Lewisham London Borough Council election, 1964
The 1964 Lewisham Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Lewisham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council.
Background
These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford and Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Lewisham by the London Government Act 1963.
A total of 173 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 23 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 58 and 46 respectively. Other candidates included 9 from the Communist party. There were 14 three-seat wards and 9 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 30 after winning 45 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 34.7%. This turnout included 1,396 postal votes.
| Lewisham Local Election Result 1964[1] |
| Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
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Labour |
53 |
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53.3 |
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| |
Conservative |
17 |
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35.7 |
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Liberal |
0 |
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9.7 |
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Ward results
Bellingham (2)
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Turnout |
2,135 |
29.8 |
|
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
Grinling Gibbons (3)
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Turnout |
1,771 |
17.2 |
|
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
Grove Park (2)
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Turnout |
2,272 |
35.0 |
|
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
Lewisham Park (3)
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Turnout |
4,200 |
40.5 |
|
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
Manor Lee (2)
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Turnout |
3,007 |
45.2 |
|
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
Rushey Green (2)
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Turnout |
2,260 |
31.5 |
|
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
St Andrew (2)
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Turnout |
3,069 |
48.5 |
|
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
South Lee (2)
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Turnout |
2,647 |
43.5 |
|
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
Whitefoot (2)
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
| Turnout |
2,338 |
37.2 |
|
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
| |
Labour win (new seat) |
References
(1963 ←)  United Kingdom local elections, 1964 ( → 1965) |
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- Isle of Wight
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