1968 Hammersmith London Borough Council election

1968 local election in England March 2015 March 2015 1968 Hammersmith Borough Council election Parliamentary 1964 Hammersmith London Borough Council election 1964 9 May 1968 1971 Hammersmith London Borough Council election 1971 All 60 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council 31 39.1% (7.1%) 115x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 54 6 48 58.2% 24.3% 115x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 6 54 48 38.9% 23.8% 115x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 2.3% 0.4% Council control Council control after election Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) The 1968 Hammersmith Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Hammersmith 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 Background These took place at the height of the unpopularity of the Labour Government. In Hammersmith from 52 Labour, 7 Conservative and 1 Liberal councillors at the commencement of the election the Conservatives, masterminded by John Putnam and Seton Forbes-Cockell (both of whom were elected Aldermen), won in every ward except White City, with two sitting Labour Councillors in Margravine and one in Sherbrooke elected in split votes. It is generally accepted that the Conservative Party in Hammersmith have never had as talented a group as in 1968. Of the newly elected councillors David Ashby and Patrick Ground went on to Parliament, Ben Patterson to the European Parliament, Christopher Horne fought and lost twice. Jack Rose, a popular local GP, was for many years the Chairman of the British branch of Gamblers Anonymous. The business experience of Stuart Leishman, Kim Howe, John Akerman, Paul Dwyer, Peter Fane and Sir George Bull, together with the above mentioned Aldermen led to a business renaissance in the borough, which was cut short by Ted Heath's appalling unpopularity in 1971, and the excellent organisation of Labour agent Leslie Hilliard CBE, which led to all but two - one of whom Reg Simmerson promptly resigned from the party - being defeated. Sir Samuel Salmon, the Chairman of J Lyons and Co., then a major local employer, Seton Forbes-Cockell and Gordon Field - the last after an abrasive and divisive election - served as Mayors from 1968 to 1971; William Smith and John Putman subsequently returned to the Council and were also elected Mayors. Others were not so successful; bankrupt builder John Duff disappeared within months of the election; ILEA representative Simon de Voghelaere faced similar financial trouble, and Nick Bryce-Smith subsequently became involved in the Bradstock Insurance scandal. In April 1987 Joan Caruana, Mayor of Hammersmith, hosted a gathering attended by 44 former members, officers and others connected with the 1968-71 council; it was the last public appearance of Lord Stewart of Fulham. Election result The Conservatives reversed the 1964 result winning 54 of the 60 seats, with 58% of the votes cast.London 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 Ward results Addison Addison (3) Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Belsham 1,244 62.7% Conservative Party (UK) Eleanor Belsham 1,223 Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Ward 1,192 Labour Party (UK) Ms P Alsten 708 35.7% Labour Party (UK) P Martin 693 Labour Party (UK) A Braggins 693 Communist Party of Great Britain H Goulding 96 1.6% 35.9% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Avonmore Avonmore (2) Conservative Party (UK) Harold Branton Brightley 1,622 78.6% Conservative Party (UK) Reg Simmerson 1,609 Labour Party (UK) I McCourt 443 21.4% Labour Party (UK) F Foes 435 39.9% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Broadway Broadway (3) Conservative Party (UK) Sir George Bull 1,128 40.9% Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Goodden 1,038 Conservative Party (UK) John Pearce Gould 1,020 Liberal Party (UK) Simon Knott 962 29.5% Labour Party (UK) George Simpson 793 29.6% Labour Party (UK) Mrs M Clarke 780 Labour Party (UK) C Howard 736 Liberal Party (UK) E Warren 683 Liberal Party (UK) R Groves 656 44.5% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Brook Green Brook Green (3) Conservative Party (UK) Gavin Tait 1,533 64.7% Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Field 1,521 Conservative Party (UK) Leslie Heading 1,520 Labour Party (UK) J Headington 845 35.3% Labour Party (UK) R Philpot 845 Labour Party (UK) R Bowles 821 39.6% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Colehill Colehill (2) Conservative Party (UK) Kim Howe 1,056 58.4% Conservative Party (UK) Molly Porter 1,021 Labour Party (UK) Mrs George Dimmick 705 39.4% Labour Party (UK) George Dimmick 696 Communist Party of Great Britain G Hicks 78 2.2% 40.3% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) College Park & Old Oak College Park & Old Oak (3) Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Bowler 937 53.6% Conservative Party (UK) Francis Cherry 934 Conservative Party (UK) Kathy Boughton 911 Labour Party (UK) Frank Ing 818 46.4% Labour Party (UK) M Silverman 799 Labour Party (UK) H Perlin 790 30.2% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Coningham Coningham (3) Conservative Party (UK) Irene York 852 55.5% Conservative Party (UK) Henry Hammond 848 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Barker 840 Labour Party (UK) E Freeman 683 44.5% Labour Party (UK) L Freeman 679 Labour Party (UK) M Havelka 676 33.5% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Crabtree Crabtree (3) Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Horne 2,223 64.7% Conservative Party (UK) David Ashby 2,216 Conservative Party (UK) Delphine Joseph 2,209 Labour Party (UK) Frank Banfield 1,235 35.3% Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Sears 1,197 Labour Party (UK) J Evans 1,190 44.8% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gibbs Green Gibbs Green (3) Conservative Party (UK) Margot James 1,769 69.9% Conservative Party (UK) Cyril Arnold 1,760 Conservative Party (UK) Ben Patterson 1,760 Labour Party (UK) Collinson G.A. 780 30.1% Labour Party (UK) Moodie E. Mrs 762 Labour Party (UK) Perlin p. Mrs 735 38.3% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Grove Grove (3) Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Gibbons 1,433 58.4% Conservative Party (UK) George Boyce 1,422 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Godwin 1,420 Labour Party (UK) Gosling E. R 1,026 41.6% Labour Party (UK) Keppel F. E. 1,012 Labour Party (UK) Morris T. 1,010 34.4% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Halford Halford (3) Conservative Party (UK) Griffin W. E 1,197 54.9% Conservative Party (UK) Jarvis M, M. Mrs 1,163 Conservative Party (UK) Commander Nigel Parkinson 1,154 Labour Party (UK) Dyer H. E. 942 43.2% Labour Party (UK) Beckett J. C. 916 Labour Party (UK) Lashley R. T. 907 Communist Party of Great Britain Robson P. T. 117 1.8% 38.0% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Margravine Margravine (3) Labour Party (UK) Jack Ireland 1,099 50.6% Labour Party (UK) Eric Hill 1,087 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Holroyd 1,067 49.4% Conservative Party (UK) Wearmouth W. H. 1,041 Labour Party (UK) Stanley L. W. 1,040 Conservative Party (UK) Emanuel I. M. Miss 1,039 37.5% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Parsons Green Parsons Green (3) Conservative Party (UK) John Akerman 1,865 63.7% Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Ground 1,858 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Paltridge 1,846 Labour Party (UK) Duff H.D. 1,028 34.7% Labour Party (UK) King D. T. 1,012 Labour Party (UK) Little B. Mrs 995 Communist Party of Great Britain Birch C.B. 145 1.7% 43.0% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Stephen's St Stephen's (3) Conservative Party (UK) Nick Bryce-Smith 970 59.5% Conservative Party (UK) John Duff 942 Conservative Party (UK) Gabrielle Falkiner 931 Labour Party (UK) Jones L.S. 653 40.5% Labour Party (UK) Brooker D, P, 646 Labour Party (UK) Hunt E.R. 634 34.3% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sandford Sandford (3) Conservative Party (UK) Ernie Ibbott 1,282 50.8% Conservative Party (UK) Terence Moody 1,238 Conservative Party (UK) Sheira Trehearne 1,224 Labour Party (UK) Browning J. M. 1,148 45.9% Labour Party (UK) Cooper P. M. Miss 1,127 Labour Party (UK) Barton P.J. 1,109 Communist Party of Great Britain Boulton V. I. 238 3.2% 38.0% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sherbrooke Sherbrooke (2) Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Jane Godwin-Austen 830 49.5% Labour Party (UK) Matthews S. A. 816 49.2% Labour Party (UK) Hall M.A. 810 Conservative Party (UK) Burland W. J. 807 Communist Party of Great Britain Ritchie T.A. Mrs 42 1.3% 38.6% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Starch Green Starch Green (3) Conservative Party (UK) William Smith 1,849 68.7% Conservative Party (UK) Perry P.C 1,841 Conservative Party (UK) Myra Sexton 1,832 Labour Party (UK) Johnson R. M. Mrs 850 31.3% Labour Party (UK) Bull J.C. 834 Labour Party (UK) Coventry W. A. 834 44.4% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sulivan Sulivan (3) Conservative Party (UK) Christine Wagner 1,681 56.0% Conservative Party (UK) Caroline Ground 1,664 Conservative Party (UK) Simon De Voghelaere 1,650 Labour Party (UK) Liardet C. J. Mrs 1,334 44.0% Labour Party (UK) Powell A. F. 1,316 Labour Party (UK) Wheeler T. 1,271 43.2% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Town Town (3) Conservative Party (UK) Paul Dwyer 1,735 61.5% Conservative Party (UK) Peter Lilley 1,696 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Fane 1,688 Labour Party (UK) Gray I. 1,107 38.5% Labour Party (UK) Cox T.M. 1,085 Labour Party (UK) Champion T. H. 1,019 46.5% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) White City White City (3) Labour Party (UK) Powell B. T. 850 46.3% Labour Party (UK) Dr David Murrey 821 Labour Party (UK) Randolph Beresford 805 Conservative Party (UK) Sands C. T. 610 34.1% Conservative Party (UK) Puckle A. C. 607 Conservative Party (UK) Lockey R.S. 604 Liberal Party (UK) Clark R.J. 330 18.1% Liberal Party (UK) Coombes V. E. Mrs 323 Liberal Party (UK) Playle J. 316 Communist Party of Great Britain Gould J. 81 1.5% 30.5% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wormholt Wormholt (3) Conservative Party (UK) Dr Jack Rose 1,141 53.9% Conservative Party (UK) Derek Carter 1,126 Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Simpson 1,060 Labour Party (UK) Ingram A.A. 973 46.1% Labour Party (UK) Breeze A. G. 943 Labour Party (UK) Martin A. J. 933 38.0% 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 Category:20th century in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham