# 1968 Sutton London Borough Council election

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

## Background

A total of 127 candidates, down from 157 in 1964 stood in the election for the 51 seats being contested across 25 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative Party, while Labour stood 48 candidates, the Liberals stood 16 candidates, the Residents Association stood 10 candidates, and the Communist Party stood 2 candidates. There were 24 two-seat wards and 1 three-seat ward.

## Election result

Sutton Local Election Result 1968 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 41 | 11 | | 11 | 80.4 | 63.0 | 57,962 |
| Labour | 7 | | 10 | 10 | 13.7 | 21.2 | 19,510 |
| Residents | 3 | 1 | | 1 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 8,454 |
| Liberal | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 6.5 | 5,988 |
| Communist | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 99 |

## Ward results

Beddington North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G.E.W. Eve | 742 | 17.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Granthier | 733 | 17.6 |
| | Conservative | C.B. Hill | 721 | 17.3 |
| | Labour | H. Fox | 697 | 16.7 |
| | Residents | Mrs M.M. Heath | 647 | 15.5 |
| | Residents | B.J. Carr | 633 | 15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,173 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
(Residents and Ratepayers)
Beddington South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W.R. Hadden | 1,499 | 27.5 |
| | Conservative | F.G. Caunt | 1,450 | 26.6 |
| | Residents | P.L. Miller | 951 | 17.4 |
| | Residents | R.C. Pitt | 918 | 16.8 |
| | Labour | E.I. Marshall | 334 | 6.1 |
| | Labour | M.D. Simmons | 303 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,455 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
(Residents and Ratepayers)
Belmont (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J.C. Cox | 1,750 | 46.3 |
| | Conservative | F.G. Moore | 1,728 | 45.7 |
| | Labour | Dr V. Marks | 164 | 4.3 |
| | Labour | Mrs P.M. Brennan | 140 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,782 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Carshalton Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C.W.M. McDowell | 1,038 | 43.7 |
| | Conservative | D.H.T. Salari | 1,005 | 42.3 |
| | Labour | Mrs J.S.C. Crowley | 170 | 7.2 |
| | Labour | Mrs J. Markan | 164 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,377 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Carshalton North East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | F. Hartshorn | 1,311 | 21.4 |
| | Conservative | J.W. Dunn | 1,329 | 21.3 |
| | Conservative | G.W. Ballard | 1,309 | 21.0 |
| | Labour | Mrs S.J. Buck | 766 | 12.3 |
| | Labour | H.L. Markan | 757 | 12.1 |
| | Labour | G.W. Ballard | 739 | 11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,231 | |
| | 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 | |
Carshalton North West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G.D. Coombs | 1,343 | 41.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Slater | 1,300 | 40.5 |
| | Labour | E.F. Long | 298 | 9.3 |
| | Labour | Miss J.H. Moyser | 272 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,213 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Carshalton St Helier North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C.J. Goodall | 1,097 | 38.7 |
| | Labour | H. Ferguson | 1,080 | 38.1 |
| | Conservative | B. Perowne | 330 | 11.6 |
| | Conservative | P. Robinson | 326 | 11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,833 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Carshalton St Helier South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P.J. Bassett | 1,081 | 40.0 |
| | Labour | Mrs B.D. Vernon | 998 | 36.9 |
| | Conservative | Miss W. Gordon | 295 | 10.9 |
| | Conservative | C. Belsey | 289 | 10.7 |
| | Communist | P.B. Kane | 39 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,702 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Carshalton St Helier West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E.W. Goodall | 1,165 | 37.3 |
| | Labour | Mrs J.M. Morgan | 1,088 | 34.8 |
| | Conservative | Miss C.A. Gould | 472 | 15.1 |
| | Conservative | J.W. Pidgeon | 400 | 12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,125 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Carshalton South East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G.F. Everitt | 1,618 | 43.4 |
| | Conservative | B.C. Fleming | 1,547 | 41.5 |
| | Labour | R.D. Everington | 296 | 7.9 |
| | Labour | J.G. Morgan | 264 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,725 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Carshalton South West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A.R. Wakefield | 1,495 | 39.2 |
| | Conservative | K.J. Martin | 1,486 | 39.0 |
| | Liberal | H.J. Sainsbury | 355 | 9.3 |
| | Liberal | J.G. Waller | 344 | 9.0 |
| | Labour | E.T. James | 68 | 1.8 |
| | Labour | Mrs M.E. Chapman | 67 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,815 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Cheam North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Miss A.M. Burrington | 1,305 | 27.7 |
| | Conservative | P.J.M Sinclair | 1,288 | 27.3 |
| | Liberal | D.A. Bigg | 594 | 12.6 |
| | Liberal | J.H. Hayns | 577 | 12.2 |
| | Labour | Mrs H.O. Judd | 490 | 10.4 |
| | Labour | J. Dowsett | 463 | 9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,717 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Cheam South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G.P. Tobin | 1,929 | 48.4 |
| | Conservative | E.G. Trevor | 1,920 | 48.2 |
| | Labour | D. Jarman | 69 | 1.7 |
| | Labour | Mrs F. Lines | 64 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,982 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Cheam West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C.R.C. Fenson | 1,399 | 39.7 |
| | Conservative | L.S. Hill | 1,378 | 39.1 |
| | Liberal | A.J. Eagles | 264 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal | F.W. Sharp | 248 | 7.0 |
| | Labour | Mrs L.B.M. Barton | 123 | 3.5 |
| | Labour | L.P. Taft | 113 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,525 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sutton Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R.J. Jordan | 675 | 24.0 |
| | Conservative | D.P. Thomas | 661 | 23.5 |
| | Labour | E.C. Marshall | 533 | 19.0 |
| | Labour | Sidney James Barton | 452 | 16.1 |
| | Liberal | G.R. Watkin | 217 | 7.7 |
| | Liberal | A. Toots | 211 | 7.5 |
| | Communist | H. Cole | 60 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,809 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Sutton East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H.D. Burton | 748 | 34.0 |
| | Conservative | D. Edey | 745 | 33.9 |
| | Liberal | D.E. Strong | 195 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal | R.H. Insoll | 193 | 8.8 |
| | Labour | R.S. Williams | 159 | 7.2 |
| | Labour | F.W. Frewer | 157 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,197 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sutton North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | L.R. Brown | 1,111 | 42.5 |
| | Conservative | D.P. Madden | 1,110 | 42.4 |
| | Labour | A.C.T. Shepherd | 203 | 7.8 |
| | Labour | S.C. Terry | 192 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,616 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sutton North East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S.F. Lever | 1,338 | 38.0 |
| | Conservative | N.G. Shelley | 1,328 | 37.7 |
| | Labour | E. Greenhalgh | 434 | 12.3 |
| | Labour | A.J. Barker | 420 | 11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,520 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sutton South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J.J. Nicholls | 1,215 | 44.8 |
| | Conservative | Mrs M.R. Grimes | 1,207 | 44.5 |
| | Labour | Miss J.K. Leech | 158 | 5.8 |
| | Labour | L.F. Starey | 135 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,715 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sutton South East (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T.F. Gadd | 1,367 | 41.4 |
| | Conservative | Miss F.A. Blackler | 1,350 | 40.9 |
| | Liberal | I. Nicholls | 295 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal | W.A. Neil | 288 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,300 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wallington Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | E.W. Harding | 1,140 | 26.4 |
| | Conservative | Cdr E.G. Mason | 1,110 | 25.7 |
| | Residents | P.M. Prendergast | 838 | 19.4 |
| | Residents | R. Wane | 791 | 18.3 |
| | Labour | C.J. Brown | 223 | 5.2 |
| | Labour | J. Willmott | 217 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,319 | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | |
(Residents and Ratepayers)
Wallington North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | J.L. Izard | 686 | 19.5 |
| | Conservative | R.J.M. Akhurst | 625 | 17.7 |
| | Conservative | A.T. Jackson | 607 | 17.2 |
| | Residents | C.T. O'Reilly | 602 | 17.1 |
| | Labour | M.C. Smith | 506 | 14.4 |
| | Labour | Miss I.S.E. Tomlin | 497 | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,523 | |
| | Residents gain from Labour | Residents gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
(Residents and Ratepayers)
Wallington South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | H. Haydon | 1,280 | 27.7 |
| | Residents | H.R.C. Sawyers | 1,108 | 23.9 |
| | Conservative | D.F. Cockerill | 1,058 | 22.9 |
| | Conservative | C.A. Gaze | 1,038 | 22.4 |
| | Labour | L.A. Marchesi | 145 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,629 | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
(Residents and Ratepayers)
Worcester Park North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | N.F. Paul | 1,549 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative | H. Sunderland | 1,535 | 33.9 |
| | Labour | H.F.L. Insoll | 427 | 9.4 |
| | Labour | Miss A.M.L. Hill | 426 | 9.4 |
| | Liberal | Mrs F.L. Seymour-Lee | 314 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal | B.C. Twyman | 280 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,531 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Worcester Park South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R.W. Ellis | 1,226 | 29.2 |
| | Conservative | W.D. Milne | 1,206 | 28.7 |
| | Liberal | A.H. Shaw | 807 | 19.2 |
| | Liberal | D.J. Eagle | 806 | 19.2 |
| | Labour | Mrs J.G. Baker | 77 | 1.8 |
| | Labour | J.W. Bradly | 77 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,199 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |