1961 London County Council election

1961 local election in England March 2020 March 2020 1961 London County Council election London County Council parliamentary no yes 1958 London County Council election 1958 1964 Greater London Council election 1964 13 April 1961 Councillors 150x150px Isaac Hayward 1947 Alderman Labour Party (UK) 84 17 150x150px Geoffrey Rippon 22 April 1958 Chelsea Conservative Party (UK) 42 17 An election to the County Council of London occurred on 13 April 1961. It was the last election to the council, and plans for its replacement by the Greater London Council were already in process. The council was elected by First Past the Post, with each elector having three votes in the three-member seats. Campaign The campaign attracted little attention.The invisible election The Guardian 10 April 1961 The Conservative Party campaign focused on housing issues. The London Labour Party organised a tour of twenty cars through South East London, carrying politicians who made short speeches at numerous locations in the area.Drive to get London to the poll The Times 7 April 1961 Other election issues included the proposed construction of the Royal National Theatre and the London Ringways road schemes. Results The Labour Party lost seventeen seats to the Conservative Party but still secured a substantial majority of seats on the council. This ensured that the Labour Party would complete thirty years in control of the council. The Liberal Party hoped to win at least one seat in the election but failed. The Independent Labour Party, Union Movement and British National Party also stood candidates but failed to secure any seats, as did assorted independent candidates.No change in last LCC results The Times 15 April 1961 Turnout in the election was 34.7%, an increase of 3.2% over the previous election. A closely fought contest in Fulham led to a turnout of 47%, a record for the seat.Tories regain control of Middlesex The Guardian 14 April 1961 Party VotesWoollard John Willis Alan Twentieth Century Local Election Results 3 2000 Elections Centre SeatsNumber % Stood Seats % Labour Party (UK) 403,680 50.4 126 84 66.7 Conservative Party (UK) 336,468 42.0 126 42 33.3 Liberal Party (UK) 47,845 6.0 69 0 0.0 Communist Party of Great Britain 7,622 1.0 5 0 0.0 British National Party (1960) 3,695 0.5 3 0 0.0 Union Movement 2,605 0.3 3 0 0.0 Independent (politician) 2,094 0.3 2 0 0.0 Independent Labour Party 1,633 0.2 3 0 0.0 Alert Party 672 0.1 2 0 0.0 References London County Council election County Council election London County Council Category:London County Council elections London County Council election