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With an electorate of 5,319,023, there was a turnout of 41.1%. While a Conservative victory was thought likely, the scale of the victory surprised many people; the Conservative wins in Camden , Greenwich , Hammersmith and Haringey were particularly impressive. Among those defeated in the election were the Labour Leader, Bill Fiske in Havering by a Conservative team that included Jeffrey Archer , who was making his entrance into politics. Other notable politicians who had their first success at this election include Harvey Hinds (Labour, Southwark , later Chief Whip for Ken Livingstone ) and Christopher Bland (Conservative, Lewisham , later Chairman of the BBC ). Results BYELECTIONS 1967-1970 One of the successful Conservative candidates, Sheila Bradley (, 1968 the Conservatives held a seat at Bromley after the death of a councillor, and on December 12 of the same year the Conservatives held a seat at Havering after one of their councillors resigned. There were two seats vacant by the end of the term. A Conservative councillor for Harrow died on June 8 , 1969 and on January 8 , 1970 a Conservative councillor for Hammersmith was disqualified after failing to attend a meeting of the GLC or its committees for six months. |
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