 Major stood again as Councillor in the 1968 Lambeth London Borough Council election, this time for Ferndale ward.Though a Labour stronghold, the Conservatives received a huge boost following Enoch Powell's anti-immigration 'Rivers of Blood speech' in April 1968 and Major won, despite strongly disapproving of Powell's views.Major took a major interest in housing matters, with Lambeth notorious for overcrowding and poor quality rented accommodation.