1964 Merton London Borough Council election

none March 2015 March 2015 The 1964 Merton Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Merton 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 Municipal Borough of Mitcham, Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and Merton and Morden Urban District. These boroughs and districts were joined to form the new London Borough of Merton by the London Government Act 1963. A total of 146 candidates stood in the election for the 54 seats being contested across 14 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 47 and 28 respectively. Other candidates included 8 Residents, 6 Communists and 3 Independents. There were 13 four-seat wards and 1 two-seat ward. This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 5 aldermen, Labour 3, and Independents 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 no party gain overall control of the new council with Labour winning 26 and the Conservatives winning 25 of the 54 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 45.3%. This turnout included 913 postal votes. Ward results Cannon Hill (4) 4,785 47.5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mitcham Central (4) 4,204 48.4 Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Mitcham East (2) 2,931 54.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mitcham North (4) 5,274 48.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mitcham South (4) 3,790 38.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mitcham West (4) 3,349 34.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Morden (4) 4,107 44.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Priory (4) 4,151 41.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ravensbury (4) 4,173 39.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Barnes (4) 5,511 58.0 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wimbledon East (4) 4,582 45.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wimbledon North (4) 4,808 46.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wimbledon South (4) 4,373 43.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wimbledon West (4) 5,183 48.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 1964 Category:1964 London Borough council elections