1959 London local elections

1959 London local elections parliamentary no yes 1956 London local elections 1956 1962 London local elections 1962 All 1,336 councillors in all 28 metropolitan boroughs 7 May 1959 Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– Labour Party (UK) 18 2 853 59 Conservative Party (UK) 10 2 479 47 Local elections were held in London on 7 May 1959. 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 1962. Ward boundaries were changed in Stepney (60 councillors decreased to 40) and Westminster. Total councillors were reduced by 20 from 1,356 to 1,336. Results Labour lost control of two councils, Lewisham and St Pancras, to the Conservatives. However, in Lewisham they were able to retain control of the council following the election of the mayor and aldermen.Socialists' manoeuvre at Lewisham The Scotsman 22 May 1959 10Conservatives win in St Pancras The Birmingham Post 9 May 1959 9 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.pdfLatest election results from the London boroughs Evening Standard 8 May 1959 10-117-hour count then Hampstead Tory victory Hampstead News 4084 15 May 1959 1 Borough Previous control New control Labour Conservative Communist Independent Total Details Battersea Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 34 21 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) 29 5 34 Fulham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 31 9 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) 6 36 42 Holborn Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 3 39 42 Islington Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 60 60 Kensington Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 12 48 60 Lambeth Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 46 14 60 Lewisham Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 27"Lewisham" Labour retained control of Lewisham council following the election of the mayor and aldermen. 28"Lewisham" 55 Paddington Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 23 37 60 Poplar Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 42 42 Shoreditch Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 33 33 Southwark Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 60"Southwark" In Southwark the election was delayed until 26 May for one ward with seven seats due to the death of a candidate.London borough results The Daily Telegraph 8 May 1959 20 60"Southwark" Details Stepney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 37 2 1 40The number of councillors elected in Stepney was reduced from 60 to 40. St Marylebone Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 10 50 60 Stoke Newington Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 30 30 St Pancras Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 27 33 60 Wandsworth Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 25 35 60 Westminster Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 6 53 1 60 Woolwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 40 14 54 Total 853 479 2 2 1,336 Notes References Category:London metropolitan borough council elections by year Category:Elections in London Category:1959 in London Category:1959 English local elections