1968 Lewisham London Borough Council election

Elections to Lewisham London Borough Council were held in May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 34.4%. This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour and the Conservatives each got five aldermen. As of the 2022 elections, this election was the last time the Conservatives controlled Lewisham Borough Council.

Election result

Lewisham Local Election Result 1968^[1]^[2]^[3]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Conservative	49	32	0	+32	70.0	59.6
Labour	21	0	32	-32	30.0	35.0
Liberal	0	0	0	±0.0	0.0	2.9

Results by ward

Bellingham

Bellingham (2 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Hardy	1,505	66.0	−12.9
	Labour	S Burlison	1,472
	Conservative	R Debenham	774	34.0	+25.8
	Conservative	M Baker	753
Turnout				32.8	+3.0
Registered electors			7,009
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackheath & Lewisham Village

Blackheath & Lewisham Village (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Copland	2,970	66.6	+18.6
	Conservative	A Mason	2,929
	Conservative	F Mulligan	2,917
	Labour	P McNally	1,048	23.5	−19.6
	Labour	J Arkle	1,021
	Labour	J Wusteman	973
	Liberal	M Helliwell	292	6.5	−2.4
	Liberal	L Dowds	278
	Liberal	D Staley	224
	Communist	M Power	151	3.4	N/A
Turnout				41.8	−1.3
Registered electors			10,426
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brockley

Brockley (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T Pickup	2,713	68.9	+25.1
	Conservative	J Hainsworth	2,704
	Conservative	I Turner	2,665
	Labour	P Forward	1,222	31.1	−14.5
	Labour	D Cox	1,221
	Labour	T Bradley	1,185
Turnout				38.7	−0.3
Registered electors			10,327
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Culverley

Culverley (2 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Dean	2,286	80.4	+22.4
	Conservative	A Pinnegar	2,264
	Labour	P Braithwaite	557	19.6	−7.2
	Labour	D Eagles	552
Turnout				45.0	+4.4
Registered electors			6,398
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Deptford

Deptford (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Lowe	846	54.5	−32.4
	Labour	A Scutt	801
	Labour	T Agambar	775
	Conservative	E Green	505	32.5	+20.3
	Conservative	D Nicholls	496
	Conservative	S Hickisson	496
	Independent	M Collins	201	13.0	N/A
Turnout				22.1	+1.9
Registered electors			6,552
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Drake

Drake (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Brydon	1,753	63.3	+23.8
	Conservative	L Cornford	1,720
	Conservative	C Cross	1,714
	Labour	W Barrett	875	31.6	−18.2
	Labour	A Mayer	850
	Labour	H Bacon	842
	Union Movement	A Nicholson	140	5.1	N/A
Turnout				27.6	−0.1
Registered electors			9,915
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Forest Hill

Forest Hill (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Bartlett	2,758	63.4	+20.3
	Conservative	N Banks	2,756
	Conservative	C Costello	2,712
	Labour	R Mooney	1,059	24.3	−19.0
	Labour	Roger Godsiff	1,024
	Labour	R White	999
	Liberal	H Beecher	422	9.7	−2.3
	Liberal	F Shine	388
	Liberal	B Small	373
	Communist	R Bowden	111	2.6	+1.0
Turnout				43.1	+1.1
Registered electors			9,968
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Grinling Gibbons

Grinling Gibbons (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Fordham	835	49.6	−29.4
	Labour	C Goldthorp	819
	Labour	W Hall	788
	Conservative	J Smith	701	41.6	+25.7
	Conservative	M Lane	663
	Conservative	D Barker	642
	Communist	J Tierney	148	8.8	+3.3
Turnout				16.9	−0.3
Registered electors			9,730
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Grove Park

Grove Park (2 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W Holmes	1,288	74.5	−10.6
	Labour	Frederick Winslade	1,277
	Conservative	J Heath	440	25.5	+20.7
	Conservative	E Dickinson	437
Turnout				28.3	−6.7
Registered electors			6,227
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Honor Oak Park

Honor Oak Park (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H Eames	2,983	68.7	+13.0
	Conservative	F Judge	2,952
	Conservative	H Thompson	2,833
	Labour	J Dare	1,140	26.3	−14.4
	Labour	N Thomas	1,139
	Labour	J Richards	1,121
	Communist	M Robinson	217	5.0	+1.4
Turnout				39.1	+2.9
Registered electors			10,845
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ladywell

Ladywell (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Earl	2,307	57.3	+20.0
	Conservative	D Dear	2,292
	Conservative	G Protz	2,221
	Labour	J Haynes	1,344	33.4	−18.1
	Labour	L Moody	1,287
	Labour	N Taylor	1,261
	Liberal	F Jeremiah	305	7.6	±0.0
	Liberal	B Steele	280
	Liberal	I Senior	249
	Communist	R Toms	68	1.7	−1.8
Turnout				39.7	−0.4
Registered electors			10,081
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Lewisham Park

Lewisham Park (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Chandler	2,086	54.5	+22.6
	Conservative	P Philpot	2,057
	Conservative	J Cattini	2,032
	Labour	R Pepper	1,408	36.8	−14.6
	Labour	E Richards	1,319
	Labour	E Walker	1,312
	Liberal	J Edwards	246	6.4	+8.3
	Liberal	R Grundon	183
	Liberal	D Ruel-Bentall	159
	Communist	T White	85	2.2	+0.1
Turnout				36.5	−4.0
Registered electors			10,276
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Manor Lee

Manor Lee (2 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P Silk	1,853	62.6	+22.5
	Conservative	K Collins	1,775
	Labour	A McMurtrie	857	28.9	−20.8
	Labour	J Damer	850
	Liberal	R Nathan	251	8.5	−1.7
	Liberal	M. Cooper	206
Turnout				47.5	+2.3
Registered electors			6,217
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Marlowe

Marlowe (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F Keep	830	57.7	−28.3
	Labour	Ernest Rowing	800
	Labour	J Warnes	778
	Conservative	J Noble	608	42.3	+31.5
	Conservative	A Pinnell	588
	Conservative	F Chappell	586
Turnout				16.5	+4.9
Registered electors			8,960
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Pepys

Pepys (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R McCarron	1,567	58.5	+39.9
	Conservative	J Latuskie	1,552
	Conservative	I Caulfield	1,509
	Labour	C Cole	970	36.2	−30.4
	Labour	C Cook	949
	Labour	C Wilkinson	938
	Communist	V Fineman	143	5.3	N/A
Turnout				28.5	+3.6
Registered electors			9,263
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Rushey Green

Rushey Green (2 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Pearson	1,037	51.3	+26.2
	Conservative	T Yard	1,024
	Labour	A Patterson	758	37.5	−26.5
	Labour	J Donovan	720
	Liberal	J Eagle	225	11.1	+0.2
	Liberal	D Good	217
Turnout				31.5	±0.0
Registered electors			6,465
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St Andrew

St Andrew (2 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P Gaywood	2,052	67.6	+27.3
	Conservative	H Talbot	2,036
	Labour	P Bellinger	982	32.4	−8.3
	Labour	A Boon	955
Turnout				49.9	+1.4
Registered electors			6,139
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St Mildred Lee

St Mildred Lee (2 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Kerven	2,322	77.6	+19.0
	Conservative	L Silk	2,310
	Labour	R Dennis	670	22.4	−8.4
	Labour	F Smith	667
Turnout				51.0	+9.1
Registered electors			5,915
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Lee

South Lee (2 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Manners	1,871	64.4	+29.6
	Conservative	S Troy	1,853
	Labour	N Filtness	1,034	35.6	−19.6
	Labour	L Barnes	970
Turnout				33.5	+10.0
Registered electors			6,534
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Southend

Southend (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Phil Gorin	1,836	53.6	−13.8
	Labour	D Hurren	1,790
	Labour	J Hurren	1,754
	Conservative	A Hawes	1,591	46.4	+29.9
	Conservative	D Epps	1,587
	Conservative	J Seabourne	1,567
Turnout				46.1	+11.8
Registered electors			6,332
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Sydenham East

Sydenham East (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Bridger	2,517	58.9	+15.1
	Conservative	E Bridger	2,480
	Conservative	M Winn	2,438
	Labour	Alan Pegg	1,262	29.5	−14.9
	Labour	J Lynch	1,223
	Labour	R Trevor	1,197
	Liberal	M Weaver	313	7.3	−1.3
	Liberal	L Marchant	300
	Liberal	D Birtchnell	194
	Communist	I Jerrom	182	4.3	+1.2
Turnout				38.7	+0.9
Registered electors			10,790
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sydenham West

Sydenham West (3 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Switzer	2,493	69.1	+22.8
	Conservative	D New	2,486
	Conservative	G Daters	2,480
	Labour	M Goldstein	945	26.2	−14.7
	Labour	A Kaye	888
	Labour	A Levene	884
	Communist	J Kingsford	83	4.7	+1.9
Turnout				36.4	+2.8
Registered electors			9,657
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Whitefoot

Whitefoot (2 seats)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P Sims	1,392	53.7	+33.5
	Conservative	R Wells	1,371
	Labour	J Henry	1,115	43.1	−23.6
	Labour	F Hawes	1,085
	Communist	T Brewer	171	4.7	+2.6
Turnout				42.0	+4.8
Registered electors			6,162
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

By-elections between 1968 and 1971

There were no by-elections.^[4]

References

^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "London Borough of Lewisham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

[1] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

[London_1968_election-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[Elections_Centre-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "London Borough of Lewisham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[London_1971_election-4] "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

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