1964 Croydon London Borough Council election

1964 local election in England March 2015 March 2015 Croydon Council Election, 1964 United Kingdom parliamentary no 7 May 1964 1968 Croydon London Borough Council election 1968 All 70 councillors in 20 wards and 10 aldermen in the London Borough of Croydon 36 38.2% Unknown Conservative Party (UK) New Council 26 N/A 104,456 Unknown Labour Party (UK) New Council 24 N/A 88,885 Unknown Independent (politician) 28,658 N/A New Council 20 330px Leader of the Council Elected Leader New Council Unknown Conservative Party (UK) The 1964 Croydon Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went into no overall control.London Borough Council Elections https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1964-5-7.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150223003753/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1964-5-7.pdf dead 23 February 2015 London Datastore London County Council 29 March 2015 Background These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the County Borough of Croydon and Coulsdon and Purley Urban District. These boroughs and districts were joined to form the new London Borough of Croydon by the London Government Act 1963. A total of 171 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 42 each. Other candidates included 9 Residents, 9 Conservative Residents, 5 Independents and 4 Communists. All wards were three-seat wards. This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 5 aldermen, Labour 3 and Independents 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 no party gain overall control of the new council with both the Conservatives and Labour each winning 21 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 38.2%. This turnout included 855 postal votes. Croydon Council election result 1964 - Councillors Conservative Party (UK) 21 35.0 104,456 Labour Party (UK) 21 35.0 88,885 Independent (politician) 18 30.0 28,658 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0.0 28,506 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0.0 481 Croydon Council election result 1964 - Aldermen Conservative Party (UK) 5 50.0 Labour Party (UK) 3 30.0 Independent (politician) 2 20.0 Croydon Council election result 1964 - Total Seats Conservative Party (UK) 26 35.14 Labour Party (UK) 24 34.29 Independent (politician) 20 28.57 + ↓ 26 20 24 Conservative Party (UK) Con Independent (politician) Independent Labour Party (UK) Labour Ward results Addiscombe Addiscombe (3) Labour Party (UK) R. Taverner 2,300 Labour Party (UK) J. Grieve Smith 2,269 Labour Party (UK) L. W. Wood 2,247 Conservative Party (UK) D. Nye 1,789 Conservative Party (UK) A. W. Elliott 1,733 Conservative Party (UK) A. F. Gloak 1,724 Liberal Party (UK) R. Tapsell 662 Liberal Party (UK) K. Evans 613 Liberal Party (UK) K. Simmons 560 4,799 42.8 11,211 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bensham Manor Bensham Manor (3) Residents Association F. C. Emmerson 1,818 Residents Association H. A. Steward 1,774 Residents Association R. J. Bowker 1,732 Labour Party (UK) H. Stevens 1,451 Labour Party (UK) A. G. Housden 1,424 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. A. G. Watson 1,410 Liberal Party (UK) R. Thorpe 705 Liberal Party (UK) W. Day 704 Liberal Party (UK) R. Humphrey 634 Communist Party of Great Britain Mrs. A. Waddell 86 4,097 35.9 11,423 Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Broad Green Broad Green (3) Labour Party (UK) Miss L. Overton 2,151 Labour Party (UK) F. G. West 2,084 Labour Party (UK) A. G. Wright 2,064 Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Stamford 924 Conservative Party (UK) Miss M. Baker-Rogers 890 Conservative Party (UK) D. M. Stranack 868 Communist Party of Great Britain C. Young 153 3,188 29.3 10,866 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Central Central (3) Conservative Party (UK) J. L. Aston 2,558 Conservative Party (UK) V. W. H. Bendall 2,450 Conservative Party (UK) A. Lawton 2,423 Labour Party (UK) E. L. Hall 1,273 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. E. Sutcliffe 1,241 Labour Party (UK) H. Stopps 1,181 Liberal Party (UK) A. Sandison 315 Liberal Party (UK) H. T. Quemby 234 Liberal Party (UK) B. T. Morgan 216 4,116 37.3 11,043 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Coulsdon East Coulsdon East (3) Residents Association Miss J. C. Simpson 1,831 Residents Association A. Bonsier 1,814 Residents Association L. Blair 1,748 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. B. Bashford 1,055 Liberal Party (UK) L. B. Groves 987 Liberal Party (UK) T. J. Austin 981 Labour Party (UK) F. A. Davies 730 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. O. Bentley 728 Labour Party (UK) E. F. Nedeles 685 Independent (politician) S. B. Stray 214 3,685 34.4 10,726 Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association East East (3) Independent (politician) W. H. Simpson 2,762 Independent (politician) H. E. Styles 2,730 Independent (politician) D. J. Sutton 2,710 Labour Party (UK) J. F. Reed 962 Labour Party (UK) R. Reed 944 Labour Party (UK) P. Gibson 943 Liberal Party (UK) V. Roberts 468 Liberal Party (UK) R. Williams 468 Liberal Party (UK) Miss P. H. Tapsell 462 4,294 38.1 11,271 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) New Addington New Addington (3) Labour Party (UK) J. Cooper 2,509 Labour Party (UK) T. J. Laffin 2,460 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. V. L. Rooke 2,354 Conservative Party (UK) M. H. Piper 452 Conservative Party (UK) R. Rogers 419 Conservative Party (UK) P. R. Gilham 398 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. R. Ainsworth 243 Liberal Party (UK) F. Lett 227 Liberal Party (UK) A. Wild 217 3,158 30.6 10,308 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Norbury Norbury (3) Conservative Party (UK) W. E. Ross-Gower 2,491 Conservative Party (UK) R. G. Willis 2,479 Conservative Party (UK) G. Levy 2,477 Labour Party (UK) P. H. Benson 982 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. G. Walker 970 Labour Party (UK) L. Cowling 923 Liberal Party (UK) T. P. Harwood 918 Liberal Party (UK) R. Thompson 834 Liberal Party (UK) B. Nagle 831 4,427 38.1 11,627 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Purley Purley (3) Conservative Party (UK) D. W. Pudney 2,295 Conservative Party (UK) R. W. Kersey 2,221 Conservative Party (UK) B. C. Sparrowe 2,129 Residents Association Mrs. D. Pattison 1,231 Residents Association H. B. J. Sturgiss 1,039 Residents Association R. W. Evans 1,036 Labour Party (UK) B. G. Hamblin 1,023 Labour Party (UK) E. E. Preidel 995 Labour Party (UK) W. A. Adams 939 3,981 35.0 11,378 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sanderstead & Selsdon Sanderstead & Selsdon (3) Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. E. E. Bray 3,756 Conservative Party (UK) M. D. West 3,752 Conservative Party (UK) B. H. Rowling 3,693 Liberal Party (UK) J. A. Chisholm 2,196 Liberal Party (UK) R. H. Jenden 2,089 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. A. L. Cooper 2,045 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. P. M. Crow 468 Labour Party (UK) F. G. Morriss 439 Labour Party (UK) S. W. Davis 431 6,441 57.0 11,309 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sanderstead North Sanderstead North (3) Conservative Party (UK) P. W. Rickards 3,635 Conservative Party (UK) W. N. Peet 3,611 Conservative Party (UK) F. Hargreaves 3,528 Labour Party (UK) R. G. M. Jones 811 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. L. M. B. Messer 807 Labour Party (UK) S. N. Ings 800 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. N. V. Howard 663 Liberal Party (UK) G. A. Kemp 597 Liberal Party (UK) W. H. White 583 5,075 41.8 12,149 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Shirley Shirley (3) Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. E. Maycock 3,353 Conservative Party (UK) R. C. Nash 3,342 Conservative Party (UK) A. G. Weller 3,293 Labour Party (UK) A. G. Edwards 1,133 Labour Party (UK) G. Stredwick 971 Labour Party (UK) H. W. Robertson 960 Independent (politician) J. T. E. A. Waddell 183 4,475 37.3 11,993 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South Norwood South Norwood (3) Conservative Resident P. A. Saunders 2,119 Conservative Resident Mrs. B. Saunders 2,089 Conservative Resident C. E. Kelly 2,056 Labour Party (UK) P. Byrne 1,682 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. Johnson 1,519 Labour Party (UK) M. McGovern 1,442 Liberal Party (UK) J. Mackenzie 555 Liberal Party (UK) P. St. Clare Collis 548 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. P. Weal 468 4,305 36.7 11,732 Conservative Resident Conservative Resident Conservative Resident Thornton Heath Thornton Heath (3) Labour Party (UK) S. Sutcliffe 2,168 Labour Party (UK) M. E. Mackenzie 2,127 Labour Party (UK) J. L. Walker 2,114 Residents Association J. G. Davies 2,031 Residents Association P. Chandler 2,024 Residents Association G. A. Barr 1,981 Liberal Party (UK) M. E. Pache 416 Liberal Party (UK) M. E. Thomas 401 Liberal Party (UK) D. B. Stannard 378 4,691 42.8 10,952 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Upper Norwood Upper Norwood (3) Conservative Party (UK) K. Edwards 2,412 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. M. C. V. Parfitt 2,371 Conservative Party (UK) S. A. Draper 2,334 Labour Party (UK) N. Williams 806 Labour Party (UK) T. Williams 804 Labour Party (UK) E. Smith 802 Liberal Party (UK) Leo C. E. Held 460 Liberal Party (UK) P. Apps 456 Liberal Party (UK) J. Clement 426 3,704 33.9 10,925 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Waddon Waddon (3) Labour Party (UK) V. Burgos 2,708 Labour Party (UK) J. T. Twitchett 2,681 Labour Party (UK) P. Whitehead 2,651 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. I. A. Bell 2,193 Conservative Party (UK) R. Blackford 2,178 Conservative Party (UK) L. J. Young 2,139 5,002 43.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Thornton West Thornton (3) Conservative Resident R. Tilbury 2,348 Conservative Resident E. J. Fowler 2,346 Conservative Resident E. F. A. Whitehorn 2,346 Labour Party (UK) Miss L. L. Scott 2,263 Labour Party (UK) T. Harris 2,127 Labour Party (UK) F. Bailey 2,125 4,708 43.6 11,632 Conservative Resident Conservative Resident Conservative Resident Whitehorse Manor Whitehorse Manor (3) Labour Party (UK) Mrs. P. M. Dammarell 2,153 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. D. George 2,143 Labour Party (UK) D. B. Spillett 2,068 Conservative Party (UK) R. Nicholson 927 Conservative Party (UK) J. Matanle 903 Conservative Party (UK) I. Morris 901 Liberal Party (UK) J. Forsyth 541 Liberal Party (UK) T. Grummitt 523 Liberal Party (UK) F. Thorns 402 Communist Party of Great Britain I. Southard 64 3,656 33.2 11,019 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Woodcote & Coulsdon West Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3) Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. N. B. Booth 2,820 Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Hannaford 2,805 Conservative Party (UK) J. G. Giles 2,350 Liberal Party (UK) H. H. Giles 1,061 Liberal Party (UK) J. P. Callen 704 Liberal Party (UK) R. L. Dawson 660 Labour Party (UK) B.T. Harris 497 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. E. D. Goatley 460 Labour Party (UK) G. J. R. Gemmell 448 3,992 36.2 11,024 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Woodside Woodside (3) Labour Party (UK) J. A. Keeling 2,378 Labour Party (UK) J. T. Bell 2,365 Labour Party (UK) K. F. Urwin 2,292 Conservative Party (UK) W. Darwell-Taylor 1,434 Conservative Party (UK) J. Peters 1,356 Conservative Party (UK) D. Winstone 1,346 Communist Party of Great Britain Mrs. Q. E. Knight 178 4,001 35.5 11,268 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References 1964 Category:1964 London Borough council elections