1968 Newham London Borough Council election

none December 2020 December 2020 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. Background A total of 145 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. 2 seats in one ward had only 2 candidates, thus they were both elected unopposed. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Liberal and Conservative parties stood 20 and 27 respectively. Other candidates included 26 Residents & Ratepayers, 6 Communists and 4 Independents. Election result Newham local election result 1968Rallings Colin Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre 1993 PlymouthLondon 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 London County Council 15 June 2019London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Newham-1964-2010.pdf Elections Centre Plymouth University 15 June 2019 Labour Party (UK) 30 1 21 -20 50.0 40.5 Other parties 21 14 0 +14 35.0 36.0 Conservative Party (UK) 6 6 0 +6 10.0 17.2 Liberal Party (UK) 3 1 1 0 5.0 6.3 |} Results by ward Beckton Beckton (2) Labour Party (UK) H.A. Taylor 384 70.1 -15.5 Labour Party (UK) L.A. Wood 358 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain R.A. Offley 164 29.9 +22.5 14.1 -6.0 4,253 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bemersyde Bemersyde (2) Labour Party (UK) F.H. Ferrier 1,109 52.7 -16.6 Labour Party (UK) H. Bauckham 1,101 N/A Residents Association L.A. Slade 995 47.3 N/A Residents Association J.J. Ling 992 N/A 35.8 +0.1 6,018 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Canning Town & Grange Canning Town and Grange (2) Labour Party (UK) C.L. Bock 0 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) D.A. Sherman 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 6,208 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Castle Castle (2) Residents Association H.W. Hennem 1,450 68.7 +21.1 Residents Association J.M. King 1,447 N/A Labour Party (UK) A.C. Smith 458 21.7 -28.9 Labour Party (UK) A.R. Miller 421 N/A National Front (UK) J.B. Newham 111 5.3 N/A Independent (politician) S.T. Conway 52 2.5 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain F.C. Farmer 39 1.8 +0.0 36.7 -3.3 5,601 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Central Central (2) Residents Association M.B. Layton 973 48.9 N/A Residents Association A. Macfarlane 949 N/A Labour Party (UK) J.R. Kent 596 29.9 -45.6 Labour Party (UK) J.C. Taylor 563 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A.J. Retter 421 21.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J.W. Retter 393 N/A 33.3 +8.5 6,098 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Custom House & Silvertown Custom House and Silvertown (3) Labour Party (UK) W. Dunlop 626 72.7 -3.0 Labour Party (UK) T.W. Miller 589 N/A Labour Party (UK) P.F. Newman 571 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain T.F. Church 235 27.3 +23.6 11.2 -10.8 8,418 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Forest Gate Forest Gate (3) Conservative Party (UK) T.W. Orrin 1,107 48.5 +32.2 Conservative Party (UK) V.A. Shearman 1,090 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A.R. Summers 1,070 N/A Labour Party (UK) F.G. White 782 34.3 -24.7 Labour Party (UK) T.H. Camp 763 N/A Labour Party (UK) S.W. Whitear 739 N/A Liberal Party (UK) W.F. Sargent 394 17.3 -5.1 Liberal Party (UK) R.P. McCarthy 376 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E.L. Andrews 336 N/A 26.4 +0.6 9,086 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Greatfield Greatfield (3) Residents Association S.G. Ling 2,667 76.5 +27.4 Residents Association M.J. Talbot 2,615 N/A Residents Association F.G. Hammond 2,565 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. Philpott 817 23.5 -19.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Haggerty 733 N/A Labour Party (UK) I. Green 692 N/A 39.4 -10.0 8,993 Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Hudsons Hudsons (3) Labour Party (UK) M. Davidson 791 62.3 -21.0 Labour Party (UK) J.E. Griffin 775 N/A Labour Party (UK) H.E. Fitzsimons 764 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P.W. Sims 479 37.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E.K. Knight 472 N/A 16.4 -8.1 8,310 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kensington Kensington (2) Residents Association E. Lonsdale 1,410 76.8 +23.2 Residents Association H.J. Ringrow 1,388 N/A Labour Party (UK) D.M. Davey 427 23.2 -15.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Cuffe 409 N/A 31.1 -13.9 5,993 Residents Association Residents Association Little Ilford Little Ilford (3) Residents Association M.E. Pedley 940 49.8 N/A Residents Association C. Miranda 929 N/A Residents Association R.P. Anderson 840 N/A Labour Party (UK) W.E. Hurford 648 34.3 -39.5 Labour Party (UK) H.F. Lugg 631 N/A Labour Party (UK) M.E. Helps 614 N/A Liberal Party (UK) S. Temple 112 5.9 -12.7 Liberal Party (UK) S.G. Avis 99 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain L.E. Brown 97 5.1 -2.6 Independent (politician) M. Flaherty 92 4.9 N/A Liberal Party (UK) H. Mason 85 N/A 23.8 +0.4 7,826 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Manor Park Manor Park (3) Conservative Party (UK) C.A. Rugg 1,577 65.5 +35.0 Conservative Party (UK) C.L. Retter 1,544 N/A Conservative Party (UK) B.C. Balcomb 1,354 N/A Labour Party (UK) R.C. Beadle 831 34.5 -10.7 Labour Party (UK) W.M. Knight 805 N/A Labour Party (UK) R.R. Turville 789 N/A 27.2 -7.2 9,360 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) New Town New Town (2) Labour Party (UK) N.A. Chubb 505 53.0 -30.0 Liberal Party (UK) J.W. Francis 448 47.0 +30.0 Labour Party (UK) S. Hopwood 442 N/A 16.7 -4.5 5,757 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ordnance Ordnance (2) Labour Party (UK) A.E. Gannon 356 62.8 -16.3 Labour Party (UK) F.J. Radley 350 N/A Liberal Party (UK) K. McGrane 211 37.2 +16.3 11.3 +10.7 5,234 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Park Park (3) Labour Party (UK) A. Wolffe 1,203 51.4 -13.5 Labour Party (UK) H. Ronan 1,117 N/A Labour Party (UK) K. Hasler 1,092 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R.J. Blake 650 27.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. Eldridge 640 N/A Conservative Party (UK) B.J. Hunt 575 N/A Liberal Party (UK) M. Hogan 366 15.6 -19.5 Liberal Party (UK) A. Bijl-Jarvis 364 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J.W. Giles 354 N/A Independent (politician) A.C. O'Hanlon 120 5.2 N/A 23.2 -8.3 10,131 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plaistow Plaistow (3) Residents Association M.L. Finch 807 57.2 N/A Residents Association A. Elliott 769 N/A Labour Party (UK) P.K. O'Connell 604 42.8 -40.7 Labour Party (UK) A. Bigg 591 N/A Labour Party (UK) K.M. Webb 559 N/A 16.1 +2.3 8,874 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plashet Plashet (3) Labour Party (UK) J.C. Carter 1,318 52.7 -10.3 Labour Party (UK) A.F. Wilson 1,279 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Watts 1,160 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R.T. Hunt 649 26.0 +18.1 Conservative Party (UK) C.A. Knight 636 N/A Conservative Party (UK) V.R. Miller 582 N/A Liberal Party (UK) D.E. Watts 390 15.6 -13.5 Liberal Party (UK) J.F. Watts 300 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. Wren 286 N/A Independent (politician) M.R. Neighbour 142 5.7 N/A 26.5 -3.1 9,283 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Stephens St Stephens (2) Residents Association J. Hucker 1,347 70.2 +21.2 Residents Association R.J. Smith 1,296 N/A Labour Party (UK) W.H. Brown 573 29.8 -12.9 Labour Party (UK) F.J. Dowling 572 N/A 33.0 -9.0 6,027 Residents Association Residents Association South South (3) Labour Party (UK) H.J. Fisher 1,263 51.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) T.A. Jenkinson 1,199 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Daly 1,162 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R.F. Hunter 706 29.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G.L. Crocker 665 N/A Conservative Party (UK) T.H. Beach 651 N/A Residents Association W. Bird 468 19.2 N/A Residents Association A.M. Cameron 456 N/A Residents Association E.T. Keeffe 431 N/A 25.7 N/A 9,968 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stratford Stratford (2) Labour Party (UK) H.W. Doran 440 53.1 -21.3 Labour Party (UK) E.G. Goodyer 399 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E.W. Orrin 186 22.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M.E. Fitch 182 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain T.C. Bowers 79 9.6 N/A National Front (UK) S. Wade 73 8.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J.J. Linehan 50 6.0 -9.0 Liberal Party (UK) S.F. Wrightson 43 N/A 16.3 -2.3 5,072 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Upton Upton (3) Liberal Party (UK) B.G. McCarthy 837 36.2 -11.7 Liberal Party (UK) F.P. Penfold 767 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Kebbell 764 33.1 -8.1 Labour Party (UK) G.S. Figg 763 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E. Wren 760 N/A Labour Party (UK) S.H. Smith 718 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J.D. Inglis 710 30.7 +19.9 Conservative Party (UK) W.L. Orrin 676 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C.W. Balcomb 675 N/A 24.8 -6.3 9,899 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Wall End Wall End (3) Residents Association J.S. Bailey 1,666 48.7 +16.2 Residents Association G.L. Bendall 1,654 N/A Residents Association M. Lay 1,618 N/A Labour Party (UK) E.M. Devenay 959 28.0 -20.3 Labour Party (UK) S.A. Elson 863 N/A Labour Party (UK) H.T. Philpott 812 N/A Conservative Party (UK) I. Little 622 18.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M.H. Robinson 612 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R.P. Candler 593 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain D.A. Brett 172 5.0 -4.2 38.1 +4.3 8,830 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) West Ham West Ham (2) Labour Party (UK) J.F. Andrews 432 62.5 -17.1 Labour Party (UK) D.W. Lee 427 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. Andrews 259 37.5 +22.4 11.9 -6.9 6,003 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Woodgrange Woodgrange (2) Residents Association A.N. Knight 1,256 70.4 +39.7 Residents Association G.W. Brown 1,248 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Harris 527 29.6 -11.9 Labour Party (UK) S.H. Mail 499 N/A 30.9 -5.4 5,892 Residents Association Labour Party (UK) Residents Association Labour Party (UK) By-elections between 1968 and 1971 West Ham West Ham by-election, 6 February 1969London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971 https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1971-5-13.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150124012200/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1971-5-13.pdf dead 24 January 2015 London Datastore London County Council 29 June 2019 Labour Party (UK) T. H. Camp 613 44.9 -17.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. J. Blake 275 20.2 N/A Residents Association J. P. Davis 188 13.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. W. Giles 146 10.7 -26.8 National Front (United Kingdom) J. B. Newham 142 10.4 N/A 338 24.7 N/A 22.4 +10.5 Labour Party (UK) South South by-election, 4 June 1970 Labour Party (UK) J. C. Taylor 1164 74.9 -6.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. J. Retter 373 24.0 +5.3 National Front (United Kingdom) W. T. Anderson 17 1.1 N/A 791 50.9 N/A 15.3 -14.4 Labour Party (UK) References 1968 Category:1968 London Borough council elections