1964 Harrow London Borough Council election

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The Harrow Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Harrow London Borough Council in London, England. The entire council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall 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 Municipal Borough of Harrow. This borough formed the new London Borough of Harrow by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 168 candidates stood in the election for the 56 seats being contested across 15 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 50 candidates. Other candidates included 6 from the Communist party. There were 7 three-seat wards, 5 four-seat wards and 3 five-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 6 aldermen and Labour 3.

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 16 after winning 36 of the 56 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 43.0%. This turnout included 793 postal votes.

Ward results

Belmont (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward John Harkett1,899
Conservative Edward George Buckle1,898
Conservative George Colborne Hill1,897
Labour Walter F Griffin728
Labour K D Reeves723
Labour R G Taylor647
Liberal Thomas R Burke474
Liberal H J Sergeant433
Liberal Cyril Alfred B Aldridge429
Turnout 3,08737.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Harrow Weald (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin George V Barson2,754
Labour Archibald James Eckert2,690
Labour Bernard M Cohen2,634
Labour D J Sleigh2,505
Conservative James D Charter1,805
Conservative Mrs V Charter1,736
Conservative Mrs M Apollo1,725
Conservative J E Palmer1,619
Liberal Ronald Everitt703
Liberal H C Cooper577
Liberal Terence I Jones576
Liberal R J E Owen576
Communist H J Tuttle121
Turnout 5,09251.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Harrow-on-the-Hill & Greenhill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William E Jones1,438
Conservative Charles Edward Stenhouse1,423
Conservative W E N Wormald1,400
Labour J R Green675
Labour G E Clayton648
Labour R F Short612
Liberal F A Farmer403
Liberal Mrs M Sorrell367
Liberal R S Montgomerie357
Turnout 2,49132.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Headstone (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Owen George Collins1,974
Conservative Harold Richard Sheldrake1,940
Conservative William Archibald Tackley1,897
Liberal Geoffrey Owen Abbott1,004
Liberal Mrs Audrey E Beauchamp906
Liberal Richard J Denney797
Labour Joseph T M Blackman540
Labour F D Flower535
Labour A H Bolton505
Turnout 3,39744.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Kenton (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony C Cocksedge2,517
Conservative Mrs Marie Martha H E Haslam2,376
Conservative Eric William Harry Feakins2,240
Conservative J D Statham2,214
Liberal Dennis Frederick Joyner1,925
Liberal Dr Ivan M Roitt1,835
Liberal H W Chapman1,795
Liberal E W Husband1,764
Labour M M Keir985
Labour Mrs A Beasley973
Labour M A Mills958
Labour R C Barson956
Turnout 5,16454.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Pinner North & Hatch End (5)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cyril G Ellement4,109
Conservative Mrs Isobel Muriel Potts4,048
Conservative Harold Trevor Mote4,014
Conservative M D Hartley-Hill3,972
Conservative N Graham Hines3,956
Liberal Edwin J H Francis916
Liberal B Domb808
Liberal C J James799
Liberal H Young795
Liberal Klaus W Eliel764
Labour Peter Antony Fletcher520
Labour Mrs D M Hinton512
Labour F W Hinton495
Labour C B King483
Labour Mrs M C B Morley480
Turnout 5,40541.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Pinner South (5)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs D A Nott-Cock3,601
Conservative Alfred George Sellers3,591
Conservative Owen W N Cock3,585
Conservative William Sydney Clack3,571
Conservative Charles Ernest Jordan3,543
Liberal W R Westaway1,004
Liberal W H D Little990
Liberal G R Davis974
Liberal T W Kettle956
Liberal J S Anthony953
Labour J L Clark947
Labour Colin Litchfield802
Labour Jeremy P Lansdell788
Labour Mrs A M Littlehales759
Labour G A Tempest753
Turnout 5,44742.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Queensbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs Eva E Davies2,098
Labour R Bailey2,042
Labour Henry I Harris2,020
Conservative Michael A Carmody1,116
Conservative Frederick L Le Franc1,064
Conservative Miss N Harker1,044
Communist James P Roche129
Turnout 3,28337.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Roxbourne (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glyn Davies1,703
Labour A H Tidmarsh1,676
Conservative J W Nickolay1,667
Labour P W Underwood1,661
Conservative Harold Grainger1,645
Conservative A E Thomas1,630
Liberal Mrs Eileen J Colledge1,292
Liberal Arthur A Fawthrop1,287
Liberal Edgar G Wilmott1,285
Turnout 4,66851.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Roxeth (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John S Campbell2,233
Labour Mrs Doris I Edwards2,160
Labour A R Judge2,130
Labour I W Mackay2,061
Conservative L D Bowman1,949
Conservative Miss Cherisy P Cawood1,939
Conservative E R Chalker1,918
Conservative E K Cornes1,810
Liberal John C Connolly765
Liberal Mrs L A O Harrison694
Liberal A Forrest668
Liberal M Sewell-Rutter624
Communist R R C Morris123
Turnout 4,84345.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Stanmore North (5)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Francis Gibbons2,741
Conservative Frank L Rees2,741
Conservative Derrick B Rouse2,677
Conservative Albert Edward Peter Farquhar MacRae2,676
Conservative Mrs Nan Rees2,669
Labour S Bishop774
Labour Reginald A Russell771
Labour Henry Kilkenny752
Labour D F Tomsett733
Labour Horace Alan H Riches648
Liberal Mrs Marjorie H Jackson530
Liberal Michael E Hannah523
Liberal M D Colne513
Liberal Willy Paul460
Liberal J B Ladley438
Communist Richard Thomas Gooding161
Turnout 4,07032.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Stanmore South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred James Lovell2,025
Labour William Ody Allen1,982
Labour Mrs Sarah R Edgeworth1,968
Conservative Edward C P Taylor1,027
Conservative J C Medcalf1,025
Conservative D A Maddocks1,014
Communist R A Ward133
Turnout 3,13638.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Wealdstone North (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H G Grange2,738
Labour Mrs Amelia M. Carey2,725
Labour Cyril B Harrison2,692
Labour D J R Howard2,448
Conservative D W Pratt1,522
Conservative T D Jones1,516
Conservative F G Saxby1,504
Conservative Arthur B C Turner1,501
Liberal H V Goss884
Liberal Mrs B E Burbery666
Liberal M B Sorrell619
Liberal R J Kitcher608
Communist Joseph Marshall119
Turnout 4,99846.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Wealdstone South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D S O Smith1,687
Conservative Frederick William C Adkins1,679
Conservative Stanley Russell Miller1,614
Labour Charles Morley1,087
Labour J Lesser1,022
Labour A H Elderton1,016
Liberal Mrs M M Husband628
Liberal C P Dobson621
Liberal P Jeffery621
Turnout 3,42742.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
West Harrow (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A O’Loughlin1,920
Conservative B C A Turner1,856
Conservative Derek H J Hart1,851
Conservative Charles Frederick J. Low1,834
Labour F Mutton1,502
Labour S H Roan1,477
Labour Frederick S Davies1,474
Labour E Beasley1,441
Liberal David J Leonard899
Liberal P R Coleby894
Liberal Cyril C. Chadley879
Liberal Mrs P Coleby866
Turnout 4,30845.8
Conservative win (new seat)
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.
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