1968 Bexley London Borough Council election

none March 2015 March 2015 1968 Bexley Council election Labour Party (UK) 39 0 39 TBD TBD Council control Subsequent council control Conservative majority Peter Maxwell parliamentary 9 May 1968 no 1971 Bexley London Borough Council election 1971 All 56 council seats TBD Frederick Brearley Conservative Party (UK) 17 55 38 TBD 1968 bexley results.svg 300px Map of the results. Conservatives in blue, Independents in grey. 1964 1964 Bexley London Borough Council election The 1968 Bexley Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Bexley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election. The Conservative Party won all but one seat and took control of the council from Labour.London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968 https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1968-5-9.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150124012241/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1968-5-9.pdf 24 January 2015 London Datastore Greater London Council Background The London Borough of Bexley had been created by the London Government Act 1963 as a merger of the Municipal Borough of Bexley, Municipal Borough of Erith, Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District and Crayford Urban District. The first elections to Bexley Council in 1964, initially as a "shadow authority" were won by the Labour party, and James Wellbeloved became council leader.London Boroughs Political Almanac: London Borough of Bexley https://boroughs50.londoncouncils.gov.uk/almanac/bexley/2018/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210116215801/https://boroughs50.londoncouncils.gov.uk/almanac/bexley/2018/ 16 January 2021 23 May 2025 London Councils Wellbeloved contested the 1965 Erith and Crayford by-election and won, giving the council leadership to Peter Maxwell.1965 By Election Results http://by-elections.co.uk/65.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205408/http://by-elections.co.uk/65.html 2013-10-29 2015-08-19 143 candidates stood in the election for the 56 seats being contested across 20 wards. This was down 14 candidates from the 1964 election, primarily due to the Liberal party halving their candidate count from 47 to 22. The Labour party stood candidates for every seat for the second time. The Conservative party stood candidates for every seat for the first time, having not stood at all in two Crayford wards in 1964. There were two Communist Party candidates and seven independents. There were 13 three-seat wards, 4 two-seat wards, 2 four-seat wards and 1 single-seat ward. Election result 1968 Bexley London Borough Council election Conservative Party (UK) 56 55 38 0 38 98.2 TBD TBD TBD Labour Party (UK) 56 0 0 39 39 0.0 TBD TBD TBD Liberal Party (UK) 22 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD TBD Independent politician 7 1 1 0 1 1.8 TBD TBD TBD Communist Party of Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD TBD |- ! colspan="2" |Total | style="text-align:right;" | 143 | style="text-align:right;" | 56 | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | 100.0 | style="text-align:right;" | | style="text-align:right;" | TBD | style="text-align:right;" | The results saw the Conservatives gain control of the council after winning 55 of the 56 seats. This was the best result for the Conservatives ever. There was a turnout of 48% on an electorate of 149,517. Ward results Belvedere (3) Conservative Party (UK) L. Mason 2120 53.6 Conservative Party (UK) P. Read 2003 Conservative Party (UK) D. Warner 1983 Labour Party (UK) Ms. B. Scott 1184 29.9 Labour Party (UK) Ms. M. Barron 1178 Labour Party (UK) Ms. S. Gadsdon 1150 Independent politician E. Taylor 654 16.5 Independent politician Ms. A. Taylor 629 - Independent politician C. Hills 578 - TBD 44.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bostall (3) Conservative Party (UK) Ms. D. Maclean 2640 70.7 Conservative Party (UK) B. Sams 2600 - Conservative Party (UK) C. Woodard 2591 - Labour Party (UK) P. Daynes 1096 29.3 Labour Party (UK) Ms. R. Irvine 1066 - Labour Party (UK) M. Barrett 1037 - TBD 51.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Brampton (3) Conservative Party (UK) J. Cade 2778 67.6 Conservative Party (UK) T. Winch 2755 - Conservative Party (UK) B. Youngman 2738 - Labour Party (UK) A. Cross 1128 27.5 Labour Party (UK) Ms. D. Taylor 1093 - Labour Party (UK) R. Shea 1070 - Communist Party of Great Britain W. Turner 202 4.9 TBD 50 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Christchurch (3) Conservative Party (UK) N. Antenbring 2836 78.8 Conservative Party (UK) Ms. B. Antenbring 2798 - Conservative Party (UK) C. Jamieson-Harvey 2766 - Labour Party (UK) Ms. A. Hooper 761 21.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Whiffen 722 - Labour Party (UK) A. Martin 712 - TBD 45.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Crayford North (3) Conservative Party (UK) G. Gerloff 2044 53.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bowes 2030 - Conservative Party (UK) P. Reader 2014 - Labour Party (UK) H. Clark 1772 46.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Maxwell 1737 - Labour Party (UK) K. Smith 1695 - TBD 41.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Crayford Town (3) Conservative Party (UK) C. Pollock 1411 48.2 Conservative Party (UK) S. Woolterton 1396 - Conservative Party (UK) B. Freeman 1364 - Labour Party (UK) A. Turner 1360 46.4 Labour Party (UK) Ms. M. Bradley 1337 - Labour Party (UK) L. Francis 1309 - Independent politician P. Blunt 157 5.4 TBD 41.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Crayford West (2) Conservative Party (UK) J. Prangnell 1964 74.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Barman 1959 - Labour Party (UK) Ms. F. Pilbrow 686 25.9 Labour Party (UK) C. Tyler 661 - TBD 48.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Danson (3) Independent politician A. Melbourne 2359 42.2 Conservative Party (UK) B. Jefferies 2165 38.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. Lee 2135 - Conservative Party (UK) Ms. A. Orange 2017 - Labour Party (UK) D. Anderson 1072 19.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Cooper 977 - Labour Party (UK) M. Kilner 791 - TBD 58.5 Independent politician Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) East Wickham (3) Conservative Party (UK) Ms. G. Crawford 2435 69.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Holden 2421 - Conservative Party (UK) Ms. R. Holden 2353 - Labour Party (UK) R. Burke 1053 30.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Allen 1019 - Labour Party (UK) B. Francis 1008 - TBD 45.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Erith Town (3) Conservative Party (UK) O. Hawke 1793 56.6 Conservative Party (UK) Ms. N. Hooper 1784 - Conservative Party (UK) D. Price 1741 - Labour Party (UK) J. Powrie 1375 43.4 Labour Party (UK) T. Lebar 1294 - Labour Party (UK) D. Enticknap 1238 - TBD 40.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Falconwood (2) Conservative Party (UK) A. Pease 1539 69.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Thorpe 1513 - Labour Party (UK) R. Staples 670 30.3 Labour Party (UK) E. Stoneman 668 - TBD 53.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lamorbey East (3) Conservative Party (UK) B. Forrest 2408 68.1 Conservative Party (UK) N. Austin 2358 - Conservative Party (UK) G. Pickford 2345 - Labour Party (UK) C. Hargrave 723 20.5 Labour Party (UK) B. Nichols 706 - Labour Party (UK) H. Smith 698 - Liberal Party (UK) Ms. S. Burraston 404 11.4 Liberal Party (UK) M. Kempton 344 - Liberal Party (UK) W. King 334 - TBD 49.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lamorbey West (4) Conservative Party (UK) F. Ambrose 3276 62.6 Conservative Party (UK) K. McAndrew 3191 - Conservative Party (UK) S. James 3157 - Conservative Party (UK) R. Yeudall 3154 - Labour Party (UK) M. Attewell 1553 29.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Cronin 1520 - Labour Party (UK) Ms. F. Schuch 1518 - Labour Party (UK) Ms. E. Sheppard 1499 - Liberal Party (UK) H. Elmitt 401 7.7 Liberal Party (UK) E. Thomas 361 - Liberal Party (UK) Ms. R. Scholey 332 - Liberal Party (UK) Ms. A. Tucker 325 - TBD 52.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) North Cray (1) Conservative Party (UK) G. Martin 710 49.6 Labour Party (UK) Ms. E. Rhodes 397 27.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. Morris 288 20.1 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Young 37 2.6 TBD 52.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Northumberland Heath (3) Conservative Party (UK) J. Bitmead 2124 60.7 Conservative Party (UK) W. Newman 2110 - Conservative Party (UK) K. Boswell 2107 - Labour Party (UK) Ms. M. Eccles 1375 39.3 Labour Party (UK) Ms. J. Sidders 1327 - Labour Party (UK) E. Handy 1306 - TBD 45.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sidcup East (3) Conservative Party (UK) D. Evans 2909 71 Conservative Party (UK) Ms. E. Swift 2859 - Conservative Party (UK) P. Talbot 2824 - Labour Party (UK) H. Gibson 804 19.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Mullis 792 - Labour Party (UK) D. Breacker 745 - Liberal Party (UK) F. Snow 384 9.4 Liberal Party (UK) W. Sarton 330 - Liberal Party (UK) R. Moat 319 - TBD 44.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sidcup West (2) Conservative Party (UK) R. Pope 2527 72.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Owles 2508 - Labour Party (UK) A. Corfield 619 17.7 Labour Party (UK) R. Brierly 586 - Liberal Party (UK) L. Rogers 354 10.1 Liberal Party (UK) Ms. B. Rogers 349 - TBD 51.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Marys (4) Conservative Party (UK) F. Brearley 4025 71.4 Conservative Party (UK) H. Friend 3985 - Conservative Party (UK) W. Flint 3961 - Conservative Party (UK) J. Minett 3950 - Labour Party (UK) J. Clark 793 14.1 Labour Party (UK) Ms. V. Davis 762 - Labour Party (UK) M. Horton 755 - Labour Party (UK) B. Withers 750 - Liberal Party (UK) T. Batley 530 9.4 Liberal Party (UK) S. Bathe 476 - Liberal Party (UK) Ms. A. Newman 453 - Liberal Party (UK) T. Gillman 452 - Independent R. Day 286 5.1 TBD 51 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Michaels (3) Conservative Party (UK) F. Pearce 2158 56.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Sisk 2142 - Conservative Party (UK) F. Hallett 2072 - Labour Party (UK) A. Stuttle 1268 33.2 Labour Party (UK) J. McLean 1243 - Labour Party (UK) J. Wellard 1219 - Liberal Party (UK) Ms. M. Ingram 393 10.3 Liberal Party (UK) F. Ward 382 - Liberal Party (UK) C. Wright 357 - TBD 47.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Upton (2) Conservative Party (UK) J. Collie 2026 66.4 Conservative Party (UK) S. Cover 1989 - Labour Party (UK) Ms. P. Cooper 690 22.6 Labour Party (UK) L. Biddle 614 - Liberal Party (UK) G. Plummer 186 6.1 Liberal Party (UK) R. Lenk 177 - Independent E. Gillman 151 4.9 TBD 50.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 1964 Category:1964 London Borough council elections