1964 local election in England, UK
1964 Westminster City Council election |
All 60 council seats of the Westminster City Council 31 seats needed for a majority |
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The 1964 Westminster Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained control of the council.[1]
Background
These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone and Metropolitan Borough of Westminster. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Westminster by the London Government Act 1963.
A total of 155 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 31 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 31 candidates. Other candidates included 4 from the Communist party. There were 20 single-seat wards, 6 three-seat wards, 4 five-seat wards and 1 two-seat ward.
This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 7 aldermen and Labour 3.
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 22 after winning 41 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 28.0%. This turnout included 1,343 postal votes.
Ward results
Abbey
Abbey (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | T. J. H. Bishop | 524 | | |
| Conservative | L. B. Farmiloe | 471 | | |
Turnout | 1,000 | 38.4 | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Alderney
Alderney (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. A. Bramall | 789 | | |
| Conservative | A. J. Hardiman | 762 | | |
| Liberal | Miss P. M. Andrews | 27 | | |
Turnout | 1,595 | 41.2 | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Aldwych
Aldwych (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | H. G. Cubitt | 549 | | |
| Labour | J. J. Curran | 454 | | |
Turnout | 1,012 | 36.4 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Baker Street
Baker Street (5) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G. I. Harley | 2,221 | | |
| Conservative | C. T. Hesketh | 2,221 | | |
| Conservative | R. T. Glenny | 2,220 | | |
| Conservative | J. G. Mordue | 2,196 | | |
| Conservative | Miss D. W. Doyle | 2,180 | | |
| Labour | K. A. Hardacre | 705 | | |
| Labour | Mrs. C. S. Heller | 694 | | |
| Labour | P. O. Phillips | 689 | | |
| Labour | Mrs. D. M. Mackay | 686 | | |
| Labour | Mrs. A. C. Walters | 678 | | |
| Liberal | Mrs. A. D. Gardiner | 387 | | |
| Liberal | A. M. Gerrard | 367 | | |
| Liberal | P. Freitag | 366 | | |
| Liberal | I. A. Noble | 343 | | |
| Liberal | M. Janis | 333 | | |
Turnout | 3,324 | 24.1 | |
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Berkeley
Berkeley (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. C. Wells | 603 | | |
| Labour | G. L. McDermott | 22 | | |
| Liberal | Mrs. B. J. Capel | 21 | | |
Turnout | 651 | 20.3 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Cathedral
Cathedral (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Miss P. C. Paton Walsh | 792 | | |
| Labour | J. P. Duffy | 258 | | |
| Liberal | Miss U. A. C. Alder | 109 | | |
Turnout | 1,170 | 27.1 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Cavendish
Cavendish (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. E. Guest | 1,681 | | |
| Conservative | H. K. Ashworth | 1,671 | | |
| Conservative | L. Pearl | 1,669 | | |
| Labour | Countess of Lucan | 601 | | |
| Labour | Mrs. R. N. Grenville | 573 | | |
| Labour | D. B. Fraser | 572 | | |
Turnout | 2,295 | 22.1 | |
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Churchill
Churchill (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mrs. G. M. Bramall | 1,089 | | |
| Conservative | Miss A. M. Tennant | 824 | | |
| Liberal | P. J. Ogilvie | 53 | | |
Turnout | 1,978 | 47.5 | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Church Street
Church Street (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dr. L. Jacobs | 1,807 | | |
| Labour | Mrs. J. Merriton | 1,678 | | |
| Labour | R. C. Edmonds | 1,669 | | |
| Conservative | Miss J. M. Pearson | 774 | | |
| Conservative | C. L. Gimblett | 773 | | |
| Conservative | K. S. Solomons | 761 | | |
| Communist | L. R. Temple | 218 | | |
Turnout | 2,654 | 30.0 | |
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Covent Garden
Covent Garden (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. L. C. Dribbell | 261 | | |
| Labour | Mrs. I. J. Griffiths | 80 | | |
Turnout | 344 | 16.1 | |
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Dolphin
Dolphin (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. F. Rawlence | 806 | | |
| Labour | W. H. Wheeler | 322 | | |
| Liberal | W. D. Ainger | 80 | | |
Turnout | 1,218 | 29.2 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Eaton
Eaton (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | C. A. Prendergast | 761 | | |
| Labour | L. G. Harris | 81 | | |
| Liberal | P. J. C. Howgego | 16 | | |
Turnout | 864 | 25.8 | |
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Ebury
Ebury (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G. C. L. Gay | 752 | | |
| Labour | G. Wilson | 661 | | |
| Liberal | Mrs. G. S. Howgego | 31 | | |
Turnout | 1,457 | 48.0 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Grosvenor
Grosvenor (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Miss E. A. Marsh | 596 | | |
| Labour | B. C. G. Whitaker | 104 | | |
| Liberal | N. H. Barnes | 39 | | |
Turnout | 743 | 23.2 | |
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Harrow Road
Harrow Road (5) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. F. Bulmer | 2,265 | | |
| Labour | H. E. Browne | 2,257 | | |
| Labour | W. D. Goss | 2,249 | | |
| Labour | I. Harrington | 2,243 | | |
| Labour | A. A. Dumont | 2,240 | | |
| Conservative | S. W. Y. Cottrell | 843 | | |
| Conservative | H. H. Hodgson | 757 | | |
| Conservative | L. T. Sheldrake | 726 | | |
| Conservative | M. P. Nulloth | 722 | | |
| Conservative | A. J. Welch | 710 | | |
| Communist | R. Vizard | 164 | | |
Turnout | 3,178 | 20.2 | |
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Hyde Park
Hyde Park (5) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. Gillett | 2,369 | | |
| Conservative | Miss C. P. Rabagliati | 2,328 | | |
| Conservative | D. McNair | 2,327 | | |
| Conservative | W. Parkes | 2,301 | | |
| Conservative | J. Collins | 2,293 | | |
| Labour | J. S. Doran | 963 | | |
| Labour | C. F. H. Wegg-Prosser | 943 | | |
| Labour | Miss E. R. Gray | 926 | | |
| Labour | J. T. Dunn | 923 | | |
| Labour | S. Nagendra | 881 | | |
Turnout | 3,344 | 23.6 | |
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Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A. L. Burton | 852 | | |
| Labour | Mrs. M. E. Garside | 42 | | |
| Liberal | Arthur W. Capel | 38 | | |
Turnout | 935 | 25.6 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Lancaster Gate
Lancaster Gate (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. V. Kenyon | 1,752 | | |
| Conservative | M. W. Lowry-Corry | 1,749 | | |
| Conservative | J. Lugton | 1,720 | | |
| Labour | K. Richardson | 795 | | |
| Labour | C. W. Clark | 784 | | |
| Labour | F. W. Hedges | 780 | | |
Turnout | 2,552 | 23.4 | |
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Lords
Lords (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. M. Dawe | 2,124 | | |
| Conservative | H. H. Sandford | 2,114 | | |
| Conservative | Mrs. S. E. de K. Rivington | 2,109 | | |
| Labour | D. J. Cocks | 726 | | |
| Labour | R. N. Wood | 723 | | |
| Labour | Miss M. N. Rendal | 719 | | |
| Liberal | M. Cummins | 399 | | |
| Liberal | A. Lea | 363 | | |
| Liberal | K. G. Faircloth | 356 | | |
Turnout | 3,271 | 22.6 | |
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Maida Vale
Maida Vale (5) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. B. Brown | 2,814 | | |
| Conservative | W. F. Brooks | 2,774 | | |
| Conservative | Mrs. E. G. Lane | 2,765 | | |
| Conservative | J. M. Shersby | 2,747 | | |
| Conservative | G. J. O’Connell | 2,739 | | |
| Labour | K. E. Dickinson | 2,504 | | |
| Labour | R. Whyte | 2,493 | | |
| Labour | J. Cooze | 2,489 | | |
| Labour | Mrs. G. E. Haywood | 2,472 | | |
| Labour | E. W. Wellin | 2,452 | | |
| Liberal | Miss M. Charlesworth | 431 | | |
| Liberal | D. B. Griffiths | 394 | | |
| Liberal | S. M. Cowan | 392 | | |
| Liberal | L. Epsztein | 370 | | |
| Liberal | M. G. Rabin | 364 | | |
Turnout | 5,775 | 35.1 | |
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Millbank
Millbank (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. A. Jelley | 719 | | |
| Conservative | K. F. Creighton | 587 | | |
| Liberal | A. E. Harris | 216 | | |
Turnout | 1,545 | 36.3 | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Queen's Park
Queen's Park (2) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. Lowe | 1,694 | | |
| Labour | Mrs. I. L. Bolton | 1,665 | | |
| Conservative | W. A. Bratton | 343 | | |
| Conservative | E. W. White | 321 | | |
| Liberal | J. A. Gibbons | 154 | | |
| Liberal | Mrs. M. I. Singer | 133 | | |
Turnout | 2,186 | 32.9 | |
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Regent Street
Regent Street (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. F. Shaw-Kennedy | 319 | | |
| Labour | F. B. Groves | 80 | | |
Turnout | 400 | 17.8 | |
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Regent's Park
Regent's Park (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E. L. Hancock | 1,661 | | |
| Conservative | R. W. Forrester | 1,635 | | |
| Conservative | Miss J. C. Marsh | 1,629 | | |
| Labour | R. D. Powell | 934 | | |
| Labour | C. D. Dennington | 932 | | |
| Labour | W. Robins | 923 | | |
| Communist | Mrs. C. S. Rabstein | 112 | | |
Turnout | 2,646 | 28.0 | |
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St James's
St James's (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. D. N. Cobbold | 335 | | |
| Liberal | G. D. Bucklebridge | 23 | | |
| Labour | P. M. Aldis | 19 | | |
Turnout | 380 | 16.5 | |
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Soho
Soho (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. V. Mares | 426 | | |
| Conservative | H. Stern | 381 | | |
Turnout | 813 | 27.5 | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Tachbrook
Tachbrook (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. G. Garside | 803 | | |
| Conservative | A. F. E. Johnston | 734 | | |
Turnout | 1,549 | 46.3 | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Victoria
Victoria (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G. B. Pugh | 457 | | |
| Labour | Miss D. H. Sylven | 87 | | |
Turnout | 545 | 21.4 | |
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Warwick
Warwick (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | S. Le Marchant | 684 | | |
| Labour | L. F. Squires | 248 | | |
| Liberal | Miss B. R. Karmel | 43 | | |
Turnout | 986 | 23.9 | |
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Westbourne
Westbourne (3) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Dow | 1,667 | | |
| Labour | C. H. Genese | 1,614 | | |
| Labour | E. R. Packer | 1,606 | | |
| Conservative | P. J. Crawford | 801 | | |
| Conservative | C. C. Chalker | 789 | | |
| Conservative | R. S. Price | 766 | | |
| Liberal | A. J. R. Nolan | 143 | | |
| Liberal | A. C. Durie | 135 | | |
| Liberal | R. J. Ballinger | 121 | | |
| Communist | J. C. Spring | 107 | | |
Turnout | 2,645 | 25.5 | |
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Wilton
Wilton (1) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G. H. M. Pirie | 488 | | |
| Liberal | J. C. Atkinson | 36 | | |
| Labour | Miss R. H. Allan | 22 | | |
Turnout | 548 | 21.8 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
References
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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