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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 for the first time.
Electoral arrangements
The election was originally scheduled for 1967, but the term of members due to go out in 1967 was extended for one year to prevent the London borough council elections taking place in the same year as the Greater London Council election. The election used the twenty wards from the previous election for a second time. Councillors were elected for three years with the next election scheduled for 1971.
Polling took place on 9 May 1968.
Results
General election of councillors
Gaining nineteen seats, the Conservative Party won overall control of the council for the first time. The Labour Party lost twenty seats and was only able to hold on to seven councillors in the Heaton, Hilldene and Gooshays wards covering the Harold Hill estate. Nineteen seats went from Labour to the Conservatives. One of the three seats in Hylands ward went from Labour to the Independent Residents. Holding on to a further twelve seats in Cranham, Hacton, Rainham and Upminster, the Independent Residents became the second largest group on the council.
Party | 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 |
Aldermanic election
In addition to the 55 elected councillors, there were nine aldermen on the council. Five aldermen elected in 1964 continued to serve until 1971 and the other four retired before the 1968 election. Four aldermen were elected by the council in 1968 to serve until 1974. All four aldermen were for the Conservative Party.
Aldermen elected in 1968, to retire in 1974:
Party | Alderman | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | Evan Davies | |
Conservative | Sydney Legg | |
Conservative | Stanley Shute | |
Conservative | John Whale |
The aldermen divided six to the Conservatives, two Independent and one to Labour after the aldermanic election.
Ward results
Bedfords
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Evan Davies | 2,013 | |||
Conservative | Stanley Shute | 1,998 | |||
Labour | H. Packham | 333 | |||
Labour | A. Mills | 321 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | L. Ellis | 1,849 | |||
Conservative | W. Falk | 1,807 | |||
Conservative | W. Whittingham | 1,754 | |||
Labour | 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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Higgs | 2,146 | |||
Conservative | E. Joslin | 2,083 | |||
Conservative | D. Keery | 1,977 | |||
Labour | L. Mills | 1,265 | |||
Labour | W. Cole | 1,258 | |||
Labour | J. Selby | 1,200 | |||
Communist | H. Reeves | 188 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Cranham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Residents | W. Topp | 2,653 | |||
Ind. Residents | J. Squire | 2,628 | |||
Ind. Residents | Louisa Sinclair | 2,606 | |||
Conservative | R. Baker | 1,781 | |||
Conservative | L. Bonner | 1,749 | |||
Conservative | D. Cranna | 1,749 | |||
Labour | S. Jack | 478 | |||
Labour | E. Goggin | 474 | |||
Labour | N. Plant | 471 | |||
Liberal | W. Wallace | 216 | |||
Liberal | P. Atkinson | 215 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing |
Elm Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Bunch | 1,842 | |||
Conservative | B. Casey | 1,811 | |||
Conservative | N. Noyes | 1,804 | |||
Labour | J. Hoepelman | 1,244 | |||
Labour | Stanley Heath-Coleman | 1,240 | |||
Labour | G. Rowlands | 1,189 | |||
Liberal | I. Draper | 322 | |||
Liberal | S. Golledge | 300 | |||
Liberal | R. Barwick | 290 | |||
Communist | V. Faversham | 161 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Emerson Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Carnaby | 3,446 | |||
Conservative | E. Gallant | 3,392 | |||
Conservative | N. Kemble | 3,313 | |||
Liberal | P. Ratchford | 643 | |||
Liberal | J. Bastick | 614 | |||
Labour | B. Whitworth | 465 | |||
Labour | A. Mais | 439 | |||
Labour | R. Whitworth | 435 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gidea Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Clark | 2,108 | |||
Conservative | J. Johnston | 2,069 | |||
Independent | F. Chatfield | 213 | |||
Independent | L. Robertson | 206 | |||
Labour | A. Houghton | 174 | |||
Labour | A. Miles | 164 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gooshays
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Coffin | 1,424 | |||
Labour | Reta Coffin | 1,367 | |||
Labour | I. Barber | 1,251 | |||
Conservative | H. Jefferies | 795 | |||
Conservative | C. Mawson | 795 | |||
Conservative | T. Rowswell | 766 | |||
Communist | W. French | 160 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hacton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Residents | N. Miles | 1,621 | |||
Ind. Residents | A. Davis | 1,591 | |||
Ind. Residents | N. Richards | 1,482 | |||
Conservative | L. Klein | 1,376 | |||
Conservative | S. New | 1,351 | |||
Conservative | S. Johnson | 1,332 | |||
Labour | A. Connor | 611 | |||
Labour | C. Connor | 608 | |||
Labour | V. Belcher | 554 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing |
Harold Wood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Smith | 2,789 | |||
Conservative | J. Frost | 2,715 | |||
Conservative | D. Owen | 2,659 | |||
Labour | D. Edwards | 1,005 | |||
Labour | G. Otter | 939 | |||
Labour | R. Smith | 818 | |||
Liberal | A. Stubbs | 460 | |||
Liberal | M. Chambers | 416 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Heath Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Smith | 3,441 | |||
Conservative | L. Hutton | 3,406 | |||
Conservative | K. Brown | 3,394 | |||
Independent | E. Bates | 557 | |||
Labour | W. Mills | 384 | |||
Labour | J. Holt | 355 | |||
Labour | S. Horler | 337 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Heaton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Ward | 955 | |||
Labour | D. Burn | 922 | |||
Conservative | C. Kemp | 709 | |||
Conservative | D. Cure | 683 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hilldene
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Latham | 1,088 | |||
Labour | Reg Whiting | 1,049 | |||
Conservative | P. Marsden | 572 | |||
Conservative | J. Barrance | 519 | |||
Communist | R. Cohen | 104 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hylands
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Residents | R. Reid | 1,370 | |||
Conservative | T. Kemp | 1,362 | |||
Conservative | G. Panormo | 1,335 | |||
Ind. Residents | T. Dix | 1,316 | |||
Ind. Residents | D. Worker | 1,278 | |||
Conservative | B. Dawson | 1,265 | |||
Labour | E. Watson | 884 | |||
Labour | W. Hegarty | 862 | |||
Labour | K. Ince | 818 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Ind. Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Mawney
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Lucas | 2,199 | |||
Conservative | I. Harlock | 2,131 | |||
Conservative | A. Sharp | 2,119 | |||
Labour | R. Latham | 1,030 | |||
Labour | F. Carrick | 935 | |||
Labour | R. Kilby | 885 | |||
Communist | C. Bacon | 170 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Oldchurch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Swift | 1,189 | |||
Conservative | W. Todd | 1,131 | |||
Labour | R. Baker | 558 | |||
Labour | T. Ward | 540 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Rainham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Residents | H. Turner | 2,683 | |||
Ind. Residents | D. Poole | 2,643 | |||
Ind. Residents | L. Waterman | 2,504 | |||
Conservative | I. Lamont | 823 | |||
Labour | H. Bygate | 591 | |||
Labour | E. O'Donnell | 578 | |||
Labour | A. Bowers | 575 | |||
Communist | T. Stapleton | 175 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing |
St Andrew's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sydney Legg | 2,716 | |||
Conservative | Edward Hoad | 2,685 | |||
Conservative | Albert James | 2,609 | |||
Liberal | B. Grant | 544 | |||
Liberal | M. Reeve | 542 | |||
Liberal | T. Rimmer | 531 | |||
Labour | G. Dodge | 481 | |||
Labour | G. Saunders | 477 | |||
Labour | D. Ramstead | 462 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South Hornchurch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Collins | 1,095 | |||
Conservative | J. Smith | 1,092 | |||
Conservative | C. Sherman | 1,090 | |||
Labour | P. Ridley | 993 | |||
Labour | May Rudlin | 964 | |||
Ind. Residents | G. Reynolds | 912 | |||
Labour | A. Lesslie | 895 | |||
Ind. Residents | F. Banning | 738 | |||
Ind. Residents | R. Vickers | 735 | |||
Independent | L. Lowe | 323 | |||
Independent | L. Long | 295 | |||
Liberal | L. Blows | 207 | |||
Liberal | F. Tyson | 182 | |||
Liberal | J. South | 175 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Upminster
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ind. Residents | F. Everett | 2,631 | |||
Ind. Residents | R. Manning | 2,603 | |||
Ind. Residents | F. Morley | 2,592 | |||
Conservative | O. Collins | 1,755 | |||
Conservative | P. Ellis | 1,728 | |||
Conservative | R. Guest | 1,723 | |||
Labour | W. Mansfield | 264 | |||
Labour | H. Sparks | 216 | |||
Labour | A. Booton | 212 | |||
Liberal | A. Rabone | 167 | |||
Liberal | B. Thame | 162 | |||
Liberal | G. Burnett | 153 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Ind. Residents gain from Independent | Swing |
By-elections
The following by-elections took place between the 1968 and 1971 elections:
- 1968 Bedfords by-election
- 1968 Gidea Park by-election
- 1968 St Andrew's (Havering) by-election
- 1969 Collier Row by-election (Labour gain from Conservative)
- 1969 Hilldene by-election
- 1970 Heath Park by-election
Notes
- Borough councillor and alderman terms due to end in 1967 were extended by the London Government Act 1967.
- Replaced by Arthur Latham following the death of Stanley Shute in 1970.
References
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- "1968 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- London Borough of Havering Aldermen 1964-1978. Havering Local Studies Library. September 2024.
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