# 1968 Brent London Borough Council election

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.

## 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.

## Ward results

Alperton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Communist | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Barham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Brentwater (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Brondesbury Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Carlton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Communist | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Chamberlayne (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Communist | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Church End (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Communist | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Cricklewood (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Fryent (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | | | |
| | Conservative | | | | |
| | Labour | | | | |
| | Labour | | | | |
| | Liberal | | | | |
| | Liberal | | | | |
| | Independent | | | | |
| | Communist | | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Gladstone (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Harlesden (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Communist | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Kensal Rise (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Communist | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Kenton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Kilburn (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Communist | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Kingsbury (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Communist | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Manor (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Communist | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Mapesbury (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Independent | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Preston (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Labour | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Queensbury (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Queens Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Roe Green (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | | | |
| | Conservative | | | | |
| | Labour | | | | |
| | Labour | | | | |
| | Liberal | | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Roundwood (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Communist | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
St Raphael's (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Communist | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Stonebridge (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Liberal | | |
| | Communist | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Sudbury (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Sudbury Court (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | | | |
| | Labour | | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Tokyngton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Town Hall (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | | | |
| | Conservative | | | | |
| | Labour | | | | |
| | Labour | | | | |
| | Communist | | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Wembley Central (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | | | |
| | Conservative | | | | |
| | Labour | | | | |
| | Labour | | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Wembley Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | | | |
| | Conservative | | | | |
| | Liberal | | | | |
| | Liberal | | | | |
| | Labour | | | | |
| | Labour | | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
Willesden Green (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Communist | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |