Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 1964

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

Wandsworth London Borough Council local authority for the London Borough of Wandsworth in Greater London, England

Wandsworth London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Wandsworth in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Wandsworth is divided into 20 wards, each electing three councillors. After the May 2018 election, 33 of these councillors were Conservatives and 26 were Labour, with 1 independent. Since 1978, the Conservatives have had an overall majority on the council.

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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 Battersea and Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Wandsworth by the London Government Act 1963.

Metropolitan Borough of Battersea

Battersea was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in the County of London, England. In 1965, the borough was abolished and its area combined with parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth to form the London Borough of Wandsworth. The borough was administered from Battersea Town Hall on Lavender Hill and the building is now Battersea Arts Centre.

Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth

The Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth was a Metropolitan borough under the London County Council, from 1900 to 1965.

London Government Act 1963

The London Government Act 1963 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which recognised officially the conurbation known as Greater London and created a new local government structure for the capital. The Act significantly reduced the number of local government districts in the area, resulting in local authorities responsible for larger areas and populations. The upper tier of local government was reformed to cover the whole of the Greater London area and with a more strategic role; and the split of functions between upper and lower tiers was recast. The Act classified the boroughs into inner and outer London groups. The City of London and its corporation were essentially unreformed by the legislation. Subsequent amendments to the Act have significantly amended the upper tier arrangements, with the Greater London Council abolished in 1986, and the Greater London Authority introduced in 2000. As of 2016, the London boroughs are more or less identical to those created in 1965, although with some enhanced powers over services such as waste management and education.

A total of 169 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 35 candidates. Other candidates included 15 Communists, 4 Independents and 1 Rad Lib. All wards were three-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 34 after winning 47 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 35.0%. This turnout included 1,514 postal votes.

Ward results

Balham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 3,796 35.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Bedford (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 3,447 32.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Earlsfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 3,232 30.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Fairfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 3,193 30.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Furzedown (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 3,907 34.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Graveney (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 3,652 32.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Latchmere (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 2,613 24.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Nightingale (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 4,016 34.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Northcote (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 4,277 40.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Putney (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 5,495 39.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Queenstown (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 2,128 20.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Roehampton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 5,232 43.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St John (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 3,337 31.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St Mary's Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 3,758 35.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Shaftesbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 4,109 36.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Southfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 4,342 38.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Springfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 4,657 41.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Thamesfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 4,728 41.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Tooting (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 3,267 30.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
West Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Turnout 5,252 43.7

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References

  1. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.


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