1968 Bromley London Borough Council election

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

Ward results

Beckenham

Anerley (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs M M Blackburn	963	48.2	+9.7
	Conservative	B D F Bennett	899
	Labour	Mrs M I F Harvey	819	41.0	−7.9
	Labour	Mrs. M. M. Read*	764
	Liberal	Mrs J G Offord	214	10.7	+0.4
	Liberal	Charles S Vassie	212
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Clock House (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. C. Higgins*
	Conservative	R White
	Labour	Mrs. Olga L. Roberts*
	Labour	D C Carter
	Liberal	Mrs W G Evans
	Liberal	R A Newton
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Copers Cope (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. J. J. Higgins*
	Conservative	H J Palmer
	Liberal	E W T Gilbert
	Liberal	Jeremy V. Cope
	Labour	S W Mayne
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Eden Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. M. J. Higgins*
	Conservative	R D Gregory
	Liberal	Heather Isabel Donovan
	Liberal	Mrs J Sanders
	Labour	Mrs E Belsey
	Labour	Mrs J M Eames
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lawrie Park & Kent House (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard D. Foister*		72.5
	Conservative	A. G. F. Mitchell*
	Labour	D R Roberts		13.8
	Liberal	Mrs H N Hogg		13.7
	Labour	R L Miller
	Liberal	R J Adamson
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manor House (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Francis J D Cooke*	1,859
	Conservative	M E Forster	1,851
	Liberal	David Edward Aubrey Crowe	1,564
	Liberal	Ian Phillips	1,498
	Labour	R J Irwin	287
	Labour	Mrs M R Bowyer	287
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penge (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles George Priest
	Conservative	Miss K M Candy
	Conservative	C R E Kember
	Labour	H. J. F Harvey*
	Labour	J. H. Read
	Labour	Barbara Pedley
	Liberal	William Huckin
	Liberal	J L Wheeler
	Liberal	A J B Whitelocke
	Independent	A F S Bolland
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Shortlands (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alfred T. Johnson*
	Conservative	A E Read
	Liberal	J Bratt
	Liberal	John R Canvin
	Labour	Dr Jan Pollert
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Wickham North (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Montague I Blasey
	Conservative	E. R. Smithers*
	Liberal	Peter A. Dodsworth
	Liberal	Mrs J I Alexander
	Labour	Mrs B J Roberts
	Labour	Christopher Richard Gaster
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Wickham South (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathleen Agnes Moore*
	Conservative	Kenneth V. Crask*
	Liberal	J E Jewell
	Liberal	Mrs L M Hudson
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bromley

Bromley Common (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon J C Randall
	Conservative	M G Law
	Conservative	Clive A L Brangwin
	Labour	Mrs. Naomi V. Carter*
	Labour	John Douglas Grant
	Labour	A. W Wright*
	Liberal	T J Gillespie
	Liberal	M J Edney
	Liberal	E J Stott
	Independent	A S J Duff
	Communist	Mrs E E Becow
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Keston & Hayes (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Horace Walter Haden*	3,026
	Conservative	James F. David*	2,869
	Conservative	Ernest Dennis Barkway	2,860
	Liberal	William Ivor Shipley	2,144
	Liberal	Brian Harry Taylor	2,057
	Liberal	Mrs D E Richmond	1,770
	Labour	Mrs D M Wright	281
	Labour	E Corbett	217
	Labour	Miss W E Cooper	191
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Martins Hill & Town (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Millar Wilkinson
	Conservative	W H Stephenson
	Conservative	Charles W Wilmot*
	Liberal	A V Luff
	Liberal	Walter Edward Philip Babbs
	Liberal	Mrs M M Coulson
	Labour	Miss D E Wickham
	Labour	Gordon Thomas Yates
	Labour	K W Bennison
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Plaistow & Sundridge (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. J. W. Eves*
	Conservative	R W Spon-Smith
	Conservative	R. A. Upton*
	Labour	Mrs D E Gallagher
	Labour	K A Munro
	Labour	C J Christopher
	Liberal	L Craddock
	Liberal	Miss A M Boot
	Liberal	D Rowe
	Independent	K L Bailey
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chislehurst

Bickley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A E Cox
	Conservative	Maurice Bentley Kenward
	Conservative	Michael Jon Neubert
	Liberal	W. Holliday
	Liberal	W R Edwards
	Liberal	D Hawes-Richards
	Labour	Mrs E Leys
	Labour	R Goss
	Labour	K E Axon
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chislehurst (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B D Farmer
	Conservative	Charles Christopher Seward Reeves
	Conservative	A F Parkinson
	Labour	Harold Taylor
	Labour	Edgar C H Smith
	Liberal	G R Ellis
	Labour	Miss P A Lathey
	Liberal	Mrs J M Minter
	Liberal	J Dulieu
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mottingham (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald William Huzzard
	Labour	J. P. Sheridan*
	Conservative	J D Thomas
	Conservative	T F Bonwick
	Liberal	R I Thompson
	Liberal	R J Payne
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

St Paul's Cray (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Alexander Sanderson*
	Labour	C E Stickings
	Labour	H J Belsey
	Conservative	Albert E. Stayte
	Conservative	Geoffrey H. Fennell
	Conservative	N A Row
	Liberal	Miss J. Furlanger
	Liberal	C E Day
	Liberal	E M McGuigan
	Communist	J. F Perham
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Orpington

Biggin Hill (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. Marjorie C. McClure*	1,614
	Conservative	Derek E. Saunders*	1,586
	Liberal	Philip Alan Golding	886
	Liberal	J G E Williams	827
	Labour	E J (Jack) Townsend	170
	Labour	Miss C M Squire	144
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Chelsfield (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dr J A Mansi	2,112
	Liberal	Patrick McNally*	1,994
	Conservative	C L Burgess	1,860
	Liberal	Michael Edwardes-Evans	1,804
	Labour	G Fielding	147
	Labour	Mrs G M Ford	138
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Darwin (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher David Mchenry Knox-Johnston*	1,007
	Liberal	Mrs Joyce M Carter	622
	Labour	G. A. Cox	38
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Farnborough (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs Sheila M Stead*
	Conservative	K A Pawsey
	Conservative	Mrs A M White
	Liberal	E A G Morris
	Liberal	Mrs E P Salmon
	Liberal	N R Brice
	Labour	Miss M J Healy
	Labour	J O McKeown
	Labour	D A Tytler
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goddington (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R A Davies	2,976
	Conservative	D A Heron	2,933
	Conservative	A J Day	2,916
	Liberal	P. A. R. Allwood*	2,695
	Liberal	J R Howitt	2,635
	Liberal	C. Robert Rayner	2,616
	Labour	S T Lack	212
	Labour	Gustav C White	201
	Labour	V G Upson	192
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Petts Wood (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Thomas Cox
	Conservative	Don D S Adams
	Conservative	F. J. Packer*
	Liberal	P A Gooch
	Liberal	Byrom Lees
	Liberal	Keith H Lock
	Labour	Mrs L L Lack
	Labour	W B Deller
	Labour	J McHendry
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Mary Cray (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ernest James Lovell*	1,590
	Liberal	A A Parfitt	1,510
	Conservative	K I Harding	1,222
	Conservative	Miss S M N Gready	1,167
	Labour	Mrs B M E Cox	470
	Labour	B Dibb	460
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing