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The 1968 Westminster Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Background
Election result
Ward results
Baker Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | |||||
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| Communist | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Cavendish
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Communist | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Charing Cross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Churchill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | |||||
| Independent | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Church Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Harrow Road
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
Hyde Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | |||||
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| Liberal | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Knightsbridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Lancaster Gate
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | |||||
| Labour | |||||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lords
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Maida Vale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | |||||
| Labour | |||||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Millbank
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Queen's Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | |||||
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| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Regent Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Regent's Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Victoria Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Warwick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Westbourne
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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References
- ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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Elections in the London boroughs were due in May 1967, but were postponed one year by the London Government Act 1967. | |
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