1964 London local elections

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1964 London local elections
7 May 1964 1968  

All 1,859 on all 32 London boroughs
 First partySecond party
  Harold Wilson (1967).jpg Alec Douglas-Home (c1963).jpg
Leader Harold Wilson Alec Douglas-Home
Party Labour Conservative
Councils209
Councillors1,112668

London local elections 1964.svg
London borough councils by political control following election. Councils that are Labour are in red, Conservative in blue. Black indicates no overall control.

The 1964 London local elections were held on 7 May 1964 alongside nationwide elections. They were the inaugural elections for the thirty-two London boroughs, which were created on 1 April 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. All seats were up for election, with polling stations open between 08:00 and 21:00.

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The result was a landslide for the Labour Party, who won twenty of the boroughs. The Conservatives won nine, and three were under no overall control. Only sixteen Liberal councillors were elected in London, along with forty-nine residents and ratepayers candidates, three independents and three Communists. The result followed the convincing Labour gain of the new Greater London Council in the first GLC elections which had been held on 9 April.

Aldermanic elections

Until 1978, each council had aldermen, in the ratio of one aldermen to six councillors. Following the elections, each council elected all of its aldermen, half of which served until 1968 and half until 1971. This did not affect political control in any borough.

Council results

Summary of council election results:

Political control Conservative Labour Liberal Residents OthersDetails
Barking Labour-45-4- Details
Barnet Conservative37136-- Details
Bexley Labour1739--- Details
Brent Labour2634--- Details
Bromley Conservative38157-- Details
Camden Labour2634--- Details
Croydon NOC 3021-63 Details
Ealing Labour2634--- Details
Enfield Labour2931--- Details
Greenwich Labour1149--- Details
Hackney Labour-60--- Details
Hammersmith Labour753--- Details
Haringey Labour1941--- Details
Harrow Conservative3620--- Details
Havering NOC 1627-12- Details
Hillingdon Labour2436--- Details
Hounslow Labour1248--- Details
Islington Labour-60--- Details
Kensington and Chelsea Conservative4614--- Details
Kingston upon Thames Conservative4020--- Details
Lambeth Labour1842--- Details
Lewisham Labour1545--- Details
Merton NOC 2426-4- Details
Newham Labour-5037- Details
Redbridge Conservative4515--- Details
Richmond upon Thames Conservative4112-1- Details
Southwark Labour654--- Details
Sutton Conservative3017-4- Details
Tower Hamlets Labour-55-23 Details
Waltham Forest Labour336-9- Details
Wandsworth Labour1347--- Details
Westminster Conservative4119--- Details

Overall councillor numbers

Councillor statistics, 1964
PartySeats+/-Councils+/-
Labour 1,112+1,11220+20
Conservative 668+6689+9
Residents' association 49+49
Liberal 16+16
Independent 11+11
Communist 3+3
No overall control 3+3

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