1964 Hammersmith London Borough Council election

The 1964 Hammersmith Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Hammersmith London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council with almost 63% of the vote.[1][2]

1964 Hammersmith Borough Council election
7 May 1964
All 60 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout32.0%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Seats won 54 6 0
Percentage 62.7% 33.9% 2.7%
Council control after election


Labour

Background

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

A total of 134 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 21 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 9 candidates. Other candidates included 5 from the Communist party. There were 18 three-seat wards and 3 two-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got 9 aldermen and the Conservatives 1.

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 46 after winning 53 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 32.0%. This turnout included 696 postal votes.

Ward results

Addison
Addison (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Parsons 1,025
Labour B. Sawbridge 1,021
Labour S. Ward 990
Conservative I. J. Lawrence 802
Conservative B. Walter 777
Conservative D. Fearn 768
Communist H. T. Goulding 118
Turnout 1,880 27.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Avonmore
Avonmore (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. E. B. Brightley 1,122
Conservative J. A. Tagg 1,112
Labour S. R. Chriss 720
Labour J. C. Beckett 705
Turnout 1,848 34.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Broadway
Broadway (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. E. Simpson 1,255
Labour C. W. Howard 1,250
Labour Miss J. Henry 1,170
Liberal S. H. J. A. Knott 1,004
Liberal R. J. Groves 820
Liberal C. Hildred-Goode 788
Conservative J. Brook 623
Conservative A. Belsham 595
Conservative Mrs. A. Hall 580
Turnout 2,766 42.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Brook Green
Brook Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Belsham 1,243
Conservative R. G. Field 1,200
Conservative L. W. Heading 1,183
Labour Mrs. M. Bamford 1,168
Labour G. Bunyan 1,155
Labour L. Stanley 1,145
Turnout 2,409 36.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Colehill
Colehill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs. G. I. Dimmick 1,257
Labour G. W. Dimmick 1,256
Conservative P. Dunphy 669
Conservative W. R. Hallam 646
Turnout 1,946 38.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

College Park & Old Oak
College Park & Old Oak (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. W. Ing 1,352
Labour R. Oak 1,351
Labour M. Silverman 1,342
Conservative Miss P. Oxley 191
Conservative R. Claxton 173
Conservative W. Simpson 168
Turnout 1,557 22.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Coningham
Coningham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. W. Freeman 1,044
Labour Miss V. Grant 1,037
Labour Mrs. E. D. Freeman 1,035
Conservative J. Williams 306
Conservative C. Hagger 303
Conservative J. Wharram 292
Turnout 1,380 22.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Crabtree
Crabtree (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs. B. Little 1,703
Labour Mrs. E. F. Sears 1,702
Labour D. A. S. Noel 1,684
Conservative S. G. Peyton 1,383
Conservative Mrs. D. M. Joseph 1,381
Conservative D. A. Smith 1,349
Liberal F. C. Scrivener 184
Liberal Mrs. R. Black 181
Liberal H. Tucker 166
Turnout 3,281 42.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Gibbs Green
Gibbs Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. B. F. Jones 1,386
Labour H. H. Perlin 1,352
Labour Miss B. Boothroyd 1,347
Conservative L. Giovene 1,219
Conservative P. M. Longmore 1,218
Conservative G. Shell 1,193
Communist J. Edwards 99
Communist Mrs. J. Secker 71
Turnout 2,666 35.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Grove
Grove (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Morris 1,409
Labour D. Murray 1,407
Labour E. R. Gosling 1,387
Conservative W. Sutton 847
Conservative H. Zander 826
Conservative C. Virando 823
Turnout 2,221 30.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Halford
Halford (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. H. Clark 1,512
Labour T. M. Cox 1,504
Labour H. R. Babstock 1,492
Conservative G. T. E. Grey 604
Conservative N. Parkinson 601
Conservative Dr. Sylvia Waters 598
Turnout 2,129 32.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Margravine
Margravine (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. W. Banfield 1,836
Labour Mrs. F. C. Pusey 1,826
Labour W. J. Molloy 1,816
Conservative J. C. Chapman 482
Conservative Mrs. M. M. Jarvis 480
Conservative B. A. Glister 467
Turnout 2,339 35.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Parsons Green
Parsons Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. T. King 1,610
Labour I. M. Jordan 1,608
Labour H. D. Duff 1,606
Conservative A. C. Hatton 1,204
Conservative K. G. F. Howe 1,204
Conservative Mrs. H. Hart 1,202
Turnout 2,850 37.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Stephen's
St Stephen's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. S. Jones 840
Labour J. Bull 836
Labour F. E. Keppel 830
Conservative H. Garner 352
Conservative Miss H. Ellis 348
Conservative Miss M. Gilling 342
Turnout 1,218 19.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Sandford
Sandford (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. M. Browning 1,808
Labour Miss P. M. Cooper 1,802
Labour P. J. Barton 1,751
Conservative Mrs. D. Fish 408
Conservative P. G. Humphreys 407
Conservative R. C. Trayhorn 402
Communist V. I. Boulton 217
Turnout 2,303 29.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. A. Matthews 1,363
Labour Mrs. M. J. Noyes 1,346
Conservative A. S. Clarke 336
Conservative Miss J. Phillips 326
Turnout 1,716 32.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Starch Green
Starch Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. G. Breeze 1,187
Labour Mrs. M. A. Havelka 1,161
Conservative J. Collins 1,154
Labour D. Horton 1,146
Conservative C. E. Arnold 1,122
Conservative Miss G. Powers 1,115
Turnout 2,334 33.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sulivan
Sulivan (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. A. Hall 1,630
Labour A. R. L. Chapman 1,605
Labour Mrs. C. J. Liardet 1,600
Conservative S. N. B. Leishman 803
Conservative Mrs. H. Curtis 799
Conservative Miss J. Whyman 772
Turnout 2,425 32.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Town
Town (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. Gray 1,396
Labour M. House 1,356
Conservative B. J. Hill 1,324
Labour E. L. Hill 924
Conservative C. J. Clarke 908
Conservative C. Bland 877
Liberal M. Ridd 129
Liberal G. H. Stevens 124
Liberal Mrs. J. M. Stevens 110
Turnout 2,420 34.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

White City
White City (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Beresford 1,480
Labour Mrs. D. Heakes 1,470
Labour F. Williams 1,453
Conservative Miss J. Beattie 243
Conservative Mrs. K. Walter 240
Conservative Miss R. Palompo 235
Communist W. Massey 130
Turnout 1,783 25.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Wormholt
Wormholt (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs. V. Freeman 1,228
Labour Mrs. R. Hounsome 1,222
Labour C. Van Gelderen 1,206
Conservative Miss H. Lewis 427
Conservative C. Sands 423
Conservative Miss P. Walker 410
Turnout 1,673 26.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References
  1. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council.
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