Barking London Borough Council election, 1964

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

Background

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

A total of 130 candidates stood in the election for the 49 seats being contested across 12 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 41 and 25 respectively. Other candidates included 10 from the Communist party, 4 Residents and 1 Independent Liberal. There were 11 four-seat wards and 1 five-seat ward.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got all 8 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 41 after winning 45 of the 49 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 29.1%. This turnout included 228 postal votes.

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. M. Bredo	1,838
	Labour	L. F. Henstock	1,835
	Labour	S. C. Sivell	1,759
	Labour	Mrs. J. Callan	1,741
	Conservative	Mrs. V. H. Pool	1,366
	Conservative	H. Hamshere	1,357
	Conservative	A. Gray	1,331
	Conservative	Mrs. M. Taylor	1,292
	Liberal	A. R. Beadle	630
	Liberal	H. Claxton	582
	Liberal	J. D. Tyrrell	568
	Liberal	W. Duckworth	466
Turnout			3,864	37.1
	Labour win (new seat)
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	Labour win (new seat)
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Cambell

Cambell (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Sweetland	2,007
	Labour	B. Roycraft	2,003
	Labour	S. G. Cole	1,986
	Labour	J. A. Butler	1,963
	Conservative	Mrs. B. Woodcock	169
Turnout			2,161	23.5
	Labour win (new seat)
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	Labour win (new seat)
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Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Residents	D. O. Grandison	1,636
	Residents	C. W. Jillings	1,577
	Residents	C. H. Ayres	1,560
	Residents	H. R. Jones	1,495
	Labour	S. J. Warr	1,168
	Labour	J. P. Moore	1,088
	Labour	J. H. Lawrence	1,088
	Labour	C. E. Ayrton	1,059
	Conservative	R. I. Holland	651
	Conservative	A. D. Cobban	606
	Conservative	G. E. Santry	606
	Conservative	G. P. F. Herer	583
	Communist	D. Connor	104
Turnout			3,391	31.4
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)
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Eastbrook

Eastbrook (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. H. Crouch	1,975
	Labour	J. P. Hollidge	1,959
	Labour	F. G. Tibble	1,903
	Labour	J. S. Thomas	1,873
	Liberal	G. T. Keegan	637
	Liberal	G. C. Atkin	619
	Liberal	L. Brendon	602
	Liberal	A. W. Newbury	577
	Conservative	R. L. Johnson	211
	Conservative	A. C. Middleton	199
	Conservative	Miss J. I. Calver	198
	Conservative	Mrs. J. D. Bradford	195
	Communist	Mrs. M. Edwards	119
	Communist	C. J. King	64
Turnout			2,905	29.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Fanshaw

Fanshaw (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Brown	1,946
	Labour	F. C. Jones	1,916
	Labour	Mrs. M. A. Warren	1,908
	Labour	W. Milne	1,868
	Liberal	R. G. Muller	516
	Liberal	J. Goldner	349
	Liberal	A. J. Williams	306
	Liberal	Mrs. V. Kettelty	300
	Conservative	E. Barrow	159
	Communist	Mrs. K. Madden	145
	Conservative	J. R. Smith	133
	Conservative	J. T. Stonebank	133
	Conservative	Mrs. D. A. Simms	118
Turnout			2,567	25.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Gascoigne

Gascoigne (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. A. Martin	2,349
	Labour	R. Godfrey	2,228
	Labour	Mrs. C. S. Godfrey	2,227
	Labour	H. Cleaver	2,195
	Independent Liberal	A. Hollis	292
	Conservative	J. Stubbs	288
	Conservative	C. Russell	264
	Communist	G. C. Wake	140
Turnout			2,848	28.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Heath

Heath (5 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. E. Bellamy	1,897
	Labour	W. G. Noyce	1,857
	Labour	R. Blackburn	1,852
	Labour	F. C. Spraggins	1,808
	Labour	H. A. Powell	1,776
	Liberal	G. V. Andrews	553
	Liberal	D. Purdue	552
	Liberal	W. Chesney	540
	Liberal	H. E. Corcoran	528
	Liberal	F. C. Thompson	524
	Conservative	Miss R. Pascoe	425
	Conservative	Mrs. A. Morley	422
	Conservative	K. A. Coomber	421
	Conservative	E. Woods	405
	Conservative	Miss R. P. Wells	400
	Communist	A. F. Bower	104
	Communist	C. D. Truefitt-Baker	26
Turnout			2,911	25.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Longbridge

Longbridge (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. McKee	2,280
	Labour	J. B. Ward	2,265
	Labour	L. Senior	2,240
	Labour	F. Edgecombe	2,222
	Conservative	H. Hills	1,861
	Conservative	F. Westbrook	1,845
	Conservative	J. G. F. Willmott	1,837
	Conservative	C. A. Pool	1,830
Turnout			4,229	38.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Manor

Manor (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Ball	1,893
	Labour	Mrs. M. Ball	1,888
	Labour	G. J. G. Beane	1,748
	Labour	Mrs. M. S. Preston	1,678
	Conservative	J. Broadbridge	305
Turnout			2,221	23.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

River

River (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. A. Dodd	1,722
	Labour	D. O’Dwyer	1,678
	Labour	Daniel Linehan	1,643
	Labour	David Linehan	1,620
	Liberal	Miss H. Cadman	353
	Liberal	Miss A. Burlinson	281
	Liberal	J. R. Pritchard	272
	Liberal	H. H. Sharman	268
	Conservative	Mrs. A. Sabourin	181
	Conservative	Mrs. E. M. Bloomfield	178
	Conservative	Mrs. M. Whiter	177
	Conservative	W. J. Whiter	167
	Communist	A. F. Ott	83
Turnout			2,303	25.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Valence

Valence (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. P. Larking	1,979
	Labour	Mrs. A. Thomas	1,875
	Labour	D. W. Webb	1,871
	Labour	Mrs. F. F. Woods	1,845
	Conservative	R. C. Denney	253
	Conservative	Mrs. M. Penny	248
	Conservative	Mrs. J. Denney	243
	Conservative	Mrs. A. Edwards	236
	Communist	W. Hunt	95
Turnout			2,305	23.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Village

Village (4 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Prendergast	1,980
	Labour	A. C. V. Rusha	1,929
	Labour	L. W. Todd	1,874
	Labour	R. C. Foster	1,772
	Conservative	W. J. Russell	439
	Conservative	P. W. Steele	390
	Conservative	A. J. Sabourin	386
	Conservative	T. Edwards	381
	Liberal	G. D. Poole	362
	Liberal	T. S. Moody	290
	Liberal	R. F. Burlinson	264
	Liberal	G. M. Bisney	254
	Communist	Mrs. H. Ott	71
Turnout			2,761	30.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

By-elections between 1964 and 1968

There were no by-elections.^[2]

References

↑ "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
↑ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

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Council elections in Greater London

Barking and Dagenham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Barnet	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Bexley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Brent	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Bromley	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Camden	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Croydon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Ealing	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Enfield	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Greenwich	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Hackney	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Hammersmith and Fulham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Haringey	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Harrow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Havering	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Hillingdon	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Hounslow	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Islington	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Kensington and Chelsea	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Kingston upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Lambeth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Lewisham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Merton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Newham	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Redbridge	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Richmond upon Thames	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Southwark	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Sutton	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Tower Hamlets	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Waltham Forest	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Wandsworth	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Westminster	1964 1968 1971 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Greater London	1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: London-wide elections Wards Boundary changes

(1963 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1964 (→ 1965)

London boroughs	London Borough councils Barking Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster

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See also: UK General election

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