Elections to Lewisham London Borough Council were held in May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 34.4%. This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour and the Conservatives each got five aldermen. As of the 2022 elections, this election was the last time the Conservatives controlled Lewisham Borough Council.
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 49 | 32 | 0 | +32 | 70.0 | 59.6 | |||
Labour | 21 | 0 | 32 | -32 | 30.0 | 35.0 | |||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
Results by ward edit
Bellingham edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stanley Hardy | 1,505 | 66.0 | -12.9 | |
Labour | S Burlison | 1,472 | |||
Conservative | R Debenham | 774 | 34.0 | +25.8 | |
Conservative | M Baker | 753 | |||
Turnout | 32.8 | +3.0 | |||
Registered electors | 7,009 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Blackheath & Lewisham Village edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G Copland | 2,970 | 66.6 | +18.6 | |
Conservative | A Mason | 2,929 | |||
Conservative | F Mulligan | 2,917 | |||
Labour | P McNally | 1,048 | 23.5 | -19.6 | |
Labour | J Arkle | 1,021 | |||
Labour | J Wusteman | 973 | |||
Liberal | M Helliwell | 292 | 6.5 | -2.4 | |
Liberal | L Dowds | 278 | |||
Liberal | D Staley | 224 | |||
Communist | M Power | 151 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Turnout | 41.8 | -1.3 | |||
Registered electors | 10,426 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brockley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T Pickup | 2,713 | 68.9 | +25.1 | |
Conservative | J Hainsworth | 2,704 | |||
Conservative | I Turner | 2,665 | |||
Labour | P Forward | 1,222 | 31.1 | -14.5 | |
Labour | D Cox | 1,221 | |||
Labour | T Bradley | 1,185 | |||
Turnout | 38.7 | -0.3 | |||
Registered electors | 10,327 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Culverley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Dean | 2,286 | 80.4 | +22.4 | |
Conservative | A Pinnegar | 2,264 | |||
Labour | P Braithwaite | 557 | 19.6 | -7.2 | |
Labour | D Eagles | 552 | |||
Turnout | 45.0 | +4.4 | |||
Registered electors | 6,398 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Deptford edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Lowe | 846 | 54.5 | -32.4 | |
Labour | A Scutt | 801 | |||
Labour | T Agambar | 775 | |||
Conservative | E Green | 505 | 32.5 | +20.3 | |
Conservative | D Nicholls | 496 | |||
Conservative | S Hickisson | 496 | |||
Independent | M Collins | 201 | 13.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 22.1 | +1.9 | |||
Registered electors | 6,552 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Drake edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W Brydon | 1,753 | 63.3 | +23.8 | |
Conservative | L Cornford | 1,720 | |||
Conservative | C Cross | 1,714 | |||
Labour | W Barrett | 875 | 31.6 | -18.2 | |
Labour | A Mayer | 850 | |||
Labour | H BaCon | 842 | |||
Union Movement | A Nicholson | 140 | 5.1 | N/A | |
Turnout | 27.6 | -0.1 | |||
Registered electors | 9,915 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Forest Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R Bartlett | 2,758 | 63.4 | +20.3 | |
Conservative | N Banks | 2,756 | |||
Conservative | C Costello | 2,712 | |||
Labour | R Mooney | 1,059 | 24.3 | -19.0 | |
Labour | Roger Godsiff | 1,024 | |||
Labour | R White | 999 | |||
Liberal | H Beecher | 422 | 9.7 | -2.3 | |
Liberal | F Shine | 388 | |||
Liberal | B Small | 373 | |||
Communist | R Bowden | 111 | 2.6 | +1.0 | |
Turnout | 43.1 | +1.1 | |||
Registered electors | 9,968 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Grinling Gibbons edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C Fordham | 835 | 49.6 | -29.4 | |
Labour | C Goldthorp | 819 | |||
Labour | W Hall | 788 | |||
Conservative | J Smith | 701 | 41.6 | +25.7 | |
Conservative | M Lane | 663 | |||
Conservative | D Barker | 642 | |||
Communist | J Tierney | 148 | 8.8 | +3.3 | |
Turnout | 16.9 | -0.3 | |||
Registered electors | 9,730 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Grove Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W Holmes | 1,288 | 74.5 | -10.6 | |
Labour | Frederick Winslade | 1,277 | |||
Conservative | J Heath | 440 | 25.5 | +20.7 | |
Conservative | E Dickinson | 437 | |||
Turnout | 28.3 | -6.7 | |||
Registered electors | 6,227 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Honor Oak Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H Eames | 2,983 | 68.7 | +13.0 | |
Conservative | F Judge | 2,952 | |||
Conservative | H Thompson | 2,833 | |||
Labour | J Dare | 1,140 | 26.3 | -14.4 | |
Labour | N Thomas | 1,139 | |||
Labour | J Richards | 1,121 | |||
Communist | M Robinson | 217 | 5.0 | +1.4 | |
Turnout | 39.1 | +2.9 | |||
Registered electors | 10,845 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ladywell edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Earl | 2,307 | 57.3 | +20.0 | |
Conservative | D Dear | 2,292 | |||
Conservative | G Protz | 2,221 | |||
Labour | J Haynes | 1,344 | 33.4 | -18.1 | |
Labour | L Moody | 1,287 | |||
Labour | N Taylor | 1,261 | |||
Liberal | F Jeremiah | 305 | 7.6 | ±0.0 | |
Liberal | B Steele | 280 | |||
Liberal | I Senior | 249 | |||
Communist | R Toms | 68 | 1.7 | -1.8 | |
Turnout | 39.7 | -0.4 | |||
Registered electors | 10,081 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Lewisham Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G Chandler | 2,086 | 54.5 | +22.6 | |
Conservative | P Philpot | 2,057 | |||
Conservative | J Cattini | 2,032 | |||
Labour | R Pepper | 1,408 | 36.8 | -14.6 | |
Labour | E Richards | 1,319 | |||
Labour | E Walker | 1,312 | |||
Liberal | J Edwards | 246 | 6.4 | +8.3 | |
Liberal | R Grundon | 183 | |||
Liberal | D Ruel-Bentall | 159 | |||
Communist | T White | 85 | 2.2 | +0.1 | |
Turnout | 36.5 | -4.0 | |||
Registered electors | 10,276 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Manor Lee edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P Silk | 1,853 | 62.6 | +22.5 | |
Conservative | K Collins | 1,775 | |||
Labour | A McMurtrie | 857 | 28.9 | -20.8 | |
Labour | J Damer | 850 | |||
Liberal | R Nathan | 251 | 8.5 | -1.7 | |
Liberal | M. Cooper | 206 | |||
Turnout | 47.5 | +2.3 | |||
Registered electors | 6,217 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Marlowe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Keep | 830 | 57.7 | -28.3 | |
Labour | Ernest Rowing | 800 | |||
Labour | J Warnes | 778 | |||
Conservative | J Noble | 608 | 42.3 | +31.5 | |
Conservative | A Pinnell | 588 | |||
Conservative | F Chappell | 586 | |||
Turnout | 16.5 | +4.9 | |||
Registered electors | 8,960 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pepys edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R McCarron | 1,567 | 58.5 | +39.9 | |
Conservative | J Latuskie | 1,552 | |||
Conservative | I Caulfield | 1,509 | |||
Labour | C Cole | 970 | 36.2 | -30.4 | |
Labour | C Cook | 949 | |||
Labour | C Wilkinson | 938 | |||
Communist | V Fineman | 143 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 28.5 | +3.6 | |||
Registered electors | 9,263 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Rushey Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A Pearson | 1,037 | 51.3 | +26.2 | |
Conservative | T Yard | 1,024 | |||
Labour | A Patterson | 758 | 37.5 | -26.5 | |
Labour | J Donovan | 720 | |||
Liberal | J Eagle | 225 | 11.1 | +0.2 | |
Liberal | D Good | 217 | |||
Turnout | 31.5 | ±0.0 | |||
Registered electors | 6,465 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
St Andrew edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P Gaywood | 2,052 | 67.6 | +27.3 | |
Conservative | H Talbot | 2,036 | |||
Labour | P Bellinger | 982 | 32.4 | -8.3 | |
Labour | A Boon | 955 | |||
Turnout | 49.9 | +1.4 | |||
Registered electors | 6,139 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
St Mildred Lee edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D Kerven | 2,322 | 77.6 | +19.0 | |
Conservative | L Silk | 2,310 | |||
Labour | R Dennis | 670 | 22.4 | -8.4 | |
Labour | F Smith | 667 | |||
Turnout | 51.0 | +9.1 | |||
Registered electors | 5,915 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Lee edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G Manners | 1,871 | 64.4 | +29.6 | |
Conservative | S Troy | 1,853 | |||
Labour | N Filtness | 1,034 | 35.6 | -19.6 | |
Labour | L Barnes | 970 | |||
Turnout | 33.5 | +10.0 | |||
Registered electors | 6,534 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Southend edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Phil Gorin | 1,836 | 53.6 | -13.8 | |
Labour | D Hurren | 1,790 | |||
Labour | J Hurren | 1,754 | |||
Conservative | A Hawes | 1,591 | 46.4 | +29.9 | |
Conservative | D Epps | 1,587 | |||
Conservative | J Seabourne | 1,567 | |||
Turnout | 46.1 | +11.8 | |||
Registered electors | 6,332 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sydenham East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Bridger | 2,517 | 58.9 | +15.1 | |
Conservative | E Bridger | 2,480 | |||
Conservative | M Winn | 2,438 | |||
Labour | Alan Pegg | 1,262 | 29.5 | -14.9 | |
Labour | J Lynch | 1,223 | |||
Labour | R Trevor | 1,197 | |||
Liberal | M Weaver | 313 | 7.3 | -1.3 | |
Liberal | L Marchant | 300 | |||
Liberal | D Birtchnell | 194 | |||
Communist | I Jerrom | 182 | 4.3 | +1.2 | |
Turnout | 38.7 | +0.9 | |||
Registered electors | 10,790 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sydenham West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Switzer | 2,493 | 69.1 | +22.8 | |
Conservative | D New | 2,486 | |||
Conservative | G Daters | 2,480 | |||
Labour | M Goldstein | 945 | 26.2 | -14.7 | |
Labour | A Kaye | 888 | |||
Labour | A Levene | 884 | |||
Communist | J Kingsford | 83 | 4.7 | +1.9 | |
Turnout | 36.4 | +2.8 | |||
Registered electors | 9,657 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Whitefoot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P Sims | 1,392 | 53.7 | +33.5 | |
Conservative | R Wells | 1,371 | |||
Labour | J Henry | 1,115 | 43.1 | -23.6 | |
Labour | F Hawes | 1,085 | |||
Communist | T Brewer | 171 | 4.7 | +2.6 | |
Turnout | 42.0 | +4.8 | |||
Registered electors | 6,162 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
By-elections between 1968 and 1971 edit
There were no by-elections.[4]
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 "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "London Borough of Lewisham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 June 2019.