1968 Brent London Borough Council election

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

Background

Since the last election in 1964 the boundaries and number of wards were adjusted, increasing the total number of wards from 26 to 31.

Six new wards were created - Fryent, Roe Green, Sudbury Court, Town Hall, Wembley Central and Wembley Park; six (Alperton, Barham, Kenton, Kingsbury, Sudbury & Tokyngton) saw their representation reduced from 3 to 2 councillors and one ward (Preston) had its representation reduced from 3 councillors to 1 councillor. Eight other wards had minor boundary changes - Gladstone, Harlesden, Kensal Rise, Kilburn, Manor, Mapesbury, Queensbury & Queens Park.

Ward results

Alperton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Barham (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brentwater (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Brondesbury Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carlton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Chamberlayne (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Church End (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Cricklewood (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Fryent (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Independent
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gladstone (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harlesden (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Kensal Rise (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Kenton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kilburn (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Kingsbury (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Manor (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Mapesbury (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Independent
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Preston (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Queensbury (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Queens Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Roe Green (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Roundwood (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Raphael's (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Stonebridge (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Sudbury (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sudbury Court (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)

Tokyngton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Town Hall (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wembley Central (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wembley Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Willesden Green (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Labour
	Conservative
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing