1964 Camden London Borough Council election

1964 local election in England March 2015 March 2015 1964 Camden Council election parliamentary no Labour Party (UK) 1968 Camden London Borough Council election 1968 All 60 seats to Camden London Borough Council 31 7 May 1964 35.6% 115x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 34 115x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 26 115x50px|Blank Liberal Party (UK) 0 Leader Leader Charlie Ratchford Labour Party (UK) The 1964 Camden Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Camden 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 Hampstead, Metropolitan Borough of Holborn and Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Camden by the London Government Act 1963. A total of 169 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 19 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 31 candidates. Other candidates included 14 from the Communist party, 2 Independents and 2 Independent Labour. There were 10 three-seat wards, 6 four-seat wards and 3 two-seat wards. This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got 8 aldermen and the Conservatives 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 Labour gain the new council with a majority of 8 after winning 34 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 35.6%. This turnout included 1,347 postal votes. Ward results Adelaide Adelaide (4) Conservative Party (UK) Madeleine du Mont 2,152 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Butterfield 2,134 Conservative Party (UK) Julian Tobin 2,131 Conservative Party (UK) Howard Sugden 2,123 Labour Party (UK) William Page 1,399 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Maxwell 1,398 Labour Party (UK) Michael Read 1,384 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Sargant 1,329 Liberal Party (UK) Richard Michael Norton 375 Liberal Party (UK) Graham Knight 364 Liberal Party (UK) Nigel Seymer 362 Liberal Party (UK) Barbara Bridger 349 Communist Party of Great Britain Ernest Woods 152 3,973 35.5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Belsize Belsize (4) Conservative Party (UK) Norman Oatway 2,045 Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Duncan 2,028 Conservative Party (UK) Alexandrina Burnett 2,015 Conservative Party (UK) Leslie Room 2,009 Labour Party (UK) Lyndal Evans 1,651 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Oakes 1,649 Labour Party (UK) Bernard Taylor 1,616 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Soutter 1,585 Liberal Party (UK) Margaret Darvall 585 Liberal Party (UK) Percy Brian Anderson 575 Liberal Party (UK) G. 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Willett 571 Liberal Party (UK) Doris Watson 564 Communist Party of Great Britain Timothy Webb 146 4,311 39.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bloomsbury Bloomsbury (3) Conservative Party (UK) Harold Gould 1,390 Conservative Party (UK) William Ridd 1,386 Conservative Party (UK) Sidney Jaque 1,383 Labour Party (UK) Gyuri Wagner 1,118 Labour Party (UK) Frank Dobson 1,110 Labour Party (UK) Irene Wagner 1,097 2,544 32.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Camden Camden (4) Labour Party (UK) Tom Barker 2,279 Labour Party (UK) James Buckland 2,267 Labour Party (UK) Peggy Duff 2,203 Labour Party (UK) Peter Jonas 2,154 Conservative Party (UK) Beatrice Bundock 799 Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Hayward 738 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Love 736 Conservative Party (UK) Amy Kinder 721 Liberal Party (UK) Joyce Arram 252 Liberal Party (UK) Jock Nicolson 238 Liberal Party (UK) Jessie Fleming 233 Liberal Party (UK) Anne Roberts 198 Communist Party of Great Britain Dorothy Willett 198 Communist Party of Great Britain Margaret Rockall 151 3,378 29.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chalk Farm Chalk Farm (2) Labour Party (UK) Hilda Chandler 1,082 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Richardson 1,055 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Boosey 775 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Hayward 771 Communist Party of Great Britain Walter Rees 108 1,941 32.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Euston Euston (2) Labour Party (UK) Millie Miller 738 Labour Party (UK) Peter Best 730 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Bowman 677 Conservative Party (UK) Horace Shooter 649 1,433 29.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gospel Oak Gospel Oak (2) Labour Party (UK) Alexander Sullivan 1,257 Labour Party (UK) Charles Tate 1,212 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Dey 560 Conservative Party (UK) Denis Friis 557 Communist Party of Great Britain Kenneth Herbert 130 1,905 34.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Grafton Grafton (4) Labour Party (UK) Charles Ratchford 2,777 Labour Party (UK) Albert (Jock) Stallard 2,685 Labour Party (UK) Roy Shaw 2,671 Labour Party (UK) Derick Annison 2,621 Conservative Party (UK) Daphne Green 710 Conservative Party (UK) Christina Brennan 625 Conservative Party (UK) Esther Purves 621 Conservative Party (UK) George Paulley 604 Communist Party of Great Britain Donald Cook 323 Communist Party of Great Britain Harry Jackson 257 3,547 28.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hampstead Central Hampstead Central (3) Conservative Party (UK) William Evans 1,596 Conservative Party (UK) Sidney Torrance 1,594 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Finsberg 1,577 Labour Party (UK) Nancy Silverman 928 Labour Party (UK) Henry Totten 911 Labour Party (UK) Phil Turner 872 Liberal Party (UK) Michael Watson 382 Liberal Party (UK) Mary Barling 380 Liberal Party (UK) David Sacker 374 2,887 35.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hampstead Town Hampstead Town (3) Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Knight 1,961 Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Roome 1,955 Conservative Party (UK) Luigi Denza 1,947 Labour Party (UK) Joan Hymans 1,146 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Mahoney 1,127 Labour Party (UK) Janek Langer 1,121 Liberal Party (UK) Pamela Frankau 694 Liberal Party (UK) Sarah Khuner 668 Liberal Party (UK) Archibald Macdonald 656 3,783 43.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Highgate Highgate (3) Conservative Party (UK) Martin Morton 2,067 Conservative Party (UK) William Brennan 2,062 Conservative Party (UK) Roland Walker 2,054 Labour Party (UK) Corin Hughes-Stanton 1,465 Labour Party (UK) Richard Andrews 1,440 Labour Party (UK) Ivy Tate 1,380 Communist Party of Great Britain Walter Davis 276 3,622 47.0 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Holborn Holborn (3) Conservative Party (UK) Albert Shaw 2,063 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Greengross 2,060 Conservative Party (UK) John Barker 2,040 Labour Party (UK) Iris Bonham 1,662 Labour Party (UK) Betty Grass 1,642 Labour Party (UK) Ruth Howe 1,613 Liberal Party (UK) James Hamilton 188 Liberal Party (UK) Joan Morris 174 Liberal Party (UK) Yvonne Taylor 162 3,944 42.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kilburn Kilburn (3) Labour Party (UK) Victor Bonafont 1,813 Labour Party (UK) Albert (Tim) Skinner 1,768 Labour Party (UK) Robert Humphreys 1,763 Conservative Party (UK) Angus Macdonald 653 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela King 644 Conservative Party (UK) Winifred Peard 633 Liberal Party (UK) Nigel Barnes 171 Liberal Party (UK) Gwendoline Martin 165 Liberal Party (UK) Ronald Sampson 164 Communist Party of Great Britain Estella McEntire 71 2,676 31.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) King's Cross King's Cross (3) Labour Party (UK) Clifford Tucker 1,876 Labour Party (UK) John Diamond 1,857 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Graves 1,810 Conservative Party (UK) Joyce Burgess 1,523 Conservative Party (UK) William McGowan 1,492 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Morris 1,473 3,410 36.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Priory Priory (4) Labour Party (UK) Leila Campbell 2,147 Labour Party (UK) Jack Cooper 2,116 Labour Party (UK) John St. John 2,098 Labour Party (UK) Enid Wistrich 2,011 Conservative Party (UK) Irene Ellis 1,557 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Pickford 1,557 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Dunsford 1,553 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Power 1,545 Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Stitt 322 Liberal Party (UK) Mary De la Mahotiere 319 Liberal Party (UK) David Harris 319 Liberal Party (UK) Bonamy Bradby 301 Communist Party of Great Britain Frederick Hill 159 4,062 37.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Regent's Park Regent's Park (3) Labour Party (UK) Richard Collins 2,299 Labour Party (UK) James Greenwood 2,298 Labour Party (UK) Grace Lee 2,260 Conservative Party (UK) Harold Bright 1,319 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Chalkley 1,316 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Saville 1,300 Communist Party of Great Britain Colin Boatman 189 3,744 40.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St John's St John's (3) Labour Party (UK) Roger Robinson 1,601 Labour Party (UK) Gillian Macfarlane 1,554 Labour Party (UK) Richard Rowe 1,538 Conservative Party (UK) George Hathway 605 Conservative Party (UK) Betty Gall 592 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Smith 590 Communist Party of Great Britain Peter Richards 188 2,270 31.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Pancras St Pancras (4) Labour Party (UK) William Oakshott 2,113 Labour Party (UK) Paddy O'Connor 2,111 Labour Party (UK) Sidney Munn 2,081 Labour Party (UK) Samuel Fisher 2,076 Conservative Party (UK) John Glendinning 495 Conservative Party (UK) Eileen Wright 476 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Salter 475 Conservative Party (UK) Josephine Robins 473 Independent Labour Thomas Linehan 291 Independent Labour Margaret Munro 224 Independent (politician) Malcolm Davies 184 Independent (politician) John Mandeville 154 2,876 29.9 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West End West End (3) Conservative Party (UK) Victor Lyon 1,686 Conservative Party (UK) Lindsay Cullen 1,684 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Ayliff 1,651 Labour Party (UK) Grace Stevenson 1,536 Labour Party (UK) Michael Cendrowicz 1,494 Labour Party (UK) Ernest Wistrich 1,482 Liberal Party (UK) Robert Druiff 372 Liberal Party (UK) Felix Kraft 372 Liberal Party (UK) Eric Abrahams 351 Communist Party of Great Britain Terrance Thomas 125 3,626 37.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 1964 Category:1964 London Borough council elections