Westminster City Council election, 1968

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

Ward results

Baker Street (5)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cavendish (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Charing Cross (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Churchill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Independent
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Church Street (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Harrow Road (5)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	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

Hyde Park (5)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Knightsbridge (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

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

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

Maida Vale (5)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Millbank (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative win (new seat)

Queen's Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Regent Street (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Regent's Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Victoria Street (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Warwick (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Westbourne (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	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.

Elections in London

Mayor of London	2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

London Assembly	2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Greater London Authority	1998 (referendum)

Inner London Education Authority	1986

Greater London Council	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981

London County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961

House of Commons London seats	2001 2005 2010 2015

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

Urban Districts	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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