1964 Barking London Borough Council election

1964 local election in Barking October 2021 December 2022 The 1964 Barking Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Barking 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 7 May 1964 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 2015London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Barking-Dagenham-1964-2010.pdf Elections Centre Plymouth University 19 May 2018 Background These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Barking and Municipal Borough of Dagenham. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Barking by the London Government Act 1963. A total of 130 candidates stood in the election for the 49 seats being contested across 12 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour Party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 41 and 25 respectively. Other candidates included 10 from the Communist Party, 4 Residents and 1 Independent Liberal. There were 11 four-seat wards and 1 five-seat ward. This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got all 8 aldermen. The council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965. Results The results saw Labour gain the new council with a majority of 41 after winning 45 of the 49 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 29.1%. This turnout included 228 postal votes. Results by ward Abbey Abbey (4) Labour Party (UK) Mary Bredo 1,838 47.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) Leonard Henstock 1,835 N/A Labour Party (UK) Stan Sivell 1,759 N/A Labour Party (UK) Jessie Callan 1,741 N/A Conservative Party (UK) V Pool 1,366 35.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H Hamshere 1,357 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A Gray 1,331 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M Taylor 1,292 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Alan Beadle 630 16.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) H Claxton 582 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J Tyrrell 568 N/A Liberal Party (UK) W Duckworth 466 N/A 3,864 37.1 N/A 10,428 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cambell Cambell (4) Labour Party (UK) Jack Sweetland 2,007 92.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Bertie Roycraft 2,003 N/A Labour Party (UK) Sidney Cole 1,986 N/A Labour Party (UK) Joseph Butler 1,963 N/A Conservative Party (UK) B Woodcock 169 7.8 N/A 2,161 23.5 N/A 9,212 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chadwell Heath Chadwell Heath (4) Residents Association D Grandison 1,636 46.0 N/A Residents Association C Jillings 1,577 N/A Residents Association Cyril Ayres 1,560 N/A Residents Association H Jones 1,495 N/A Labour Party (UK) S Warr 1,168 32.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) J Moore 1,088 N/A Labour Party (UK) John Lawrence 1,088 N/A Labour Party (UK) C Ayrton 1,059 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R Holland 651 18.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A Cobban 606 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G Santry 606 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G Herer 583 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain D Connor 104 2.9 N/A 3,391 31.4 N/A 9,076 Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Residents Association Eastbrook Eastbrook (4) Labour Party (UK) G Crouch 1,975 67.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) J Hollidge 1,959 N/A Labour Party (UK) Frederick Tibble 1,903 N/A Labour Party (UK) Jack Thomas 1,873 N/A Liberal Party (UK) G Keegan 637 21.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) G Atkin 619 N/A Liberal Party (UK) L Brendon 602 N/A Liberal Party (UK) A Newbury 577 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R Johnson 211 7.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A Middleton 199 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J Calver 198 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J Bradford 195 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain M Edwards 119 4.0 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain C King 64 N/A 2,905 29.1 N/A 9,991 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Fanshawe Fanshawe (4) Labour Party (UK) Fred Brown 1,946 70.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Frederick Jones 1,916 N/A Labour Party (UK) M Warren 1,908 N/A Labour Party (UK) W Milne 1,868 N/A Liberal Party (UK) R Muller 516 18.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J Goldner 349 N/A Liberal Party (UK) A Williams 306 N/A Liberal Party (UK) V Kettelty 300 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E Barrow 159 5.7 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain K Madden 145 5.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J Smith 133 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J Stonebank 133 N/A Conservative Party (UK) D Simms 118 N/A 2,567 25.9 N/A 9,903 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gascoigne Gascoigne (4) Labour Party (UK) A Martin 2,349 76.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) R Godfrey 2,228 N/A Labour Party (UK) Catherine Godfrey 2,227 N/A Labour Party (UK) H Cleaver 2,195 N/A Independent Liberal A Hollis 292 9.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J Stubbs 288 9.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C Russell 264 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain G Wake 140 4.6 N/A 2,848 28.9 N/A 9,849 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Heath Heath (5) Labour Party (UK) William Bellamy 1,897 63.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) William Noyce 1,857 N/A Labour Party (UK) Richard Blackburn 1,852 N/A Labour Party (UK) F Spraggins 1,808 N/A Labour Party (UK) H Powell 1,776 N/A Liberal Party (UK) G Andrews 553 18.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) D Purdue 552 N/A Liberal Party (UK) W Chesney 540 N/A Liberal Party (UK) H Corcoran 528 N/A Liberal Party (UK) F Thompson 524 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R Pascoe 425 14.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A Morley 422 N/A Conservative Party (UK) K Coomber 421 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E Woods 405 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R Wells 400 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain A Bower 104 3.5 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain C Truefitt-Baker 26 N/A 2,911 25.6 N/A 11,349 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Longbridge Longbridge (4) Labour Party (UK) E McKee 2,280 55.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) John Ward 2,265 N/A Labour Party (UK) L Senior 2,240 N/A Labour Party (UK) F Edgecombe 2,222 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H Hills 1,861 44.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) F Westbrook 1,845 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J Willmott 1,837 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C Pool 1,830 N/A 4,229 38.7 N/A 10,920 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Manor Manor (4) Labour Party (UK) Albert Ball 1,893 86.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Maud Ball 1,888 N/A Labour Party (UK) Gilbert Beane 1,748 N/A Labour Party (UK) Millicent Preston 1,678 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J Broadbridge 305 13.9 N/A 2,221 23.2 N/A 9,582 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) River River (4) Labour Party (UK) David Dodd 1,722 73.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) D O’Dwyer 1,678 N/A Labour Party (UK) Daniel Linehan 1,643 N/A Labour Party (UK) David Linehan 1,620 N/A Liberal Party (UK) H Cadman 353 15.1 N/A Liberal Party (UK) A Burlinson 281 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J Pritchard 272 N/A Liberal Party (UK) H Sharman 268 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A Sabourin 181 7.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E Bloomfield 178 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M Whiter 177 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W Whiter 167 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain Alfred Ott 83 3.5 N/A 2,303 25.5 N/A 9,035 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Valence Valence (4) Labour Party (UK) Harold Larking 1,979 85.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) A Thomas 1,875 N/A Labour Party (UK) D Webb 1,871 N/A Labour Party (UK) F Woods 1,845 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R Denney 253 10.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M Penny 248 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J Denney 243 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A Edwards 236 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain W Hunt 95 4.1 N/A 2,305 23.1 N/A 9,985 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Village Village (4) Labour Party (UK) Charles Prendergast 1,980 69.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) Vic Rusha 1,929 N/A Labour Party (UK) L Todd 1,874 N/A Labour Party (UK) R Foster 1,772 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W Russell 439 15.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P Steele 390 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A Sabourin 386 N/A Conservative Party (UK) T Edwards 381 N/A Liberal Party (UK) G Poole 362 12.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) T Moody 290 N/A Liberal Party (UK) R Burlinson 264 N/A Liberal Party (UK) G Bisney 254 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain Helena Ott 71 2.5 N/A 2,761 30.9 N/A 8,933 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) By-elections between 1964 and 1968 There were no by-elections.London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968 https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1968-5-9.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20150124012241/https://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1968-5-9.pdf dead 24 January 2015 London Datastore Greater London Council 29 March 2015 References 1964 Category:1964 London Borough council elections