1968 Barking London Borough Council election
# 1968 Barking London Borough Council election

The 1968 Barking Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Barking London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

## Background

This election was the second local election since the borough was formed in 1964. Thus, incumbent councillors were seeking re-election for the first time. Labour was the only party that ran a full slate of candidates.

## Results

Despite the Conservatives winning 13 additional councillors, the Labour Party maintained control electing 32 councillors to the Conservatives 13 and Resident Association 4.

## Results by ward

### Abbey

Abbey (4 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | T Woodcock | 1,749 | 53.8 | +18.2 |
| | Conservative | E Eden | 1,746 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Willmott | 1,732 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | R Hawken | 1,685 | | N/A |
| | Labour | L Henstock | 1,042 | 32.0 | -15.9 |
| | Labour | M Bredo | 1,038 | | N/A |
| | Labour | S Silvell | 948 | | N/A |
| | Labour | J Ward | 884 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | D Wade | 462 | 14.2 | -2.2 |
| | Liberal | J Tyrell | 400 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | R Litchfield | 361 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | B Nicholls | 329 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.7 | -1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,275 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Cambell

Cambell (4 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J Butler | 1,465 | 78.1 | -14.1 |
| | Labour | S Cole | 1,342 | | N/A |
| | Labour | D Jones | 1,330 | | N/A |
| | Labour | J Jones | 1,293 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | B Fuller | 411 | 21.9 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | J Kelly | 377 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | L Ouzmann | 377 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | D Tanner | 376 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.2 | -2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,775 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (4 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Residents | D Grandison | 2,054 | 74.8 | +28.8 |
| | Residents | P Miller | 2,041 | | N/A |
| | Residents | C Jillings | 2,040 | | N/A |
| | Residents | C Ayres | 2,032 | | N/A |
| | Labour | E Bradley | 506 | 18.4 | -14.4 |
| | Labour | F Rusha | 496 | | N/A |
| | Labour | F Goodger | 485 | | N/A |
| | Labour | W Webb | 481 | | N/A |
| | Communist | D Connor | 185 | 6.7 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.3 | -2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,276 | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbrook

Eastbrook (4 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | F Tibble | 1,166 | 53.2 | -13.9 |
| | Labour | L Collins | 1,157 | | N/A |
| | Labour | J Thomas | 1,122 | | N/A |
| | Labour | J Lawrence | 1,082 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | R Johnson | 602 | 27.5 | +20.3 |
| | Conservative | A Middleton | 569 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | A Sabourin | 554 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | P Wilkins | 537 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | H Cooper | 268 | 12.2 | -9.5 |
| | Liberal | Y Dodman | 231 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | G Andrews | 224 | | N/A |
| | Communist | C King | 156 | 7.1 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.0 | -7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,751 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fanshaw

Fanshaw (4 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | M Warren | 1,221 | 63.4 | -7.0 |
| | Labour | F Jones | 1,214 | | N/A |
| | Labour | J Fackerell | 1,175 | | N/A |
| | Labour | B Walker | 1,174 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Watts | 408 | 21.2 | -2.5 |
| | Communist | K Madden | 296 | 15.4 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 18.9 | -7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,618 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gascoigne

Gascoigne (4 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J Engwell | 1,694 | 57.5 | -19.0 |
| | Labour | C Godfrey | 1,662 | | N/A |
| | Labour | H Howie | 1,613 | | N/A |
| | Labour | D Waters | 1,562 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | R Pool | 665 | 22.6 | +13.2 |
| | Conservative | A Gray | 655 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Barnett | 619 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | B Woodcock | 580 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | A Beadle | 393 | 13.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | P Nicholls | 336 | | N/A |
| | Communist | G Wake | 192 | 6.5 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.8 | -0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,763 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Heath

Heath (5 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | D Attridge | 1,189 | 49.6 | +35.3 |
| | Conservative | A East | 1,139 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | E Woods | 1,131 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | L Rimington | 1,124 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | W Padington | 1,111 | | N/A |
| | Labour | R Blackburn | 1,051 | 43.8 | -19.9 |
| | Labour | W Noyce | 1,013 | | N/A |
| | Labour | M Eales | 996 | | N/A |
| | Labour | H Powell | 946 | | N/A |
| | Labour | J Kendall | 944 | | N/A |
| | Communist | H Ott | 159 | 6.6 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.5 | -3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,869 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Longbridge

Longbridge (4 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | V Pool | 2,341 | 64.1 | +19.2 |
| | Conservative | C Pool | 2,307 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Dean | 2,161 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | D Barnett | 2,088 | | N/A |
| | Labour | F Butler | 1,313 | 35.9 | -19.2 |
| | Labour | L Senior | 1,284 | | N/A |
| | Labour | E Mansell | 1,254 | | N/A |
| | Labour | R Godfrey | 1,248 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.6 | -5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,671 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor (4 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | M Ball | 1,600 | 76.6 | -9.5 |
| | Labour | G Beane | 1,551 | | N/A |
| | Labour | M Preston | 1,509 | | N/A |
| | Labour | L Blake | 1,505 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | A Beasley | 489 | 23.4 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | I Fuller | 401 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Eden | 399 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | F Tisdell | 392 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.4 | -0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,231 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### River

River (4 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | D Dodd | 856 | 51.7 | -21.9 |
| | Labour | D Linehan | 769 | | N/A |
| | Labour | E Kitchen | 751 | | N/A |
| | Labour | F Spraggins | 730 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | T Fitzpatrick | 641 | 38.7 | +31.0 |
| | Conservative | J Anker | 633 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | M Whiter | 602 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | W Whiter | 574 | | N/A |
| | Communist | W Pocock | 160 | 9.7 | -6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | -6.6 | 18.9 | -6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,556 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Valence

Valence (4 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | G Brooker | 1,159 | 51.5 | -33.5 |
| | Labour | D Webb | 1,146 | | N/A |
| | Labour | S Warr | 1,141 | | N/A |
| | Labour | E Hennem | 1,072 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Harris | 486 | 21.6 | -10.7 |
| | Conservative | W Attridge | 444 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | A Sabourin | 415 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | S Herbert | 377 | | N/A |
| | Independent | H Larking | 339 | 15.1 | N/A |
| | Communist | H Bailey | 267 | 11.9 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.7 | -2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,637 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Village

Village (4 seats) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | A Rusha | 1,048 | 35.9 | -33.5 |
| | Labour | M Spencer | 992 | | N/A |
| | Labour | R Coster | 961 | | N/A |
| | Labour | H Tindell | 948 | | N/A |
| | Independent | A Fry | 681 | 23.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | T Edwards | 675 | 23.1 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | J Calver | 640 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Symes | 597 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | C Wilkens | 555 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | G Poole | 389 | 13.3 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | T Moody | 268 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | R Burlinson | 212 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | F Shaw | 186 | | N/A |
| | Communist | R Shannon | 129 | 4.4 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.7 | -4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,012 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 1968 and 1971

There were no by-elections.

