1968 Camden London Borough Council election

1968 Camden Council election

← 1964 9 May 1968 1971 →
All 60 seats to Camden London Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	34.8%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Geoffrey Finsberg Charlie Ratchford Fred Cook Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader's seat Hampstead Central Grafton None (defeated in Gospel Oak) Last election 26 34 0 Seats won 42 18 0 Seat change 16 16 0 Percentage 54.9% 38.5% 5.5%
Leader before election Charlie Ratchford Labour Leader Geoffrey Finsberg Conservative

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

Background[]

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Election result[]

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Ward results[]

Adelaide (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belsize (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bloomsbury (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Camden (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
	Independent
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Chalk Farm (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Euston (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Gospel Oak (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Grafton (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hampstead Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hampstead Town (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Highgate (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Holborn (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kilburn (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

King's Cross (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Priory (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Regent's Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	National Front
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St John's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Pancras (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

West End (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

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