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1968 Westminster City Council election
←  1964 9 May 1968 1971 →

All 60 council seats of the Westminster City Council
31 seats needed for a majority

Council control before election


Conservative

Subsequent council control


Conservative

The 1968 Westminster Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Background

Election result

Ward results

Baker Street

Baker Street (5)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cavendish

Cavendish (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Charing Cross

Charing Cross (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Churchill

Churchill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Independent
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Church Street

Church Street (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Harrow Road

Harrow Road (5)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Hyde Park

Hyde Park (5)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Lancaster Gate

Lancaster Gate (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lords

Lords (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Maida Vale

Maida Vale (5)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Millbank

Millbank (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative win (new seat)

Queen's Park

Queen's Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Regent Street

Regent Street (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Regent's Park

Regent's Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Victoria Street

Victoria Street (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Warwick

Warwick (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Westbourne

Westbourne (3)
Party Candidate 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

References

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