1964 Wandsworth London Borough Council election

English local election June 2020 June 2020 The 1964 Wandsworth Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Wandsworth London Borough Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council.London Borough Council Elections https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1964-5-7.pdf London Datastore London County Council 29 March 2015 5 June 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230605122853/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1964-5-7.pdf dead Background These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth. These boroughs were merged by the London Government Act 1963 to form the new London Borough of Wandsworth. A total of 169 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 35 candidates. Other candidates included 15 Communists, 4 Independents and 1 Rad Lib. All wards were three-seat wards. This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour won 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 34 after winning 47 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 35.0%. This turnout included 1,514 postal votes. Ward results Balham (3) 3,796 35.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bedford (3) 3,447 32.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Earlsfield (3) 3,232 30.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Fairfield (3) 3,193 30.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Furzedown (3) 3,907 34.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Graveney (3) 3,652 32.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Latchmere (3) 2,613 24.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Nightingale (3) 4,016 34.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Northcote (3) 4,277 40.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Putney (3) 5,495 39.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Queenstown (3) 2,128 20.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Roehampton (3) 5,232 43.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St John (3) 3,337 31.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Mary's Park (3) 3,758 35.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Shaftesbury (3) 4,109 36.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Southfield (3) 4,342 38.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Springfield (3) 4,657 41.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Thamesfield (3) 4,728 41.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tooting (3) 3,267 30.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West Hill (3) 5,252 43.7 References 1964 Category:1964 London Borough council elections