1968 Havering London Borough Council election

The 1968 Havering Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council.^[1]

Election result[edit]

Havering London Borough Council election result, 1968
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	35	19	0	19	63.6	53.7	98,040	23.9
Ind. Residents	13	1	0	1	16.9	19.0	23,586	0.4
Labour	7	0	20	20	12.7	22.1	40,307	27.0
Liberal	0	0	0		0%	3.7	6,800	3.5
Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.9	1,594	New
Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.6	1,172	0.4

Ward results[edit]

Bedfords[edit]

Bedfords (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	E.T. Davies	2,013
	Conservative	S. E. Shute	1,998
	Labour	H. Packham	333
	Labour	A. E. Mills	321
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central[edit]

Central (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	L. F. Ellis	1,849
	Conservative	W. Falk	1,807
	Conservative	Mrs W. Whittingham	1,754
	Labour	A. A. Thomas	799
	Labour	J. Stevenson	750
	Labour	K. Olsen	721
	Communist	C. Harper	214
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Collier Row[edit]

Collier Row (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. H. Higgs	2,146
	Conservative	E. Joslin	2,083
	Conservative	Keery D.	1,977
	Labour	L. C. Mills	1,265
	Labour	W. F. Cole	1,258
	Labour	J. Selby	1,200
	Communist	H. S. Reeves	188
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Cranham[edit]

Cranham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Ind. Residents	W. F. Topp	2,653
	Ind. Residents	J. Squire	2,628
	Ind. Residents	Mrs L. G. Sinclair	2,606
	Conservative	R. T. H. Baker	1,781
	Conservative	L. G. Bonner	1,749
	Conservative	D. J. Cranna	1,749
	Labour	S. V. Jack	478
	Labour	Mrs E. A. Goggin	474
	Labour	N. Plant	471
	Liberal	W. B. Wallace	216
	Liberal	P. W. Atkinson	215
Turnout
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent		Swing
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent		Swing
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent		Swing

Elm Park[edit]

Elm Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	G. W. Bunch	1,842
	Conservative	B. P. Casey	1,811
	Conservative	Mrs N. E. Noyes	1,804
	Labour	J. Hoepelman	1,244
	Labour	S. G. Heath-Coleman	1,240
	Labour	G. A. Rowlands	1,189
	Liberal	I. Draper	322
	Liberal	Mrs S. D. Golledge	300
	Liberal	R. H. Barwick	290
	Communist	Mrs V. Faversham	161
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Emerson Park[edit]

Emerson Park (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Gidea Park[edit]

Gidea Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	R. J. Clark	2,108
	Conservative	J. Johnston	2,069
	Independent	F. Chatfield	213
	Independent	L. H. Robertson	206
	Labour	A. S. Houghton	174
	Labour	A. C. Miles	164
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gooshays[edit]

Gooshays (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Hacton[edit]

Hacton (3)
Party		Votes
	Ind. Residents
	Ind. Residents
	Ind. Residents
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent	Swing
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent	Swing
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent	Swing

Harold Wood[edit]

Harold Wood (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Heath Park[edit]

Heath Park (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Independent
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Heaton[edit]

Heaton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	M. J Ward	955
	Labour	D. Burn	922
	Conservative	C. J. Kemp	709
	Conservative	D. J. Cure	683
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hilldene[edit]

Hilldene (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Hylands[edit]

Hylands (3)
Party		Votes
	Ind. Residents
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Ind. Residents
	Ind. Residents
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Ind. Residents gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Mawney[edit]

Mawney (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Oldchurch[edit]

Oldchurch (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Rainham[edit]

Rainham (3)
Party		Votes
	Ind. Residents
	Ind. Residents
	Ind. Residents
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent	Swing
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent	Swing
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent	Swing

St Andrew's[edit]

St Andrew's (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

South Hornchurch[edit]

South Hornchurch (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Ind. Residents
	Labour
	Ind. Residents
	Ind. Residents
	Independent
	Independent
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Upminster[edit]

Upminster (3)
Party		Votes
	Ind. Residents
	Ind. Residents
	Ind. Residents
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent	Swing
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent	Swing
	Ind. Residents gain from Independent	Swing

References[edit]

^ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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

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Barking and Dagenham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Barnet	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bexley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Bromley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Camden	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
City of London	2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022
Croydon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Ealing	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Enfield	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Greenwich	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hackney	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hammersmith and Fulham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Haringey	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Harrow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Havering	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hillingdon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kensington and Chelsea	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Kingston upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Greater London	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981
See also: London-wide elections Wards Boundary changes

v t e (1967 ←) 1968 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1969)
London boroughs	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	Cardiff Leeds Liverpool Merthyr Tydfil Newport Sheffield Swansea
City corporations	Aberdeen Dundee Edinburgh Glasgow
Elections in the London boroughs were due in May 1967, but were postponed one year by the London Government Act 1967.