1968 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
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Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 9 May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 14.3%.
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All 60 council seats of the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||
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Until 1978, each London council had aldermen, in the ratio of one aldermen to six councillors. Tower Hamlets had ten aldermen. Following the elections, Tower Hamlets elected five aldermen, who served until 1974. The remaining five aldermen had been elected in 1964 and would serve until 1971. All aldermen on Tower Hamlets were Labour.
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 57 | 2 | +2 | ||||||
Communist | 3 | ||||||||
Conservative | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
Liberal | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
Independent Labour | 0 | 0.0 | |||||||
Union Movement | 0 | 0.0 |
Ward results
editBethnal Green Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Docherty | 591 | |||
Labour | Mrs. D. M. Couling | 576 | |||
Labour | Miss H. Morsman | 570 | |||
Conservative | R. D. Mitchell | 499 | |||
Conservative | J. R. M. Baker | 465 | |||
Conservative | E. Isaacs | 452 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,799 | 19.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bethnal Green East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Bishop | Unopposed | |||
Labour | G. M. Browne | Unopposed | |||
Labour | Mrs. P. J. Walker | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,454 | N/A | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bethnal Green North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Stocks | 420 | |||
Labour | Mrs. L. D. Crook | 401 | |||
Labour | A. C. Jacob | 398 | |||
Liberal | C. A. S. Suett | 251 | |||
Liberal | Mrs. L. Law | 247 | |||
Liberal | Miss M. E. W. Hewison | 237 | |||
Union Movement | F. C. Lang | 160 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,957 | 14.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bethnal Green South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. G. Walker | 503 | |||
Labour | H. Bloom | 501 | |||
Labour | Mrs. L. E. Brazier | 499 | |||
Independent Labour | W. E. Turner | 143 | |||
Communist | D. Cronin | 138 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,522 | 12.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bethnal Green West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Friedlander | Unopposed | |||
Labour | H. A. Moore | Unopposed | |||
Labour | A. Praag | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,175 | N/A | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bow North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. J. Beningfield | 638 | |||
Labour | E. C. Winterflood | 599 | |||
Conservative | R. C. Denney | 306 | |||
Conservative | R. W. Hartley | 271 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,087 | 23.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bow South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K. A. Dodd | Unopposed | |||
Labour | W. T. Tuson | Unopposed | |||
Labour | Miss J. E. Wiggins | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,182 | N/A | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bromley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. W. Downes | 845 | |||
Labour | V. E. Johnson | 808 | |||
Labour | M. Pollins | 767 | |||
Communist | M. Houlihan | 173 | |||
Communist | Ms. G. Collier | 158 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,433 | 16.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Holy Trinity
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. O'Connor | 617 | |||
Labour | J. Olley | 609 | |||
Labour | G. H. Wall | 553 | |||
Communist | D. Lyons | 151 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 7,530 | 10.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Limehouse
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Milrood | Unopposed | |||
Labour | A. R. Moffat | Unopposed | |||
Labour | Mrs. K. O'Connor | Unopposed | |||
Labour | J. Riley | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 8,200 | N/A | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Poplar East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. T. G. Guy | Unopposed | |||
Labour | G. W. Negus | Unopposed | |||
Labour | D. N. Watts | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 7,294 | N/A | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Poplar Millwall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. T. Johns | Unopposed | |||
Labour | W. F. Willson | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,148 | N/A | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Residents | Swing |
Poplar South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Daniel Kelly | Unopposed | |||
Labour | J. T. Tucker | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 5,035 | N/A | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Poplar West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | F. W. Briden | Unopposed | |||
Labour | G. T. Desmond | Unopposed | |||
Labour | H. Kerens | Unopposed | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,612 | N/A | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Redcoat
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. J. Durell | 578 | |||
Labour | G. R. Chaney | 576 | |||
Labour | R. Cockel | 559 | |||
Liberal | G. F. Stewart | 336 | |||
Liberal | J. A. Rudd | 334 | |||
Liberal | T. R. Bond | 327 | |||
Communist | J. B. Dash | 220 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,843 | 16.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Dunstan's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. W. Hill | 504 | |||
Labour | Mrs. I. B. Calnan | 484 | |||
Labour | B. Holmes | 481 | |||
Communist | F. Whipple | 135 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,208 | 10.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Katherine's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mrs. E. Armsby | 540 | |||
Labour | J. M. Desmond | 530 | |||
Labour | W. Leary | 517 | |||
Labour | Mrs. R. E. Perkins | 451 | |||
Communist | B. Marten | 167 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 7,552 | 9.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Mary's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Communist | Solly Kaye | 635 | |||
Communist | B. Borman | 624 | |||
Communist | Max Levitas | 549 | |||
Labour | H. Conway | 481 | |||
Labour | R. W. Ashkettle | 428 | |||
Labour | S. Marchant | 428 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 6,027 | 19.1 | |||
Communist hold | Swing | ||||
Communist hold | Swing | ||||
Communist hold | Swing |
Shadwell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | F. G. Spearing | 540 | |||
Labour | J. C. Lawder | 504 | |||
Labour | C. W. Mudd | 503 | |||
Communist | K. Halpin | 176 | |||
Independent | W. J. C. Gardener | 136 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 7,019 | 11.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Spitalfields
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Harris | 640 | |||
Labour | Mrs. A. Elboz | 634 | |||
Labour | J. Reardon | 605 | |||
Labour | W. C. Simson | 600 | |||
Conservative | W. H. Dove | 273 | |||
Conservative | D. H. P. Bridgehouse | 239 | |||
Conservative | R. M. Fysh | 223 | |||
Communist | G. Anthony | 192 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 7,846 | 14.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
editLondon Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968. London: Research and Intelligence unit, Greater London Council. 1968.