Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election, 1964

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The 1964 Tower Hamlets Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Tower Hamlets London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council. [1]

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in Greater London, England. The council is unusual in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, currently John Biggs.

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Background

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green, Metropolitan Borough of Poplar and Metropolitan Borough of Stepney. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Tower Hamlets by the London Government Act 1963.

Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green

Bethnal Green was a civil parish and a metropolitan borough in the East End of London, England.

Metropolitan Borough of Poplar

Poplar was a local government district in the metropolitan area of London, England. It was formed as a district of the Metropolis in 1855 and became a metropolitan borough in the County of London in 1900.

Metropolitan Borough of Stepney

The Metropolitan Borough of Stepney was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London created in 1900. In 1965 it became part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

A total of 115 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 wards. 6 seats in two wards went unopposed. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Liberal and Conservative parties stood 19 and 17 respectively. Other candidates included 13 Communists, 2 Residents, 2 Union Movement, 1 Independent and 1 Independent Labour Party. There were 14 three-seat wards, 3 four-seat wards and 3 two-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got all 10 aldermen.

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 50 after winning 55 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 16.9%. This turnout included 197 postal votes.

Ward results

Bethnal Green Central (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout n/a n/a
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Bethnal Green East (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout n/a n/a
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Bethnal Green North (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 1,066 17.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Bethnal Green South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 1,244 18.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Bethnal Green West (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 1,188 19.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Bow North (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 666 13.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Bow South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 1,282 18.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Bromley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 1,085 15.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Holy Trinity (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 1,288 16.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Limehouse (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 1,302 14.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Poplar East (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 1,279 19.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Poplar Millwall (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 1,933 33.7
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Poplar South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 946 17.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Poplar West (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 1,114 14.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Redcoat (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 863 12.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St Dunstan's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 854 13.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St Katherine's (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 1,274 15.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St Mary's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 1,394 24.6
Communist win (new seat)
Communist win (new seat)
Communist win (new seat)
Shadwell (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 987 12.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Spitalfields (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 1,363 15.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
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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