1962 London local elections

1962 London local elections parliamentary no yes 1959 London local elections 1959 1964 London local elections 1964 All 1,336 councillors in all 28 metropolitan boroughs 10 May 1962 Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– Labour Party (UK) 21 3 923 70 Conservative Party (UK) 7 3 393 86 Local elections were held in London on 10 May 1962. Electoral arrangements The County of London, outside of the City of London, was divided into 28 metropolitan boroughs. Each borough was divided into a number of multi-member electoral wards. Councillors were elected to serve a three year term, to go out of office in 1965. Prior to this, elections to the shadow London borough councils were held on 7 May 1964. Results The Conservatives lost control of three councils, Lewisham,"Lewisham" The Conservatives won a majority of councillors in 1959. However, Labour had retained control of Lewisham council, following the election of the mayor and aldermen. St Pancras and Wandsworth, to Labour.King Michael Labour gain at St Pancras Evening Standard 11 May 1962 1Shock day for his worship Evening Standard 11 May 1962 17 The results for each borough were as follows:Woollard John Willis Alan Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 2: Election Results for London Metropolitan Boroughs 1931-1962 2000 LGC Information https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Twentieth-Century-Local-Election-Results-Volume-2.pdfWoollard John Willis Alan Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 3: Summary Data: Inner London County & Borough Elections 1889-1998 2000 LGC Information https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Twentieth-Century-Local-Election-Results-Volume-3.pdf Borough Previous control New control Labour Conservative Liberal Others Total Details Battersea Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 40 12 3 55 Bermondsey Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 45 45 Details Bethnal Green Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 30 30 Camberwell Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 48 12 60 Chelsea Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 6 30 36 Deptford Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 33 3 36 Finsbury Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 32 2 34 Fulham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 33 7 40 Greenwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 29 6 35 Hackney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 48 48 Hammersmith Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 33 6 39 Hampstead Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 12 27 3 42 Holborn Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 8 34 42 Islington Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 58 22 Independent Labour. 60 Kensington Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 18 42 60 Lambeth Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 47 13 60 Lewisham Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 29 26 55 Paddington Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 23 37 60 Poplar Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 39 33 Residents association. 42 Shoreditch Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 33 33 Southwark Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 60 60 Details Stepney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 35 2 33 Communist. 40 St Marylebone Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 10 50 60 Stoke Newington Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 26 4 30 St Pancras Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 50 10 60 Wandsworth Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 36 24 60 Westminster Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 17 43 60 Woolwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 45 9 54 Total 923 393 12 8 1,336 Notes References Category:London metropolitan borough council elections by year Category:Elections in London Category:1962 in London Category:1962 English local elections