1968 Westminster City Council election

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

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Election result

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Ward results

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Baker Street

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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

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

Charing Cross

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

Churchill

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Maida Vale

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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

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

Queen's Park

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

Regent Street

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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

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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

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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

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

Westbourne

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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

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