1968 Hackney London Borough Council election

The 1968 Hackney Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Hackney 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

Brownswood (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Chatham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Clissold (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Dalston (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Ind. Conservative
	Ind. Conservative
	Ind. Conservative
	Independent
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

De Beauvoir (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Defoe (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
	Communist
	Communist
	Communist
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Downs (5)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Haggerston (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		Uncontested
	Labour		Uncontested
Turnout			n/a	n/a
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Kingsmead (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Leabridge (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Moorfields (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

New River (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. J. Lobenstein	1,180	47.2
	Liberal	Jack Bright	1,176
	Labour	Miss L Karpin*	1,152	46.1
	Labour	S. Mather*	1,118
	Liberal	S Gresham	1,113
	Labour	T S Pittson	1,100
	Communist	W J Piggin	169	6.8
Turnout				30.6
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Northfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Northwold (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Queensbridge (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Rectory (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Springfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Liberal
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour
	Labour
	Labour
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Communist
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Wenlock (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		Uncontested
	Labour		Uncontested
	Labour		Uncontested
Turnout			n/a	n/a
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Wick (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Conservative
	Labour
	Conservative
	Labour
	Labour
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing