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1968 Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council election

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The 1968 Kensington and Chelsea Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Kensington and Chelsea 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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Brompton (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Cheyne (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Church (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Earls Court (6)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Golborne (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Communist
Communist
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Hans Town (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Holland (6)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Norland (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Independent
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
North Stanley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Pembridge (6)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal Yvonne Cameron Richardson
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Queen's Gate (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Redcliffe (7)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Royal Hospital (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Charles (6)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Communist
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
South Stanley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Conservative
Independent
Independent
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative 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.