Westminster City Council election, 1964

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

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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 Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone and Metropolitan Borough of Westminster. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Westminster by the London Government Act 1963.

Metropolitan Borough of Paddington

Paddington was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in London, England. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, governed by an administrative vestry. The parish was included in the area of responsibility of the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1855 and became part of the County of London in 1889. The parish of Paddington became a metropolitan borough in 1900, following the London Government Act 1899, with the parish vestry replaced by a borough council. In 1965 the borough was abolished and its former area became part of the City of Westminster in Greater London.

Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone metropolitan borough of England

The Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone was a Metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1900 to 1965. It was based directly on the previously existing civil parish of St Marylebone, which was incorporated into the Metropolitan Board of Works area in 1855, retaining a parish vestry, and then became part of the County of London in 1889.

Metropolitan Borough of Westminster

The Metropolitan Borough of Westminster was a metropolitan borough in the County of London, England, from 1900 to 1965.

A total of 155 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 31 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 31 candidates. Other candidates included 4 from the Communist party. There were 20 single-seat wards, 6 three-seat wards, 4 five-seat wards and 1 two-seat ward.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 7 aldermen and Labour 3.

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

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives gain the new council with a majority of 22 after winning 41 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 28.0%. This turnout included 1,343 postal votes.

Ward results

Abbey (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour T. J. H. Bishop524
Conservative L. B. Farmiloe471
Turnout 1,00038.4
Labour win (new seat)
Alderney (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour E. A. Bramall789
Conservative A. J. Hardiman762
Liberal Miss P. M. Andrews27
Turnout 1,59541.2
Labour win (new seat)
Aldwych (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative H. G. Cubitt549
Labour J. J. Curran454
Turnout 1,01236.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Baker Street (5)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative G. I. Harley2,221
Conservative C. T. Hesketh2,221
Conservative R. T. Glenny2,220
Conservative J. G. Mordue2,196
Conservative Miss D. W. Doyle2,180
Labour K. A. Hardacre705
Labour Mrs. C. S. Heller694
Labour P. O. Phillips689
Labour Mrs. D. M. Mackay686
Labour Mrs. A. C. Walters678
Liberal Mrs. A. D. Gardiner387
Liberal A. M. Gerrard367
Liberal P. Freitag366
Liberal I. A. Noble343
Liberal M. Janis333
Turnout 3,32424.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Berkeley (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. C. Wells603
Labour G. L. McDermott22
Liberal Mrs. B. J. Capel21
Turnout 65120.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Cathedral (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Miss P. C. Paton Walsh792
Labour J. P. Duffy258
Liberal Miss U. A. C. Alder109
Turnout 1,17027.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Cavendish (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. E. Guest1,681
Conservative H. K. Ashworth1,671
Conservative L. Pearl1,669
Labour Countess of Lucan601
Labour Mrs. R. N. Grenville573
Labour D. B. Fraser572
Turnout 2,29522.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Churchill (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mrs. G. M. Bramall1,089
Conservative Miss A. M. Tennant824
Liberal P. J. Ogilvie53
Turnout 1,97847.5
Labour win (new seat)
Church Street (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dr. L. Jacobs1,807
Labour Mrs. J. Merriton1,678
Labour R. C. Edmonds1,669
Conservative Miss J. M. Pearson774
Conservative C. L. Gimblett773
Conservative K. S. Solomons761
Communist L. R. Temple218
Turnout 2,65430.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Covent Garden (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. L. C. Dribbell261
Labour Mrs. I. J. Griffiths80
Turnout 34416.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Dolphin (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative M. F. Rawlence806
Labour W. H. Wheeler322
Liberal W. D. Ainger80
Turnout 1,21829.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Eaton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative C. A. Prendergast761
Labour L. G. Harris81
Liberal P. J. C. Howgego16
Turnout 86425.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Ebury (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative G. C. L. Gay752
Labour G. Wilson661
Liberal Mrs. G. S. Howgego31
Turnout 1,45748.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Grosvenor (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Miss E. A. Marsh596
Labour B. C. G. Whitaker104
Liberal N. H. Barnes39
Turnout 74323.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Harrow Road (5)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour G. F. Bulmer2,265
Labour H. E. Browne2,257
Labour W. D. Goss2,249
Labour I. Harrington2,243
Labour A. A. Dumont2,240
Conservative S. W. Y. Cottrell843
Conservative H. H. Hodgson757
Conservative L. T. Sheldrake726
Conservative M. P. Nulloth722
Conservative A. J. Welch710
Communist R. Vizard164
Turnout 3,17820.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Hyde Park (5)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. Gillett2,369
Conservative Miss C. P. Rabagliati2,328
Conservative D. McNair2,327
Conservative W. Parkes2,301
Conservative J. Collins2,293
Labour J. S. Doran963
Labour C. F. H. Wegg-Prosser943
Labour Miss E. R. Gray926
Labour J. T. Dunn923
Labour S. Nagendra881
Turnout 3,34423.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Knightsbridge (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. L. Burton852
Labour Mrs. M. E. Garside 42
Liberal A. W. Capel38
Turnout 93525.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Lancaster Gate (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative M. V. Kenyon1,752
Conservative M. W. Lowry-Corry1,749
Conservative J. Lugton1,720
Labour K. Richardson795
Labour C. W. Clark784
Labour F. W. Hedges780
Turnout 2,55223.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Lords (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. M. Dawe2,124
Conservative H. H. Sandford2,114
Conservative Mrs. S. E. de K. Rivington2,109
Labour D. J. Cocks726
Labour R. N. Wood723
Labour Miss M. N. Rendal719
Liberal M. Cummins399
Liberal A. Lea363
Liberal K. G. Faircloth356
Turnout 3,27122.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Maida Vale (5)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. B. Brown2,814
Conservative W. F. Brooks2,774
Conservative Mrs. E. G. Lane2,765
Conservative J. M. Shersby2,747
Conservative G. J. O’Connell2,739
Labour K. E. Dickinson2,504
Labour R. Whyte2,493
Labour J. Cooze2,489
Labour Mrs. G. E. Haywood2,472
Labour E. W. Wellin2,452
Liberal Miss M. Charlesworth431
Liberal D. B. Griffiths394
Liberal S. M. Cowan392
Liberal L. Epsztein370
Liberal M. G. Rabin364
Turnout 5,77535.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Millbank (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A. A. Jelley719
Conservative K. F. Creighton587
Liberal A. E. Harris216
Turnout 1,54536.3
Labour win (new seat)
Queen's Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour G. Lowe1,694
Labour Mrs. I. L. Bolton1,665
Conservative W. A. Bratton343
Conservative E. W. White321
Liberal J. A. Gibbons154
Liberal Mrs. M. I. Singer133
Turnout 2,18632.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Regent Street (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. F. Shaw-Kennedy319
Labour F. B. Groves80
Turnout 40017.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Regent's Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative E. L. Hancock1,661
Conservative R. W. Forrester1,635
Conservative Miss J. C. Marsh1,629
Labour R. D. Powell934
Labour C. D. Dennington932
Labour W. Robins923
Communist Mrs. C. S. Rabstein112
Turnout 2,64628.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
St James's (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative M. D. N. Cobbold335
Liberal G. D. Bucklebridge23
Labour P. M. Aldis19
Turnout 38016.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Soho (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R. V. Mares426
Conservative H. Stern381
Turnout 81327.5
Labour win (new seat)
Tachbrook (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour H. G. Garside803
Conservative A. F. E. Johnston734
Turnout 1,54946.3
Labour win (new seat)
Victoria (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative G. B. Pugh457
Labour Miss D. H. Sylven87
Turnout 54521.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Warwick (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative S. Le Marchant684
Labour L. F. Squires248
Liberal Miss B. R. Karmel43
Turnout 98623.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Westbourne (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour W. Dow1,667
Labour C. H. Genese1,614
Labour E. R. Packer1,606
Conservative P. J. Crawford801
Conservative C. C. Chalker789
Conservative R. S. Price766
Liberal A. J. R. Nolan143
Liberal A. C. Durie135
Liberal R. J. Ballinger121
Communist J. C. Spring107
Turnout 2,64525.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Wilton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative G. H. M. Pirie488
Liberal J. C. Atkinson36
Labour Miss R. H. Allan22
Turnout 54821.8
Conservative 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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