1964 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election

none March 2015 March 2015 The 1964 Kingston upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative 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 Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames, Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe and Municipal Borough of Surbiton. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Kingston upon Thames by the London Government Act 1963. A total of 172 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 42 candidates. Other candidates included 9 Residents and 1 Communist. There were 16 two-seat wards, 4 four-seat wards and 4 three-seat wards. This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 9 aldermen and Labour 1. The Council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965. Election result The results saw the Conservatives gain the new council with a majority of 20 after winning 40 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 43.0%. This turnout included 389 postal votes. Ward results Berrylands (4) 2,698 43.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Burlington (2) 1,934 62.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cambridge (2) 1,118 36.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Canbury (3) 1,812 44.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chessington (4) 3,487 48.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Coombe (2) 1,883 36.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Dickerage (2) 1,045 33.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Grove (3) 1,554 35.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hill (2) 1,159 35.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hook & Southborough (4) 3,426 47.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Malden Green (2) 1,517 53.5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Malden Manor (2) 2,141 50.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mount (2) 1,480 42.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Norbiton (2) 1,411 37.5 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Norbiton Park (2) 1,651 44.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Park (2) 1,631 44.8 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St James's (2) 1,630 49.8 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Mark's & Seething Wells (4) 2,083 31.5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Surbiton Hill (3) 1,471 30.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tolworth East (3) 2,178 48.1 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tolworth South (2) 2,118 48.6 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Tolworth West (2) 1,717 49.3 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Town (2) 1,340 38.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tudor (2) 1,796 44.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 1964 Category:1964 London Borough council elections