1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election

none April 2022 Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held in May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 29.9%. Labour lost control of the Council which was under the control of the Conservatives until the next election. Electoral arrangements The election was originally scheduled for 1967, but the term of members due to go out in 1967 was extended for one year to prevent the London borough council elections taking place in the same year as the Greater London Council election.Borough councillor and alderman terms due to end in 1967 were extended by the London Government Act 1967. The election used the twenty wards from the previous election for a second time. Councillors were elected for three years with the next election scheduled for 1971. Polling took place on 9 May 1968.April 1969 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 24 January 2015 dead 13 October 2023 London Datastore Greater London Council Results General election of councillors Lambeth local election result 1968Rallings Colin Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre 1993 Plymouth Conservative Party (UK) 62 +43 88.6 63.7 Labour Party (UK) 8 -43 11.4 31.0 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.6 |} Aldermanic election This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour and the Conservatives both got 5 aldermen. Ward results Candidates shown below are confirmed candidates. Angell Angell (3) Labour Party (UK) C. Dryland 1,154 Labour Party (UK) G. CareyIncumbent Incumbent candidate 1,132 Labour Party (UK) S. Fitchett 1,065 Conservative Party (UK) R. Clinch 1,053 Conservative Party (UK) D. Hodgson 1,045 Conservative Party (UK) P. Whitelaw 989 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Skipp 180 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bishop's Bishop's (3) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clapham Park Clapham Park (3) Conservative Party (UK) George HickmoreIncumbent 2,509 Conservative Party (UK) Enzio Righelato 2,486 Conservative Party (UK) Jack Ebling 2,437 Labour Party (UK) M. Kelly 1,051 Labour Party (UK) R. O'Carroll 1,006 Labour Party (UK) R. Ansell 1,004 Liberal Party (UK) T. Douglas 235 Liberal Party (UK) S. Beaven 231 Liberal Party (UK) M. Jouvenat 204 Union Movement W. Cheeseman 167 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Clapham Town Clapham Town (3) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ferndale Ferndale (3) Conservative Party (UK) J. Langley 1,025 1,025 5,694 1 yes Conservative Party (UK) G. Allnut 1,002 1,002 5,694 1 yes Conservative Party (UK) John Major 991 991 5,694 1 yes Labour Party (UK) L. Davis 921 921 5,694 1 yes Labour Party (UK) J. Dodson 892 892 5,694 1 yes Labour Party (UK) D. PackerIncumbent 863 863 5,694 1 yes 5,694 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Knight's Hill Knight's Hill (3) Conservative Party (UK) R. Pickard 2,724 Conservative Party (UK) W. Vinnell 2,676 Conservative Party (UK) F. Clark 2,650 Labour Party (UK) H. LockwoodIncumbent 1,519 Labour Party (UK) G. Manning 1,443 Labour Party (UK) J. Wheeler 1,396 Liberal Party (UK) E. Hawthorne 450 Liberal Party (UK) A. Wagman 436 Liberal Party (UK) R. Rawcliffe 406 Communist Party of Great Britain C. Hoyle 128 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Larkhall Larkhall (3) Conservative Party (UK) D. Stephens 1,506 Conservative Party (UK) A. Young 1,500 Conservative Party (UK) G. Pisani 1,489 Labour Party (UK) D. Speakman 1,489 Labour Party (UK) W. King 1,177 Labour Party (UK) S. Parry 1,154 Communist Party of Great Britain S. Hope 198 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Leigham Leigham (3) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Oval Oval (3) Conservative Party (UK) M. Becker 1,308 54.6 +32.0 Conservative Party (UK) L. Burton 1,270 Conservative Party (UK) J. Smith 1,240 Labour Party (UK) J. Boyle 1,089 45.4 −32.0 Labour Party (UK) W. BrownettIncumbent 1,076 Labour Party (UK) F. Chesher 1,061 2,427 22.4 +4.5 10,835 −9.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +32.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +32.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +32.0 Prince's Prince's (3) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Communist Party of Great Britain Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Leonard's St Leonard's (3) Conservative Party (UK) Jack Westbury 3,258 Conservative Party (UK) H. Jellie 3,254 Conservative Party (UK) M. Steere 3,226 Labour Party (UK) B. Hargreaves 619 Labour Party (UK) G. Gold 600 Labour Party (UK) R. Eadie 597 2,607 34.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stockwell Stockwell (3) Conservative Party (UK) D. Gibbons 1,356 Conservative Party (UK) M. Tyler 1,336 Conservative Party (UK) D. Smith 1,329 Labour Party (UK) W. JohnsonIncumbent 1,146 Labour Party (UK) Sidney GurneyIncumbent 1,126 Labour Party (UK) Ewan CarrIncumbent 1,121 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Streatham South Streatham South (3) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Streatham Wells Streatham Wells (3) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Thornton Thornton (3) Conservative Party (UK) C. Brown 2,892 Conservative Party (UK) W. Fuller 2,874 Conservative Party (UK) G. Murray 1,214 Labour Party (UK) L. DrakeIncumbent 1,172 Labour Party (UK) M. Noble 1,159 Labour Party (UK) W. Seeley 1,159 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Styles 143 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Thurlow Park Thurlow Park (3) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Town Hall Town Hall (3) Conservative Party (UK) J. McDonnell 2,136 Conservative Party (UK) I. Pepper 2,134 Conservative Party (UK) G. Barclay 2,124 Labour Party (UK) C. Draper 1,144 Labour Party (UK) B. LawrenceIncumbent 1,137 Labour Party (UK) H. Rees 1,127 Union Movement D. Archer 180 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Tulse Hill Tulse Hill (3) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lambethan Lambethan Communist Party of Great Britain Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Vassall Vassall (3) Conservative Party (UK) J. Boyle 1,215 Conservative Party (UK) L. Roux 1,194 Conservative Party (UK) B. Manley 1,188 Labour Party (UK) I. EnglandIncumbent 1,092 Labour Party (UK) F. RiggerIncumbent 1,035 Labour Party (UK) Frank QuenaultIncumbent 1,026 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Harman 236 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Notes References 1968 Category:1968 London Borough council elections Category:20th century in the London Borough of Lambeth