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 Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Alleyn (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bellenden (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
Bricklayers (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Browning (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Communist
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Brunswick (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Conservative
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Burgess (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Labour
Conservative
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Cathedral (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Chaucer (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
College (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Consort (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
Dockyard (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Faraday (4)
Party Candidate 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 Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Lyndhurst (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
Newington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Riverside (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Rotherhithe (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Ruskin (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Rye (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Giles (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
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 Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

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