Camden London Borough Council election, 1964

The 1964 Camden Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Camden 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 Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of Holborn and Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Camden by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 169 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 19 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 31 candidates. Other candidates included 14 from the Communist party, 2 Independents and 2 Independent Labour. There were 10 three-seat wards, 6 four-seat wards and 3 two-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got 8 aldermen and the Conservatives 2.

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 8 after winning 34 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 35.6%. This turnout included 1,347 postal votes.

Ward results

Adelaide (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Miss M. du Mont	2,152
	Conservative	R. B. Butterfield	2,134
	Conservative	J. J. Tobin	2,131
	Conservative	H. D. Sugden	2,123
	Labour	W. R. Page	1,399
	Labour	Miss M. Maxwell	1,398
	Labour	M. Read	1,384
	Labour	T. Sargant	1,329
	Liberal	R. M. Norton	375
	Liberal	G. H. Knight	364
	Liberal	N. Seymer	362
	Liberal	Miss B. Bridger	349
	Communist	E. R. Woods	152
Turnout			3,973	35.5
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Belsize (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Oatway	2,045
	Conservative	S. M. Duncan	2,028
	Conservative	Miss A. M. I. Burnett	2,015
	Conservative	L. Room	2,009
	Labour	Miss L. Evans	1,651
	Labour	Mrs. S. M. Oakes	1,649
	Labour	B. J. Taylor	1,616
	Labour	A. Soutter	1,585
	Liberal	Miss M. P. Darvall	585
	Liberal	P. B. Anderson	575
	Liberal	G. H. Willett	571
	Liberal	Mrs. D. R. A. Watson	564
	Communist	T. R. Webb	146
Turnout			4,311	39.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bloomsbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Gould	1,390
	Conservative	W. J. Ridd	1,386
	Conservative	S. Jaque	1,383
	Labour	G. S. Wagner	1,118
	Labour	F. G. Dobson	1,110
	Labour	Mrs. I. Wagner	1,097
Turnout			2,544	32.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Camden (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Barker	2,279
	Labour	J. R. Buckland	2,267
	Labour	Mrs. P. Duff	2,203
	Labour	P. J. Jonas	2,154
	Conservative	Mrs. B. A. Bundock	799
	Conservative	F. H. Hayward	738
	Conservative	Miss E. J. Love	736
	Conservative	Mrs. A. A. Kinder	721
	Liberal	Miss J. M. Arram	252
	Liberal	J. Nicolson	238
	Liberal	Mrs. J. H. Fleming	233
	Liberal	Mrs. A. C. D. Roberts	198
	Communist	Mrs. D. S. Willett	198
	Communist	Mrs. M. A. Rockall	151
Turnout			3,378	29.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Chalk Farm (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. H. Chandler	1,082
	Labour	J. C. Richardson	1,055
	Conservative	A. L. M. Boosey	775
	Conservative	Mrs. P. M. Hayward	771
	Communist	W. W. Rees	108
Turnout			1,941	32.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Euston (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. M. Miller	738
	Labour	P. M. Best	730
	Conservative	E. T. Bowman	677
	Conservative	H. V. Shooter	649
Turnout			1,433	29.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Gospel Oak (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Sullivan	1,257
	Labour	C. S. Tate	1,212
	Conservative	A. Dey	560
	Conservative	D. N. Friis	557
	Communist	K. M. Herbert	130
Turnout			1,905	34.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Grafton (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. J. Ratchford	2,777
	Labour	A. W. Stallard	2,685
	Labour	R. E. Shaw	2,671
	Labour	D. Annison	2,621
	Conservative	Mrs. D. W. Green	710
	Conservative	Mrs. C. C. Brennan	625
	Conservative	Mrs. E. M. Purves	621
	Conservative	G. F. Paulley	604
	Communist	D. J. Cook	323
	Communist	H. E. Jackson	257
Turnout			3,547	28.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hampstead Central (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. K. Evans	1,596
	Conservative	S. Torrance	1,594
	Conservative	G. Finsberg	1,577
	Labour	Mrs. N. Silverman	928
	Labour	H. M. S. Totten	911
	Labour	P. J. Turner	872
	Liberal	M. S. Watson	382
	Liberal	Miss M. E. Barling	380
	Liberal	D. Sacker	374
Turnout			2,887	35.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hampstead Town (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs. E. F. C. Knight	1,961
	Conservative	A. W. Roome	1,955
	Conservative	L. C. Denza	1,947
	Labour	Miss P. J. Hymans	1,146
	Labour	T. Mahoney	1,127
	Labour	J. Langer	1,121
	Liberal	Miss P. Frankau	694
	Liberal	Mrs. S. Khuner	668
	Liberal	A. J. F. Macdonald	656
Turnout			3,783	43.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Highgate (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. M. L. Morton	2,067
	Conservative	W. A. Brennan	2,062
	Conservative	R. G. W. Walker	2,054
	Labour	C. Hughes-Stanton	1,465
	Labour	R. J. Andrews	1,440
	Labour	Mrs. I. N. L. Tate	1,380
	Communist	Dr. W. Davis	276
Turnout			3,622	47.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Holborn (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. E. Shaw	2,063
	Conservative	A. D. Greengross	2,060
	Conservative	J. A. Barker	2,040
	Labour	Mrs. I. M. C. Bonham	1,662
	Labour	Mrs. B. M. Grass	1,642
	Labour	Mrs. R. Howe	1,613
	Liberal	J. A. B. Hamilton	188
	Liberal	Miss J. U. Morris	174
	Liberal	Mrs. Y. A. A. Taylor	162
Turnout			3,944	42.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kilburn (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	V. A. Bonafont	1,813
	Labour	A. E. Skinner	1,768
	Labour	R. W. G. Humphreys	1,763
	Conservative	A. Macdonald	653
	Conservative	Mrs. P. B. King	644
	Conservative	Mrs. W. E. Peard	633
	Liberal	N. I. Barnes	171
	Liberal	Mrs. G. M. Martin	165
	Liberal	R. J. Sampson	164
	Communist	Mrs. E. R. McEntire	71
Turnout			2,676	31.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

King's Cross (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. L. Tucker	1,876
	Labour	J. Diamond	1,857
	Labour	A. W. Graves	1,810
	Conservative	Miss J. H. Burgess	1,523
	Conservative	W. P. McGowan	1,492
	Conservative	T. R. Morris	1,473
Turnout			3,410	36.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Priory (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. L. Campbell	2,147
	Labour	J. W. T. Cooper	2,116
	Labour	J. R. St. John	2,098
	Labour	Mrs. E. B. Wistrich	2,011
	Conservative	Mrs. I. S. J. Ellis	1,557
	Conservative	A. J. Pickford	1,557
	Conservative	Mrs. J. E. H. Dunsford	1,553
	Conservative	C. A. Power	1,545
	Liberal	A. V. Stitt	322
	Liberal	Mrs. M. E. De La Mahotiere	319
	Liberal	D. A. Harris	319
	Liberal	Miss B. P. Bradby	301
	Communist	F. L. Hill	159
Turnout			4,062	37.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Regent's Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Collins	2,299
	Labour	J. W. Greenwood	2,298
	Labour	Mrs. G. F. Lee	2,260
	Conservative	H. Bright	1,319
	Conservative	K. C. Chalkley	1,316
	Conservative	Miss M. T. Saville	1,300
	Communist	C. D. Boatman	189
Turnout			3,744	40.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St John's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. L. Robinson	1,601
	Labour	Miss G. Macfarlane	1,554
	Labour	R. Rowe	1,538
	Conservative	G. A. Hathway	605
	Conservative	Mrs. B. L. C. Gall	592
	Conservative	Mrs. A. M. Smith	590
	Communist	P. Richards	188
Turnout			2,270	31.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St Pancras (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. J. Oakshott	2,113
	Labour	L. P. O’Connor	2,111
	Labour	S. L. Munn	2,081
	Labour	S. Fisher	2,076
	Conservative	J. A. C. Glendinning	495
	Conservative	Mrs. E. M. Wright	476
	Conservative	H. C. Salter	475
	Conservative	Miss J. Robins	473
	Independent Labour	Dr. T. P. Linehan	291
	Independent Labour	Mrs. M. Munro	224
	Independent	Dr. M. M. Davies	184
	Independent	J. P. Mandeville	154
Turnout			2,876	29.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

West End (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	V. Lyon	1,686
	Conservative	L. D. E. Cullen	1,684
	Conservative	Miss S. H. Ayliff	1,651
	Labour	Miss G. D. Stevenson	1,536
	Labour	M. Cendrowicz	1,494
	Labour	E. Wistrich	1,482
	Liberal	R. Druiff	372
	Liberal	F. Kraft	372
	Liberal	E. Abrahams	351
	Communist	T. W. Thomas	125
Turnout			3,626	37.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

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

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