1968 Croydon London Borough Council election

Croydon Council Election, 1968
All 60 councillors in 20 wards, and 10 Aldermen in the London Borough of Croydon; 36 seats needed for a majority
Leader of the Council before election; Unknown; Conservative	Elected Leader ; Unknown; Conservative

The 1968 Croydon Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council.^[1] Turnout in this election was 36.2%.

Background

Election result

Croydon Council election result 1968 - Councillors
	Seats	Gains	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Conservative	47		26	78.33	58.9
Labour	1		20	1.67	16.9
Independent	11		7	18.33
Liberal	1	1	1	1.67	11.9

Croydon Council election result 1968 - Aldermen (1968-74)
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Conservative	4	2	2		80.0
Labour	0		1	1	0.0
Independent	1		1	1	20.0
Liberal	0				0.0

Croydon Council election result 1964 - Aldermen (1964-71)
	Seats	Seats %
Conservative	3	60.0
Labour	2	40.0
Independent	0	0.0
Liberal	0	0.0

Croydon Council election result 1968 - Total result
	Seats	Gains	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Conservative	54		28	77.14	58.9
Labour	3		21	4.29	16.9
Independent	12		8	17.14
Liberal	1	1	1	1.43	11.9

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54	12	1	3
Conservative	Independent	Liberal	Labour

Ward results

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A.W. Elliot	2,380
	Conservative	A.R. Hills	2,261
	Conservative	Mrs D.C.H Hobbs	2,241
	Labour	A.D Goddard	1005
	Labour	S. Boden	993
	Labour	L.W Wood	938
	Liberal	P. Miles	710
	Liberal	Miss P.H. Tapsell	684
	Liberal	V. Martin	653
Turnout				38.4	4.4
Registered electors			10,863
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	F.C. Emmerson	2,014
	Residents	H.A. Steward	1,967
	Residents	R.J. Bowker	1,932
	Liberal	Mrs J.C. Banks	854
	Liberal	Mrs J. Batchelor	839
	Liberal	D.J. Mateer	827
	Labour	G.P. Belcher	622
	Labour	Mrs K. Bexley	551
	Labour	A.R. Torpy	515
Turnout				32.6	3.3
Registered electors			10,964
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing
	Residents hold		Swing

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L.D. Emerton	1,592
	Conservative	R.H. Kent	1,538
	Conservative	L.T. Wiles	1,530
	Labour	P. Byrne	1,042
	Labour	Mrs W.M. Holt	1,041
	Labour	F.G. West	1,025
	Communist	Mrs A. Waddell	175
Turnout				28.7	0.6
Registered electors			9,970
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Central

Central (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R.W. Coatman	3,094
	Conservative	V.W.H. Bendall	3,088
	Conservative	J.H. Haywood	3,034
	Labour	F.D.J. Bailey	530
	Labour	E.L. Hall	501
	Labour	A.F. Packham	474
Turnout				35.5	1.8
Registered electors			10,438
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Bonsier	1,697
	Liberal	H.C.E. Lovejoy	1,670
	Independent	Miss J.C. Simpson	1,624
	Independent	L. Blair	1,611
	Liberal	T.J. Austin	1,607
	Liberal	L.B. Groves	1,581
	Labour	A.L. Symes	283
	Labour	K. Corbett	282
	Labour	F.D. Grenfell	271
	Independent	S.B. Stray	97
Turnout				34.2	0.2
Registered electors			10,816
	Independent gain from Residents		Swing
	Liberal gain from Residents		Swing
	Independent gain from Residents		Swing

East

East (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W.H. Simpson	3,301
	Independent	D.J. Sutton	3,264
	Independent	H.G. Whitwell	3,190
	Liberal	P.J. Lee	574
	Liberal	I.R. McNay	555
	Liberal	Mrs C. Mickelburgh	515
	Labour	Mrs A.M. Tuck	354
	Labour	Mrs K. Byrne	320
Turnout				37.5	0.6
Registered electors			11,281
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

New Addington

New Addington (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M.H. Piper	1,275
	Labour	A.G. Edwards	1,262
	Conservative	Miss S. Copland	1,237
	Labour	T.J. Laffin	1,228
	Conservative	R.E. Gayler	1,215
	Labour	Mrs V.L. Rooke	1,183
Turnout				20.8	9.8
Registered electors			12,932
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Norbury

Norbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative Resident	W.E.R. Gower	2,881
	Conservative Resident	R.G. Willis	2,876
	Conservative Resident	G. Levy	2,837
	Liberal	T.P. Harwood	548
	Liberal	J.W. Keen	525
	Liberal	H.A. Rivers	521
	Labour	Mrs A.H. Sharp	456
	Labour	A. Pearce	436
	Labour	Mrs M.J. Boden	429
Turnout				35.2	2.9
Registered electors			11,354
	Conservative Resident gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative Resident gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative Resident gain from Conservative		Swing

Purley

Purley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D.W. Pudney	3,350
	Conservative	R.W. Kersey	3,292
	Conservative	B.C. Sparrowe	3,281
	Liberal	K.H. Legge	538
	Liberal	Mrs W.D. Woodhouse	495
	Liberal	S.N. Rolph	462
	Labour	Mrs H.J. Keeling	213
	Labour	Mrs L.E. Mackenzie	188
	Labour	W.A. Adams	186
Turnout				35.6	0.6
Registered electors			11,566
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sanderstead & Selsdon

Sanderstead & Selsdon (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs E.E. Bray	4,288
	Conservative	Mrs M.A.G. Davidson	4,225
	Conservative	B.H. Rawling	4,152
	Liberal	Mrs R.M. Mayhew	1,157
	Liberal	Mrs E.G. Paterson	1,150
	Liberal	R.I. Walters	1,051
	Labour	M.A. Harding	439
	Labour	J.E.V. Lewis	331
	Labour	T.G. Wymer	272
Turnout				51.4	5.6
Registered electors			11,296
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sanderstead North

Sanderstead North (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W.N. Peet	4,293
	Conservative	P.W. Rickards	4,268
	Conservative	K.A. Wells	4,190
	Liberal	R.A. Coleman	912
	Liberal	J.A.H. Clement	905
	Liberal	Mrs M.J. Woods	851
	Labour	Mrs P.M. Poole	483
	Labour	M.T. Reardon	426
	Labour	H. Stevens	409
Turnout				47.4	5.6
Registered electors			12,004
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shirley

Shirley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R.W. Gilbert	4,672
	Conservative	P.S. Bowness	4,655
	Conservative	R.C. Nash	4,609
	Liberal	C.R. Chance	1,023
	Liberal	A.F. Reeves	941
	Liberal	M.A. Green	875
	Labour	H.W. Robertson	528
	Labour	K.J. Kinnard	480
	Labour	W.H. Ulyett	466
Turnout				47.4	10.1
Registered electors			13,280
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P.A. Saunders	2,800
	Conservative	Mrs B. Saunders	2,789
	Conservative	C.E. Kelly	2,684
	Labour	K.P. Whelan	667
	Labour	M. McGovern	649
	Labour	E.F. Neckles	611
	Liberal	M.E. Pache	296
	Liberal	Mrs I.J. Muir	293
	Liberal	Miss A.K. Harding	283
Turnout				32.3	4.4
Registered electors			11,871
	Conservative gain from Conservative Resident		Swing
	Conservative gain from Conservative Resident		Swing
	Conservative gain from Conservative Resident		Swing

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	J.G. Davies	2,371
	Residents	G.A. Barr	2,311
	Residents	F.S. Martin	2,304
	Labour	Mrs E. Sutcliffe	722
	Labour	S. Sutcliffe	716
	Labour	J.L. Walker	622
	Independent	M.E. Thomas	403
Turnout				32.0	10.8
Registered electors			10,465
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing
	Residents gain from Labour		Swing

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs M.C.V. Parfitt	3,609
	Conservative	A.E. Buddle	3,604
	Conservative	S.A. Draper	3,561
	Labour	T.E. Sharp	727
	Labour	T.C. Noyce	696
	Labour	Mrs J.M. Whelan	695
	Liberal	Leo C.E. Held	429
	Liberal	W.L. Day	397
	Liberal	J.S.M. Band	353
Turnout				39.9	6.0
Registered electors			11,129
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Waddon

Waddon (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L.J. Young	2,921
	Conservative	D.S. Kingsland	2,892
	Conservative	R.J. Moseley	2,855
	Labour	J.T. Twitchett	1682
	Labour	V. Burgos	1655
	Labour	J.G. Stalley	1512
	National Front	J. Scott	273
	National Front	J.E. Bean	197
Turnout				41.9	1.1
Registered electors			11,743
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative Resident	R. Tilbury	2,533
	Conservative Resident	E.F.A. Whitehorn	2,491
	Conservative Resident	E.J. Fowler	2,487
	Labour	Miss L.L. Scott	769
	Labour	G.E. Mitchell	740
	Labour	G.A. Bristow	719
Turnout				32.4	11.2
Registered electors			10,526
	Conservative Resident hold		Swing
	Conservative Resident hold		Swing
	Conservative Resident hold		Swing

Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J.P.A. Hobson	1,413
	Conservative	M.W. George	1,399
	Conservative	C. Johnston	1,391
	Labour	Mrs D.L. George	889
	Labour	D.B. Spillett	811
	Labour	Mrs A.G. Watson	766
Turnout				22.5	10.7
Registered electors			10,478
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Woodcote & Coulsdon West

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs N.B. Booth	3,493
	Conservative	S.E. Brassington	3,481
	Conservative	R.D. May	3,382
	Liberal	J.P. Callem	973
	Liberal	H.H. Giles	934
	Liberal	K. Norman	856
	Labour	Mrs I.M. Keefe	268
	Labour	Major H. Webb	254
	Labour	R.V. Miles	246
Turnout				43.4	7.2
Registered electors			10,890
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodside

Woodside (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Winstone	2,082
	Conservative	Miss I.S. Rodda	2,039
	Conservative	J.C. Mann	2,014
	Labour	H.T.P. Mellor	1,040
	Labour	J.A. Keeling	1,038
	Labour	S.L. Eaton	919
	Communist	Mrs Q.E. Knight	241
Turnout				31.2	4.3
Registered electors			10,661
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

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

[London_1968_election-1] "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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