Barking London Borough Council election, 1968

The 1968 Barking Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Barking London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative ' '
Conservative ' '
Conservative ' '
Conservative ' '
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout 35.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cambell

Cambell (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout 21.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Residents ' '
Residents ' '
Residents ' '
Residents ' '
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout 29.3
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

Eastbrook

Eastbrook (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout 22.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Fanshaw

Fanshaw (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Conservative
Communist
Turnout 18.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout 28.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heath

Heath (5 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative ' '
Conservative ' '
Conservative ' '
Conservative ' '
Conservative ' '
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout 22.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative ' '
Conservative ' '
Conservative ' '
Conservative ' '
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout 33.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Manor

Manor (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout 22.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

River

River (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Turnout 18.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Valence

Valence (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Independent
Communist
Turnout 20.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village (4 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Labour ' '
Independent
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout 26.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 1968 and 1971

There were no by-elections.[2]

References

  1. "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.


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