,899	24.8
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Liberal hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Wall End (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	J. S. Bailey	1,666
	Ratepayers	Mrs. G. L. Bendall	1,654
	Ratepayers	Miss M. Lay	1,618
	Labour	Mrs. E. M. Devenay	959
	Labour	S. A. Elson	863
	Labour	H. T. Philpott	812
	Conservative	I. Little	622
	Conservative	M. H. Robinson	612
	Conservative	R. P. Candler	593
	Communist	D. A. Brett	172
Majority
Turnout			8,830	38.1
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing

West Ham (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. F. Andrews	432
	Labour	D. W. Lee	427
	Liberal	Mrs. J. Andrews	259
Majority
Turnout			6,003	11.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodgrange (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ratepayers	A. N. Knight	1,256
	Ratepayers	G. W. Brown	1,248
	Labour	Mrs. D. Harris	527
	Labour	S. H. Mail	499
Majority
Turnout			5,892	30.9
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing
	Ratepayers gain from Labour		Swing

References

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

London Borough Council elections, 9 May 1968. Research and Intelligence Unit, Greater London Council. 1968.

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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

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Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

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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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