1964 Hammersmith London Borough Council election

1964 local election in England March 2015 March 2015 1964 Hammersmith Borough Council election Parliamentary 7 May 1964 1968 Hammersmith London Borough Council election 1968 All 60 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council 31 32.0% 115x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 53 62.7% 115x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 7 33.9% 115x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 0 2.7% Council control Council control after election Labour Party (UK) The 1964 Hammersmith Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Hammersmith London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council with almost 63% of the vote.London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1964 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 2015London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971 https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1971-5-13.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150124012200/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1971-5-13.pdf dead 24 January 2015 London Datastore London County Council Background These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith and Metropolitan Borough of Fulham. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Hammersmith by the London Government Act 1963. A total of 134 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 21 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 9 candidates. Other candidates included 5 from the Communist party. There were 18 three-seat wards and 3 two-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 46 after winning 53 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 32.0%. This turnout included 696 postal votes. Ward results Addison Addison (3) Labour Party (UK) C. Parsons 1,025 Labour Party (UK) B. Sawbridge 1,021 Labour Party (UK) S. Ward 990 Conservative Party (UK) I. J. Lawrence 802 Conservative Party (UK) B. Walter 777 Conservative Party (UK) D. Fearn 768 Communist Party of Great Britain H. T. Goulding 118 1,880 27.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Avonmore Avonmore (2) Conservative Party (UK) H. E. B. Brightley 1,122 Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Tagg 1,112 Labour Party (UK) S. R. Chriss 720 Labour Party (UK) J. C. Beckett 705 1,848 34.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Broadway Broadway (3) Labour Party (UK) G. E. Simpson 1,255 Labour Party (UK) C. W. Howard 1,250 Labour Party (UK) Miss J. Henry 1,170 Liberal Party (UK) S. H. J. A. Knott 1,004 Liberal Party (UK) R. J. Groves 820 Liberal Party (UK) C. Hildred-Goode 788 Conservative Party (UK) J. Brook 623 Conservative Party (UK) A. Belsham 595 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. A. Hall 580 2,766 42.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Brook Green Brook Green (3) Conservative Party (UK) A. Belsham 1,243 Conservative Party (UK) R. G. Field 1,200 Conservative Party (UK) L. W. Heading 1,183 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. Bamford 1,168 Labour Party (UK) G. Bunyan 1,155 Labour Party (UK) L. Stanley 1,145 2,409 36.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Colehill Colehill (2) Labour Party (UK) Mrs. G. I. Dimmick 1,257 Labour Party (UK) G. W. Dimmick 1,256 Conservative Party (UK) P. Dunphy 669 Conservative Party (UK) W. R. Hallam 646 1,946 38.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) College Park & Old Oak College Park & Old Oak (3) Labour Party (UK) F. W. Ing 1,352 Labour Party (UK) R. Oak 1,351 Labour Party (UK) M. Silverman 1,342 Conservative Party (UK) Miss P. Oxley 191 Conservative Party (UK) R. Claxton 173 Conservative Party (UK) W. Simpson 168 1,557 22.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Coningham Coningham (3) Labour Party (UK) L. W. Freeman 1,044 Labour Party (UK) Miss V. Grant 1,037 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. E. D. Freeman 1,035 Conservative Party (UK) J. Williams 306 Conservative Party (UK) C. Hagger 303 Conservative Party (UK) J. Wharram 292 1,380 22.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Crabtree Crabtree (3) Labour Party (UK) Mrs. B. Little 1,703 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. E. F. Sears 1,702 Labour Party (UK) D. A. S. Noel 1,684 Conservative Party (UK) S. G. Peyton 1,383 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. D. M. Joseph 1,381 Conservative Party (UK) D. A. Smith 1,349 Liberal Party (UK) F. C. Scrivener 184 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. R. Black 181 Liberal Party (UK) H. Tucker 166 3,281 42.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gibbs Green Gibbs Green (3) Labour Party (UK) L. B. F. Jones 1,386 Labour Party (UK) H. H. Perlin 1,352 Labour Party (UK) Miss B. Boothroyd 1,347 Conservative Party (UK) L. Giovene 1,219 Conservative Party (UK) P. M. Longmore 1,218 Conservative Party (UK) G. Shell 1,193 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Edwards 99 Communist Party of Great Britain Mrs. J. Secker 71 2,666 35.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Grove Grove (3) Labour Party (UK) T. Morris 1,409 Labour Party (UK) D. Murray 1,407 Labour Party (UK) E. R. Gosling 1,387 Conservative Party (UK) W. Sutton 847 Conservative Party (UK) H. Zander 826 Conservative Party (UK) C. Virando 823 2,221 30.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Halford Halford (3) Labour Party (UK) J. H. Clark 1,512 Labour Party (UK) T. M. Cox 1,504 Labour Party (UK) H. R. Babstock 1,492 Conservative Party (UK) G. T. E. Grey 604 Conservative Party (UK) N. Parkinson 601 Conservative Party (UK) Dr. Sylvia Waters 598 2,129 32.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Margravine Margravine (3) Labour Party (UK) F. W. Banfield 1,836 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. F. C. Pusey 1,826 Labour Party (UK) W. J. Molloy 1,816 Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Chapman 482 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. M. M. Jarvis 480 Conservative Party (UK) B. A. Glister 467 2,339 35.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Parsons Green Parsons Green (3) Labour Party (UK) D. T. King 1,610 Labour Party (UK) I. M. Jordan 1,608 Labour Party (UK) H. D. Duff 1,606 Conservative Party (UK) A. C. Hatton 1,204 Conservative Party (UK) K. G. F. Howe 1,204 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. H. Hart 1,202 2,850 37.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Stephen's St Stephen's (3) Labour Party (UK) L. S. Jones 840 Labour Party (UK) J. Bull 836 Labour Party (UK) F. E. Keppel 830 Conservative Party (UK) H. Garner 352 Conservative Party (UK) Miss H. Ellis 348 Conservative Party (UK) Miss M. Gilling 342 1,218 19.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sandford Sandford (3) Labour Party (UK) J. M. Browning 1,808 Labour Party (UK) Miss P. M. Cooper 1,802 Labour Party (UK) P. J. Barton 1,751 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. D. Fish 408 Conservative Party (UK) P. G. Humphreys 407 Conservative Party (UK) R. C. Trayhorn 402 Communist Party of Great Britain V. I. Boulton 217 2,303 29.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sherbrooke Sherbrooke (2) Labour Party (UK) S. A. Matthews 1,363 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. J. Noyes 1,346 Conservative Party (UK) A. S. Clarke 336 Conservative Party (UK) Miss J. Phillips 326 1,716 32.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Starch Green Starch Green (3) Labour Party (UK) A. G. Breeze 1,187 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. A. Havelka 1,161 Conservative Party (UK) J. Collins 1,154 Labour Party (UK) D. Horton 1,146 Conservative Party (UK) C. E. Arnold 1,122 Conservative Party (UK) Miss G. Powers 1,115 2,334 33.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sulivan Sulivan (3) Labour Party (UK) M. A. Hall 1,630 Labour Party (UK) A. R. L. Chapman 1,605 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. C. J. Liardet 1,600 Conservative Party (UK) S. N. B. Leishman 803 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. H. Curtis 799 Conservative Party (UK) Miss J. Whyman 772 2,425 32.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Town Town (3) Labour Party (UK) I. Gray 1,396 Labour Party (UK) M. House 1,356 Conservative Party (UK) B. J. Hill 1,324 Labour Party (UK) E. L. Hill 924 Conservative Party (UK) C. J. Clarke 908 Conservative Party (UK) C. Bland 877 Liberal Party (UK) M. Ridd 129 Liberal Party (UK) G. H. Stevens 124 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. J. M. Stevens 110 2,420 34.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) White City White City (3) Labour Party (UK) R. Beresford 1,480 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. D. Heakes 1,470 Labour Party (UK) F. Williams 1,453 Conservative Party (UK) Miss J. Beattie 243 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. K. Walter 240 Conservative Party (UK) Miss R. Palompo 235 Communist Party of Great Britain W. Massey 130 1,783 25.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wormholt Wormholt (3) Labour Party (UK) Mrs. V. Freeman 1,228 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. R. Hounsome 1,222 Labour Party (UK) C. Van Gelderen 1,206 Conservative Party (UK) Miss H. Lewis 427 Conservative Party (UK) C. Sands 423 Conservative Party (UK) Miss P. Walker 410 1,673 26.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References 1964 Category:1964 London Borough council elections Category:20th century in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham