1964 Lambeth London Borough Council election

The 1964 Lambeth Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Lambeth London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council. The election is notable for being the first one ever fought by John Major. ^[1]

Background

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth and Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Lambeth by the London Government Act 1963.

According to the Act, Councillors and Aldermen are elected in each Borough. The number of Aldermen can be up to 1⁄6 of the total councillor seats, and they are elected from the pool of elected councillors or individuals eligible to be councillors. In the case of Lambeth, 60 councillor seats are contested across 20 three-member wards. Therefore, in addition to the 60 councillors, 10 Aldermen were elected, with nine representing Labour and one representing the Conservative party.

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 24 after winning 42 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 26.1%. This turnout included 832 postal votes.

Lambeth Local Election Result 1964 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	51	-	-	-	72.8	51.8
	Conservative	19	-	-	-	27.1	41.9
	Liberal	0	-	-	-	0.0	1.3

Ward results

Angell

Angell (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Kings	1,574	71.7
	Labour	V.E. Kings	1,547
	Labour	G.F. Carey	1,531
	Conservative	D.R. Brocklebank	414	18.9
	Conservative	D.M.G. Stephens	412
	Conservative	D.A. Bonass	397
	Liberal	R.S. Hay	115	5.2
	Liberal	C.E. Etherington	108
	Liberal	N. Terry	94
	Communist	A.P. Kay	92	4.2
Turnout			2,170	19.0
Registered electors			11,405
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Bishop's

Bishop's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G.F. Light	1,393	74.6
	Labour	A.C. Dennis	1,391
	Labour	G.H. Jacques	1,391
	Conservative	D.R. Brocklebank	474	25.4
	Conservative	D.M.G. Stephens	472
	Conservative	D.A. Bonass	451
Turnout			1,872	18.5
Registered electors			10,141
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Clapham Park

Clapham Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T.V. Rowlands	1,984	50.5
	Conservative	G.H. Hickmore	1,934
	Conservative	E. Righelato	1,885
	Labour	A.R. Wayman	1,679	42.7
	Labour	G.F. Hunt	1,666
	Labour	V. Bradley	1,659
	Liberal	P.W. Hurley	138	3.5
	Independent	T.G.B. Barnes	130	3.3
	Liberal	P.C. Evison	114
	Liberal	F. Monte	108
Turnout			3,828	32.8
Registered electors			11,687
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clapham Town

Clapham Town (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C.J. Blau	1,996	62.5
	Labour	J.G. Baker	1,990
	Labour	A.J. Moreton	1,979
	Conservative	A. Pfaff	1,073	33.6
	Conservative	A.V. Bradbury	1,071
	Conservative	W.E.T. Cole	1,064
	Liberal	S.J. Beaven	127	4.0
	Liberal	J.M. Chapman	109
	Liberal	S.T. Turrell	71
Turnout			3,210	26.1
Registered electors			12,321
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Ferndale

Ferndale (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D.J. Packer	1,219	66.2
	Labour	D.R. Colls	1,202
	Labour	W.E. Privett	1,195
	Conservative	D.L. Hodgson	532	28.9
	Conservative	M.E. Bartholomew	524
	Conservative	A.M. Baker	518
	Communist	R.J. Dearing	91	4.9
Turnout			1,793	19.0
Registered electors			9,432
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Herne Hill

Herne Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H.G. De'Ath	1,493	44.2
	Labour	J.W. Cloves	1,492
	Labour	G.F. Culbard	1,462
	Conservative	S.A. Davey	1,441	42.6
	Conservative	C.W. Jones	1,418
	Conservative	T.W. Prestage	1,395
	Liberal	Dennis Raymond Chapman	447	13.2
	Liberal	K.L. Daniells	410
	Liberal	T.J. Barker	384
Turnout			3,367	30.8
Registered electors			10,946
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Knight's Hill

Knight's Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H.W. Lockwood	2,070	56.1
	Labour	J.D. Fraser	2,055
	Labour	S.F.M. Fagan	2,036
	Conservative	B.W.H. High	1,621	43.9
	Conservative	P.D. Cory	1,617
	Conservative	W.G.C. Vinnell	1,603
Turnout			3,729	31.1
Registered electors			11,974
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Larkhall

Larkhall (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A.J. Crouch	1,901	66.5
	Labour	G.A. Gold	1,875
	Labour	W.F. King	1,861
	Conservative	J.H. Chambers	774	27.1
	Conservative	J.R. Major	752
	Conservative	E. Brady	740
	Communist	S.G. Hope	107	3.7
	Independent	P.R. Winchester	77	2.7
Turnout			2,755	24.5
Registered electors			11,243
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Leigham

Leigham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Scott-Simpson	1,883	49.4
	Conservative	W.C. Dennis	1,874
	Conservative	B.J. Perkins	1,835
	Labour	G.D. Manning	1,456	38.2
	Labour	J. Williams	1,425
	Labour	G.F. May	1,422
	Liberal	D.J. Leedham	469	12.3
	Liberal	R.J. Rust	468
	Liberal	F.R. Mott	454
Turnout			3,794	32.4
Registered electors			11,719
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Oval

Oval (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.A. Brownett	1,645	77.4
	Labour	G. Brownless	1,641
	Labour	W.C. Burrett	1,640
	Conservative	E.M. Hart	479	22.6
	Conservative	T.A. Taylor	473
	Conservative	M.J. Straw	470
Turnout			2,137	17.9
Registered electors			11,966
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Prince's

Prince's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.W. Begley	1,292	67.6
	Labour	T. Cleasby	1,279
	Labour	G.G. Anderson	1,277
	Conservative	J.E. Burgess	619	32.4
	Conservative	G.E. Goddard	570
	Conservative	H. McLean	565
Turnout			1,889	19.1
Registered electors			9,906
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M.F. Steere	2,330	65.3
	Conservative	L. Knowles	2,319
	Conservative	J. Westbury	2,301
	Labour	J. Roberts	943	26.4
	Labour	W.J. O'Shaughnessy	922
	Labour	S. Gittins	912
	Liberal	D.P. Mann	297	8.3
	Liberal	W.J. Charles	270
	Liberal	E.M. Punchard	267
Turnout			3,564	31.5
Registered electors			11,315
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stockwell

Stockwell (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E.G. Carr	1,645	72.9
	Labour	F.J. Chesher	1,617
	Labour	S.H. Gurney	1,611
	Conservative	D.A. Gibbons	533	23.6
	Conservative	A.G. Black	518
	Conservative	M. Wallace	493
	Communist	T. Gorringe	78	3.5
Turnout			2,197	19.5
Registered electors			11,275
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Streatham South

Streatham South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P.C.H. Cary	2,323	57.0
	Conservative	C.de H. Parkinson	2,321
	Conservative	F.W. Weyer	2,296
	Labour	E.W. Tarver	1,162	28.5
	Labour	M.J. Verden	1,142
	Labour	J.Q. McMaster	1,133
	Liberal	K.J. Cherrill	592	14.5
	Liberal	M.E. Mattinson	590
	Liberal	D.J.G. Bassi	558
Turnout			4,094	33.4
Registered electors			12,253
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Streatham Wells

Streatham Wells (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H.D.E. Chambers	2,094	61.1
	Conservative	C.E. Brackstone	2,076
	Conservative	R.E.G. Greenwood	2,075
	Labour	N.G. Russell	917	26.8
	Labour	E.H. Horstead	906
	Labour	R. Verden	882
	Liberal	T.J. Robinson	359	10.5
	Liberal	C.W.E. Dudley	355
	Liberal	S.F. Bayles	322
	Independent	W.G. Boaks	56	1.6
Turnout			3,377	31.3
Registered electors			10,783
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Thornton

Thornton (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Drake	2,135	49.6
	Labour	D.S. Speakman	2,124
	Labour	D.C. Stimpson	2,097
	Conservative	M.I. Tennant	1,870	43.5
	Conservative	J.St.J. Brown	1,854
	Conservative	J.R. Ebling	1,854
	Liberal	G.C. Gower	206	4.8
	Liberal	A.C. Monteath	200
	Liberal	J.M. Nicholson	200
	Communist	J.E. Styles	91	2.1
Turnout			4,324	35.6
Registered electors			12,159
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Thurlow Park

Thurlow Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D.T. Campbell	1,871	55.5
	Conservative	D. Ayres	1,849
	Conservative	D.F. How	1,849
	Labour	I.D. Brown	1,498	44.5
	Labour	P.Y. Massie	1,455
	Labour	R.A. Part	1,451
Turnout			3,358	28.4
Registered electors			11,826
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Town Hall

Town Hall (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P.W. Huggett	1,808	60.6
	Labour	B.M. Lawrence	1,795
	Labour	W. Seeley	1,795
	Conservative	J.E. Langley	984	33.0
	Conservative	J.W. Taylor	969
	Conservative	W.F. Fiander	954
	Liberal	K.L. Phelps	192	4.8
	Liberal	A.L. Banks	184
	Liberal	A.P. Hilton	180
Turnout			2,997	24.8
Registered electors			12,065
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Tulse Hill

Tulse Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C.F. Hart	1,604	56.6
	Labour	L.E.G. Francis	1,603
	Labour	W.H. Adams	1,595
	Conservative	J.T. Metcalfe	1,163	41.1
	Conservative	J.M. Meyer	1,155
	Conservative	W.J. Strange	1,152
	Communist	A.F. Von Sertima	65	2.3
Turnout			2,824	23.3
Registered electors			12,123
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Vassall

Vassall (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I.C. England	1,729	69.9
	Labour	F.W. Quenault	1,715
	Labour	F.S.G. Rigger	1,697
	Conservative	B. Manley	746	30.1
	Conservative	W.A. Randle	734
	Conservative	N.G. Wallace	734
Turnout			2,492	20.3
Registered electors			12,287
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. John Major (1999). John Major: The Autobiography. Harper Collins. p. 31.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
3. "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London County Council.