Election Name: | 1968 Camden Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Previous Election: | 1964 Camden London Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1964 |
Next Election: | 1971 Camden London Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1971 |
Seats For Election: | All 60 seats to Camden London Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Election Date: | 9 May 1968 |
Turnout: | 34.8% |
Leader1: | Geoffrey Finsberg |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Leaders Seat1: | Hampstead Central |
Last Election1: | 26 |
Seats1: | 42 |
Seat Change1: | 16 |
Percentage1: | 54.9% |
Leader2: | Charlie Ratchford |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Leaders Seat2: | Grafton |
Last Election2: | 34 |
Seats2: | 18 |
Seat Change2: | 16 |
Percentage2: | 38.5% |
Leader3: | Fred Cook |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Leaders Seat3: | None (defeated in Gospel Oak) |
Last Election3: | 0 |
Seats3: | 0 |
Percentage3: | 5.5% |
Leader | |
Before Election: | Charlie Ratchford |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Leader |
After Election: | Geoffrey Finsberg |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
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.[1]