Hammersmith London Borough Council election, 1968

The 1968 Hammersmith Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Hammersmith London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council.^[1]

These took place at the height of the unpopularity of the Labour Government. In Hammersmith from 52 Labour, 7 Conservative and 1 Liberal councillors at the commencement of the election the Conservatives, masterminded by John Putnam and Seton Forbes-Cockell (both of whom were elected Aldermen, won in every ward except White City, with two sitting Labour Councillors in Margravine and one in Sherbrooke elected in split votes.

It is generally accepted that the Conservative Party in Hammersmith have never had as talented a group as in 1968. Of the newly elected councillors David Ashby and Patrick Ground went on to Parliament, Ben Patterson to the European Parliament, Christopher Horne fought and lost twice. Jack Rose, a popular local GP, was for many years the Chairman of the British branch of Gamblers Anonymous. The business experience of Stuart Leishman, Kim Howe, John Akerman, Paul Dwyer, Peter Fane and Sir George Bull, together with the above mentioned Aldermen led to a business renaissance in the borough, which was cut short by Ted Heath's appalling unpopularity in 1971, and the excellent organisation of Labour agent Leslie Hilliard CBE, which led to all but two - one of whom Reg Simmerson promptly resigned for the party - being defeated.

Sir Samuel Salmon, the Chairman of J Lyons and Co , then a major local employer, Seton Forbes-Cockell and Gordon Field - the later after an abrasive and divisive election - served as Mayors from 1968-1971; William Smith and John Putman subsequently returned to the Council and were also elected Mayors.

Others were not so successful; bankrupt builder John Duff disappeared within months of the election; ILEA representative Simon de Voghelaere faced similar financial trouble, and Nick Bryce-Smith subsequently became involved in the Bradstock Insurance scandal.

In April 1987 Joan Caruana, Mayor of Hammersmith, hosted a gathering attended by 44 former members, officers and others connected with the 1968-71 council; it was the last public appearance of Lord Stewart of Fulham.

Ward results

Addison (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Arthur Belsham	1244	60.7
	Conservative	Eleanor Belsham	1,223
	Conservative	Douglas Ward	1192
	Labour	Ms P Alsten	708	34.6
	Labour	P Martin	693
	Labour	A Braggins	693
	Communist	H Goulding	96	4.7
Turnout				35.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Avonmore (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Harold Branton Brightley	1622	78.5
	Conservative	Reg Simmerson	1609
	Labour	I McCourt	443	21.5
	Labour	F Foes	435
Turnout				39.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadway (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sir George Bull	1128	39.1
	Conservative	Elizabeth Goodden	1038
	Conservative	John Pearce Gould	1020
	Liberal	Simon Knott	962	33.4
	Labour	George Simpson	793	27.5
	Labour	Mrs M Clarke	780
	Labour	C Howard	736
	Liberal	E Warren	683
	Liberal	R Groves	656
Turnout				44.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Brook Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gavin Tait	1533	64.5
	Conservative	Gordon Field	1521
	Conservative	Leslie Heading	1520
	Labour	J Headington	845	35.5
	Labour	R Philpot	845
	Labour	R Bowles	821
Turnout				39.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Colehill (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Kim Howe	1056	57.4
	Conservative	Molly Porter	1021
	Labour	Mrs George Dimmick	705	38.3
	Labour	George Dimmick	696
	Communist	G Hicks	78	4.2
Turnout				40.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

College Park & Old Oak (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Rodney Bowler	937	53.4
	Conservative	Francis Cherry	934
	Conservative	Kathy Boughton	911
	Labour	Frank Ing	818	46.6
	Labour	M Silverman	799
	Labour	H Perlin	790
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Coningham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Irene York	852	55.5
	Conservative	Henry Hammond	848
	Conservative	Tony Barker	840
	Labour	E Freeman	683
	Labour	L Freeman	679
	Labour	M Havelka	676
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Crabtree (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Christopher Horne	2203	64.2
	Conservative	David Ashby	2216
	Conservative	Delphine Joseph	2209
	Labour	Frank Banfield	1235	35.8
	Labour	Elizabeth Sears	1197
	Labour	J Evans	1190
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Gibbs Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James M. Mrs	1769
	Conservative	Arnold C.E	1760
	Conservative	Patterson G. B.	1760
	Labour	Collinson G.A.	780
	Labour	Moodie E. Mrs	762
	Labour	Perlin p. Mrs	735
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Grove (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Gibbons C.	1433
	Conservative	Boyce G.A.	1422
	Conservative	Godwin S.R.	1420
	Labour	Gosling E. R	1026
	Labour	Keppel F. E.	1012
	Labour	Morris T.	1010
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Halford (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Griffin W. E	1197
	Conservative	Jarvis M, M. Mrs	1163
	Conservative	Parkinson N. G. Cdr	1154
	Labour	Dyer H. E.	942
	Labour	Beckett J. C.	916
	Labour	Lashley R. T.	907
	Communist	Robson P. T.	117
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Margravine (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Ireland J.J.	1099
	Labour	Hill E.L.	1087
	Conservative	Holroyd R.	1067
	Conservative	Wearmouth W. H.	1041
	Labour	Stanley L. W.	1040
	Conservative	Emanuel I. M. Miss	1039
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Parsons Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Akerman J. F.	1865
	Conservative	Ground R.	1858
	Conservative	Paltridge A. Miss	1846
	Labour	Duff H.D.	1028
	Labour	King D. T.	1012
	Labour	Little B. Mrs	995
	Communist	Birch C.B.	145
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St Stephen's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Bryce-Smith N.	970
	Conservative	Duff J.	942
	Conservative	Falkiner G. M. Mrs	931
	Labour	Jones L.S.	653
	Labour	Brooker D, P,	646
	Labour	Hunt E.R.	634
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Sandford (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Ibbott E. C.	1282
	Conservative	Moody T.	1238
	Conservative	Trehearne S. Mrs	1224
	Labour	Browning J. M.	1148
	Labour	Cooper P. M. Miss	1127
	Labour	Barton P.J.	1109
	Communist	Boulton V. I.	238
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Sherbrooke (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Godwin-Austen J.J. Mrs	830
	Labour	Matthews S. A.	816
	Labour	Hall M.A.	810
	Conservative	Burland W. J.	807
	Communist	Ritchie T.A. Mrs	42
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Starch Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Smith W.C.	1849
	Conservative	Perry P.C	1841
	Conservative	Sexton M. E. Mrs	1832
	Labour	Johnson R. M. Mrs	850
	Labour	Bull J.C.	834
	Labour	Coventry W. A.	834
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sulivan (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Wagner C. M. Miss	1681
	Conservative	Ground C. Mrs	1664
	Conservative	De Voghelaere S. H.	1650
	Labour	Liardet C. J. Mrs	1334
	Labour	Powell A. F.	1316
	Labour	Wheeler T.	1271
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Town (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Dwyer P.G.	1735
	Conservative	Lilley S. F.	1696
	Conservative	Fane P.W.	1688
	Labour	Gray I.	1107
	Labour	Cox T.M.	1085
	Labour	Champion T. H.	1019
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

White City (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Powell B. T.	850
	Labour	Murrey D.R.	821
	Labour	Beresford R.	805
	Conservative	Sands C. T.	610
	Conservative	Puckle A. C.	607
	Conservative	Lockey R.S.	604
	Liberal	Clark R.J.	330
	Liberal	Coombes V. E. Mrs	323
	Liberal	Playle J.	316
	Communist	Gould J.	81
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Wormholt (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Rose J.H. Dr	1141
	Conservative	Carter D.	1126
	Conservative	Simpson A.W.	1060
	Labour	Ingram A.A.	973
	Labour	Breeze A. G.	943
	Labour	Martin A. J.	933
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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