1968 Hackney London Borough Council election

The 1968 Hackney Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.[1]

Background

Election result

Ward results

Brownswood (2)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Chatham (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Clissold (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Dalston (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Ind. Conservative
	Ind. Conservative
	Ind. Conservative
	Independent
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

De Beauvoir (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Defoe (4)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
	Communist
	Communist
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Downs (5)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Haggerston (2)
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	Uncontested
	Labour	Uncontested
Turnout		n/a	n/a
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Kingsmead (4)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Leabridge (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Moorfields (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

New River (3)
Party		Votes
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Liberal gain from Labour	Swing
	Liberal gain from Labour	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Northfield (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Northwold (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Queensbridge (4)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Rectory (2)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Springfield (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Victoria (3)
Party		Votes
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Wenlock (3)
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	Uncontested
	Labour	Uncontested
	Labour	Uncontested
Turnout		n/a	n/a
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

Wick (3)
Party		Votes
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Labour hold	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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[London_1968_election-1] "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

Elections and referendums in London
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Borough Councils	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
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See also Elections in London Boroughs Middlesex County Council elections

Council elections in Greater London
Barking and Dagenham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Barnet	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Bexley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Bromley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Camden	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
City	2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
Croydon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Ealing	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Enfield	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Greenwich	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Hackney	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Hammersmith and Fulham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Haringey	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Harrow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Havering	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Hillingdon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Kensington and Chelsea	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Kingston upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Greater London	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981
See also: London-wide elections Wards Boundary changes

(1967 ←) 1968 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1969)
London boroughs	Barking Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster
County boroughs	Cardiff Leeds Liverpool Merthyr Tydfil Newport Sheffield Swansea
Scottish Burghs	Edinburgh
Elections in the London boroughs were due in May 1967, but were postponed one year by the London Government Act 1967.