1968 Redbridge London Borough Council election

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

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.^[a] The election used the seventeen 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.^[1]

Results

General election of councillors

Aldermanic election

In addition to the 60 elected councillors, there were ten aldermen on the council. Five aldermen elected in 1964 continued to serve until 1971 and the other five retired before the 1968 election. Five aldermen were elected by the council in 1968 to serve until 1974.

Ward results

Aldborough

Aldborough (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	E. Harris	2,093
	Conservative	J. Savage	2,067
	Conservative	E. Watts	2,062
	Labour	H. Lewis	528
	Labour	J. Lethbridge	484
	Labour	R. Edey	481
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barkingside

Barkingside (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	V. Grose	2,719
	Conservative	H. Watts	2,699
	Conservative	T. Cobb	2,690
	Conservative	K. Webb	2,662
	Liberal	C. Shuman	430
	Liberal	E. Ives	404
	Liberal	C. Jakens	379
	Liberal	E. Thompson	373
	Labour	C. Dicker	371
	Labour	M. Drake	363
	Labour	N. Saponia	325
	Labour	J. Smithson	312
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bridge

Bridge (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	A. Escott	2,614
	Conservative	L. Bridgeman	2,592
	Conservative	R. Underwood	2,573
	Conservative	D. Stephens	2,492
	Liberal	S. Fraser	478
	Liberal	G. Grindley	441
	Liberal	M. Silverston	440
	Liberal	R. Scott	433
	Labour	C. Lamb	399
	Labour	R. Tomlinson	398
	Labour	A. Carter	386
	Labour	R. Andrews	327
	Communist	S. Brown	183
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chadwell

Chadwell (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	N. Hurst	2,658
	Conservative	A. Cross	2,608
	Conservative	R. Martin	2,573
	Conservative	A. Yates	2,548
	Labour	T. Dicker	553
	Labour	D. Wightman	519
	Labour	A. Hutson	518
	Labour	E. Pye	513
	Liberal	V. Mason	494
	Liberal	R. Ellis	493
	Liberal	M. Silvey	418
	Liberal	V. Shuman	413
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clayhall

Clayhall (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	C. Loveless	2,440
	Conservative	G. Chamberlin	2,423
	Conservative	J. Norwood	2,333
	Liberal	M. Lorek	348
	Liberal	B. Rance	320
	Labour	G. Phillips	284
	Labour	W. Burgess	266
	Labour	J. Stokes	257
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clementswood

Clementswood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Owen	1,788
	Conservative	D. Lowther	1,783
	Conservative	H. Jackson	1,747
	Labour	G. Watson	950
	Labour	E. Roberts	910
	Labour	D. Catling	843
	Liberal	W. Jarrold	454
	Liberal	T. Smith	431
	Liberal	B. Harrison	423
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Cranbrook

Cranbrook (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	I. Natzler	3,104
	Conservative	B. Adams	3,038
	Conservative	M. Paige	3,022
	Conservative	D. Westley	2,962
	Liberal	R. Newland	882
	Liberal	A. Manwaring	816
	Liberal	G. Wilson	805
	Liberal	G. Stone	745
	Labour	A. Barr	393
	Labour	F. Land	380
	Labour	R. Chatten	369
	Labour	E. Prent	369
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fairlop

Fairlop (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	D. Elliott	2,207
	Conservative	A. Follows	2,173
	Conservative	K. Harvey	2,125
	Labour	L. Emons	892
	Labour	G. Jarman	817
	Labour	N. Young	802
	Liberal	G. Seabridge	316
	Liberal	D. Swindell	296
	Liberal	D. Bigg	292
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Goodmayes

Goodmayes (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	A. Carradice	1,189
	Labour	F. Watts	1,106
	Conservative	A. Dixon	1,091
	Labour	T. Reynolds	1068
	Conservative	G. Brindley	1017
	Conservative	J. Howes	968
	Liberal	C. Morrison	278
	Liberal	J. Stonham	251
	Liberal	A. Yates	242
	Communist	E. Radley	142
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Hainault

Hainault (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	K. Kelly	1,414
	Labour	George Davies	1,342
	Labour	A. Young	1,296
	Conservative	T. Ryan	1,087
	Conservative	P. Crighton	1,066
	Conservative	C. Annal	1,025
	Liberal	M. Dixon	461
	Liberal	F. Fuller	438
	Liberal	E. Flack	404
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ilford

Ilford (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	M. Clark	1,289
	Conservative	L. Golding	1,230
	Conservative	K. Albert-Richards	1,133
	Labour	J. Ryder	749
	Labour	D. Bonsor	720
	Labour	M. Powers	681
	Liberal	H. Price	390
	Liberal	J. Newland	372
	Liberal	A. Train	357
	National Front	W. Partridge	229
	Communist	P. Devine	103
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Mayfield

Mayfield (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Bert Barker	2,860
	Conservative	Roland Hill	2,841
	Conservative	L. Hipkins	2,814
	Conservative	D. Latham	2,809
	Liberal	G. Bellamy	830
	Liberal	J. Vincent	734
	Liberal	M. Kennelly	704
	Liberal	Bernard Boon	703
	Labour	Charles Burgess	543
	Labour	A. Chatten	489
	Labour	J. Fergus	481
	Labour	H. Jewitt	478
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Smith	2,066
	Conservative	B. Tovey	2,063
	Conservative	A. Toms	2,042
	Labour	R. Spack	605
	Labour	G. Gooding	602
	Liberal	G. McDonough	591
	Liberal	G. Wilson	591
	Labour	L. Carton	585
	Liberal	T. Needham	573
	Communist	E. Woddis	100
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Seven Kings

Seven Kings (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	H. Aly	2,141
	Conservative	W. Glover	2,027
	Conservative	D. Odam	2,016
	Conservative	A. Leggatt	2,014
	Labour	H. Copsey	428
	Labour	T. Ridoutt	402
	Labour	N. Stringer	384
	Labour	B. Wallington	374
	Liberal	D. Ashcroft	340
	Liberal	S. Richards	327
	Liberal	A. Bigg	319
	Liberal	V. Mason	290
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Snaresbrook

Snaresbrook (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Telford	3,082
	Conservative	R. Smith	3,059
	Conservative	W. Roberts	3,058
	Conservative	R. Open	2,932
	Liberal	H. Couch	504
	Liberal	W. Collins	489
	Liberal	C. Grindley	447
	Liberal	P. Netherclift	416
	Labour	P. Turner	302
	Labour	R. Barclay	292
	Labour	J. Morris	288
	Labour	A. Womersley	269
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wanstead

Wanstead (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J. Vane	2,963
	Conservative	B. Hamilton	2,844
	Conservative	V. Wilson	2,843
	Conservative	A. Reynolds	2,822
	Residents	J. Charter	2,439
	Residents	J. Duggan	2,278
	Residents	C. Blake	2,270
	Residents	W. Gibbons	2,233
	Labour	D. Runnicles	297
	Labour	A. Land	270
	Labour	J. Lewis	253
	Labour	J. Savill	234
	Communist	D. Haynes	136
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodford

Woodford (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	H. Dedman	4,282
	Conservative	J. Billingham	4,255
	Conservative	N. Thurgood	4,212
	Conservative	Fred Mountier	4,198
	Liberal	M. Hoskins	676
	Liberal	L. Dilloway	612
	Liberal	D. Blackett	572
	Liberal	D. Payne	539
	Labour	J. Mallinson	314
	Labour	M. Stark	277
	Labour	P. Pollard	276
	Labour	H. Duffree	266
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1968 and 1971 elections:

Notes

^ Borough councillor and alderman terms due to end in 1967 were extended by the London Government Act 1967.

References

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

[1] Borough councillor and alderman terms due to end in 1967 were extended by the London Government Act 1967.

[London_1968_election-2] "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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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
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Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
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