1964 Greenwich London Borough Council election

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The 1964 Greenwich Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Greenwich 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 for the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Greenwich by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 140 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 27 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood at 58 and 16 respectively. Other candidates included 6 from the Communist party. There were 21 two-seat wards and 6 three-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got 9 aldermen and the Conservatives 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 Labour gain the new council with a majority of 38 after winning 49 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 36.0%. This turnout included 1,018 postal votes.

Ward results

Abbey Wood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. S. Ramsey2,006
Labour G. E. Offord2,005
Labour N. G. Burbridge1,843
Conservative C. H. Dean451
Conservative Mrs. F. A. Dean440
Conservative R. Gibbs427
Communist W. S. Spencer220
Turnout 2,52528.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Academy (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs. C. B. Jeffrey1,372
Labour G. S. Dean1,368
Conservative J. F. G. Benson679
Conservative J. P. Paine674
Turnout 2,10141.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Blackheath (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative I. Davison1,286
Conservative D. C. Thurley1,246
Labour Mrs. G. Williams741
Labour R. Blatchford716
Liberal R. Rugman357
Liberal R. Homes352
Turnout 2,39046.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Charlton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. E. Smith898
Labour W. Clarke872
Conservative S. G. Wayment214
Conservative T. Saunders206
Liberal Miss M. Ingram167
Liberal Mrs. R. B. Law150
Turnout 1,39628.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Coldharbour (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. J. Dean1,532
Labour W. A. G. Brooks1,530
Conservative Miss M. D. Cole613
Conservative W. S. Manners592
Turnout 2,15841.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Eastcombe (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. A. Saunders1,214
Labour Mrs. K. P. Bullard1,198
Conservative Miss R. Manners568
Conservative K. Stevens541
Turnout 1,79235.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Eltham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. S. M. Bradley1,579
Conservative F. B. Newland1,579
Labour Mrs. L. M. Sheppard880
Labour A. B. S. Soper877
Turnout 2,48247.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Eynsham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. A. Heath1,402
Labour N. R. J. Sims1,387
Communist R. M. Dobson85
Turnout 1,54128.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Hornfair (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. D. Moyle1,446
Labour R. Score1,421
Conservative Mrs. S. Busby665
Conservative Mrs. E. Stowell642
Communist L. Attenborough48
Turnout 2,15035.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Horn Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. A. Jeffrey1,414
Labour Mrs. N. A. E. Woods1,375
Conservative Mrs. E. R. M. Middleton1,072
Conservative B. J. Easton1,061
Turnout 2,50451.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Kidbrooke (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. A. Spurgeon1,507
Labour H. A. Read1,506
Labour G. Jones1,496
Conservative E. Branson572
Conservative Mrs. G. M. Barry550
Conservative W. Kidby544
Liberal R. Marsh354
Liberal P. Short340
Liberal R. S. Warwicker340
Communist D. Brown130
Turnout 2,49036.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Marsh (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs. A. Kennedy1,123
Labour Mrs. J. Chrisp1,084
Conservative F. Edwards151
Conservative E. Smithers134
Turnout 1,29126.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Middle Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs. H. Stroud1,316
Labour T. G. Blann1,307
Conservative H. I. Samuel670
Conservative P. T. S. Batterbury637
Turnout 2,02339.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
New Eltham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. W. H. Hulbert2,222
Conservative R. F. Fyson2,210
Conservative L. J. Smith2,197
Labour W. Hewlett2,034
Labour F. J. Munns1,985
Labour T. J. Welsh1,923
Turnout 4,24150.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Icough1,058
Labour H. C. Coutts1,057
Conservative C. Jones380
Conservative T. Wykes346
Communist E. W. Filer70
Turnout 1,50227.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St George's (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs. P. A. Middleton904
Labour Mrs. M. E. Polley890
Conservative J. W. Clarke270
Conservative J. C. Clarke268
Turnout 1,19128.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St Margaret's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. P. Hamilton1,621
Labour J. Dey1,613
Labour Mrs. A. E. Everitt1,609
Conservative N. Hughes-Narborough909
Conservative J. Helm875
Conservative G. E. Allen870
Liberal R. H. Smith327
Liberal V. J. Monk325
Liberal C. E. Smith293
Turnout 2,86733.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St Mary's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Williams1,524
Labour W. H. E. Flood1,489
Labour I. N. Smith1,487
Conservative Mrs. E. M. Flury390
Conservative Mrs. E. R. Sharp372
Conservative Mrs. D. M. Saunders370
Turnout 1,93730.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St Nicholas (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. F. Neve1,943
Labour H. F. Reilly1,938
Labour Mrs. M. I. Kingwell1,935
Conservative L. H. F. Bliss329
Conservative Miss C. F. S. Bell326
Conservative G. Gibbs325
Turnout 2,32025.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Sherard (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. T. Coombs1,582
Labour T. A. J. Malone1,540
Conservative A. G. Miles319
Conservative Mrs. I. D. Miles308
Communist Mrs. C. Clarke80
Turnout 1,94338.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Shooters Hill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. H. Miles1,862
Conservative A. M. Selves1,827
Labour A. W. Bassett979
Labour E. A. Chapman972
Liberal J. R. Hassall261
Liberal M. Newman245
Turnout 3,11960.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Slade (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs. J. E. Carroll1,057
Labour Mrs. D. M. Munns1,050
Conservative D. W. Sinclair279
Conservative R. Brian263
Liberal P. S. Mercer99
Liberal A. H. Hall96
Turnout 1,45426.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Trafalgar (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. J. Scales1,138
Labour L. Squirrell1,114
Conservative Mrs. A. L. Manners278
Conservative Miss M. K. Bailey259
Turnout 1,44029.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Vanbrugh (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. E. Pennington940
Conservative W. J. Manners879
Labour V. Cook837
Labour N. A. Edgerton830
Turnout 1,82237.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Well Hall (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs. M. J. Bradley1,672
Labour E. G. Bell1,668
Conservative D. D. Poston1,094
Conservative Mrs. J. M. Hoare1,092
Liberal P. M. McGarry171
Liberal G. A. Lamidey167
Turnout 2,98353.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. F. Strong792
Labour W. G. Darvill788
Conservative Dr. D. J. Gibson138
Conservative H. Hook124
Turnout 94919.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Woolwich (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. G. Mornington1,176
Labour Mrs. E. Mansell1,160
Conservative Mrs. V. A. Allen141
Conservative G. E. Sharpe140
Turnout 1,34125.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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References

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