Barnet London Borough Council election, 1968

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

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 40.8%.

Barnet Local Election Result 1968^[1]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	56					62.5
	Labour	3					17.0
	Liberal	1					20.3

Ward results

Arkley

Arkley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	'	'
	Labour	'	'
	Labour	'	'
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Childs Hill

Childs Hill (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Colindale

Colindale (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

East Barnet

East Barnet (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

East Finchley

East Finchley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal	'	'
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Edgware

Edgware (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Finchley

Finchley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Golders Green

Golders Green (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hadley

Hadley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hale

Hale (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hendon

Hendon (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mill Hill

Mill Hill (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Paul’s

St Paul’s (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Totteridge

Totteridge (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

West Hendon

West Hendon (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodhouse

Woodhouse (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Conservative	'	'
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

By-elections between 1968 and 1971

Colindale

Colindale by-election, 7 May 1970^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. E. McCormack	1,515
	Conservative	L. J. Pym	1,106
	Liberal	B. A. Wrigley	320
Turnout				39.7%

Friern Barnet

Friern Barnet by-election, 10 June 1970^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. C. Tiplady	1,616
	Liberal	S. C. Winter	277
	Labour	M. A. N. Goddard	263
Turnout				18.6%

Hadley

Hadley by-election, 10 June 1970^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs R. W. Middleton	1,907
	Labour	R. H. Potter	726
	Liberal	B. A. Standing	616
	Independent	A. J. Freake	506
Turnout				28.3%

Childs Hill

Childs Hill by-election, 25 September 1970^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. A. Jarman	1,192
	Liberal	M. E. Palmer	874
	Labour	L. W. Cole	628
Turnout				21.9%

References

↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
1 2 3 4 "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

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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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