1964 Camden London Borough Council election

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1964 Camden Council election
7 May 1964 1968  

All 60 seats to Camden London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout35.6%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Seats won34260

Leader

Charlie Ratchford
Labour

The 1964 Camden Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council. [1]

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Background

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of Holborn and Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Camden by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 169 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 19 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 31 candidates. Other candidates included 14 from the Communist party, 2 Independents and 2 Independent Labour. There were 10 three-seat wards, 6 four-seat wards and 3 two-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got 8 aldermen and the Conservatives 2.

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

Election result

The results saw Labour gain the new council with a majority of 8 after winning 34 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 35.6%. This turnout included 1,347 postal votes.

Ward results

Adelaide

Adelaide (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Madeleine du Mont 2,152
Conservative Richard Butterfield 2,134
Conservative Julian Tobin 2,131
Conservative Howard Sugden 2,123
Labour William Page1,399
Labour Margaret Maxwell1,398
Labour Michael Read1,384
Labour Thomas Sargant1,329
Liberal Richard Michael Norton375
Liberal Graham Knight364
Liberal Nigel Seymer362
Liberal Barbara Bridger349
Communist Ernest Woods152
Turnout 3,97335.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Belsize

Belsize (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman Oatway 2,045
Conservative Stanley Duncan 2,028
Conservative Alexandrina Burnett 2,015
Conservative Leslie Room 2,009
Labour Lyndal Evans1,651
Labour Sheila Oakes1,649
Labour Bernard Taylor1,616
Labour Arthur Soutter1,585
Liberal Margaret Darvall585
Liberal Percy Brian Anderson575
Liberal G. H. Willett571
Liberal Doris Watson564
Communist Timothy Webb146
Turnout 4,31139.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Gould 1,390
Conservative William Ridd 1,386
Conservative Sidney Jaque 1,383
Labour Gyuri Wagner1,118
Labour Frank Dobson 1,110
Labour Irene Wagner1,097
Turnout 2,54432.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Camden

Camden (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Barker 2,279
Labour James Buckland 2,267
Labour Peggy Duff 2,203
Labour Peter Jonas 2,154
Conservative Beatrice Bundock799
Conservative Frederick Hayward738
Conservative Elizabeth Love736
Conservative Amy Kinder721
Liberal Joyce Arram252
Liberal Jock Nicolson238
Liberal Jessie Fleming233
Liberal Anne Roberts198
Communist Dorothy Willett198
Communist Margaret Rockall151
Turnout 3,37829.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Chalk Farm

Chalk Farm (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hilda Chandler 1,082
Labour Joseph Richardson 1,055
Conservative Anthony Boosey775
Conservative Patricia Hayward771
Communist Walter Rees108
Turnout 1,94132.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Euston

Euston (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Millie Miller 738
Labour Peter Best 730
Conservative Edward Bowman677
Conservative Horace Shooter649
Turnout 1,43329.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Gospel Oak

Gospel Oak (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alexander Sullivan 1,257
Labour Charles Tate 1,212
Conservative Anthony Dey560
Conservative Denis Friis557
Communist Kenneth Herbert130
Turnout 1,90534.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Grafton

Grafton (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Ratchford 2,777
Labour Albert (Jock) Stallard 2,685
Labour Roy Shaw 2,671
Labour Derick Annison 2,621
Conservative Daphne Green710
Conservative Christina Brennan625
Conservative Esther Purves621
Conservative George Paulley604
Communist Donald Cook323
Communist Harry Jackson257
Turnout 3,54728.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hampstead Central

Hampstead Central (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Evans 1,596
Conservative Sidney Torrance 1,594
Conservative Geoffrey Finsberg 1,577
Labour Nancy Silverman928
Labour Henry Totten911
Labour Philip Turner872
Liberal Michael Watson382
Liberal Mary Barling380
Liberal David Sacker374
Turnout 2,88735.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hampstead Town

Hampstead Town (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Knight 1,961
Conservative Arthur Roome 1,955
Conservative Luigi Denza 1,947
Labour Joan Hymans1,146
Labour Thomas Mahoney1,127
Labour Janek Langer1,121
Liberal Pamela Frankau694
Liberal Sarah Khuner668
Liberal Archibald Macdonald 656
Turnout 3,78343.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Highgate

Highgate (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Morton 2,067
Conservative William Brennan 2,062
Conservative Roland Walker 2,054
Labour Corin Hughes-Stanton1,465
Labour Richard Andrews1,440
Labour Ivy Tate1,380
Communist Walter Davis276
Turnout 3,62247.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Holborn

Holborn (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert Shaw 2,063
Conservative Alan Greengross 2,060
Conservative John Barker 2,040
Labour Iris Bonham1,662
Labour Betty Grass1,642
Labour Ruth Howe1,613
Liberal James Hamilton188
Liberal Joan Morris174
Liberal Yvonne Taylor162
Turnout 3,94442.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kilburn

Kilburn (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victor Bonafont 1,813
Labour Albert (Tim) Skinner 1,768
Labour Robert Humphreys 1,763
Conservative Angus Macdonald653
Conservative Pamela King644
Conservative Winifred Peard633
Liberal Nigel Barnes171
Liberal Gwendoline Martin165
Liberal Ronald Sampson164
Communist Estella McEntire71
Turnout 2,67631.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

King's Cross

King's Cross (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clifford Tucker 1,876
Labour John Diamond 1,857
Labour Arthur Graves 1,810
Conservative Joyce Burgess1,523
Conservative William McGowan1,492
Conservative Thomas Morris 1,473
Turnout 3,41036.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Priory

Priory (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leila Campbell 2,147
Labour Jack Cooper 2,116
Labour John St. John 2,098
Labour Enid Wistrich 2,011
Conservative Irene Ellis1,557
Conservative Anthony Pickford1,557
Conservative Joan Dunsford1,553
Conservative Charles Power1,545
Liberal Arthur Stitt322
Liberal Mary De la Mahotiere319
Liberal David Harris319
Liberal Bonamy Bradby301
Communist Frederick Hill159
Turnout 4,06237.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Regent's Park

Regent's Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Collins 2,299
Labour James Greenwood 2,298
Labour Grace Lee 2,260
Conservative Harold Bright1,319
Conservative Keith Chalkley1,316
Conservative Margaret Saville1,300
Communist Colin Boatman189
Turnout 3,74440.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St John's

St John's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roger Robinson 1,601
Labour Gillian Macfarlane 1,554
Labour Richard Rowe 1,538
Conservative George Hathway605
Conservative Betty Gall592
Conservative Ann Smith590
Communist Peter Richards188
Turnout 2,27031.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Pancras

St Pancras (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Oakshott 2,113
Labour Paddy O'Connor 2,111
Labour Sidney Munn 2,081
Labour Samuel Fisher 2,076
Conservative John Glendinning495
Conservative Eileen Wright476
Conservative Henry Salter475
Conservative Josephine Robins473
Independent Labour Thomas Linehan291
Independent Labour Margaret Munro224
Independent Malcolm Davies184
Independent John Mandeville154
Turnout 2,87629.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

West End

West End (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victor Lyon 1,686
Conservative Lindsay Cullen 1,684
Conservative Susan Ayliff 1,651
Labour Grace Stevenson1,536
Labour Michael Cendrowicz1,494
Labour Ernest Wistrich1,482
Liberal Robert Druiff372
Liberal Felix Kraft372
Liberal Eric Abrahams351
Communist Terrance Thomas125
Turnout 3,62637.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.