1968 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

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All 60 council seats of the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election Labour Subsequent council control Labour

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 9 May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 14.3%.

Until 1978, each London council had aldermen, in the ratio of one aldermen to six councillors. Tower Hamlets had ten aldermen. Following the elections, Tower Hamlets elected five aldermen, who served until 1974. The remaining five aldermen had been elected in 1964 and would serve until 1971. All aldermen on Tower Hamlets were Labour.

Election result[edit]

Tower Hamlets Local Election Result 1968

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	57	2		+2
	Communist	3
	Conservative	0				0.0
	Liberal	0				0.0
	Independent	0				0.0
	Independent Labour	0				0.0
	Union Movement	0				0.0

Ward results[edit]

Bethnal Green Central[edit]

Bethnal Green Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Docherty	591
	Labour	Mrs. D. M. Couling	576
	Labour	Miss H. Morsman	570
	Conservative	R. D. Mitchell	499
	Conservative	J. R. M. Baker	465
	Conservative	E. Isaacs	452
Majority
Turnout			5,799	19.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bethnal Green East[edit]

Bethnal Green East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Bishop	Unopposed
	Labour	G. M. Browne	Unopposed
	Labour	Mrs. P. J. Walker	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			6,454	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bethnal Green North[edit]

Bethnal Green North (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Stocks	420
	Labour	Mrs. L. D. Crook	401
	Labour	A. C. Jacob	398
	Liberal	C. A. S. Suett	251
	Liberal	Mrs. L. Law	247
	Liberal	Miss M. E. W. Hewison	237
	Union Movement	F. C. Lang	160
Majority
Turnout			5,957	14.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bethnal Green South[edit]

Bethnal Green South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. G. Walker	503
	Labour	H. Bloom	501
	Labour	Mrs. L. E. Brazier	499
	Independent Labour	W. E. Turner	143
	Communist	D. Cronin	138
Majority
Turnout			5,522	12.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bethnal Green West[edit]

Bethnal Green West (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Friedlander	Unopposed
	Labour	H. A. Moore	Unopposed
	Labour	A. Praag	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			6,175	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bow North[edit]

Bow North (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. J. Beningfield	638
	Labour	E. C. Winterflood	599
	Conservative	R. C. Denney	306
	Conservative	R. W. Hartley	271
Majority
Turnout			4,087	23.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bow South[edit]

Bow South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. A. Dodd	Unopposed
	Labour	W. T. Tuson	Unopposed
	Labour	Miss J. E. Wiggins	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			6,182	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bromley[edit]

Bromley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. W. Downes	845
	Labour	V. E. Johnson	808
	Labour	M. Pollins	767
	Communist	M. Houlihan	173
	Communist	Ms. G. Collier	158
Majority
Turnout			6,433	16.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Holy Trinity[edit]

Holy Trinity (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. O'Connor	617
	Labour	J. Olley	609
	Labour	G. H. Wall	553
	Communist	D. Lyons	151
Majority
Turnout			7,530	10.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Limehouse[edit]

Limehouse (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Milrood	Unopposed
	Labour	A. R. Moffat	Unopposed
	Labour	Mrs. K. O'Connor	Unopposed
	Labour	J. Riley	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			8,200	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Poplar East[edit]

Poplar East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. T. G. Guy	Unopposed
	Labour	G. W. Negus	Unopposed
	Labour	D. N. Watts	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			7,294	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Poplar Millwall[edit]

Poplar Millwall (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. T. Johns	Unopposed
	Labour	W. F. Willson	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			5,148	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Residents		Swing

Poplar South[edit]

Poplar South (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Kelly	Unopposed
	Labour	J. T. Tucker	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			5,035	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Poplar West[edit]

Poplar West (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. W. Briden	Unopposed
	Labour	G. T. Desmond	Unopposed
	Labour	H. Kerens	Unopposed
Majority
Turnout			6,612	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Redcoat[edit]

Redcoat (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. J. Durell	578
	Labour	G. R. Chaney	576
	Labour	R. Cockel	559
	Liberal	G. F. Stewart	336
	Liberal	J. A. Rudd	334
	Liberal	T. R. Bond	327
	Communist	J. B. Dash	220
Majority
Turnout			6,843	16.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Dunstan's[edit]

St Dunstan's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. W. Hill	504
	Labour	Mrs. I. B. Calnan	484
	Labour	B. Holmes	481
	Communist	F. Whipple	135
Majority
Turnout			6,208	10.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Katherine's[edit]

St Katharine's (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. E. Armsby	540
	Labour	J. M. Desmond	530
	Labour	W. Leary	517
	Labour	Mrs. R. E. Perkins	451
	Communist	B. Marten	167
Majority
Turnout			7,552	9.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St Mary's[edit]

St Mary's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Communist	Solly Kaye	635
	Communist	B. Borman	624
	Communist	Max Levitas	549
	Labour	H. Conway	481
	Labour	R. W. Ashkettle	428
	Labour	S. Marchant	428
Majority
Turnout			6,027	19.1
	Communist hold		Swing
	Communist hold		Swing
	Communist hold		Swing

Shadwell[edit]

Shadwell (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. G. Spearing	540
	Labour	J. C. Lawder	504
	Labour	C. W. Mudd	503
	Communist	K. Halpin	176
	Independent	W. J. C. Gardener	136
Majority
Turnout			7,019	11.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Spitalfields[edit]

Spitalfields (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Harris	640
	Labour	Mrs. A. Elboz	634
	Labour	J. Reardon	605
	Labour	W. C. Simson	600
	Conservative	W. H. Dove	273
	Conservative	D. H. P. Bridgehouse	239
	Conservative	R. M. Fysh	223
	Communist	G. Anthony	192
Majority
Turnout			7,846	14.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References[edit]

London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968. London: Research and Intelligence unit, Greater London Council. 1968.