1968 Lewisham London Borough Council election

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 2014 elections, it was the last time the Conservatives controlled Lewisham Borough Council.

Election result

Lewisham Local Election Result 1968^[1]
	Seats	Votes %
Labour	21	35.0
Conservative	49	59.6
Liberal	0	2.9

Ward results

Bellingham (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Blackheath & Lewisham Village (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Brockley (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Culverley (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Deptford (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Independent
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Drake (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Union Movement
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Forest Hill (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Grinling Gibbons (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Grove Park (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Honor Oak Park (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

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

Lewisham Park (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Manor Lee (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Marlowe (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Pepys (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

Rushey Green (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

St Andrew (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

St Mildred Lee (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

South Lee (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Southend (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Sydenham East (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Sydenham West (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

Whitefoot (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

References

^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

[1] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

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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 Manchester 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.