1964 Newham London Borough Council election

none December 2020 December 2020 The 1964 Newham London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Newham 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 County Borough of East Ham, County Borough of West Ham, Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich and Municipal Borough of Barking. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Newham by the London Government Act 1963. A total of 145 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. 3 seats in one ward went unopposed. These included a full slate from the Labour Party, while the Liberal and Conservative parties stood 38 and 20 respectively. Other candidates included 17 Residents, 7 Communists and 2 Independents. There were 12 three-seat wards and 12 two-seat wards. This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got all 10 aldermen. 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 40 after winning 50 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 29.4%. This turnout included 333 postal votes. Newham local election result 1964Rallings Colin Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre 1993 PlymouthLondon 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 10 June 2019London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Newham-1964-2010.pdf Elections Centre Plymouth University 10 June 2019 Labour Party (UK) 50 50 0 +50 83.3 59.8 Other parties 7 7 0 +7 11.7 18.5 Liberal Party (UK) 3 3 0 +3 5.0 15.7 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 6.0 |} Results by ward Beckton Beckton (2) Labour Party (UK) W Pattinson 924 85.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) H Taylor 850 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain R Offley 80 7.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E Hayes 75 7.0 N/A 1,059 20.1 N/A 5,275 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bemersyde Bemersyde (2) Labour Party (UK) F Ferrier 1,469 69.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) H Bauckham 1,467 N/A Liberal Party (UK) R Savill 652 30.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E Gull 632 N/A 2,158 35.7 N/A 6,044 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Canning Town & Grange Canning Town & Grange (2) Labour Party (UK) C Bock 1,011 72.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) D Sherman 993 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J Freeman 173 12.4 N/A Independent (politician) F Barratt 160 11.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) L Hollick 138 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain E Barnes 53 3.8 N/A 1,321 20.4 N/A 6,476 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Castle Castle (2) Labour Party (UK) W Johnson 1,186 50.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) A Smith 1,166 N/A Residents Association H Hennem 1,116 47.6 N/A Residents Association A Hall 1,099 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain F Farmer 41 1.8 N/A 2,365 40.0 N/A 5,911 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Central Central (2) Labour Party (UK) J Hart 1,148 75.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) J Kent 1,088 N/A Liberal Party (UK) B Allen 372 24.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) A Retter 338 N/A 1,526 24.8 N/A 6,142 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Custom House & Silvertown Custom House & Silvertown (3) Labour Party (UK) W Dunlop 1,446 75.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) W Rees 1,339 N/A Labour Party (UK) P Newman 1,329 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Eugene Johnson 395 20.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) D Burrows 335 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E Smith 252 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain J Walker 70 3.7 N/A 1,868 22.0 N/A 8,492 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Forest Gate Forest Gate (3) Labour Party (UK) T Camp 1,468 59.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) F White 1,437 N/A Labour Party (UK) J Sinclair 1,424 N/A Liberal Party (UK) H Brooke 559 22.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) D Abramson 508 N/A Liberal Party (UK) M Reed 470 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P Sims 407 16.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E Knight 402 N/A Conservative Party (UK) T Orrin 385 N/A Independent (politician) D Hanlon 56 2.2 N/A 2,449 25.8 N/A 9,493 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Greatfield Greatfield (3) Residents Association F Hammond 2,262 49.1 N/A Residents Association M Talbot 2,071 N/A Residents Association S Ling 2,039 N/A Labour Party (UK) J Keeble 2,003 43.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) J Burns 1,897 N/A Labour Party (UK) J Taylor 1,806 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A Tathers 345 7.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J Murphy 274 N/A 4,390 49.4 N/A 8,891 Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Hudsons Hudsons (3) Labour Party (UK) H Fitzsimons 1,730 83.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) W Cross 1,724 N/A Labour Party (UK) M Davidson 1,712 N/A Liberal Party (UK) L Burrows 347 16.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) P Hayes 329 N/A Liberal Party (UK) M Flaherty 325 N/A 2,175 24.5 N/A 8,872 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kensington Kensington (2) Residents Association E Lonsdale 1,330 53.6 N/A Residents Association H Ringrow 1,300 N/A Labour Party (UK) L Nicholas 959 38.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) R Swanton 957 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G Crocker 192 7.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P Whitehead 174 N/A 2,494 45.0 N/A 5,548 Residents Association Residents Association Little Ilford Little Ilford (3) Labour Party (UK) H Lugg 1,566 73.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) W Hurford 1,563 N/A Labour Party (UK) M Helps 1,541 N/A Liberal Party (UK) H Mason 394 18.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) S Avis 387 N/A Liberal Party (UK) S Temple 353 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain L Brown 163 7.7 N/A 2,106 23.4 N/A 9,099 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Manor Park Manor Park (3) Labour Party (UK) R Beadle 1,497 45.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) W Batterham 1,406 N/A Labour Party (UK) F Fincham 1,365 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C Blackmore 1,011 30.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) F Stevens 990 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W Shearman 899 N/A Residents Association P Bowden 806 24.3 N/A Residents Association R Elford 791 N/A Residents Association E Parker 750 N/A 3,268 34.4 N/A 9,511 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) New Town New Town (2) Labour Party (UK) J Warren 1,055 83.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) S Whitear 1,046 N/A Liberal Party (UK) F Penfold 216 17.0 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J Clark 205 N/A 1,304 21.2 N/A 6,140 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ordnance Ordnance (2) Labour Party (UK) F Radley 996 79.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) A Gannon 950 N/A Liberal Party (UK) A Barr 263 20.9 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E McGrane 221 N/A 1,297 23.0 N/A 5,635 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Park Park (3) Labour Party (UK) Wolffe 2,042 64.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) Hasler 2,039 N/A Labour Party (UK) H Ronan 2,037 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J Linehan 1,106 35.1 N/A Liberal Party (UK) N Phillips 1,083 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J Francis 999 N/A 3,078 31.5 N/A 9,759 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plaistow Plaistow (3) Labour Party (UK) P O’Connell 1,303 83.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) A Bigg 1,287 N/A Labour Party (UK) K Webb 1,262 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J Towler 257 16.5 N/A 1,573 18.4 N/A 8,563 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Plashet Plashet (3) Labour Party (UK) E Kebbell 1,770 63.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) J Carter 1,744 N/A Labour Party (UK) W Watts 1,675 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J Giles 818 29.1 N/A Liberal Party (UK) D Wheeler 695 N/A Liberal Party (UK) P Scriven 694 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C Knight 223 7.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E Orrin 208 N/A Conservative Party (UK) F Strange 192 N/A 2,744 29.6 N/A 9,255 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Stephens St Stephens (2) Residents Association G Nottage 1,163 49.0 N/A Residents Association L Cumming 1,142 N/A Labour Party (UK) W Brown 1,014 42.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) S Mail 983 N/A Conservative Party (UK) T Nolan 197 8.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C Rugg 195 N/A 2,418 42.0 N/A 5,757 Residents Association Residents Association South South (3) Labour Party (UK) H Fisher 0 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) T Jenkinson 0 N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) W Knight 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 9,321 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stratford Stratford (2) Labour Party (UK) E Goodyer 753 74.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) J Riley 739 N/A Liberal Party (UK) R McCarthy 259 25.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) G Jennings 244 N/A 1,054 18.6 N/A 5,667 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Upton Upton (3) Liberal Party (UK) D Brooke 1,635 47.9 N/A Liberal Party (UK) B McCarthy 1,476 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E Wren 1,450 N/A Labour Party (UK) D Smith 1,406 41.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) G Jacobs 1,396 N/A Labour Party (UK) S Smith 1,380 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C Balcomb 369 10.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) S Plant 315 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W Orrin 301 N/A 3,370 34.1 N/A 9,871 Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Wall End Wall End (3) Labour Party (UK) E Devenay 1,852 58.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) L Griffiths 1,814 N/A Labour Party (UK) S Elson 1,736 N/A Residents Association W Mallendine 1,032 32.5 N/A Residents Association I Zimmer 1,026 N/A Residents Association A Allen 895 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain P Allen 292 9.2 N/A 2,980 33.8 N/A 8,828 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Ham West Ham (2) Labour Party (UK) J Andrews 829 79.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) D Lee 799 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E Darsey 157 15.1 N/A Liberal Party (UK) S Wrightson 123 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain A Jones 55 5.3 N/A 1,053 18.8 N/A 5,605 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Woodgrange Woodgrange (2) Labour Party (UK) R Ricketts 972 41.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) R Evans 922 N/A Residents Association D Owen 720 30.7 N/A Residents Association L Smith 642 N/A Liberal Party (UK) D Wheeler 325 13.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W Willis 325 13.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M Robinson 287 N/A Liberal Party (UK) W Krist 106 N/A 2,107 36.3 N/A 5,805 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) By-elections between 1964 and 1968 There were no by-elections.Newham Local Election results https://www.newham.gov.uk/Documents/Council%20and%20Democracy/LocalElectionResultsArchive.xls Newham Elections Newham Borough Council 15 June 2019 28 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191228083654/https://www.newham.gov.uk/Documents/Council%20and%20Democracy/LocalElectionResultsArchive.xls dead References 1964 Category:1964 London Borough council elections