1964 Hackney London Borough Council election

none March 2015 March 2015 The 1964 Hackney Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, 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 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 Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch and Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Hackney by the London Government Act 1963. A total of 137 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 wards. 9 seats in three wards went unopposed. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 36 and 32 respectively. Other candidates included 8 from the Communist party and 1 Independent Labour. There were 11 three-seat wards, 5 two-seat wards, 3 four-seat wards and 1 five-seat ward. 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 after winning all 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 16.3%. This turnout included 243 postal votes. Ward results Brownswood (2) Labour Party (UK) M. M. Feldman 721 Labour Party (UK) D. Bright 718 Conservative Party (UK) A. J. Binyon 382 Conservative Party (UK) H. E. Phipp 377 1,132 20.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chatham (3) Labour Party (UK) E. G. H. Millen Uncontested Labour Party (UK) R. E. Owen Uncontested Labour Party (UK) P. G. Sylvester Uncontested n/a n/a Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clissold (3) Labour Party (UK) E. L. Edwards 847 Labour Party (UK) J. Stanton 834 Labour Party (UK) S. S. Cohen 824 Conservative Party (UK) D. A. Evans 399 Conservative Party (UK) W. J. Hawkins 389 Conservative Party (UK) C. H. E. Bird 342 Communist Party of Great Britain J. R. Bird 122 1,318 14.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dalston (3) Labour Party (UK) D. West 834 Labour Party (UK) G. E. Silver 829 Labour Party (UK) D. McCarthy 815 Conservative Party (UK) C. D. Sills 424 Conservative Party (UK) R. Golland 398 Conservative Party (UK) K. S. Lightwood 315 1,238 15.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) De Beauvoir (3) Labour Party (UK) A. P. Rose 837 Labour Party (UK) Miss J. G. Jepson 833 Labour Party (UK) A. Samuels 822 Liberal Party (UK) H. J. Newbrook 286 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. E. A. Newbrook 283 Liberal Party (UK) R. W. Walker 281 Conservative Party (UK) W. J. Haste 196 Conservative Party (UK) O. T. Kenway 192 Conservative Party (UK) W. Sandler 189 Independent Labour E. J. Scott 26 1,364 17.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Defoe (4) Labour Party (UK) J. W. Cox 1,169 Labour Party (UK) B. Franks 1,144 Labour Party (UK) S. J. Lee 1,136 Labour Party (UK) A. Alexander 1,131 Liberal Party (UK) Miss P. S. Bradshaw 573 Liberal Party (UK) W. G. Webster 562 Liberal Party (UK) A. H. Waller 556 Liberal Party (UK) F. W. Maw 554 Conservative Party (UK) G. W. Allnutt 349 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. M. C. Victor 338 Conservative Party (UK) G. F. Mills 337 Conservative Party (UK) W. Whitaker 330 2,122 20.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Downs (5) Labour Party (UK) Mrs. O. Wagner 1,460 Labour Party (UK) J. C. Wobey 1,453 Labour Party (UK) A. Shekora 1,449 Labour Party (UK) S. A. Warne 1,446 Labour Party (UK) M. Ottolangui 1,435 Conservative Party (UK) G. H. Reeve 458 Conservative Party (UK) A. H. Sherman 455 Conservative Party (UK) A. Scutchings 444 Conservative Party (UK) R. Symons 435 Conservative Party (UK) W. W. Symons 423 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Goldman 205 2,088 14.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Haggerston (2) Labour Party (UK) K. G. Wilson 599 Labour Party (UK) R. J. Tallantire 594 Liberal Party (UK) T. Keen 179 Liberal Party (UK) J. R. Bugg 162 800 15.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kingsmead (4) Labour Party (UK) S. C. Davis Uncontested Labour Party (UK) Mrs. I. Foster Uncontested Labour Party (UK) S. W. Foster Uncontested Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. Owen Uncontested n/a n/a Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Leabridge (3) Labour Party (UK) A. C. Harrison 922 Labour Party (UK) R. A. Spong 916 Labour Party (UK) R. Heisler 904 Conservative Party (UK) P. J. Bowyer 390 Conservative Party (UK) C. H. Hegerty 347 Liberal Party (UK) A. W. F. Evans 322 Conservative Party (UK) R. R. Atkins 315 Liberal Party (UK) A. W. Hurd 232 Liberal Party (UK) G. A. Watts 221 1,518 17.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Moorfields (2) Labour Party (UK) Mrs. G. M. Wright 521 Labour Party (UK) F. G. Aldred 504 Liberal Party (UK) A. D. Fowler 206 Liberal Party (UK) W. Stevenson 194 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Rampling 29 755 13.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) New River (3) Labour Party (UK) Mrs. O. Cox 1,471 Labour Party (UK) S. Mather 1,436 Labour Party (UK) C. E. Medhurst 1,406 Liberal Party (UK) H. J. Lobenstein 604 Liberal Party (UK) Jack Bright 536 Liberal Party (UK) R. B. James 502 Conservative Party (UK) J. Miller 309 Conservative Party (UK) P. A. J. Galbraith 297 Conservative Party (UK) J. S. Shepherd 287 Communist Party of Great Britain G. F. Anthony 144 2,439 29.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Northfield (3) Labour Party (UK) M. Blitz 978 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. C. Gordon 936 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. L. Karpin 909 Liberal Party (UK) A. H. Bloch 243 Liberal Party (UK) L. Black 227 Liberal Party (UK) I. Michaels 222 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Levy 91 1,322 16.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Northwold (2) Labour Party (UK) A. J. Cohen Uncontested Labour Party (UK) R. Lipman Uncontested n/a n/a Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Queensbridge (4) Labour Party (UK) G. W. Haynes 1,018 Labour Party (UK) E. H. Claridge 1,013 Labour Party (UK) C. F. Allman 1,007 Labour Party (UK) J. Hulstrom 1,001 Conservative Party (UK) V. A. French 288 Conservative Party (UK) D. N. Comber 285 Conservative Party (UK) L. H. Smith 282 Conservative Party (UK) D. A. McCann 280 Liberal Party (UK) S. F. Augar 170 Liberal Party (UK) F. Chambers 149 Liberal Party (UK) E. Marlow 149 Liberal Party (UK) S. W. Broder 146 Communist Party of Great Britain J. J. Bailey 102 1,555 13.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rectory (2) Labour Party (UK) C. W. Hilliard 632 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. S. Sherman 627 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Broaders 73 715 9.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Springfield (3) Labour Party (UK) H. Freeman 1,154 Labour Party (UK) A. Super 1,141 Labour Party (UK) B. Feldman 1,120 Liberal Party (UK) C. Pater 326 Liberal Party (UK) D. Shap 309 Liberal Party (UK) S. Leff 303 1,518 18.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Victoria (3) Labour Party (UK) F. S. Shipp 873 Labour Party (UK) D. E. Ward 859 Labour Party (UK) A. J. Pedrick 847 Conservative Party (UK) A. R. A. Seaman 188 Conservative Party (UK) W. E. Fairman 168 Conservative Party (UK) S. H. Blanchflower 158 Liberal Party (UK) M. J. Fisher 139 Liberal Party (UK) T. D. Gates 132 Liberal Party (UK) G. A. McConnell 120 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Kolander 83 1,257 14.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wenlock (3) Labour Party (UK) A. S. Simmonds 894 Labour Party (UK) C. H. Turner 887 Labour Party (UK) J. D. Welch 886 Liberal Party (UK) Miss J. A. Norman-Aylmer 146 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. E. M. Norman-Aylmer 137 1,057 12.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wick (3) Labour Party (UK) A. Heath 900 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. J. Heath 874 Labour Party (UK) S. F. Hand 869 Conservative Party (UK) J. W. Oakeley 260 Conservative Party (UK) R. E. Randall 258 Conservative Party (UK) J. S. Deathridge 236 1,175 14.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References 1964 Category:1964 London Borough council elections