1968_Barking_London_Borough_Council_election

1968 Barking London Borough Council election

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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]

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[London_1968_election-1] [1]
"London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[Elections_Centre-2] [2]
"London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[London_1971_election-3] [3]
"London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T Woodcock	1,749	53.8	+18.2
	Conservative	E Eden	1,746		*N/A*
	Conservative	J Willmott	1,732		*N/A*
	Conservative	R Hawken	1,685		*N/A*
	Labour	L Henstock	1,042	32.0	-15.9
	Labour	M Bredo	1,038		N/A
	Labour	S Silvell	948		N/A
	Labour	J Ward	884		N/A
	Liberal	D Wade	462	14.2	-2.2
	Liberal	J Tyrell	400		N/A
	Liberal	R Litchfield	361		N/A
	Liberal	B Nicholls	329		N/A
Turnout				35.7	-1.4
Registered electors			9,275
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Butler	1,465	78.1	-14.1
	Labour	S Cole	1,342		*N/A*
	Labour	D Jones	1,330		*N/A*
	Labour	J Jones	1,293		*N/A*
	Conservative	B Fuller	411	21.9	+14.1
	Conservative	J Kelly	377		N/A
	Conservative	L Ouzmann	377		N/A
	Conservative	D Tanner	376		N/A
Turnout				21.2	-2.3
Registered electors			8,775
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	D Grandison	2,054	74.8	+28.8
	Residents	P Miller	2,041		*N/A*
	Residents	C Jillings	2,040		*N/A*
	Residents	C Ayres	2,032		*N/A*
	Labour	E Bradley	506	18.4	-14.4
	Labour	F Rusha	496		N/A
	Labour	F Goodger	485		N/A
	Labour	W Webb	481		N/A
	Communist	D Connor	185	6.7	+3.8
Turnout				29.3	-2.1
Registered electors			9,276
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Tibble	1,166	53.2	-13.9
	Labour	L Collins	1,157		*N/A*
	Labour	J Thomas	1,122		*N/A*
	Labour	J Lawrence	1,082		*N/A*
	Conservative	R Johnson	602	27.5	+20.3
	Conservative	A Middleton	569		N/A
	Conservative	A Sabourin	554		N/A
	Conservative	P Wilkins	537		N/A
	Liberal	H Cooper	268	12.2	-9.5
	Liberal	Y Dodman	231		N/A
	Liberal	G Andrews	224		N/A
	Communist	C King	156	7.1	+3.1
Turnout				22.0	-7.1
Registered electors			9,751
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Warren	1,221	63.4	-7.0
	Labour	F Jones	1,214		*N/A*
	Labour	J Fackerell	1,175		*N/A*
	Labour	B Walker	1,174		*N/A*
	Conservative	J Watts	408	21.2	-2.5
	Communist	K Madden	296	15.4	+9.7
Turnout				18.9	-7.0
Registered electors			9,618
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1968_Barking_London_Borough_Council_election

1968 Barking London Borough Council election

Background

Results

Results by ward

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Chadwell Heath

Eastbrook

Fanshaw

Gascoigne

Heath

Longbridge

Manor

River

Valence

Village

By-elections between 1968 and 1971

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Engwell	1,694	57.5	-19.0
	Labour	C Godfrey	1,662		*N/A*
	Labour	H Howie	1,613		*N/A*
	Labour	D Waters	1,562		*N/A*
	Conservative	R Pool	665	22.6	+13.2
	Conservative	A Gray	655		N/A
	Conservative	J Barnett	619		N/A
	Conservative	B Woodcock	580		N/A
	Liberal	A Beadle	393	13.3	N/A
	Liberal	P Nicholls	336		N/A
	Communist	G Wake	192	6.5	+1.9
Turnout				28.8	-0.1
Registered electors			9,763
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Attridge	1,189	49.6	+35.3
	Conservative	A East	1,139		*N/A*
	Conservative	E Woods	1,131		*N/A*
	Conservative	L Rimington	1,124		*N/A*
	Conservative	W Padington	1,111		*N/A*
	Labour	R Blackburn	1,051	43.8	-19.9
	Labour	W Noyce	1,013		N/A
	Labour	M Eales	996		N/A
	Labour	H Powell	946		N/A
	Labour	J Kendall	944		N/A
	Communist	H Ott	159	6.6	+3.1
Turnout				22.5	-3.1
Registered electors			10,869
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V Pool	2,341	64.1	+19.2
	Conservative	C Pool	2,307		*N/A*
	Conservative	J Dean	2,161		*N/A*
	Conservative	D Barnett	2,088		*N/A*
	Labour	F Butler	1,313	35.9	-19.2
	Labour	L Senior	1,284		N/A
	Labour	E Mansell	1,254		N/A
	Labour	R Godfrey	1,248		N/A
Turnout				33.6	-5.1
Registered electors			10,671
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Ball	1,600	76.6	-9.5
	Labour	G Beane	1,551		*N/A*
	Labour	M Preston	1,509		*N/A*
	Labour	L Blake	1,505		*N/A*
	Conservative	A Beasley	489	23.4	+9.5
	Conservative	I Fuller	401		N/A
	Conservative	J Eden	399		N/A
	Conservative	F Tisdell	392		N/A
Turnout				22.4	-0.8
Registered electors			9,231
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Dodd	856	51.7	-21.9
	Labour	D Linehan	769		*N/A*
	Labour	E Kitchen	751		*N/A*
	Labour	F Spraggins	730		*N/A*
	Conservative	T Fitzpatrick	641	38.7	+31.0
	Conservative	J Anker	633		N/A
	Conservative	M Whiter	602		N/A
	Conservative	W Whiter	574		N/A
	Communist	W Pocock	160	9.7	-6.2
Turnout			-6.6	18.9	-6.6
Registered electors			8,556
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Brooker	1,159	51.5	-33.5
	Labour	D Webb	1,146		*N/A*
	Labour	S Warr	1,141		*N/A*
	Labour	E Hennem	1,072		*N/A*
	Conservative	J Harris	486	21.6	-10.7
	Conservative	W Attridge	444		N/A
	Conservative	A Sabourin	415		N/A
	Conservative	S Herbert	377		N/A
	Independent	H Larking	339	15.1	N/A
	Communist	H Bailey	267	11.9	+7.8
Turnout				20.7	-2.4
Registered electors			9,637
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Rusha	1,048	35.9	-33.5
	Labour	M Spencer	992		*N/A*
	Labour	R Coster	961		*N/A*
	Labour	H Tindell	948		*N/A*
	Independent	A Fry	681	23.3	N/A
	Conservative	T Edwards	675	23.1	+7.7
	Conservative	J Calver	640		N/A
	Conservative	J Symes	597		N/A
	Conservative	C Wilkens	555		N/A
	Liberal	G Poole	389	13.3	+0.6
	Liberal	T Moody	268		N/A
	Liberal	R Burlinson	212		N/A
	Liberal	F Shaw	186		N/A
	Communist	R Shannon	129	4.4	+1.9
Turnout				26.7	-4.2
Registered electors			9,012
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing