1968 Merton London Borough Council election






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




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Election result


  • 3 Ward results


  • 4 References





Background



Election result



Ward results















































































































Cannon Hill (4)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Labour






Labour






Labour






Labour





Turnout





Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing
















































































































Mitcham Central (4)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Independent






Independent






Independent






Independent






Labour






Labour






Labour






Labour





Turnout





Independent gain from Residents

Swing




Independent gain from Residents

Swing




Independent gain from Residents

Swing




Independent gain from Residents

Swing


































































Mitcham East (2)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative






Conservative






Labour






Labour





Turnout





Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing
























































































































































Mitcham North (4)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Labour






Labour






Labour






Labour






Liberal






Liberal






Liberal






Liberal






Communist





Turnout





Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing
























































































































Mitcham South (4)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Labour






Labour






Labour






Labour






Communist





Turnout





Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing
























































































































Mitcham West (4)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Labour






Labour






Labour






Labour






Communist





Turnout





Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing
















































































































Morden (4)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Labour






Labour






Labour






Labour





Turnout





Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing
























































































































Priory (4)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Labour






Labour






Labour






Labour






Independent





Turnout





Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing
















































































































Ravensbury (4)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour






Labour






Labour






Labour






Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Conservative





Turnout





Labour hold

Swing




Labour hold

Swing




Labour hold

Swing




Labour hold

Swing
















































































































































West Barnes (4)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Liberal






Labour






Labour






Labour






Labour






Liberal






Liberal






Liberal





Turnout





Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing
















































































































































Wimbledon East (4)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Labour






Labour






Labour






Labour






Liberal






Liberal






Liberal






Liberal





Turnout





Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing
































































































































Wimbledon North (4)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Liberal






Liberal






Liberal






Liberal






Labour






Labour





Turnout





Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing
















































































































































Wimbledon South (4)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Labour






Labour






Labour






Labour






Liberal






Liberal






Liberal






Liberal





Turnout





Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing




Conservative gain from Labour

Swing
































































































































Wimbledon West (4)
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Conservative






Liberal






Liberal






Liberal






Liberal






Labour






Labour





Turnout





Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing




Conservative hold

Swing




References





  1. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}














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