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

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

Elections in London

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Greater London Authority	1998 (referendum)

Inner London Education Authority	1986

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See also Elections in London Boroughs Middlesex County Council elections

Council elections in Greater London

Barking and Dagenham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Barnet	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Bexley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Bromley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Camden	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Croydon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Ealing	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Enfield	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Greenwich	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Hackney	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Hammersmith and Fulham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Haringey	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Harrow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Havering	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Hillingdon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Kensington and Chelsea	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Kingston upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Greater London	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: London-wide elections Wards Boundary changes

(1967 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1968 (→ 1969)

London boroughs	London Borough councils Barking Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster

County boroughs	Leeds Liverpool Sheffield

Scottish Burghs	Edinburgh

Elections in the London boroughs were due in May 1967, but were postponed one year by the London Government Act 1967.

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