1964 Greenwich London Borough Council election

Greenwich council election March 2015 March 2015 The 1964 Greenwich Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Greenwich London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council.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 for the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Greenwich by the London Government Act 1963. A total of 140 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 27 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood at 58 and 16 respectively. Other candidates included 6 from the Communist party. There were 21 two-seat wards and 6 three-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 38 after winning 49 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 36.0%. This turnout included 1,018 postal votes. Ward results Abbey Wood (3) Labour Party (UK) D. S. Ramsey 2,006 Labour Party (UK) G. E. Offord 2,005 Labour Party (UK) N. G. Burbridge 1,843 Conservative Party (UK) C. H. Dean 451 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. F. A. Dean 440 Conservative Party (UK) R. Gibbs 427 Communist Party of Great Britain W. S. Spencer 220 2,525 28.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Academy (2) Labour Party (UK) Mrs. C. B. Jeffrey 1,372 Labour Party (UK) G. S. Dean 1,368 Conservative Party (UK) J. F. G. Benson 679 Conservative Party (UK) J. P. Paine 674 2,101 41.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Blackheath (2) Conservative Party (UK) I. Davison 1,286 Conservative Party (UK) D. C. Thurley 1,246 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. G. Williams 741 Labour Party (UK) R. Blatchford 716 Liberal Party (UK) R. Rugman 357 Liberal Party (UK) R. Homes 352 2,390 46.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Charlton (2) Labour Party (UK) T. E. Smith 898 Labour Party (UK) W. Clarke 872 Conservative Party (UK) S. G. Wayment 214 Conservative Party (UK) T. Saunders 206 Liberal Party (UK) Miss M. Ingram 167 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. R. B. Law 150 1,396 28.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Coldharbour (2) Labour Party (UK) D. J. Dean 1,532 Labour Party (UK) W. A. G. Brooks 1,530 Conservative Party (UK) Miss M. D. Cole 613 Conservative Party (UK) W. S. Manners 592 2,158 41.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Eastcombe (2) Labour Party (UK) J. A. Saunders 1,214 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. K. P. Bullard 1,198 Conservative Party (UK) Miss R. Manners 568 Conservative Party (UK) K. Stevens 541 1,792 35.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Eltham (2) Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. S. M. Bradley 1,579 Conservative Party (UK) F. B. Newland 1,579 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. L. M. Sheppard 880 Labour Party (UK) A. B. S. Soper 877 2,482 47.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Eynsham (2) Labour Party (UK) L. A. Heath 1,402 Labour Party (UK) N. R. J. Sims 1,387 Communist Party of Great Britain R. M. Dobson 85 1,541 28.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hornfair (2) Labour Party (UK) R. D. Moyle 1,446 Labour Party (UK) R. Score 1,421 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. S. Busby 665 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. E. Stowell 642 Communist Party of Great Britain L. Attenborough 48 2,150 35.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Horn Park (2) Labour Party (UK) M. A. Jeffrey 1,414 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. N. A. E. Woods 1,375 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. E. R. M. Middleton 1,072 Conservative Party (UK) B. J. Easton 1,061 2,504 51.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kidbrooke (3) Labour Party (UK) D. A. Spurgeon 1,507 Labour Party (UK) H. A. Read 1,506 Labour Party (UK) G. Jones 1,496 Conservative Party (UK) E. Branson 572 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. G. M. Barry 550 Conservative Party (UK) W. Kidby 544 Liberal Party (UK) R. Marsh 354 Liberal Party (UK) P. Short 340 Liberal Party (UK) R. S. Warwicker 340 Communist Party of Great Britain D. Brown 130 2,490 36.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Marsh (2) Labour Party (UK) Mrs. A. Kennedy 1,123 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. J. Chrisp 1,084 Conservative Party (UK) F. Edwards 151 Conservative Party (UK) E. Smithers 134 1,291 26.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Middle Park (2) Labour Party (UK) Mrs. H. Stroud 1,316 Labour Party (UK) T. G. Blann 1,307 Conservative Party (UK) H. I. Samuel 670 Conservative Party (UK) P. T. S. Batterbury 637 2,023 39.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) New Eltham (3) Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. W. H. Hulbert 2,222 Conservative Party (UK) R. F. Fyson 2,210 Conservative Party (UK) L. J. Smith 2,197 Labour Party (UK) W. Hewlett 2,034 Labour Party (UK) F. J. Munns 1,985 Labour Party (UK) T. J. Welsh 1,923 4,241 50.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Park (2) Labour Party (UK) H. Icough 1,058 Labour Party (UK) H. Coutts 1,057 Conservative Party (UK) C. Jones 380 Conservative Party (UK) T. Wykes 346 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Filer 70 1,502 27.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St George's (2) Labour Party (UK) Mrs. P. A. Middleton 904 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. E. Polley 890 Conservative Party (UK) J. W. Clarke 270 Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Clarke 268 1,191 28.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Margaret's (3) Labour Party (UK) J. P. Hamilton 1,621 Labour Party (UK) J. Dey 1,613 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. A. E. Everitt 1,609 Conservative Party (UK) N. Hughes-Narborough 909 Conservative Party (UK) J. Helm 875 Conservative Party (UK) G. E. Allen 870 Liberal Party (UK) R. H. Smith 327 Liberal Party (UK) V. J. Monk 325 Liberal Party (UK) C. E. Smith 293 2,867 33.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Mary's (3) Labour Party (UK) E. Williams 1,524 Labour Party (UK) W. H. E. Flood 1,489 Labour Party (UK) I. N. Smith 1,487 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. E. M. Flury 390 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. E. R. Sharp 372 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. D. M. Saunders 370 1,937 30.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Nicholas (3) Labour Party (UK) R. F. Neve 1,943 Labour Party (UK) H. F. Reilly 1,938 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. I. Kingwell 1,935 Conservative Party (UK) L. H. F. Bliss 329 Conservative Party (UK) Miss C. F. S. Bell 326 Conservative Party (UK) G. Gibbs 325 2,320 25.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sherard (2) Labour Party (UK) R. T. Coombs 1,582 Labour Party (UK) T. A. J. Malone 1,540 Conservative Party (UK) A. G. Miles 319 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. I. D. Miles 308 Communist Party of Great Britain Mrs. C. Clarke 80 1,943 38.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Shooters Hill (2) Conservative Party (UK) C. H. Miles 1,862 Conservative Party (UK) A. M. Selves 1,827 Labour Party (UK) A. W. Bassett 979 Labour Party (UK) E. A. Chapman 972 Liberal Party (UK) J. R. Hassall 261 Liberal Party (UK) M. Newman 245 3,119 60.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Slade (2) Labour Party (UK) Mrs. J. E. Carroll 1,057 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. D. M. Munns 1,050 Conservative Party (UK) D. W. Sinclair 279 Conservative Party (UK) R. Brian 263 Liberal Party (UK) P. S. Mercer 99 Liberal Party (UK) A. H. Hall 96 1,454 26.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Trafalgar (2) Labour Party (UK) C. J. Scales 1,138 Labour Party (UK) L. Squirrell 1,114 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. A. L. Manners 278 Conservative Party (UK) Miss M. K. Bailey 259 1,440 29.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Vanbrugh (2) Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. E. Pennington 940 Conservative Party (UK) W. J. Manners 879 Labour Party (UK) V. Cook 837 Labour Party (UK) N. A. Edgerton 830 1,822 37.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Well Hall (2) Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. J. Bradley 1,672 Labour Party (UK) E. G. Bell 1,668 Conservative Party (UK) D. D. Poston 1,094 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. J. M. Hoare 1,092 Liberal Party (UK) P. M. McGarry 171 Liberal Party (UK) G. A. Lamidey 167 2,983 53.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West (2) Labour Party (UK) W. F. Strong 792 Labour Party (UK) W. G. Darvill 788 Conservative Party (UK) Dr. D. J. Gibson 138 Conservative Party (UK) H. Hook 124 949 19.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Woolwich (2) Labour Party (UK) P. G. Mornington 1,176 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. E. Mansell 1,160 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. V. A. Allen 141 Conservative Party (UK) G. E. Sharpe 140 1,341 25.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References 1964 Greenwich Greenwich London Borough Council election