1968 Brent London Borough Council election

The 1968 Brent Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Brent London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council. [1][2]

Background

Since the last election in 1964 the boundaries and number of wards were adjusted, increasing the total number of wards from 26 to 31.

Six new wards were created - Fryent, Roe Green, Sudbury Court, Town Hall, Wembley Central and Wembley Park; six (Alperton, Barham, Kenton, Kingsbury, Sudbury & Tokyngton) saw their representation reduced from 3 to 2 councillors and one ward (Preston) had its representation reduced from 3 councillors to 1 councillor. Eight other wards had minor boundary changes - Gladstone, Harlesden, Kensal Rise, Kilburn, Manor, Mapesbury, Queensbury & Queens Park.

Election result

Ward results

Alperton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Barham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Brentwater (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Brondesbury Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Carlton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Chamberlayne (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Church End (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Cricklewood (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Fryent (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Independent
Communist
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Gladstone (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Harlesden (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Kensal Rise (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Kenton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kilburn (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Kingsbury (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Manor (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Mapesbury (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Independent
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Preston (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Liberal
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Queensbury (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Queens Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Roe Green (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Roundwood (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
St Raphael's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Stonebridge (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Sudbury (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Sudbury Court (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Labour
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Tokyngton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Town Hall (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Wembley Central (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Wembley Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Willesden Green (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Labour
Conservative
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ BBC World news report on Brent elections
  2. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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