1968 Bromley London Borough Council election

The 1968 Bromley Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Bromley London Borough 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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Beckenham

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Anerley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs M M Blackburn 963 48.2 +9.7
Conservative B D F Bennett 899
Labour Mrs M I F Harvey 819 41.0 −7.9
Labour Mrs. M. M. Read* 764
Liberal Mrs J G Offord 214 10.7 +0.4
Liberal Charles S Vassie 212
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Clock House (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. C. Higgins*
Conservative R White
Labour Mrs. Olga L. Roberts*
Labour D C Carter
Liberal Mrs W G Evans
Liberal R A Newton
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Copers Cope (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. J. J. Higgins*
Conservative H J Palmer
Liberal E W T Gilbert
Liberal Jeremy V. Cope
Labour S W Mayne
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Eden Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs. M. J. Higgins*
Conservative R D Gregory
Liberal Heather Isabel Donovan
Liberal Mrs J Sanders
Labour Mrs E Belsey
Labour Mrs J M Eames
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Lawrie Park & Kent House (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard D. Foister* 72.5
Conservative A. G. F. Mitchell*
Labour D R Roberts 13.8
Liberal Mrs H N Hogg 13.7
Labour R L Miller
Liberal R J Adamson
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Manor House (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis J D Cooke* 1,859
Conservative M E Forster 1,851
Liberal David Edward Aubrey Crowe 1,564
Liberal Ian Phillips 1,498
Labour R J Irwin 287
Labour Mrs M R Bowyer 287
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Penge (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles George Priest
Conservative Miss K M Candy
Conservative C R E Kember
Labour H. J. F Harvey*
Labour J. H. Read
Labour Barbara Pedley
Liberal William Huckin
Liberal J L Wheeler
Liberal A J B Whitelocke
Independent A F S Bolland
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Shortlands (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alfred T. Johnson*
Conservative A E Read
Liberal J Bratt
Liberal John R Canvin
Labour Dr Jan Pollert
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
West Wickham North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Montague I Blasey
Conservative E. R. Smithers*
Liberal Peter A. Dodsworth
Liberal Mrs J I Alexander
Labour Mrs B J Roberts
Labour Christopher Richard Gaster
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
West Wickham South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathleen Agnes Moore*
Conservative Kenneth V. Crask*
Liberal J E Jewell
Liberal Mrs L M Hudson
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Bromley

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Bromley Common (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon J C Randall
Conservative M G Law
Conservative Clive A L Brangwin
Labour Mrs. Naomi V. Carter*
Labour John Douglas Grant
Labour A. W Wright*
Liberal T J Gillespie
Liberal M J Edney
Liberal E J Stott
Independent A S J Duff
Communist Mrs E E Becow
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Keston & Hayes (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Horace Walter Haden* 3,026
Conservative James F. David* 2,869
Conservative Ernest Dennis Barkway 2,860
Liberal William Ivor Shipley 2,144
Liberal Brian Harry Taylor 2,057
Liberal Mrs D E Richmond 1,770
Labour Mrs D M Wright 281
Labour E Corbett 217
Labour Miss W E Cooper 191
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Martins Hill & Town (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Millar Wilkinson
Conservative W H Stephenson
Conservative Charles W Wilmot*
Liberal A V Luff
Liberal Walter Edward Philip Babbs
Liberal Mrs M M Coulson
Labour Miss D E Wickham
Labour Gordon Thomas Yates
Labour K W Bennison
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Plaistow & Sundridge (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. J. W. Eves*
Conservative R W Spon-Smith
Conservative R. A. Upton*
Labour Mrs D E Gallagher
Labour K A Munro
Labour C J Christopher
Liberal L Craddock
Liberal Miss A M Boot
Liberal D Rowe
Independent K L Bailey
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Chislehurst

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Bickley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A E Cox
Conservative Maurice Bentley Kenward
Conservative Michael Jon Neubert
Liberal W. Holliday
Liberal W R Edwards
Liberal D Hawes-Richards
Labour Mrs E Leys
Labour R Goss
Labour K E Axon
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Chislehurst (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B D Farmer
Conservative Charles Christopher Seward Reeves
Conservative A F Parkinson
Labour Harold Taylor
Labour Edgar C H Smith
Liberal G R Ellis
Labour Miss P A Lathey
Liberal Mrs J M Minter
Liberal J Dulieu
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Mottingham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald William Huzzard
Labour J. P. Sheridan*
Conservative J D Thomas
Conservative T F Bonwick
Liberal R I Thompson
Liberal R J Payne
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
St Paul's Cray (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond Alexander Sanderson*
Labour C E Stickings
Labour H J Belsey
Conservative Albert E. Stayte
Conservative Geoffrey H. Fennell
Conservative N A Row
Liberal Miss J. Furlanger
Liberal C E Day
Liberal E M McGuigan
Communist J. F Perham
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Orpington

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Biggin Hill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs. Marjorie C. McClure* 1,614
Conservative Derek E. Saunders* 1,586
Liberal Philip Alan Golding 886
Liberal J G E Williams 827
Labour E J (Jack) Townsend 170
Labour Miss C M Squire 144
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Chelsfield (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr J A Mansi 2,112
Liberal Patrick McNally* 1,994
Conservative C L Burgess 1,860
Liberal Michael Edwardes-Evans 1,804
Labour G Fielding 147
Labour Mrs G M Ford 138
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Darwin (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher David Mchenry Knox-Johnston* 1,007
Liberal Mrs Joyce M Carter 622
Labour G. A. Cox 38
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Farnborough (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs Sheila M Stead*
Conservative K A Pawsey
Conservative Mrs A M White
Liberal E A G Morris
Liberal Mrs E P Salmon
Liberal N R Brice
Labour Miss M J Healy
Labour J O McKeown
Labour D A Tytler
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Goddington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R A Davies 2,976
Conservative D A Heron 2,933
Conservative A J Day 2,916
Liberal P. A. R. Allwood* 2,695
Liberal J R Howitt 2,635
Liberal C. Robert Rayner 2,616
Labour S T Lack 212
Labour Gustav C White 201
Labour V G Upson 192
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Petts Wood (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Thomas Cox
Conservative Don D S Adams
Conservative F. J. Packer*
Liberal P A Gooch
Liberal Byrom Lees
Liberal Keith H Lock
Labour Mrs L L Lack
Labour W B Deller
Labour J McHendry
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
St Mary Cray (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ernest James Lovell* 1,590
Liberal A A Parfitt 1,510
Conservative K I Harding 1,222
Conservative Miss S M N Gready 1,167
Labour Mrs B M E Cox 470
Labour B Dibb 460
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

References

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