Elections to Newham London Borough Council were held on 9 May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 22.8%.
Following the election, Labour had 30 councillors out of 60. Five Labour aldermen had been elected at the preceding election, with terms running until 1971. At the first council meeting following the election, five more Labour aldermen were elected, leaving the council in Labour hands again.
Background edit
A total of 145 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. 2 seats in one ward had only 2 candidates, thus they were both elected unopposed. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Liberal and Conservative parties stood 20 and 27 respectively. Other candidates included 26 Residents & Ratepayers, 6 Communists and 4 Independents.
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 30 | 1 | 21 | -20 | 50.0 | 40.5 | |||
Other parties | 21 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 35.0 | 36.0 | |||
Conservative | 6 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 10.0 | 17.2 | |||
Liberal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6.3 |
Results by ward edit
Beckton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H.A. Taylor | 384 | 70.1 | -15.5 | |
Labour | L.A. Wood | 358 | N/A | ||
Communist | R.A. Offley | 164 | 29.9 | +22.5 | |
Turnout | 14.1 | -6.0 | |||
Registered electors | 4,253 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bemersyde edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F.H. Ferrier | 1,109 | 52.7 | -16.6 | |
Labour | H. Bauckham | 1,101 | N/A | ||
Residents | L.A. Slade | 995 | 47.3 | N/A | |
Residents | J.J. Ling | 992 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35.8 | +0.1 | |||
Registered electors | 6,018 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Canning Town & Grange edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C.L. Bock | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
Labour | D.A. Sherman | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
Turnout | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 6,208 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | H.W. Hennem | 1,450 | 68.7 | +21.1 | |
Residents | J.M. King | 1,447 | N/A | ||
Labour | A.C. Smith | 458 | 21.7 | -28.9 | |
Labour | A.R. Miller | 421 | N/A | ||
National Front | J.B. Newham | 111 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Independent | S.T. Conway | 52 | 2.5 | N/A | |
Communist | F.C. Farmer | 39 | 1.8 | +0.0 | |
Turnout | 36.7 | -3.3 | |||
Registered electors | 5,601 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing |
Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | M.B. Layton | 973 | 48.9 | N/A | |
Residents | A. Macfarlane | 949 | N/A | ||
Labour | J.R. Kent | 596 | 29.9 | -45.6 | |
Labour | J.C. Taylor | 563 | N/A | ||
Conservative | A.J. Retter | 421 | 21.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | J.W. Retter | 393 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33.3 | +8.5 | |||
Registered electors | 6,098 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing |
Custom House & Silvertown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Dunlop | 626 | 72.7 | -3.0 | |
Labour | T.W. Miller | 589 | N/A | ||
Labour | P.F. Newman | 571 | N/A | ||
Communist | T.F. Church | 235 | 27.3 | +23.6 | |
Turnout | 11.2 | -10.8 | |||
Registered electors | 8,418 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Forest Gate edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T.W. Orrin | 1,107 | 48.5 | +32.2 | |
Conservative | V.A. Shearman | 1,090 | N/A | ||
Conservative | A.R. Summers | 1,070 | N/A | ||
Labour | F.G. White | 782 | 34.3 | -24.7 | |
Labour | T.H. Camp | 763 | N/A | ||
Labour | S.W. Whitear | 739 | N/A | ||
Liberal | W.F. Sargent | 394 | 17.3 | -5.1 | |
Liberal | R.P. McCarthy | 376 | N/A | ||
Liberal | E.L. Andrews | 336 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26.4 | +0.6 | |||
Registered electors | 9,086 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Greatfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | S.G. Ling | 2,667 | 76.5 | +27.4 | |
Residents | M.J. Talbot | 2,615 | N/A | ||
Residents | F.G. Hammond | 2,565 | N/A | ||
Labour | M. Philpott | 817 | 23.5 | -19.9 | |
Labour | P. Haggerty | 733 | N/A | ||
Labour | I. Green | 692 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39.4 | -10.0 | |||
Registered electors | 8,993 | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing |
Hudsons edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Davidson | 791 | 62.3 | -21.0 | |
Labour | J.E. Griffin | 775 | N/A | ||
Labour | H.E. Fitzsimons | 764 | N/A | ||
Conservative | P.W. Sims | 479 | 37.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | E.K. Knight | 472 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16.4 | -8.1 | |||
Registered electors | 8,310 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kensington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | E. Lonsdale | 1,410 | 76.8 | +23.2 | |
Residents | H.J. Ringrow | 1,388 | N/A | ||
Labour | D.M. Davey | 427 | 23.2 | -15.5 | |
Labour | J. Cuffe | 409 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 31.1 | -13.9 | |||
Registered electors | 5,993 | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing |
Little Ilford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | M.E. Pedley | 940 | 49.8 | N/A | |
Residents | C. Miranda | 929 | N/A | ||
Residents | R.P. Anderson | 840 | N/A | ||
Labour | W.E. Hurford | 648 | 34.3 | -39.5 | |
Labour | H.F. Lugg | 631 | N/A | ||
Labour | M.E. Helps | 614 | N/A | ||
Liberal | S. Temple | 112 | 5.9 | -12.7 | |
Liberal | S.G. Avis | 99 | N/A | ||
Communist | L.E. Brown | 97 | 5.1 | -2.6 | |
Independent | M. Flaherty | 92 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | H. Mason | 85 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23.8 | +0.4 | |||
Registered electors | 7,826 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing |
Manor Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C.A. Rugg | 1,577 | 65.5 | +35.0 | |
Conservative | C.L. Retter | 1,544 | N/A | ||
Conservative | B.C. Balcomb | 1,354 | N/A | ||
Labour | R.C. Beadle | 831 | 34.5 | -10.7 | |
Labour | W.M. Knight | 805 | N/A | ||
Labour | R.R. Turville | 789 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27.2 | -7.2 | |||
Registered electors | 9,360 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
New Town edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N.A. Chubb | 505 | 53.0 | -30.0 | |
Liberal | J.W. Francis | 448 | 47.0 | +30.0 | |
Labour | S. Hopwood | 442 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16.7 | -4.5 | |||
Registered electors | 5,757 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Ordnance edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A.E. Gannon | 356 | 62.8 | -16.3 | |
Labour | F.J. Radley | 350 | N/A | ||
Liberal | K. McGrane | 211 | 37.2 | +16.3 | |
Turnout | 11.3 | +10.7 | |||
Registered electors | 5,234 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Wolffe | 1,203 | 51.4 | -13.5 | |
Labour | H. Ronan | 1,117 | N/A | ||
Labour | K. Hasler | 1,092 | N/A | ||
Conservative | R.J. Blake | 650 | 27.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | G. Eldridge | 640 | N/A | ||
Conservative | B.J. Hunt | 575 | N/A | ||
Liberal | M. Hogan | 366 | 15.6 | -19.5 | |
Liberal | A. Bijl-Jarvis | 364 | N/A | ||
Liberal | J.W. Giles | 354 | N/A | ||
Independent | A.C. O'Hanlon | 120 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 23.2 | -8.3 | |||
Registered electors | 10,131 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Plaistow edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | M.L. Finch | 807 | 57.2 | N/A | |
Residents | A. Elliott | 769 | N/A | ||
Labour | P.K. O'Connell | 604 | 42.8 | -40.7 | |
Labour | A. Bigg | 591 | N/A | ||
Labour | K.M. Webb | 559 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16.1 | +2.3 | |||
Registered electors | 8,874 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Plashet edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.C. Carter | 1,318 | 52.7 | -10.3 | |
Labour | A.F. Wilson | 1,279 | N/A | ||
Labour | W. Watts | 1,160 | N/A | ||
Conservative | R.T. Hunt | 649 | 26.0 | +18.1 | |
Conservative | C.A. Knight | 636 | N/A | ||
Conservative | V.R. Miller | 582 | N/A | ||
Liberal | D.E. Watts | 390 | 15.6 | -13.5 | |
Liberal | J.F. Watts | 300 | N/A | ||
Liberal | J. Wren | 286 | N/A | ||
Independent | M.R. Neighbour | 142 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 26.5 | -3.1 | |||
Registered electors | 9,283 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Stephens edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | J. Hucker | 1,347 | 70.2 | +21.2 | |
Residents | R.J. Smith | 1,296 | N/A | ||
Labour | W.H. Brown | 573 | 29.8 | -12.9 | |
Labour | F.J. Dowling | 572 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33.0 | -9.0 | |||
Registered electors | 6,027 | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing |
South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H.J. Fisher | 1,263 | 51.8 | N/A | |
Labour | T.A. Jenkinson | 1,199 | N/A | ||
Labour | E. Daly | 1,162 | N/A | ||
Conservative | R.F. Hunter | 706 | 29.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | G.L. Crocker | 665 | N/A | ||
Conservative | T.H. Beach | 651 | N/A | ||
Residents | W. Bird | 468 | 19.2 | N/A | |
Residents | A.M. Cameron | 456 | N/A | ||
Residents | E.T. Keeffe | 431 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25.7 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 9,968 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stratford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H.W. Doran | 440 | 53.1 | -21.3 | |
Labour | E.G. Goodyer | 399 | N/A | ||
Conservative | E.W. Orrin | 186 | 22.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | M.E. Fitch | 182 | N/A | ||
Communist | T.C. Bowers | 79 | 9.6 | N/A | |
National Front | S. Wade | 73 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | J.J. Linehan | 50 | 6.0 | -9.0 | |
Liberal | S.F. Wrightson | 43 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16.3 | -2.3 | |||
Registered electors | 5,072 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Upton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | B.G. McCarthy | 837 | 36.2 | -11.7 | |
Liberal | F.P. Penfold | 767 | N/A | ||
Labour | E. Kebbell | 764 | 33.1 | -8.1 | |
Labour | G.S. Figg | 763 | N/A | ||
Liberal | E. Wren | 760 | N/A | ||
Labour | S.H. Smith | 718 | N/A | ||
Conservative | J.D. Inglis | 710 | 30.7 | +19.9 | |
Conservative | W.L. Orrin | 676 | N/A | ||
Conservative | C.W. Balcomb | 675 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24.8 | -6.3 | |||
Registered electors | 9,899 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Wall End edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | J.S. Bailey | 1,666 | 48.7 | +16.2 | |
Residents | G.L. Bendall | 1,654 | N/A | ||
Residents | M. Lay | 1,618 | N/A | ||
Labour | E.M. Devenay | 959 | 28.0 | -20.3 | |
Labour | S.A. Elson | 863 | N/A | ||
Labour | H.T. Philpott | 812 | N/A | ||
Conservative | I. Little | 622 | 18.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | M.H. Robinson | 612 | N/A | ||
Conservative | R.P. Candler | 593 | N/A | ||
Communist | D.A. Brett | 172 | 5.0 | -4.2 | |
Turnout | 38.1 | +4.3 | |||
Registered electors | 8,830 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing |
West Ham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.F. Andrews | 432 | 62.5 | -17.1 | |
Labour | D.W. Lee | 427 | N/A | ||
Liberal | J. Andrews | 259 | 37.5 | +22.4 | |
Turnout | 11.9 | -6.9 | |||
Registered electors | 6,003 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woodgrange edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | A.N. Knight | 1,256 | 70.4 | +39.7 | |
Residents | G.W. Brown | 1,248 | N/A | ||
Labour | D. Harris | 527 | 29.6 | -11.9 | |
Labour | S.H. Mail | 499 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30.9 | -5.4 | |||
Registered electors | 5,892 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing |
By-elections between 1968 and 1971 edit
West Ham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. H. Camp | 613 | 44.9 | -17.6 | |
Conservative | R. J. Blake | 275 | 20.2 | N/A | |
Residents | J. P. Davis | 188 | 13.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | J. W. Giles | 146 | 10.7 | -26.8 | |
National Front | J. B. Newham | 142 | 10.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 338 | 24.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22.4 | +10.5 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. C. Taylor | 1,164 | 74.9 | -6.4 | |
Conservative | A. J. Retter | 373 | 24.0 | +5.3 | |
National Front | W. T. Anderson | 17 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 791 | 50.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 15.3 | -14.4 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 June 2019.