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    Local Elections 1969

    Local Elections 1969 was held on 8 May 1969. 2,268 seats were filled across 1,624 wards and divisions in 255 councils, from 4,507 candidates. Conservative Party won 1,083, Independent won 428 and The Labour Party won 413.

    Date
    8 May 1969
    Seats filled
    2,268
    Candidates
    4,507
    Councils
    255
    Local Elections 1969: seats and votes by party
    PartyCandidatesSeats wonVotesVote share
    Conservative Party1,4331,0831,224,20342.2%
    Independent672428340,90411.7%
    The Labour Party1,444413828,39628.5%
    LIB345102197,6546.8%
    Unknown / not stated997818,4740.6%
    The Liberal Party17565107,9333.7%
    Rpa883557,0172.0%
    RA362636,4251.3%
    Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales47725,0300.9%
    R.A17510,0770.3%
    BEA445,6180.2%
    IndLab1033,7010.1%
    CG223,1410.1%
    Cit522,5800.1%
    Res.A222,0350.1%
    MA221,2680.0%
    COMM5318,6040.3%
    Communist2415,0260.2%
    IndCon613,5000.1%
    RES211,8990.1%
    TEN211,8990.1%
    Prog111,5520.1%
    I.Rpa211,4240.0%
    TA211,1870.0%
    RRA111,1500.0%
    RR211,0270.0%
    T.P.Lab115040.0%
    Ten.A402,0370.1%
    T.A401,5750.1%
    R&R401,2250.0%
    ILP101,1920.0%
    OO105410.0%
    Ndm104600.0%
    Other103600.0%
    P C102890.0%
    National Front102450.0%
    Union202440.0%
    NF102240.0%
    RTA202200.0%
    W.Nat102050.0%
    Local Elections 1969: results by council
    CouncilWards / divisionsSeats filledLargest partyIts seats
    Abergavenny Borough Council34Conservative3
    Aberystwyth Borough Council35Independent4
    Abingdon Borough Council66Conservative5
    Accrington Borough Council99Conservative6
    Aldeburgh14Independent4
    Aldershot49Conservative9
    Altrincham Borough Council89Conservative8
    Andover Borough Council45Conservative4
    APPLEBY24Independent4
    Arundel Borough Council14Independent3
    Ashton under Lyne Borough Council12Conservative2
    Ashton-under-Lyne611Conservative9
    Aylesbury37Conservative5
    Bacup Borough Council66Conservative4
    Banbury66Conservative5
    Bangor Borough Council47Independent4
    Barnstaple Borough Council66Unknown4
    Barry Borough Council78Conservative6
    Basingstoke Borough Council67Conservative5
    Batley Borough Council58Conservative3
    Beaumaris Borough Council14Independent4
    Bebington Borough Council99Conservative8
    Beccles Borough Council15Conservative4
    Bedford89Conservative9
    Berwick-upon-Tweed66Independent4
    BEVERLEY27Independent6
    Bewdley33Independent2
    Bexhill Borough Council66Conservative5
    Bideford Borough Council14Independent4
    Blandford Forum Borough Council15Independent5
    Blyth Borough Council510Labour6
    Brackley Borough Council14Unknown4
    Brecon Borough Council44Independent2
    Bridgwater66Labour4
    Bridlington Borough Council66Independent6
    Bridport Borough Council28The Liberal Party2
    Brighouse Borough Council77Conservative5
    Buckingham Borough Council14Independent4
    Bury St Edmunds Borough Council912Independent7
    Buxton Borough Council66Conservative3
    Caernarvon Borough Council46Independent5
    Calne Borough Council25The Liberal Party2
    Cambridge1111Conservative9
    Cambridge Borough Council11Conservative1
    Cardigan Borough Council14Independent4
    Carmarthen13Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales1
    Carmarthen Borough Council13Independent2
    Castleford Borough Council99Labour7
    Chard Borough Council14Conservative4
    Chatham Borough Council55Conservative5
    Chelmsford49Conservative9
    Cheltenham66Conservative5
    Cheltenham Borough Council33The Liberal Party1
    Chesterfield1112Conservative10
    Chippenham Borough Council36The Liberal Party2
    Chipping Norton Borough Council14Conservative2
    Chorley48Conservative8
    Christchurch11Independent1
    Clitheroe Borough Council14Conservative3
    Colchester99Conservative7
    Colne Borough Council66Conservative5
    Colwyn Bay Borough Council77Independent6
    Congleton48Conservative4
    Conway Borough Council55Independent3
    Cowbridge14Independent3
    Crewe Borough Council88Labour4
    Crosby Borough Council88Conservative5
    Dartford69Conservative7
    Dartmouth Borough Council16Independent6
    Darwen Borough Council66Conservative4
    Daventry25Independent3
    Denbigh Borough Council14Independent4
    Devizes Borough Council38Conservative5
    Dorchester Borough Council36Unknown4
    Droitwich Borough Council15Independent3
    Dukinfield Borough Council37Conservative5
    Dunstable Borough Council66Conservative5
    Durham77Independent5
    East Retford Borough Council37Conservative4
    Eastleigh77Conservative4
    Eccles66Conservative5
    Eccles Borough Council22Labour1
    Ellesmere Port Borough Council77Labour5
    Epsom & Ewell Borough Council11Labour1
    Epsom And Ewell910RA10
    Falmouth Borough Council44Labour2
    Farnworth33Labour2
    Farnworth Borough Council33Conservative2
    Faversham33Conservative2
    Faversham Borough Council12Conservative2
    Fleetwood Borough Council67Conservative7
    Flint Borough Council66Conservative4
    Folkestone Borough Council911Conservative9
    Glastonbury Borough Council14Conservative2
    Glossop Borough Council36Conservative3
    Goole Borough Council67Unknown4
    Grantham Borough Council66Conservative4
    Gravesend Borough Council88Conservative7
    Great Torrington Borough Council14Unknown4
    Guildford99Conservative8
    Halesowen Borough Council77Conservative4
    Harrogate77Conservative4
    Harrogate Borough Council22Conservative1
    Harwich Borough Council45Independent3
    Haslingden Borough Council66Conservative5
    Haverfordwest Borough Council14Independent4
    Hedon Borough Council14Independent4
    Helston Borough Council24Independent4
    Hemel Hempstead78Conservative6
    Hemel Hempstead Borough Council22Conservative2
    Henley on Thames Borough Council24Unknown2
    Hereford66Conservative5
    Hereford Borough Council11Conservative1
    Heywood Borough Council99Conservative8
    High Wycombe Borough Council36Conservative4
    Higham Ferrers Borough Council14Conservative3
    Honiton Borough Council27Unknown7
    Hove99Conservative9
    Hove Borough Council11Conservative1
    Hyde Borough Council36Conservative3
    Hythe Borough Council45Conservative4
    Ilkeston Borough Council66Conservative2
    Jarrow Borough Council66Labour5
    Keighley88Conservative8
    Keighley Borough Council22Conservative1
    Kendal Borough Council66Unknown4
    Kettering67Conservative5
    Kettering Borough Council55Unknown4
    Kidderminster Borough Council77Conservative5
    Kidwelly Borough Council14Independent2
    Lampeter Borough Council17Independent7
    Lancaster1415Conservative10
    Leamington Spa Borough Council44Conservative4
    Leigh Borough Council88Labour4
    Leominster13Conservative2
    Leominster Borough Council11Unknown1
    Lewes24Conservative4
    Lewes Borough Council12Conservative2
    Lichfield69Conservative6
    Liskeard Borough Council15Independent5
    Llandovery Borough Council14Independent4
    Llanelly Borough Council36Labour6
    Llanfyllin Borough Council14Independent4
    Llanidloes Borough Council15Independent3
    Loughborough77Conservative4
    Louth Borough Council55Conservative2
    Lowestoft Borough Council1010Conservative8
    Lydd Borough Council14Independent4
    Lyme Regis Borough Council15Unknown5
    Lymington Borough Council99Unknown8
    Lytham St Anne's Borough Council89Conservative6
    Macclesfield714Conservative11
    Maidenhead Borough Council55Conservative4
    Maidstone89Conservative5
    Maldon25Conservative5
    Malmesbury Borough Council14Independent4
    Mansfield69Conservative6
    Margate Borough Council88Conservative6
    Middleton Borough Council99Conservative6
    Monmouth25Conservative4
    MONTGOMERY12Independent2
    Montgomery Borough Council12Independent2
    Morecambe & Heysham Borough Council44Conservative2
    Morley Borough Council1111Independent7
    Morpeth Borough Council14Independent4
    Mossley Borough Council36The Liberal Party4
    Neath24Labour2
    Neath Borough Council12Communist1
    Nelson88Labour5
    New Romney Borough Council14Independent4
    NEWARK66Conservative6
    Newbury36Conservative3
    Newcastle-under-Lyme1212Conservative7
    Newport (isle of Wight) Borough Council66Unknown6
    Nuneaton Borough Council88Conservative5
    Okehampton Borough Council14Independent4
    Ossett Borough Council44Conservative2
    Penryn Borough Council14Labour2
    Peterborough1013Conservative6
    Pontefract Borough Council66Conservative4
    Poole1012Conservative11
    Poole Borough Council11Conservative1
    Port Talbot Borough Council88Labour5
    Prestwich Borough Council66Conservative4
    Pudsey78Conservative7
    Pwllheli Borough Council24Independent4
    Radcliffe Borough Council59Conservative7
    Rawtenstall Borough Council67Conservative7
    Rhondda1010Labour9
    Rhondda Borough Council11Labour1
    Ripon Borough Council24Conservative3
    Romsey Borough Council14Conservative3
    Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough Council48Conservative8
    Rugby99Conservative7
    Ruthin Borough Council14Independent4
    Sale Borough Council78Conservative6
    Salisbury67Conservative6
    Salisbury Borough Council55Conservative5
    Sandwich Borough Council14Conservative2
    Scarborough66Conservative6
    Scunthorpe1011Labour6
    Shaftesbury14Independent3
    Shrewsbury1111Conservative10
    Slough1111Conservative11
    Southwold Borough Council14Independent4
    Spenborough Borough Council1010Conservative8
    St Albans77Conservative6
    Stafford89Independent9
    Stafford Borough Council11Independent1
    Stalybridge Borough Council48The Liberal Party5
    Stamford Borough Council36Conservative6
    Stourbridge Borough Council88Conservative6
    Stratford-On-Avon48RA4
    Stretford Borough Council88Conservative8
    Sudbury Borough Council14Conservative2
    Sutton Coldfield1011Conservative9
    Swinton & Pendlebury Borough Council77Conservative6
    Tamworth410Rpa5
    Taunton Borough Council77Conservative3
    Tenby Borough Council13Independent3
    Tenterden Borough Council15Independent5
    Tewkesbury14LIB2
    Tiverton Borough Council36Unknown3
    Todmorden Borough Council66Conservative3
    Totnes Borough Council14Independent3
    Truro Borough Council26Independent6
    Wallingford Borough Council14The Liberal Party2
    Wallsend Borough Council917Labour14
    Wareham Borough Council14Independent4
    Warwick59Conservative6
    Watford1111Conservative7
    Wells Borough Council16Conservative3
    Welshpool Borough Council44Independent3
    Weston-Super-Mare88Conservative6
    Weymouth & Melcombe Regis Borough Council1010Conservative5
    Whitehaven Borough Council66Labour3
    Whitley Bay88Conservative8
    Whitley Bay Borough Council11Conservative1
    Widnes Borough Council89Conservative7
    Wilton Borough Council14Independent4
    Winchester44Conservative4
    Winchester Borough Council22Unknown2
    Windsor Borough Council510Conservative9
    Wisbech Borough Council48Conservative7
    Wokingham66Conservative5
    Woodstock14Independent4
    Workington46Labour5
    Workington Borough Council12Conservative1
    Worksop Borough Council66Labour3
    Worthing48Conservative4
    Worthing Borough Council77Unknown5
    Wrexham77Independent3
    Wrexham Borough Council22Independent1
    YEOVIL474713Conservative302
    Yeovil Borough Council67Conservative5

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