1968 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election

The 1968 Waltham Forest Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Waltham Forest 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

Cann Hall (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Chapel End (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Chingford Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Residents
	Residents
	Residents
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

Chingford North West (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Residents
	Residents
	Residents
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

Chingford South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Residents
	Residents
	Residents
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

Forest (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Residents
	Residents
	Residents
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Hale End (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

High Street (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Residents
	Residents
	Residents
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Higham Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	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

Hoe Street (3)

Party		Candidate	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

Lea Bridge (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Leyton (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Leytonstone (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Residents
	Residents
	Residents
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St James Street (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Residents
	Residents
	Residents
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Wood Street (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

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