1968 Haringey London Borough Council election

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

Background

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Election result

Haringey Local Election Result 1968
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Conservative	53	34	0	+34
Labour	7	0	34	-34
Communist	0	0	0	±0	0.0
Liberal	0	0	0	±0	0.0
Hornsey College of Art	0	0	0	±0	0.0
Socialist (GB)	0	0	0	±0	0.0
Independent	0	0	0	±0	0.0

Ward results

Alexandra-Bowes

Alexandra-Bowes (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. N. Jary*	3,590	73.2	+19.3
	Conservative	Mrs M. O. Moutrie	3,565	72.7	+17.2
	Conservative	D. J. Patrick	3,556	72.5	+17.4
	Conservative	E. W. Rayner	3,548	72.4	+18.4
	Labour	R. A. Penton**	1,210	24.7	−18.4
	Labour	J. W. Barnett	1,202	24.5	−18.0
	Labour	G. C. Jimack	1,197	24.4	−16.6
	Labour	D. Ghosh	1,167	23.8	−17.1
Turnout			4,902	39.3	+0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

R. A. Penton was a sitting councillor for Park ward.

Bruce Grove

Bruce Grove (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. Croft	1,550	58.6	+22.3
	Conservative	D. Beale	1,541	58.3	+23.2
	Conservative	P. E. Hitchens	1,408	53.3	+18.3
	Labour	E. G. Large*	989	37.4	−23.2
	Labour	R. L. Singer*	954	36.1	−22.2
	Labour	E. M. Smith	936	35.4	−22.3
	Communist	H. S. Harman	193	7.3	+0.4
Turnout			2,643	31.0	−0.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Central Hornsey

Central Hornsey (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Miss C. D. Jackson	1,769	60.9	+25.3
	Conservative	R. J. Atkins	1,768	60.8	+26.3
	Conservative	Mrs C. J. Levinson	1,681	57.8	+23.4
	Labour	M. F. Dewar	1,033	35.5	−26.9
	Labour	B. D. Lipson*	1,017	35.0	−28.3
	Labour	J. Martin	994	34.2	−27.8
	Communist	W. Wayne	94	3.2	+1.1
Turnout			2,906	39.2	+0.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Coleraine

Coleraine (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. C. Godfrey	1,650	51.0	+27.9
	Conservative	G. C. Cleaver	1,619	50.0	+27.6
	Conservative	M. S. Hiller	1,557	48.1	+25.7
	Conservative	M. A. Warburton	1,522	47.0	+25.3
	Labour	E. V. Garwood*	1,465	45.3	−19.6
	Labour	L. H. Collis*	1,456	45.0	−19.9
	Labour	C. D. Moss**	1,368	42.3	−22.7
	Labour	I. L. Peirce	1,363	42.1	−22.0
	Communist	A. Salisbury	253	7.8	+4.8
Turnout			3,236	30.6	+1.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

C. D. Moss was a sitting councillor for Noel Park ward.

Crouch End

Crouch End (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. G. Falk	2,688	76.5	+26.6
	Conservative	B. D. Smith*	2,660	75.7	+25.1
	Conservative	Miss S. A. Jones	2,637	75.0	+25.2
	Labour	D. F. Hendry	728	20.7	−17.8
	Labour	C. Tikly	653	18.6	−19.5
	Labour	J. J. Jaffé	651	18.5	−19.4
	Communist	Mrs M. Morris	210	6.0	+1.4
Turnout			3,514	38.4	−5.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fortis Green

Fortis Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Hannington**	2,695	75.6	+16.2
	Conservative	D. F. P. Rosa	2,695	75.6	+16.8
	Conservative	C. H. Harvey	2,679	75.1	+16.4
	Labour	Mrs P. M. Wilson	704	19.7	−11.8
	Labour	P. Hinchliff	686	19.2	−12.0
	Labour	J. A. Caton	665	18.6	−12.5
	Communist	E. Cohen	202	5.7	+2.6
Turnout			3,566	42.9	−0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

C. Hannington was a sitting councillor for Stroud Green ward.

Green Lanes

Green Lanes (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. J. Human	1,295	58.8	+30.7
	Conservative	Mrs H. M. Bavin	1,266	57.4	+27.5
	Conservative	P. D. Tuck	1,219	55.3	+26.0
	Labour	A. J. R. Chaplin*	901	40.9	−15.0
	Labour	Mrs M. E. Protheroe*	825	37.4	−20.9
	Labour	Mrs J. M. Smith	813	36.9	−20.8
Turnout			2,204	25.7	±0.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

High Cross

High Cross (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs B. S. Remington*	658	54.0	−29.0
	Labour	J. R. Searle	650	53.3	−25.5
	Conservative	R. Wright	522	42.8	+28.2
	Conservative	Mrs E. E. Fitter	496	40.7	+26.6
Turnout			1,219	23.2	−0.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Highgate

Highgate (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. P. Rigby*	2,354	67.2	+11.9
	Conservative	Sir R. P. Williams	2,348	67.1	+13.0
	Conservative	H. J. Worms*	2,323	66.4	+11.8
	Labour	J. M. Marquand	689	19.7	−10.7
	Labour	L. R. Norman	647	18.5	−11.9
	Labour	P. L. Davis	642	18.3	−11.2
	Liberal	Mrs D. C. M. Lambton	428	12.2	−0.5
	Liberal	N. S. Lambert	382	10.9	−1.6
	Liberal	R. J. Aron	346	9.9	−2.3
	Communist	D. G. Parker	120	3.4	−0.6
Turnout			3,501	42.6	+1.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Muswell Hill

Muswell Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. M. Cooke	2,839	72.7	+9.7
	Conservative	Dr J. Cooper	2,820	72.3	+9.9
	Conservative	Miss A. Harris	2,723	69.8	+7.5
	Labour	N. L. Brewer	639	16.4	−11.3
	Labour	H. Green	631	16.2	−10.6
	Labour	O. N. Berry	606	15.5	−10.1
	Liberal	D. R. Trafford	343	8.8	+0.1
	Liberal	J. S. Martin	326	8.4	+0.3
	Liberal	D. N. Ison	316	8.1	+0.5
	Communist	Mrs G. M. Jones	137	3.5	+0.6
Turnout			3,903	45.5	+1.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Noel Park

Noel Park (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs D. C. Findley**	2,141	57.2	+26.0
	Conservative	Mrs M. E. Human	2,016	53.8	+22.8
	Conservative	S. R. Gaubert	2,015	53.8	+23.6
	Conservative	Miss J. R. Tarris	1,912	51.0	+21.9
	Labour	R. G. Kendall*	1,547	41.3	−25.4
	Labour	L. A. Vitoria**	1,510	40.3	−25.5
	Labour	G. W. C. Peacock	1,466	39.1	−26.6
	Labour	D. F. W. Billingsley	1,411	37.7	−27.9
	Communist	Mrs E. L. Ramsay	167	4.5	−1.2
	Communist	A. M. Rawle	123	3.3	N/A
Turnout			3,746	32.6	+1.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Mrs D. C. Findley was a sitting councillor for Alexandra-Bowes ward. L. A. Vitoria was a sitting councillor for Town Hall ward.

Park

Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Butler*	1,266	52.4	−28.9
	Labour	C. W. Ware	1,209	50.1	−28.2
	Labour	Mrs L. A. Angell**	1,134	47.0	−31.1
	Independent	R. G. Wigley*	641	26.5	−51.8
	Conservative	Mrs Z. D. Tuck	611	25.3	+9.4
	Conservative	Mrs E. M. Smith	600	24.8	+9.5
	Conservative	A. G. Willett	540	22.4	+7.1
	Communist	J. A. Hiles	182	7.5	+1.3
Turnout			2,415	25.9	−1.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Mrs L. A. Angell was a sitting councillor for Noel Park ward.

Seven Sisters

Seven Sisters (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. M. Scott	1,089	49.5	+28.6
	Conservative	A. C. Perry	1,088	49.5	+28.8
	Conservative	Mrs E. M. Donno	1,050	47.7	+29.2
	Labour	F. A. Knight*	1,012	46.0	−30.6
	Labour	R. A. R. Young	957	43.5	−29.7
	Labour	Mrs D. Cunningham*	951	43.2	−30.7
Turnout			2,200	30.5	+8.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

South Hornsey

South Hornsey (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. J. H. Shepherd	1,602	58.1	+19.4
	Conservative	Dr E. A. W. Wilkins	1,602	58.1	+20.0
	Conservative	S. M. Ayres	1,587	57.5	+20.9
	Labour	Mrs L. H. Lipson**	967	35.1	−20.3
	Labour	Mrs N. E. S. McIntosh*	940	34.1	−22.4
	Labour	B. Murphy*	927	33.6	−22.7
	Communist	R. J. Condon	196	7.1	−0.5
Turnout			2,758	34.3	−1.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Mrs L. H. Lipson was a sitting councillor for West Green ward.

South Tottenham

South Tottenham (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs S. A. Berkery Smith*	713	41.8	−35.2
	Labour	A. T. Protheroe*	679	39.8	−36.2
	Conservative	R. A. Green	590	34.6	+16.7
	Conservative	B. King	587	34.4	+16.9
	Liberal	M. R. Gidley	322	18.9	N/A
	Liberal	D. A. F. Arnold	300	17.6	N/A
Turnout			1,704	28.4	+4.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Stroud Green

Stroud Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lotery*	2,026	72.4	+15.8
	Conservative	G. H. Stansall*	2,021	72.3	+16.2
	Conservative	B. Lewis	1,923	68.8	+12.3
	Labour	J. E. Wehrfritz	604	21.6	−19.8
	Labour	E. W. J. Young	576	20.6	−20.5
	Labour	W. L. Akerman	572	20.5	−19.6
	Communist	M. Baker	122	4.4	−0.2
	Hornsey College of Art	M. J. Coles	69	2.5	N/A
	Socialist (GB)	A. J. L. Buick	52	1.9	N/A
	Socialist (GB)	J. Carter	49	1.8	N/A
	Socialist (GB)	J. P. Lee	49	1.8	N/A
Turnout			2,797	34.6	−4.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tottenham Central

Tottenham Central (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. F. C. Good	1,175	61.9	+40.5
	Conservative	Miss R. A. Whitehead	1,163	61.2	+42.1
	Conservative	T. W. Wilkins	1,155	60.8	+42.0
	Labour	E. A. Remington*	666	35.1	−41.0
	Labour	R. W. H. Ford*	653	34.4	−34.3
	Labour	Mrs J. Searle	644	33.9	−39.2
Turnout			1,899	25.2	+5.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Town Hall

Town Hall (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. E. Roy	1,911	65.8	+22.4
	Conservative	R. D. Smith	1,829	63.0	+19.2
	Conservative	R. G. Anderson	1,808	62.3	+19.9
	Labour	D. Page*	944	32.5	−20.9
	Labour	F. C. Carnell	936	32.2	−22.1
	Labour	F. P. Nicholls	908	31.3	−21.9
	Communist	Mrs L. H. Medus	156	5.4	+1.8
Turnout			2,904	37.6	+1.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Turnpike

Turnpike (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. J. Y. Murphy	1,275	60.5	+20.2
	Conservative	S. A. Shrank	1,250	59.3	+20.8
	Labour	A. R. McIntosh*	728	34.6	−20.3
	Labour	C. J. Ettinger*	725	34.4	−20.1
	Communist	G. A. Brain	73	3.5	−1.3
Turnout			2,107	37.0	+3.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

West Green

West Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. E. Spratt	1,945	68.1	+22.9
	Conservative	W. C. Donno	1,917	67.1	+20.1
	Conservative	Mrs P. A. Spratt	1,885	66.0	+20.4
	Labour	Mrs A. F. Remington	817	28.6	−21.7
	Labour	Mrs G. Atkinson	793	27.8	−21.5
	Labour	D. Clark*	782	27.4	−24.9
Turnout			2,857	36.0	+2.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

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

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