1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

none March 2015 March 2015 The 1964 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative 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 Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Elections http://www.richmond.gov.uk/local_election_results_1964_2010.pdf Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council 20 January 2016 Background These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Barnes, Municipal Borough of Richmond and Municipal Borough of Twickenham. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Richmond upon Thames by the London Government Act 1963. A total of 154 candidates stood in the election for the 54 seats being contested across 25 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 40 candidates. Other candidates included 3 Communists, 2 Independents and 1 Resident. There were 12 single-seat wards, 10 three-seat wards and 3 four-seat wards. This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 7 aldermen and Labour 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 the Conservatives gain the new council with a majority of 28 after winning 41 of the 54 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 47.5%. This turnout included 750 postal votes. Results PartyVotesSeatsConservative Party29,969 (47.79%)47.79 Conservative Party (UK)41 (75.9%)41 54 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party19,371 (30.89%)30.89 Labour Party (UK)12 (22.2%)12 54 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party11,298 (18.02%)18.02 Liberal Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 54 Liberal Party (UK)Independent1,536 (2.45%)2.45 Independent (politician) 1 (1.9%)1 54 Independent (politician)Communist Party530 (0.85%)0.85 Communist Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 54 Communist Party (UK) + ↓ 12 1 41 Labour Party (UK) Labour Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Ward results Barnes Barnes (4) Conservative Party (UK) Summers I. 2664 56.9 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Denis Christian 2616 - - Conservative Party (UK) Mason H. 2587 - - Conservative Party (UK) J B Armstrong 2522 - - Labour Party (UK) Mostyn J. Ms. 1789 38.2 n/a Labour Party (UK) Thompson J. 1774 - - Labour Party (UK) Whale R. 1719 - - Labour Party (UK) Hart A. 1679 - - Communist Party (UK) Banfield A. 229 4.9 n/a 46.2 n/a Central Twickenham Central Twickenham (3) Conservative Party (UK) Child D. 1545 56.1 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Griffith P. 1530 - - Conservative Party (UK) Bell-Wright H. Ms. 1486 - - Labour Party (UK) Gilbert J. 633 23.0 n/a Labour Party (UK) Hughes D. 599 - - Labour Party (UK) Gourgey P. 593 - - Liberal Party (UK) Main M. 577 20.9 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Cavanna J. Ms. 546 - - Liberal Party (UK) Studd H. 509 - - 40.1 n/a East Sheen East Sheen (4) Conservative Party (UK) Charles Gompels 2710 63.6 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Barrows N. 2632 - - Conservative Party (UK) W F Nation 2621 - - Conservative Party (UK) Needs G. 2584 - - Liberal Party (UK) Mann N. 976 22.9 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Worth L. 929 - - Liberal Party (UK) Anthony Stanley Richard Rundle 860 - - Liberal Party (UK) Armstrong D. 856 - - Labour Party (UK) Masters E. 576 13.5 n/a Labour Party (UK) Neale D. 574 - - Labour Party (UK) Birch E. Ms. 568 - - Labour Party (UK) Ward J. 545 - - 44.6 n/a East Twickenham East Twickenham (3) Conservative Party (UK) Defries-Porter L. 1588 55.2 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Leaney A. 1582 - - Conservative Party (UK) Gilday-Fox F. 1548 - - Labour Party (UK) Evans F. 657 22.8 n/a Labour Party (UK) Galton Y. Ms. 644 - - Liberal Party (UK) Davies A. Ms. 634 22.0 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Lewis B. 604 - - Liberal Party (UK) Nunn S. 588 - - Labour Party (UK) Cunningham G. 569 - - 38.2 n/a Ham Ham (1) Labour Party (UK) J H Harwood 773 58.8 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Brown B. 542 41.2 n/a 49.8 n/a Hampton Hampton (3) Conservative Party (UK) J W H Crane 2138 50.2 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Hall H. 2103 - - Conservative Party (UK) Hayes S. 2056 - - Liberal Party (UK) Leahy B. 1103 25.9 N.A Labour Party (UK) Robinson W. 1018 23.9 n/a Labour Party (UK) Holman C. 1013 - - Labour Party (UK) Rolfe D. 871 - - Liberal Party (UK) Cameron D. 849 - - Liberal Party (UK) Holroyde P. Ms. 568 - - 51.1 n/a Hampton Hill Hampton Hill (3) Conservative Party (UK) Watson G. 1835 48.6 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Montague William Garrett 1678 - - Conservative Party (UK) David G Harris 1601 - - Labour Party (UK) Heath R. 1139 30.2 n/a Labour Party (UK) Elmes K. 1092 - - Labour Party (UK) Watson S. Ms. 908 - - Liberal Party (UK) Stops B. 798 21.2 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Horne D. 665 - - 48.2 n/a Hampton Wick Hampton Wick (3) Conservative Party (UK) Wilkins O. Ms. 1904 56.3 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Edward Bostock 1904 - - Conservative Party (UK) Blackmore P. 1800 - - Labour Party (UK) Heitzmann A. 824 24.4 n/a Labour Party (UK) Golding J. 822 - - Labour Party (UK) Maccullough D. 793 - - Liberal Party (UK) Bliss E. Ms. 654 19.3 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Jones E. 603 - - Liberal Party (UK) Leighton J. 595 - - 47.0 n/a Heathfield Heathfield (3) Conservative Party (UK) Mitchison R. 1295 43.5 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Mrs H Champion 1290 - - Conservative Party (UK) Woodward M. Ms. 1287 - - Labour Party (UK) Kent B. 914 30.7 n/a Labour Party (UK) Gyford J. 908 - - Labour Party (UK) Thompson B. 892 - - Liberal Party (UK) Colquhoun I. Ms. 766 25.7 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Rebbeck C. 736 - - Liberal Party (UK) Gowers J. 731 - - 50.0 n/a Hill Hill (1) Conservative Party (UK) Robert Arthur James Alcock 414 42.9 n/a Independent (politician) Landreth D. 329 34.1 n/a Labour Party (UK) Tobias J. 221 22.9 n/a 54.4 n/a Kew Kew (1) Independent (politician) Pride B. 869 57.5 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Slot G. 342 22.6 n/a Labour Party (UK) Julia A. Ms. 301 19.9 n/a 55.2 n/a Kings Kings (1) Conservative Party (UK) Hyman Appleby Leon 835 56.4 n/a Independent (politician) Marin I. Ms. 365 24.6 n/a Labour Party (UK) Wood N. Ms. 281 19.0 n/a 46.5 n/a Manor Manor (1) Labour Party (UK) Starr T. 594 63.9 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Webb G. 336 36.1 n/a 46.6 n/a Mortlake Mortlake (4) Labour Party (UK) Hutton F. 2335 48.0 n/a Labour Party (UK) R H Stevens 2333 - - Labour Party (UK) Alfred George Henry Lawrance 2299 - - Labour Party (UK) Whale J. 2187 - - Conservative Party (UK) Wade S. 1877 38.6 n/a Conservative Party (UK) John David F Stow 1776 - - Conservative Party (UK) F A Counter 1730 - - Conservative Party (UK) W R Adams 1714 - - Liberal Party (UK) Parton J. 427 8.8 n/a Communist Party (UK) Bowles E. 224 4.6 n/a 47.1 n/a North Sheen North Sheen (1) Conservative Party (UK) Albert Charles McDougall 759 45.9 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Hester Margaret Gatty Smallbone 634 38.3 n/a Labour Party (UK) Hughes B. 262 15.8 n/a 64.0 n/a Park Park (1) Conservative Party (UK) Morell K. 528 59.2 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Moore P. 244 27.4 n/a Labour Party (UK) Royle B. 120 13.5 n/a 41.2 n/a Petersham Petersham (1) Labour Party (UK) Smith G. Ms. 727 62.9 n/a Conservative Party (UK) McCash J. 429 37.1 n/a 50.7 n/a Richmond Central Richmond Central (1) Conservative Party (UK) Rowe C. 505 50.7 n/a Labour Party (UK) Winter J. 272 27.3 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Adams R. 220 22.1 n/a 41.2 n/a Richmond Green Richmond Green (1) Conservative Party (UK) Winslow D. 465 56.2 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Nemet M. Ms. 276 33.4 n/a Labour Party (UK) Caplan M. Ms. 86 10.4 n/a 46.7 n/a Selwyn Selwyn (1) Conservative Party (UK) Tremlett G. 694 50.6 n/a Labour Party (UK) McNae A. Ms. 677 49.4 n/a 58.1 n/a South Twickenham South Twickenham (3) Conservative Party (UK) Eslick K. 1908 53.5 n/a Conservative Party (UK) James E Woodward 1896 - - Conservative Party (UK) Lever M. Ms. 1811 - - Labour Party (UK) Goldring P. 831 23.3 n/a Labour Party (UK) Boddy J. 805 - - Labour Party (UK) Gondris T. 755 - - Liberal Party (UK) Bisley B. 751 21.1 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Bisley D. Ms. 706 - - Liberal Party (UK) Clements K. 673 - - Communist Party (UK) Allen J. 77 2.2 n/a 47.1 n/a St Luke's St Luke's (1) Labour Party (UK) Campion E. 590 42.4 n/a Conservative Party (UK) L W Miller 571 41.0 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Horsbrugh S. Ms. 232 16.7 n/a 50.6 n/a Teddington Teddington (3) Conservative Party (UK) Gold M. 1577 38.7 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Garrud C. 1577 - - Labour Party (UK) Loman G. 1491 36.6 n/a Conservative Party (UK) Attwood T. 1489 - - Labour Party (UK) Wilson E. 1351 - - Labour Party (UK) Cooke D. 1290 - - Liberal Party (UK) North T. 1009 24.7 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Booth R. 837 - - Liberal Party (UK) Hart D. 787 - - 53.7 n/a West Twickenham West Twickenham (3) Labour Party (UK) Sewell C. 1661 45.4 n/a Labour Party (UK) Eldridge E. 1481 - - Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey James Samuel 1468 - - Conservative Party (UK) Paskin J. 1129 30.9 n/a Conservative Party (UK) L W Newstead 1113 - - Conservative Party (UK) Chapman F. 1049 - - Liberal Party (UK) Probert J. 867 23.7 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Syrett R. 738 - - Liberal Party (UK) Vaughan N. Ms. 711 - - 49.0 n/a Whitton Whitton (3) Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Bligh 1379 44.4 n/a Conservative Party (UK) James A Denham 1335 - - Conservative Party (UK) Mrs Mary E Owen 1296 - - Liberal Party (UK) Barnes C. 1130 36.4 n/a Liberal Party (UK) Wilfred Percival Letch 993 - - Liberal Party (UK) Ratcliffe P. 954 - - Labour Party (UK) Mortimer J. 599 19.3 n/a Labour Party (UK) Bryan E. 593 - - Labour Party (UK) Bach G. 544 - - 44.2 n/a References 1964 Richmond upon Thames