1968 Croydon London Borough Council election

1968 local election in England March 2015 March 2015 Croydon Council Election, 1968 parliamentary no 1964 Croydon London Borough Council election 1964 9 May 1968 1971 Croydon London Borough Council election 1971 All 60 councillors in 20 wards, and 10 Aldermen in the London Borough of Croydon 36 Unknown Conservative Party (UK) 54 26 28 Unknown Labour Party (UK) 3 24 21 N/A Independent politician 12 20 8 Unknown Liberal Party (UK) 1 0 1 330px Leader of the Council Elected Leader Unknown Conservative Party (UK) Unknown Conservative Party (UK) 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.London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968 https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1968-5-9.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150124012241/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1968-5-9.pdf dead 24 January 2015 London Datastore Greater London Council 29 March 2015 Turnout in this election was 36.2%. Background March 2015 Election result Croydon Council election result 1968 - Councillors Conservative Party (UK) yes 47 26 78.33 58.9 Labour Party (UK) 1 20 1.67 16.9 Independent (politician) 11 7 18.33 Liberal Party (UK) 1 1 1 1.67 11.9 Croydon Council election result 1968 - Aldermen (1968-74) Conservative Party (UK) yes 4 2 2 80.0 Labour Party (UK) 0 1 1 0.0 Independent (politician) 1 1 1 20.0 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0.0 Croydon Council election result 1964 - Aldermen (1964-71) Conservative Party (UK) yes 3 60.0 Labour Party (UK) 2 40.0 Independent (politician) 0 0.0 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0.0 Croydon Council election result 1968 - Total result Conservative Party (UK) yes 54 28 77.14 58.9 Labour Party (UK) 3 21 4.29 16.9 Independent (politician) 12 8 17.14 Liberal Party (UK) 1 1 1 1.43 11.9 + ↓ 54 12 1 3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Independent (politician) Independent Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Labour Party (UK) Labour Ward results Addiscombe Addiscombe (3) Conservative Party (UK) A.W. Elliot 2380 Conservative Party (UK) A.R. Hills 2261 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs D.C.H Hobbs 2241 Labour Party (UK) A.D Goddard 1005 Labour Party (UK) S. Boden 993 Labour Party (UK) L.W Wood 938 Liberal Party (UK) P. Miles 710 Liberal Party (UK) Miss P.H. Tapsell 684 Liberal Party (UK) V. Martin 653 38.4 4.4 10,863 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bensham Manor Bensham Manor (3) Residents Association F.C. Emmerson 2,014 Residents Association H.A. Steward 1,967 Residents Association R.J. Bowker 1,932 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs J.C. Banks 854 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs J. Batchelor 839 Liberal Party (UK) D.J. Mateer 827 Labour Party (UK) G.P. Belcher 622 Labour Party (UK) Mrs K. Bexley 551 Labour Party (UK) A.R. Torpy 515 32.6 3.3 10,964 Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Broad Green Broad Green (3) Conservative Party (UK) L.D. Emerton 1,592 Conservative Party (UK) R.H. Kent 1,538 Conservative Party (UK) L.T. Wiles 1,530 Labour Party (UK) P. Byrne 1,042 Labour Party (UK) Mrs W.M. Holt 1,041 Labour Party (UK) F.G. West 1,025 Communist Party of Great Britain Mrs A. Waddell 175 28.7 0.6 9,970 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Central Central (3) Conservative Party (UK) R.W. Coatman 3,094 Conservative Party (UK) V.W.H. Bendall 3,088 Conservative Party (UK) J.H. Haywood 3,034 Labour Party (UK) F.D.J. Bailey 530 Labour Party (UK) E.L. Hall 501 Labour Party (UK) A.F. Packham 474 35.5 1.8 10,438 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Coulsdon East Coulsdon East (3) Independent (politician) A. Bonsier 1,697 Liberal Party (UK) H.C.E. Lovejoy 1,670 Independent (politician) Miss J.C. Simpson 1,624 Independent (politician) L. Blair 1,611 Liberal Party (UK) T.J. Austin 1,607 Liberal Party (UK) L.B. Groves 1,581 Labour Party (UK) A.L. Symes 283 Labour Party (UK) K. Corbett 282 Labour Party (UK) F.D. Grenfell 271 Independent (politician) S.B. Stray 97 34.2 0.2 10,816 Independent (politician) Residents Association Liberal Party (UK) Residents Association Independent (politician) Residents Association East East (3) Independent (politician) W.H. Simpson 3,301 Independent (politician) D.J. Sutton 3,264 Independent (politician) H.G. Whitwell 3,190 Liberal Party (UK) P.J. Lee 574 Liberal Party (UK) I.R. McNay 555 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs C. Mickelburgh 515 Labour Party (UK) Mrs A.M. Tuck 354 Labour Party (UK) Mrs K. Byrne 320 37.5 0.6 11,281 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) New Addington New Addington (3) Conservative Party (UK) M.H. Piper 1,275 Labour Party (UK) A.G. Edwards 1,262 Conservative Party (UK) Miss S. Copland 1,237 Labour Party (UK) T.J. Laffin 1,228 Conservative Party (UK) R.E. Gayler 1,215 Labour Party (UK) Mrs V.L. Rooke 1,183 20.8 9.8 12,932 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Norbury Norbury (3) Conservative Resident W.E.R. Gower 2,881 Conservative Resident R.G. Willis 2,876 Conservative Resident G. Levy 2,837 Liberal Party (UK) T.P. Harwood 548 Liberal Party (UK) J.W. Keen 525 Liberal Party (UK) H.A. Rivers 521 Labour Party (UK) Mrs A.H. Sharp 456 Labour Party (UK) A. Pearce 436 Labour Party (UK) Mrs M.J. Boden 429 35.2 2.9 11,354 Conservative Resident Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Resident Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Resident Conservative Party (UK) Purley Purley (3) Conservative Party (UK) D.W. Pudney 3,350 Conservative Party (UK) R.W. Kersey 3,292 Conservative Party (UK) B.C. Sparrowe 3,281 Liberal Party (UK) K.H. Legge 538 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs W.D. Woodhouse 495 Liberal Party (UK) S.N. Rolph 462 Labour Party (UK) Mrs H.J. Keeling 213 Labour Party (UK) Mrs L.E. Mackenzie 188 Labour Party (UK) W.A. Adams 186 35.6 0.6 11,566 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sanderstead & Selsdon Sanderstead & Selsdon (3) Conservative Party (UK) Mrs E.E. Bray 4,288 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs M.A.G. Davidson 4,225 Conservative Party (UK) B.H. Rawling 4,152 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs R.M. Mayhew 1,157 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs E.G. Paterson 1,150 Liberal Party (UK) R.I. Walters 1,051 Labour Party (UK) M.A. Harding 439 Labour Party (UK) J.E.V. Lewis 331 Labour Party (UK) T.G. Wymer 272 51.4 5.6 11,296 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sanderstead North Sanderstead North (3) Conservative Party (UK) W.N. Peet 4,293 Conservative Party (UK) P.W. Rickards 4,268 Conservative Party (UK) K.A. Wells 4,190 Liberal Party (UK) R.A. Coleman 912 Liberal Party (UK) J.A.H. Clement 905 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs M.J. Woods 851 Labour Party (UK) Mrs P.M. Poole 483 Labour Party (UK) M.T. Reardon 426 Labour Party (UK) H. Stevens 409 47.4 5.6 12,004 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Shirley (3) Conservative Party (UK) R.W. Gilbert 4,672 Conservative Party (UK) P.S. Bowness 4,655 Conservative Party (UK) R.C. Nash 4,609 Liberal Party (UK) C.R. Chance 1,023 Liberal Party (UK) A.F. Reeves 941 Liberal Party (UK) M.A. Green 875 Labour Party (UK) H.W. Robertson 528 Labour Party (UK) K.J. Kinnard 480 Labour Party (UK) W.H. Ulyett 466 47.4 10.1 13,280 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South Norwood South Norwood (3) Conservative Party (UK) P.A. Saunders 2,800 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs B. Saunders 2,789 Conservative Party (UK) C.E. Kelly 2,684 Labour Party (UK) K.P. Whelan 667 Labour Party (UK) M. McGovern 649 Labour Party (UK) E.F. Neckles 611 Liberal Party (UK) M.E. Pache 296 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs I.J. Muir 293 Liberal Party (UK) Miss A.K. Harding 283 32.3 4.4 11,871 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Resident Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Resident Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Resident Thornton Heath Thornton Heath (3) Residents Association J.G. Davies 2,371 Residents Association G.A. Barr 2,311 Residents Association F.S. Martin 2,304 Labour Party (UK) Mrs E. Sutcliffe 722 Labour Party (UK) S. Sutcliffe 716 Labour Party (UK) J.L. Walker 622 Independent (politician) M.E. Thomas 403 32.0 10.8 10,465 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Upper Norwood Upper Norwood (3) Conservative Party (UK) Mrs M.C.V. Parfitt 3,609 Conservative Party (UK) A.E. Buddle 3,604 Conservative Party (UK) S.A. Draper 3,561 Labour Party (UK) T.E. Sharp 727 Labour Party (UK) T.C. Noyce 696 Labour Party (UK) Mrs J.M. Whelan 695 Liberal Party (UK) Leo C.E. Held 429 Liberal Party (UK) W.L. Day 397 Liberal Party (UK) J.S.M. Band 353 39.9 6.0 11,129 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Waddon Waddon (3) Conservative Party (UK) L.J. Young 2921 Conservative Party (UK) D.S. Kingsland 2892 Conservative Party (UK) R.J. Moseley 2855 Labour Party (UK) J.T. Twitchett 1682 Labour Party (UK) V. Burgos 1655 Labour Party (UK) J.G. Stalley 1512 National Front (United Kingdom) J. Scott 273 National Front (United Kingdom) J.E. Bean 197 41.9 1.1 11,743 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Thornton West Thornton (3) Conservative Resident R. Tilbury 2,533 Conservative Resident E.F.A. Whitehorn 2,491 Conservative Resident E.J. Fowler 2,487 Labour Party (UK) Miss L.L. Scott 769 Labour Party (UK) G.E. Mitchell 740 Labour Party (UK) G.A. Bristow 719 32.4 11.2 10,526 Conservative Resident Conservative Resident Conservative Resident Whitehorse Manor Whitehorse Manor (3) Conservative Party (UK) J.P.A. Hobson 1,413 Conservative Party (UK) M.W. George 1,399 Conservative Party (UK) C. Johnston 1,391 Labour Party (UK) Mrs D.L. George 889 Labour Party (UK) D.B. Spillett 811 Labour Party (UK) Mrs A.G. Watson 766 22.5 10.7 10,478 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Woodcote & Coulsdon West Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3) Conservative Party (UK) Mrs N.B. Booth 3,493 Conservative Party (UK) S.E. Brassington 3,481 Conservative Party (UK) R.D. May 3,382 Liberal Party (UK) J.P. Callem 973 Liberal Party (UK) H.H. Giles 934 Liberal Party (UK) K. Norman 856 Labour Party (UK) Mrs I.M. Keefe 268 Labour Party (UK) Major H. Webb 254 Labour Party (UK) R.V. Miles 246 43.4 7.2 10,890 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Woodside Woodside (3) Conservative Party (UK) D. Winstone 2,082 Conservative Party (UK) Miss I.S. Rodda 2,039 Conservative Party (UK) J.C. Mann 2,014 Labour Party (UK) H.T.P. Mellor 1,040 Labour Party (UK) J.A. Keeling 1,038 Labour Party (UK) S.L. Eaton 919 Communist Party of Great Britain Mrs Q.E. Knight 241 31.2 4.3 10,661 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References 1968 Category:1968 London Borough council elections