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were held on 8 May 1968, alongside municipal elections across
Scotland. Of the councils 111 seats, 37 were up for election. The election saw Labour losing its majority for the first time since 1952, with the council being gained by a Progressive-Conservative alliance, who emerged from the election
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843:
878:
848:
689:
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893:
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798:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
858:
833:
823:
813:
853:
803:
793:
783:
773:
753:
697:
888:
868:
863:
818:
788:
778:
763:
758:
243:
768:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
1026:
1036:
908:
946:
956:
936:
989:
736:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
541:
521:
421:
356:
341:
296:
961:
951:
941:
931:
551:
236:
221:
732:
721:
979:
926:
642:
273:
536:
531:
526:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
486:
481:
476:
471:
466:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
436:
431:
426:
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406:
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371:
366:
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346:
336:
331:
326:
321:
316:
311:
306:
301:
291:
82:
984:
745:
971:
229:
1031:
1006:
140:
26:
111:
594:
265:
283:
33:
1005:
Elections in the London boroughs were due in May 1967, but were postponed one year by the
918:
727:
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36:
was composed of 44 Labour councillors, 54 Conservatives and
Progressives and 13 SNP.
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achieved a major breakthrough, winning a plurality of the popular vote and 13 seats.
214:"'SNP End Labour Control of Glasgow,'". Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1968.
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with a total of 54 of the council's 111 seats. The
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641:
593:
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282:
264:
705:
237:
8:
712:
698:
690:
244:
230:
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43:
206:
7:
733:1968 United Kingdom local elections
45:Glasgow Corporation election, 1968
14:
83:Progressive-Conservative alliance
726:
253:
22:Elections to Glasgow Corporation
1027:Glasgow City Council elections
1:
1037:1968 Scottish local elections
643:Strathclyde Regional Council
16:Scottish municipal election
1053:
1007:London Government Act 1967
1003:
49:
552:Glasgow District Council
32:Following the election,
27:Scottish National Party
844:Kensington and Chelsea
879:Richmond upon Thames
849:Kingston upon Thames
595:Glasgow City Council
266:Glasgow Town Council
259:Elections in Glasgow
284:Glasgow Corporation
46:
34:Glasgow Corporation
44:
1014:
1013:
972:City corporations
687:
686:
198:
197:
40:Aggregate results
1044:
1032:1960s in Glasgow
731:
730:
714:
707:
700:
691:
258:
257:
256:
246:
239:
232:
223:
216:
215:
211:
47:
1052:
1051:
1047:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1042:
1041:
1017:
1016:
1015:
1010:
999:
966:
919:County boroughs
913:
746:London boroughs
740:
725:
718:
688:
683:
637:
589:
546:
278:
260:
254:
252:
250:
220:
219:
213:
212:
208:
203:
42:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1050:
1048:
1040:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1019:
1018:
1012:
1011:
1004:
1001:
1000:
998:
997:
992:
987:
982:
976:
974:
968:
967:
965:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
942:Merthyr Tydfil
939:
934:
929:
923:
921:
915:
914:
912:
911:
906:
901:
899:Waltham Forest
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
750:
748:
742:
741:
719:
717:
716:
709:
702:
694:
685:
684:
682:
681:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
647:
645:
639:
638:
636:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
599:
597:
591:
590:
588:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
556:
554:
548:
547:
545:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
429:
424:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
374:
369:
364:
359:
354:
349:
344:
339:
334:
329:
324:
319:
314:
309:
304:
299:
294:
288:
286:
280:
279:
277:
276:
270:
268:
262:
261:
251:
249:
248:
241:
234:
226:
218:
217:
205:
204:
202:
199:
196:
195:
193:
190:
187:
185:
183:
181:
179:
176:
171:
167:
166:
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159:
154:
152:
150:
148:
146:
143:
138:
134:
133:
131:
128:
125:
123:
121:
119:
117:
114:
109:
105:
104:
102:
99:
96:
94:
92:
90:
88:
85:
80:
76:
75:
72:
69:
66:
63:
62:Net gain/loss
60:
57:
54:
51:
41:
38:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1049:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1008:
1002:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
977:
975:
973:
969:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
924:
922:
920:
916:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
894:Tower Hamlets
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
751:
749:
747:
743:
738:
734:
729:
723:
715:
710:
708:
703:
701:
696:
695:
692:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
648:
646:
644:
640:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
600:
598:
596:
592:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
557:
555:
553:
549:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
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478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
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443:
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438:
435:
433:
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428:
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423:
420:
418:
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410:
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403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
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378:
375:
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370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
338:
335:
333:
330:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
313:
310:
308:
305:
303:
300:
298:
295:
293:
290:
289:
287:
285:
281:
275:
272:
271:
269:
267:
263:
247:
242:
240:
235:
233:
228:
227:
224:
210:
207:
200:
194:
191:
188:
186:
184:
182:
180:
177:
175:
174:Other parties
172:
169:
168:
165:
163:
160:
158:
155:
153:
151:
149:
147:
144:
142:
139:
136:
135:
132:
129:
126:
124:
122:
120:
118:
115:
113:
110:
107:
106:
103:
100:
97:
95:
93:
91:
89:
86:
84:
81:
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68:Votes %
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65:Seats %
64:
61:
58:
55:
52:
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37:
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19:
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737:→ 1969
722:1967 ←
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909:Westminster
809:Hammersmith
1021:Categories
947:Manchester
904:Wandsworth
829:Hillingdon
201:References
990:Edinburgh
957:Sheffield
937:Liverpool
884:Southwark
874:Redbridge
839:Islington
799:Greenwich
680:Abolished
980:Aberdeen
859:Lewisham
834:Hounslow
824:Havering
814:Haringey
995:Glasgow
962:Swansea
952:Newport
927:Cardiff
854:Lambeth
804:Hackney
794:Enfield
784:Croydon
774:Bromley
754:Barking
192:10,075
170:
137:
130:68,538
108:
101:93,153
79:
59:Losses
985:Dundee
889:Sutton
869:Newham
864:Merton
819:Harrow
789:Ealing
779:Camden
764:Bexley
759:Barnet
162:96,505
112:Labour
71:Votes
56:Gains
53:Seats
50:Party
932:Leeds
769:Brent
127:25.5
98:34.7
676:1994
671:1990
666:1986
661:1982
656:1978
651:1974
633:2022
628:2017
623:2012
618:2007
613:2003
608:1999
603:1995
585:1992
580:1988
575:1984
570:1980
565:1977
560:1974
542:1973
537:1972
532:1971
527:1970
522:1969
517:1968
512:1967
507:1966
502:1965
497:1964
492:1963
487:1962
482:1961
477:1960
472:1959
467:1958
462:1957
457:1956
452:1955
447:1954
442:1953
437:1952
432:1951
427:1950
422:1949
417:1948
412:1947
407:1946
402:1945
397:1944
392:1943
387:1942
382:1941
377:1940
372:1939
367:1938
362:1937
357:1936
352:1935
347:1934
342:1933
337:1932
332:1931
327:1930
322:1929
317:1928
312:1927
307:1926
302:1925
297:1896
292:1895
274:1846
189:3.8
157:36.0
74:+/−
145:13
141:SNP
116:44
87:54
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