1964 Havering London Borough Council election

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1964 Havering London Borough Council election
7 May 1964 (1964-05-07) 1968  →
All 55 seats to the Havering London Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
Turnout40.9%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LAB
CON
IND
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won271612
Popular vote76,61652,85834,865
Percentage43.2%29.8%19.6%

The 1964 Havering Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went into no overall control.

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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 Romford and Hornchurch Urban District. The borough and urban district was joined to form the new London Borough of Havering by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 146 candidates stood in the election for the 55 seats being contested across 20 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 44 and 19 respectively. Other candidates included 24 Independents and 4 Communists. There were 15 three-seat wards and 5 two-seat wards.

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

Results

General election of councillors

The results saw no party gain overall control of the new council with Labour winning 27 and the Conservatives winning 16 of the 55 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 40.9%. This turnout included 713 postal votes. [1] [2] [3]

1964 Havering London Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 27NewNewNew49.143.276,616New
  Conservative 16NewNewNew29.129.852,858New
  Independent 12NewNewNew21.819.634,865New
  Liberal 0NewNewNew0.07.212,821New
  Communist 0NewNewNew0.00.2365New

Aldermanic election

In addition to the 55 councillors, there were nine aldermen elected by the council. [4] The four aldermen with the least votes were elected to serve until 1967 (subsequently extended to 1968) and the other five until 1970 (subsequently extended to 1971). [lower-alpha 1]

Aldermen elected in 1964, to retire in 1967:

PartyAlderman
Labour Lawrence Carroll
Labour Arthur Latham
Labour Olive Roberts
Conservative John Whale

Aldermen elected in 1964, to retire in 1970:

PartyAlderman
Independent Alan Good
Independent Kenneth Hay
Conservative Jack Moultrie
Conservative Bill Sibley
Labour Arthur Twigger [lower-alpha 2]

The aldermen divided four to Labour, three to the Conservatives and two Independents.

Ward results

Bedfords

Bedfords (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Evan Davies 1,600
Conservative Stanley Shute 1,587
Labour H. Sherlock765
Labour F. Wood748
Independent T. Hunt299
Independent D. Bates281
Turnout 2,68343.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Central

Central (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Hawkesworth 1,827
Labour A. Thomas 1,728
Labour Reta Coffin 1,721
Conservative A. Smith1,294
Conservative M. Course1,277
Conservative V. Eades1,211
Independent F. Daly382
Independent M. Bates322
Turnout 3,35041.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Collier Row

Collier Row (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Mills 1,907
Labour William Cole 1,883
Labour I. Barker 1,816
Conservative W. Falk1,262
Conservative E. Joslin1,159
Conservative D. Ratcliffe1,129
Independent J. Higgs446
Turnout 3,35540.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cranham

Cranham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alan Good 2,586
Independent M. Ansell 2,515
Independent F. Powell 2,429
Labour W. Gillman1,137
Conservative G. Panormo1,017
Conservative D. Walker1,004
Labour V. Walton994
Labour R. Whitworth979
Turnout 4,59145.3
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Elm Park

Elm Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lawrence Carroll 2,355
Labour M. Hurley 2,349
Labour Stanley Heath-Coleman 2,346
Liberal G. Hogan708
Liberal G. Horey676
Liberal L. Blows626
Conservative W. Harris559
Turnout 3,47740.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Emerson Park

Emerson Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Moultrie 2,312
Conservative E. Foye 2,305
Conservative Bill Sibley 2,271
Labour S. Mugaseth1,225
Labour P. Rudlin1,222
Labour V. Murphy1,207
Liberal W. West828
Liberal O. Hill722
Liberal A. Watts712
Turnout 4,34146.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gidea Park

Gidea Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Johnson 1,596
Conservative John Whale 1,582
Independent E. Bates349
Labour A. Houghton347
Labour A. Mills316
Turnout 2,18839.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gooshays

Gooshays (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Olive Roberts 1,011
Labour A. Day 971
Labour F. Smyth 949
Liberal C. Brewster397
Liberal E. Ashford264
Conservative R. Mereweather236
Conservative W. Scates203
Conservative B. Tancock173
Communist R. Cohen108
Turnout 2,75132.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hacton

Hacton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent N. Miles 1,608
Independent A. Davis 1,584
Independent N. Richards 1,563
Labour Frank Coffin1,267
Labour H. Reid1,252
Labour M. French1,211
Conservative J. Collins620
Conservative R. Carnaby552
Turnout 3,46142.5
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Harold Wood

Harold Wood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Gallant 1,717
Conservative N. Kemble 1,696
Conservative J. Smith 1,680
Labour Pat Ridley1,662
Labour Ken Weetch 1,650
Labour G. Otter1,629
Liberal L. Harris895
Liberal S. Gale823
Liberal B. Potter807
Turnout 4,25650.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Heath Park

Heath Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Allam 2,541
Conservative L. Hutton 2,516
Conservative William Smith 2,480
Labour R. Latham757
Labour D. Libman728
Labour M. Riordan704
Liberal H. Barber691
Liberal R. Smith665
Liberal D. Mills624
Turnout 3,95445.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Heaton

Heaton (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Morley 1,642
Labour Michael Ward 1,615
Conservative P. Foulger206
Conservative M. Line176
Communist V. Carpenter62
Turnout 1,88829.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hilldene

Hilldene (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Latham 1,720
Labour W. Russell 1,719
Conservative A. Dicks228
Conservative J. Holiday228
Communist W. French59
Turnout 1,99730.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hylands

Hylands (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Twigger 1,918
Labour W. Hegarty 1,807
Labour A. Winch 1,732
Independent R. Reid1,254
Conservative P. Wheatstone879
Liberal L. Elliott828
Conservative A. Ayer790
Liberal F. May686
Turnout 3,71844.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Mawney

Mawney (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Wright 1,722
Labour R. Kilbey 1,700
Labour L. Eley 1,682
Conservative D. Norris767
Conservative B. Fogarty765
Conservative P. Laycock724
Independent J. Hand328
Independent R. Starr298
Turnout 2,77731.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Oldchurch

Oldchurch (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Baker 1,022
Labour H. Packham 1,004
Conservative S. Swift439
Conservative E. McBurnie426
Turnout 1,49425.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Rainham

Rainham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent H. Turner 2,551
Independent D. Poole 2,516
Independent A. Livingstone 2,511
Labour R. Cartwright1,892
Labour C. Welch1,855
Labour J. Pittaway1,765
Communist F. Barlow136
Turnout 4,55144.7
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

St Andrew's

St Andrew's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sidney Legg 2,008
Conservative J. Macy 1,962
Conservative Albert James 1,933
Labour May Rudlin1,453
Labour A. Winch1,444
Labour H. Moss1,436
Liberal T. Rimmer643
Liberal R. Journet633
Liberal G. Elliott591
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

South Hornchurch

South Hornchurch (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Seager 1,959
Labour A. Booton 1,932
Labour E. Hillman 1,925
Independent H. Webb1,357
Independent R. Manning1,340
Independent F. Parr1,334
Turnout 3,37139.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Upminster

Upminster (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent T. Dix 2,403
Independent Kenneth Hay 2,339
Independent F. Morley 2,270
Conservative C. Ellis1,305
Conservative O. Collins1,241
Conservative P. Dughes1,202
Labour W. Mills347
Labour G. Miles334
Labour S. Moore328
Turnout 3,96546.2
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Terms were amended by the London Government Act 1967.
  2. ↑ Replaced by William Smith in 1970.

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References

  1. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Havering Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "1964 London Borough of Havering local election results". Havering Council. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ↑ London Borough of Havering Aldermen 1964-1978. Havering Local Studies Library. September 2024.
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