The 1968 Brent Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Brent London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council. [1][2]
Background
Since the last election in 1964 the boundaries and number of wards were adjusted, increasing the total number of wards from 26 to 31.
Six new wards were created - Fryent, Roe Green, Sudbury Court, Town Hall, Wembley Central and Wembley Park; six (Alperton, Barham, Kenton, Kingsbury, Sudbury & Tokyngton) saw their representation reduced from 3 to 2 councillors and one ward (Preston) had its representation reduced from 3 councillors to 1 councillor. Eight other wards had minor boundary changes - Gladstone, Harlesden, Kensal Rise, Kilburn, Manor, Mapesbury, Queensbury & Queens Park.
Election result
Ward results
Alperton (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Barham (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brentwater (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Brondesbury Park (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Carlton (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Chamberlayne (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Church End (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Cricklewood (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Fryent (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Gladstone (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harlesden (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Kensal Rise (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Kenton (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kilburn (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kingsbury (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Manor (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Mapesbury (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Independent | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Preston (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Queensbury (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Queens Park (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Roe Green (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Roundwood (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St Raphael's (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stonebridge (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sudbury (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sudbury Court (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Tokyngton (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Town Hall (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Wembley Central (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Wembley Park (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Willesden Green (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Conservative | | | | |
| Labour | | | | |
| Communist | | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ BBC World news report on Brent elections
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.