# 1968 Camden London Borough Council election

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

## Ward results
### Adelaide

Adelaide (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Julian Tobin | 2,470 | 62.9 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Hennessey | 2,434 | |
| | Conservative | Madeleine Dumont | 2,426 | |
| | Conservative | Frederick Tuckman | 2,400 | |
| | Labour | Janet Whitaker | 1,120 | 26.6 |
| | Labour | Sheila Oakes | 1,035 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Borrows | 990 | |
| | Labour | Mark Bass | 976 | |
| | Liberal | Bernard Cohen | 391 | 9.2 |
| | Liberal | Douglas Close | 357 | |
| | Liberal | P. C. Hemelryk | 337 | |
| | Liberal | J. M. Flatman | 334 | |
| | Communist | Jack Gaster | 197 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Belsize

Belsize (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Evans | 2,355 | 56.9 |
| | Conservative | Irene Burnett | 2,346 | |
| | Conservative | Norman Oatway | 2,345 | |
| | Conservative | Julian Harrison | 2,328 | |
| | Labour | Edwin Lichtenstein | 1,330 | 31.8 |
| | Labour | Joseph Hughes | 1,322 | |
| | Labour | William Kellock | 1,308 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Soutter | 1,279 | |
| | Liberal | Tristram Adams | 488 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Darvall | 472 | |
| | Liberal | Angela Whitelegge | 448 | |
| | Liberal | Gerald Dowden | 445 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Harold Gould | 1,440 | 73.3 |
| | Conservative | Sidney Jaque | 1,440 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Jaque | 1,439 | |
| | Labour | David Carlton | 530 | 26.7 |
| | Labour | Keith Morrell | 522 | |
| | Labour | Eileen O'Connor | 522 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Camden

Camden (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Buckland | 1,616 | 50.4 |
| | Labour | Philip Hughes | 1,613 | |
| | Labour | Ivor Walker | 1,550 | |
| | Conservative | Leslie Langford | 1,518 | 46.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Plouviez | 1,513 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Mayer | 1,434 | |
| | Conservative | Olive Staples | 1,417 | |
| | Conservative | Monia Rynderman | 1,404 | |
| | Communist | Jock Nicholson | 266 | 2.1 |
| | Independent | Frederick Britt | 155 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Chalk Farm

Chalk Farm (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter J. Molony | 1,109 | 54.6 |
| | Conservative | George Radford | 1,019 | |
| | Labour | Edwin Rhodes | 818 | 40.1 |
| | Labour | John Sell | 748 | |
| | Liberal | Guy Rayne-Savagr | 207 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Euston

Euston (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nigel Burton | 660 | 51.6 |
| | Conservative | Horace Shooter | 638 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Kiddy | 539 | 42.5 |
| | Labour | Richard Madeley | 530 | |
| | Liberal | Roger Brooke | 147 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Gospel Oak

Gospel Oak (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Heath | 888 | 47.4 |
| | Labour | Charles Tate | 861 | 47.1 |
| | Labour | John Keohane | 837 | |
| | Conservative | James Surrey | 820 | |
| | Liberal | Alfred Cook | 199 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Grafton

Grafton (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Ratchford | 1,574 | 54.5 |
| | Labour | Joseph Richardson | 1,483 | |
| | Labour | Roy Shaw | 1,462 | |
| | Labour | Albert (Jock) Stallard | 1,411 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Sommerville | 1,200 | 43.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Gromm | 1,192 | |
| | Conservative | Muriel Hanscomb | 1,189 | |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Ray | 1,169 | |
| | Communist | Victor Heath | 200 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hampstead Central

Hampstead Central (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Finsberg | 1,965 | 64.2 |
| | Conservative | Sidney Torrance | 1,937 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald King | 1,909 | |
| | Labour | Peter Stephenson | 764 | 24.6 |
| | Labour | Barry Peskin | 740 | |
| | Labour | James Hill | 724 | |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Carter | 344 | 11.2 |
| | Liberal | Alison Snow | 343 | |
| | Liberal | Jillian Vasey | 328 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hampstead Town

Hampstead Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Knight | 2,191 | 57.9 |
| | Conservative | Arthur Roome | 2,162 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Smith | 2,119 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Clarke | 987 | 25.9 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Keohane | 958 | |
| | Labour | Phyllis Hymans | 946 | |
| | Liberal | Archie MacDonald | 587 | 14.4 |
| | Liberal | George Willett | 532 | |
| | Liberal | Sarah Khuner | 491 | |
| | Communist | Betty Tate | 200 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Highgate

Highgate (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Brooke | 2,185 | 59.4 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Walker | 2,165 | |
| | Conservative | Denis Friis | 2,119 | |
| | Labour | Peter Jonas | 1,275 | 35.1 |
| | Labour | John Palmer | 1,274 | |
| | Labour | Florence Freeman | 1,272 | |
| | Liberal | Joyce Arram | 216 | 3.9 |
| | Liberal | Richard Franklin | 207 | |
| | Communist | Winston Pinder | 174 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Holborn

Holborn (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Avery | 2,096 | 74.5 |
| | Conservative | John Barker | 2,094 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Greengross | 2,071 | |
| | Labour | Patricia Carlton | 728 | 25.5 |
| | Labour | Betty Grass | 706 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Davis | 705 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kilburn

Kilburn (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Humphreys | 1,420 | 49.5 |
| | Labour | Albert (Tim) Skinner | 1,388 | |
| | Labour | Edwin (Johnny) Johnson | 1,373 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Graham | 1,245 | 43.7 |
| | Conservative | Harriet Greenaway | 1,238 | |
| | Conservative | James Lemkin | 1,210 | |
| | Liberal | Colin Brown | 166 | 5.6 |
| | Liberal | Bickram Bhose | 158 | |
| | Liberal | Dawson France | 147 | |
| | Communist | Stella McEntire | 103 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### King's Cross

King's Cross (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Glendinning | 1,689 | 60.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Clarke | 1,680 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Morris | 1,672 | |
| | Labour | Beverley Rowe | 1,106 | 39.5 |
| | Labour | John Diamond | 1,096 | |
| | Labour | Louis Bondy | 1,083 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.0 |
| | 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 | |

### Priory

Priory (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Irene Ellis | 2,005 | 47.0 |
| | Conservative | Philippa Raymond-Cox | 2,003 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Raymond-Cox | 1,994 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Hilton | 1,972 | |
| | Labour | Jack Cooper | 1,838 | 42.0 |
| | Labour | Leila Campbell | 1,827 | |
| | Labour | John St. John | 1,774 | |
| | Labour | Enid Wistrich | 1,689 | |
| | Liberal | David Quirke | 417 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Whittle | 411 | |
| | Liberal | Robert Pellegrinetti | 405 | |
| | Liberal | Peter Rowntree | 391 | |
| | Communist | Barbara Champion | 228 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.4 |
| | 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 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Regent's Park

Regent's Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ernest Lee | 1,696 | 51.0 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Day | 1,681 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Turner | 1,670 | |
| | Labour | Richard Collins | 1,523 | 44.9 |
| | Labour | James Greenwood | 1,489 | |
| | Labour | John Mills | 1,433 | |
| | National Front | Raymond Shenton | 231 | 2.3 |
| | Communist | Aileen Boatman | 176 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.6 |
| | 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 | |

### St John's

St John's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roger Robinson | 1,367 | 55.9 |
| | Labour | Corin Hughes-Stanton | 1,248 | |
| | Labour | Ruth Howe | 1,217 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Blackburn | 1,038 | 44.1 |
| | Conservative | Martin Piper | 999 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Smith | 983 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St Pancras

St Pancras (4) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paddy O'Connor | 1,327 | 60.1 |
| | Labour | Samuel Fisher | 1,318 | |
| | Labour | Peter Best | 1,304 | |
| | Labour | William Oakshott | 1,293 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Crofts | 764 | 34.5 |
| | Conservative | A. MacWillson | 752 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Medcraft | 747 | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Deacon | 743 | |
| | Liberal | Jean Morgan | 180 | 4.0 |
| | Liberal | Ray Benad | 169 | |
| | Communist | David Guppy | 119 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### West End

West End (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Victor Lyon | 1,939 | 61.3 |
| | Conservative | Susan Ayliff | 1,935 | |
| | Conservative | Christine Stewart-Munro | 1,897 | |
| | Labour | Phil Turner | 957 | 30.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Cendrowicz | 955 | |
| | Labour | Grace Stevenson | 948 | |
| | Liberal | Nigel Barnes | 286 | 8.3 |
| | Liberal | Dorothy Willett | 266 | |
| | Liberal | Hans Kuhner | 232 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |