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Elections to Newham London Borough Council were held on 9 May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 22.8%.
Following the election, Labour had 30 councillors out of 60. Five Labour aldermen had been elected at the preceding election, with terms running until 1971. At the first council meeting following the election, five more Labour aldermen were elected, leaving the council in Labour hands again.
A total of 145 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. 2 seats in one ward had only 2 candidates, thus they were both elected unopposed. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Liberal and Conservative parties stood 20 and 27 respectively. Other candidates included 26 Residents & Ratepayers, 6 Communists and 4 Independents.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 30 | 1 | 21 | -20 | 50.0 | 40.5 | |||
Other parties | 21 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 35.0 | 36.0 | |||
Conservative | 6 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 10.0 | 17.2 | |||
Liberal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | H.W. Hennem | 1,450 | 68.7 | +21.1 | |
Residents | J.M. King | 1,447 | N/A | ||
Labour | A.C. Smith | 458 | 21.7 | −28.9 | |
Labour | A.R. Miller | 421 | N/A | ||
National Front | J.B. Newham | 111 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Independent | S.T. Conway | 52 | 2.5 | N/A | |
Communist | F.C. Farmer | 39 | 1.8 | +0.0 | |
Turnout | 36.7 | −3.3 | |||
Registered electors | 5,601 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | M.B. Layton | 973 | 48.9 | N/A | |
Residents | A. Macfarlane | 949 | N/A | ||
Labour | J.R. Kent | 596 | 29.9 | −45.6 | |
Labour | J.C. Taylor | 563 | N/A | ||
Conservative | A.J. Retter | 421 | 21.2 | N/A | |
Conservative | J.W. Retter | 393 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 33.3 | +8.5 | |||
Registered electors | 6,098 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T.W. Orrin | 1,107 | 48.5 | +32.2 | |
Conservative | V.A. Shearman | 1,090 | N/A | ||
Conservative | A.R. Summers | 1,070 | N/A | ||
Labour | F.G. White | 782 | 34.3 | −24.7 | |
Labour | T.H. Camp | 763 | N/A | ||
Labour | S.W. Whitear | 739 | N/A | ||
Liberal | W.F. Sargent | 394 | 17.3 | −5.1 | |
Liberal | R.P. McCarthy | 376 | N/A | ||
Liberal | E.L. Andrews | 336 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 26.4 | +0.6 | |||
Registered electors | 9,086 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | S.G. Ling | 2,667 | 76.5 | +27.4 | |
Residents | M.J. Talbot | 2,615 | N/A | ||
Residents | F.G. Hammond | 2,565 | N/A | ||
Labour | M. Philpott | 817 | 23.5 | −19.9 | |
Labour | P. Haggerty | 733 | N/A | ||
Labour | I. Green | 692 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39.4 | −10.0 | |||
Registered electors | 8,993 | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Davidson | 791 | 62.3 | −21.0 | |
Labour | J.E. Griffin | 775 | N/A | ||
Labour | H.E. Fitzsimons | 764 | N/A | ||
Conservative | P.W. Sims | 479 | 37.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | E.K. Knight | 472 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16.4 | −8.1 | |||
Registered electors | 8,310 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | M.E. Pedley | 940 | 49.8 | N/A | |
Residents | C. Miranda | 929 | N/A | ||
Residents | R.P. Anderson | 840 | N/A | ||
Labour | W.E. Hurford | 648 | 34.3 | −39.5 | |
Labour | H.F. Lugg | 631 | N/A | ||
Labour | M.E. Helps | 614 | N/A | ||
Liberal | S. Temple | 112 | 5.9 | −12.7 | |
Liberal | S.G. Avis | 99 | N/A | ||
Communist | L.E. Brown | 97 | 5.1 | −2.6 | |
Independent | M. Flaherty | 92 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | H. Mason | 85 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23.8 | +0.4 | |||
Registered electors | 7,826 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C.A. Rugg | 1,577 | 65.5 | +35.0 | |
Conservative | C.L. Retter | 1,544 | N/A | ||
Conservative | B.C. Balcomb | 1,354 | N/A | ||
Labour | R.C. Beadle | 831 | 34.5 | −10.7 | |
Labour | W.M. Knight | 805 | N/A | ||
Labour | R.R. Turville | 789 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27.2 | −7.2 | |||
Registered electors | 9,360 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Wolffe | 1,203 | 51.4 | −13.5 | |
Labour | H. Ronan | 1,117 | N/A | ||
Labour | K. Hasler | 1,092 | N/A | ||
Conservative | R.J. Blake | 650 | 27.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | G. Eldridge | 640 | N/A | ||
Conservative | B.J. Hunt | 575 | N/A | ||
Liberal | M. Hogan | 366 | 15.6 | −19.5 | |
Liberal | A. Bijl-Jarvis | 364 | N/A | ||
Liberal | J.W. Giles | 354 | N/A | ||
Independent | A.C. O'Hanlon | 120 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Turnout | 23.2 | −8.3 | |||
Registered electors | 10,131 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | M.L. Finch | 807 | 57.2 | N/A | |
Residents | A. Elliott | 769 | N/A | ||
Labour | P.K. O'Connell | 604 | 42.8 | −40.7 | |
Labour | A. Bigg | 591 | N/A | ||
Labour | K.M. Webb | 559 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16.1 | +2.3 | |||
Registered electors | 8,874 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J.C. Carter | 1,318 | 52.7 | −10.3 | |
Labour | A.F. Wilson | 1,279 | N/A | ||
Labour | W. Watts | 1,160 | N/A | ||
Conservative | R.T. Hunt | 649 | 26.0 | +18.1 | |
Conservative | C.A. Knight | 636 | N/A | ||
Conservative | V.R. Miller | 582 | N/A | ||
Liberal | D.E. Watts | 390 | 15.6 | −13.5 | |
Liberal | J.F. Watts | 300 | N/A | ||
Liberal | J. Wren | 286 | N/A | ||
Independent | M.R. Neighbour | 142 | 5.7 | N/A | |
Turnout | 26.5 | −3.1 | |||
Registered electors | 9,283 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H.J. Fisher | 1,263 | 51.8 | N/A | |
Labour | T.A. Jenkinson | 1,199 | N/A | ||
Labour | E. Daly | 1,162 | N/A | ||
Conservative | R.F. Hunter | 706 | 29.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | G.L. Crocker | 665 | N/A | ||
Conservative | T.H. Beach | 651 | N/A | ||
Residents | W. Bird | 468 | 19.2 | N/A | |
Residents | A.M. Cameron | 456 | N/A | ||
Residents | E.T. Keeffe | 431 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25.7 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 9,968 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H.W. Doran | 440 | 53.1 | −21.3 | |
Labour | E.G. Goodyer | 399 | N/A | ||
Conservative | E.W. Orrin | 186 | 22.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | M.E. Fitch | 182 | N/A | ||
Communist | T.C. Bowers | 79 | 9.6 | N/A | |
National Front | S. Wade | 73 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | J.J. Linehan | 50 | 6.0 | −9.0 | |
Liberal | S.F. Wrightson | 43 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16.3 | −2.3 | |||
Registered electors | 5,072 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | B.G. McCarthy | 837 | 36.2 | −11.7 | |
Liberal | F.P. Penfold | 767 | N/A | ||
Labour | E. Kebbell | 764 | 33.1 | −8.1 | |
Labour | G.S. Figg | 763 | N/A | ||
Liberal | E. Wren | 760 | N/A | ||
Labour | S.H. Smith | 718 | N/A | ||
Conservative | J.D. Inglis | 710 | 30.7 | +19.9 | |
Conservative | W.L. Orrin | 676 | N/A | ||
Conservative | C.W. Balcomb | 675 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24.8 | −6.3 | |||
Registered electors | 9,899 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Residents | J.S. Bailey | 1,666 | 48.7 | +16.2 | |
Residents | G.L. Bendall | 1,654 | N/A | ||
Residents | M. Lay | 1,618 | N/A | ||
Labour | E.M. Devenay | 959 | 28.0 | −20.3 | |
Labour | S.A. Elson | 863 | N/A | ||
Labour | H.T. Philpott | 812 | N/A | ||
Conservative | I. Little | 622 | 18.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | M.H. Robinson | 612 | N/A | ||
Conservative | R.P. Candler | 593 | N/A | ||
Communist | D.A. Brett | 172 | 5.0 | −4.2 | |
Turnout | 38.1 | +4.3 | |||
Registered electors | 8,830 | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Residents gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. H. Camp | 613 | 44.9 | −17.6 | |
Conservative | R. J. Blake | 275 | 20.2 | N/A | |
Residents | J. P. Davis | 188 | 13.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | J. W. Giles | 146 | 10.7 | −26.8 | |
National Front | J. B. Newham | 142 | 10.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 338 | 24.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 22.4 | +10.5 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. C. Taylor | 1,164 | 74.9 | −6.4 | |
Conservative | A. J. Retter | 373 | 24.0 | +5.3 | |
National Front | W. T. Anderson | 17 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 791 | 50.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 15.3 | −14.4 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
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