# 1968 Barking London Borough Council election

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

## Background

This election was the second local election since the borough was formed in 1964. Thus, incumbent councillors were seeking re-election for the first time. Labour was the only party that ran a full slate of candidates.

## Results

Despite the Conservatives winning 13 additional councillors, the Labour Party maintained control electing 32 councillors to the Conservatives 13 and Resident Association 4.

## Results by ward
### Abbey

Abbey (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T Woodcock | 1,749 | 53.8 | +18.2 |
| | Conservative | E Eden | 1,746 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Willmott | 1,732 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | R Hawken | 1,685 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Leonard Henstock | 1,042 | 32.0 | −15.9 |
| | Labour | Mary Bredo | 1,038 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Stan Sivell | 948 | | N/A |
| | Labour | John Ward | 884 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | D Wade | 462 | 14.2 | −2.2 |
| | Liberal | J Tyrell | 400 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | R Litchfield | 361 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | B Nicholls | 329 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.7 | −1.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,275 | | |
| | 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 | | |

### Cambell

Cambell (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Butler | 1,465 | 78.1 | −14.1 |
| | Labour | Sidney Cole | 1,342 | | N/A |
| | Labour | D Jones | 1,330 | | N/A |
| | Labour | James Jones | 1,293 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | B Fuller | 411 | 21.9 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | J Kelly | 377 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | L Ouzmann | 377 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | D Tanner | 376 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.2 | −2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,775 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Residents | D Grandison | 2,054 | 74.8 | +28.8 |
| | Residents | Peggy Miller | 2,041 | | N/A |
| | Residents | C Jillings | 2,040 | | N/A |
| | Residents | Cyril Ayres | 2,032 | | N/A |
| | Labour | E Bradley | 506 | 18.4 | −14.4 |
| | Labour | F Rusha | 496 | | N/A |
| | Labour | F Goodger | 485 | | N/A |
| | Labour | W Webb | 481 | | N/A |
| | Communist | D Connor | 185 | 6.7 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.3 | −2.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,276 | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Eastbrook

Eastbrook (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick Tibble | 1,166 | 53.2 | −13.9 |
| | Labour | Leonard Collins | 1,157 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Jack Thomas | 1,122 | | N/A |
| | Labour | J Lawrence | 1,082 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | R Johnson | 602 | 27.5 | +20.3 |
| | Conservative | A Middleton | 569 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | A Sabourin | 554 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | P Wilkins | 537 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | H Cooper | 268 | 12.2 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal | Y Dodman | 231 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | G Andrews | 224 | | N/A |
| | Communist | C King | 156 | 7.1 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.0 | −7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,751 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fanshawe

Fanshawe (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M Warren | 1,221 | 63.4 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | Frederick Jones | 1,214 | | N/A |
| | Labour | J Fackerell | 1,175 | | N/A |
| | Labour | B Walker | 1,174 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Watts | 408 | 21.2 | −2.5 |
| | Communist | K Madden | 296 | 15.4 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 18.9 | −7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,618 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gascoigne

Gascoigne (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J Engwell | 1,694 | 57.5 | −19.0 |
| | Labour | C Godfrey | 1,662 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Horace Howie | 1,613 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Douglas Waters | 1,562 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | R Pool | 665 | 22.6 | +13.2 |
| | Conservative | A Gray | 655 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Barnett | 619 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | B Woodcock | 580 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | Alan Beadle | 393 | 13.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | P Nicholls | 336 | | N/A |
| | Communist | G Wake | 192 | 6.5 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.8 | −0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,763 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Heath

Heath (5 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D Attridge | 1,189 | 49.6 | +35.3 |
| | Conservative | A East | 1,139 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | E Woods | 1,131 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | L Rimington | 1,124 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | W Padington | 1,111 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Richard Blackburn | 1,051 | 43.8 | −19.9 |
| | Labour | William Noyce | 1,013 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Matthew Eales | 996 | | N/A |
| | Labour | H Powell | 946 | | N/A |
| | Labour | J Kendall | 944 | | N/A |
| | Communist | Helena Ott | 159 | 6.6 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.5 | −3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,869 | | |
| | 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 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Longbridge

Longbridge (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | V Pool | 2,341 | 64.1 | +19.2 |
| | Conservative | C Pool | 2,307 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Dean | 2,161 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | D Barnett | 2,088 | | N/A |
| | Labour | F Butler | 1,313 | 35.9 | −19.2 |
| | Labour | L Senior | 1,284 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Eric Mansell | 1,254 | | N/A |
| | Labour | R Godfrey | 1,248 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.6 | −5.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,671 | | |
| | 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 | | |

### Manor

Manor (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maud Ball | 1,600 | 76.6 | −9.5 |
| | Labour | Gilbert Beane | 1,551 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Millicent Preston | 1,509 | | N/A |
| | Labour | L Blake | 1,505 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | A Beasley | 489 | 23.4 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | I Fuller | 401 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Eden | 399 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | F Tisdell | 392 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.4 | −0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,231 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### River

River (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Dodd | 856 | 51.7 | −21.9 |
| | Labour | D Linehan | 769 | | N/A |
| | Labour | E Kitchen | 751 | | N/A |
| | Labour | F Spraggins | 730 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | T Fitzpatrick | 641 | 38.7 | +31.0 |
| | Conservative | J Anker | 633 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | M Whiter | 602 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | W Whiter | 574 | | N/A |
| | Communist | W Pocock | 160 | 9.7 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | -6.6 | 18.9 | −6.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,556 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Valence

Valence (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Brooker | 1,159 | 51.5 | −33.5 |
| | Labour | D Webb | 1,146 | | N/A |
| | Labour | S Warr | 1,141 | | N/A |
| | Labour | E Hennem | 1,072 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Harris | 486 | 21.6 | −10.7 |
| | Conservative | W Attridge | 444 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | A Sabourin | 415 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | S Herbert | 377 | | N/A |
| | Independent | Harold Larking | 339 | 15.1 | N/A |
| | Communist | H Bailey | 267 | 11.9 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.7 | −2.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,637 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Village

Village (4 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Vic Rusha | 1,048 | 35.9 | −33.5 |
| | Labour | M Spencer | 992 | | N/A |
| | Labour | R Coster | 961 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Harry Tindell | 948 | | N/A |
| | Independent | A Fry | 681 | 23.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | T Edwards | 675 | 23.1 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | J Calver | 640 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | J Symes | 597 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | C Wilkens | 555 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | G Poole | 389 | 13.3 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | T Moody | 268 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | R Burlinson | 212 | | N/A |
| | Liberal | F Shaw | 186 | | N/A |
| | Communist | R Shannon | 129 | 4.4 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.7 | −4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,012 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 1968 and 1971

There were no by-elections.