1964 Barnet London Borough Council election

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1964 Barnet London Borough Council election
7 May 1964 1968  →
All 56 seats to Barnet London Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout46.1
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats won37136
Percentage43.5%28.7%27.1%
Council control before election

Not applicable

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1964 Barnet Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained control of the council.

Contents

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Finchley, Municipal Borough of Hendon, Barnet Urban District, East Barnet Urban District and Friern Barnet Urban District. These boroughs and districts were joined to form the new London Borough of Barnet by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 175 candidates stood in the election for the 56 seats being contested across 30 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood at least one candidate in each ward. Other candidates included 7 from the Communist Party and 1 independent. There were 13 three-seat wards (the former boroughs of Finchley and Hendon) and 17 one-seat wards (the former urban districts of Barnet, East Barnet and Friern Barnet).

This election also had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 6 aldermen, Labour 2 and the Liberals 1.

The Council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965.

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives gain the new council with a majority of 24 after winning 37 of the 56 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 46.1%. This turnout included 1,332 postal votes.

Barnet Local Election Result 1964 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 37370+3766.143.599,525+43.5
  Labour 13130+1323.228.765,676+28.7
  Liberal 660+610.727.161,975+27.1
  Communist 00000.00.4904+0.4
  Independent 00000.00.2548+0.2

Ward results

Arkley East

Arkley East (1 seat) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs. C. D. Hopkins 678
Conservative E. V. Griffin674
Liberal N. H. Morris351
Turnout 1,70551.1
Labour win (new seat)

Arkley West

Arkley West (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs. J. E. Pudney 772
Conservative Kenneth A. Ainsworth648
Liberal Mrs. J. K. Briveau145
Turnout 1,56445.9
Labour win (new seat)

Barnet North

Barnet North (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ernest Cheason 690
Independent D. G. Cheeseman548
Labour Mrs. A. H. Mealing510
Liberal K. J. Fowler272
Turnout 2,03755.1
Conservative win (new seat)

Barnet South

Barnet South (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Percy George Henry Woodruff 1,111
Liberal K. W. R. Burrough623
Labour E. P. Gardner598
Turnout 2,33547.7
Conservative win (new seat)

Brunswick Park

Brunswick Park (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. B. Passingham 1,145
Liberal E. L. Knight948
Conservative B. Gibbs883
Turnout 2,98360.2
Labour win (new seat)

Burnt Oak

Burnt Oak (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. S. Champion 3,094
Labour A. Paul 3,039
Labour R. Robinson 2,999
Conservative G. Leach387
Conservative Mrs. G. Holland378
Conservative Miss S. Risdon374
Liberal Miss J. Allen143
Liberal D. Martindale135
Communist A. Legg116
Turnout 3,66634.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Child's Hill

Child's Hill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. W. Hughes 1,829
Conservative A. Young 1,825
Conservative N. R. Sutton 1,811
Labour Mrs. M. C. Tyler1,310
Labour R. Collins1,307
Labour R. D. Harvey1,284
Liberal L. W. Bailey867
Liberal A. D. Mercer863
Liberal Mrs. J. D. Caine860
Turnout 4,05938.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cockfosters

Cockfosters (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. A. J. Gunning 805
Conservative A. W. P. Fawcett605
Liberal Mrs. B. M. Craymer386
Turnout 1,79754.4
Labour win (new seat)

East Barnet

East Barnet (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Cutts-Watson 1,043
Labour R. H. Mann722
Liberal S. A. Davis519
Turnout 2,28954.4
Conservative win (new seat)

Edgware

Edgware (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Felton 2,564
Conservative H. R. Brooks 2,537
Conservative R. Porcas 2,406
Labour Mrs. P. Moyse1,831
Labour D. Goldman1,821
Labour M. Katz1,804
Liberal M. Ingram873
Liberal John Holmes857
Liberal Oswald Rosalki839
Communist W. Wayne145
Turnout 5,20039.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Finchley Central

Finchley Central (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman James Sapsted 2,615
Conservative Leslie George Snelling 2,578
Conservative Keith M Klean 2,565
Liberal J. S. Hill1,706
Liberal H.A. Allwood1,666
Liberal L.W. Watkins1,636
Labour N. Birch1,405
Labour B. Quinn1,291
Labour Mrs. M. Root1,250
Communist A. Winsloe118
Turnout 5,71046.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Finchley East

Finchley East (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. W. Webb 2,359
Liberal Alan D. Cohen 2,303
Liberal Anthony H. Tibber 2,280
Conservative M. King2,024
Conservative R. A. F. Ferguson1,895
Conservative K. A. Bexley1,886
Labour J. W. Watkins1,571
Labour D. R. Allen1,502
Labour Yvonne Sieve1,475
Communist L. E. Segal187
Turnout 5,98648.9
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Finchley North

Finchley North (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William George Hart 2,751
Conservative Frank Dale Gibson 2,720
Conservative Victor Howard Usher 2,703
Liberal C. A. Roberts2,051
Liberal Douglas Robert Creed2,009
Liberal Alexander N R Gunn1,842
Labour G. Dunn1,148
Labour J. Burke984
Labour S. Wills937
Communist B. Shore137
Turnout 5,86751.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Finchley West

Finchley West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Murray Medway 3,184
Liberal Leonard Sattin 3,092
Liberal Frank Davis 3,087
Conservative F. W. Riches2,840
Conservative V. S. Francis2,771
Conservative C. E. White2,693
Labour Mrs. R. Y. Green800
Labour Mrs. S. H. Harris795
Labour W. Maycock786
Turnout 6,82054.9
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Friern Barnet Central

Friern Barnet Central (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Albert Edward Tomlinson 654
Conservative J. E. Pickering567
Liberal J. Walters437
Turnout 1,66551.4
Labour win (new seat)

Friern Barnet East

Friern Barnet East (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. H. Flesher 985
Liberal K. E. Ruge842
Labour Mrs. L. F. Spaul225
Turnout 2,05856.2
Conservative win (new seat)

Friern Barnet North

Friern Barnet North (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. H. Tangye 1,108
Liberal A. H. J. Parsons252
Labour Mrs. B. M. Slade172
Turnout 1,53645.8
Conservative win (new seat)

Friern Barnet South

Friern Barnet South (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. C. George 884
Conservative P. J. Van der Spiegel504
Liberal H. C. Bass327
Turnout 1,71841.3
Labour win (new seat)

Friern Barnet West

Friern Barnet West (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. E. Constable 1,213
Liberal K. J. Norman981
Labour D. A. James235
Turnout 2,43656.7
Conservative win (new seat)

Garden Suburb

Garden Suburb (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. A. Sharman 2,089
Conservative P. D. Mendel 2,027
Conservative R. J. Finigan 1,954
Liberal Quintin Joseph Iwi1,424
Liberal Jean Mary Henderson 1,422
Liberal Mrs. P. K. H. Young1,300
Labour Mrs. N. McGregor580
Labour Mrs. M. Shields577
Labour Miss I. Stearn552
Communist J. W. Pinder173
Turnout 4,12344.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Golders Green

Golders Green (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. R. A. Freedman 1,678
Conservative C. F. Harris 1,652
Conservative G. J. Dickins 1,603
Labour Mrs. J. Miller1,548
Labour Mrs. B. R. Scharf1,524
Labour T. H. Barnes1,389
Liberal E. B. Davis932
Liberal Philip L. Smulian895
Liberal Mrs. P. Fiander849
Turnout 4,16541.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hadley

Hadley (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. H. Jobbins 941
Liberal R. F. Williamson643
Labour J. D. O’Brien339
Turnout 1,92450.7
Conservative win (new seat)

Hendon Central

Hendon Central (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie A Hills 2,509
Conservative W. Lloyd-Taylor 2,446
Conservative T. Stewart 2,375
Liberal D. T. Baron1,804
Liberal K. Farrow1,804
Liberal I. Scott1,797
Labour R. Snowdon822
Labour D. Wilkes812
Labour R. Lyons805
Turnout 5,12945.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Lyonsdown

Lyonsdown (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. A. E. Asker 1,214
Liberal D. Redmond460
Labour Mrs. M. Rilstone255
Turnout 1,93148.9
Conservative win (new seat)

Mill Hill

Mill Hill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. Clara M. Thubrun 4,542
Conservative A. P. Fletcher 4,411
Conservative D. F. Simons 4,308
Labour Mrs. M. Nissel1,671
Labour W. Marlow1,663
Labour H. Zion1,570
Liberal Mrs. A. Price-Davies1,366
Liberal O. Williams1,252
Liberal A. Gilbey1,214
Turnout 7,52144.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

New Barnet

New Barnet (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Seagroatt 829
Conservative R. L. Biddle547
Liberal D. G. Sexton283
Communist B. Marcus28
Turnout 1,69548.8
Labour win (new seat)

Osidge

Osidge (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. B. Lewis 1,431
Liberal W. J. Lee1,155
Labour N. Langford256
Turnout 2,84953.6
Conservative win (new seat)

Park

Park (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Gordon-Lee 1,836
Conservative Mrs. N. I. Cullinane 1,808
Conservative John W Shock 1,763
Labour B. A. Le Mare1,456
Labour Mrs. R. Jobson1,409
Labour H. Rayner1,407
Liberal P. Meyer950
Liberal S. Shipton897
Liberal K. Brown895
Turnout 4,26040.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Totteridge

Totteridge (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. M. Franklin 1,323
Liberal J. I. Karet261
Labour V. G. Marchesi191
Turnout 1,77644.8
Conservative win (new seat)

West Hendon

West Hendon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. E. McCormack 2,132
Labour F. L. Tyler 2,064
Labour L. Marks 1,992
Conservative Miss G. O’Connell1,017
Conservative Mrs. J. Partridge945
Conservative A. G. Risdon923
Liberal B. S. Wrigley559
Liberal S. Saunders543
Liberal P. Price535
Turnout 3,63736.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

By-elections between 1964 and 1968

There were no by-elections. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London County Council. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London County Council. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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