1968 Harrow London Borough Council election

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The 1968 Harrow Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Harrow 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]

Contents

Background

Election result

Ward results

Belmont (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Harrow-on-the-Hill & Greenhill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Union Movement
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Harrow Weald (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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
Headstone (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kenton (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Pinner North & Hatch End (5)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Pinner South (5)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Queensbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Roxbourne (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Roxeth (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Residents
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Union Movement
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stanmore North (5)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Liberal
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Stanmore South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Communist
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wealdstone North (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
Communist
Union Movement
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wealdstone South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Liberal
Liberal
Liberal
National Front
Communist
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
West Harrow (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

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