1964 Hillingdon London Borough Council election

1964 Hillingdon London Borough Council election

7 May 1964

The 1964 Hillingdon Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Hillingdon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council.

Background

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington Urban District, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District. These boroughs and districts were joined to form the new London Borough of Hillingdon by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 162 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 18 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 33 candidates. Other candidates included 5 Independents and 4 Communists. There were 10 three-seat wards, 7 four-seat wards and 1 two-seat ward.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got 7 aldermen and the Conservatives 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 Labour gain the new council with a majority of 12 after winning 36 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 43.4%. This turnout included 769 postal votes.

Ward results

Belmore (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. E. E. Broughton	2,204
	Labour	I. Anthony	2,154
	Labour	E. K. Harding	2,121
	Labour	S. Gelburg	2,108
	Conservative	K. Fox	1,067
	Conservative	P. H. King	1,022
	Conservative	H. Singer	981
	Conservative	M. Long	979
	Liberal	G. Knight	300
	Liberal	F. Stanner	269
	Communist	E. G. Brooks	164
Turnout			3,462	37.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Colham-Cowley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. J. Davies	1,766
	Labour	K. Drury	1,765
	Labour	L. Sherman	1,721
	Conservative	Mrs. E. A. Cunningham	1,374
	Conservative	S. Thear	1,367
	Conservative	R. G. Harding	1,355
Turnout			3,183	42.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Eastcote (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. J. Lally	2,601
	Conservative	Miss B. A. Double	2,515
	Conservative	G. A. L. Sullivan	2,462
	Labour	E. P. Wohlfarth	1,153
	Labour	S. R. Taylor	1,148
	Labour	V. C. Brown	1,104
	Liberal	Mrs. A. M. Hayter	530
	Liberal	G. Thomas	514
	Liberal	E. G. Aldrich	495
Turnout			4,198	50.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Frogmore (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. V. Chalk	2,641
	Labour	K. A. Gigg	2,632
	Labour	E. J. Vance	2,609
	Labour	E. Shaw	2,567
	Conservative	F. Murray	1,163
	Conservative	Mrs. I. L. Murray	1,130
	Conservative	Mrs. J. Tyrell	1,125
	Conservative	L. F. Redding	1,105
	Communist	P. R. Pink	119
Turnout			3,877	37.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Harefield (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. E. Preston	1,408
	Labour	J. W. Willis	1,284
	Conservative	R. P. Green	646
	Conservative	Mrs. V. Hardey	632
Turnout			2,060	49.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Haydon (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. A. H. King	2,227
	Conservative	Dr. C. H. Nemeth	2,206
	Conservative	W. D. Charles	2,199
	Labour	R. E. Burt	911
	Labour	A. T. Blundell	896
	Labour	L. R. C. Bennett	889
	Liberal	D. J. Honeygold	383
	Liberal	Mrs. M. G. Owen	382
	Liberal	N. Heasman	322
Turnout			3,520	49.5
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hayes (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. J. Came	2,403
	Labour	G. A. Childs	2,390
	Labour	A. J. C. Beck	2,373
	Labour	O. Garvin	2,330
	Conservative	E. Constance	1,119
	Conservative	E. Stanmore	1,078
	Conservative	K. E. Salisbury	1,074
	Conservative	R. S. Treloar	1,070
	Communist	Mrs. J. Miller	148
Turnout			3,659	35.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hillingdon East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Coleman	2,023
	Labour	T. J. Parker	1,997
	Labour	C. J. Gadsden	1,956
	Conservative	J. V. Mortimer	799
	Conservative	R. P. Nattress	775
	Conservative	M. C. Charteris	761
	Liberal	L. Ricketts	247
Turnout			2,935	40.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hillingdon West (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	_ Nichols-Pratt	1,875
	Conservative	J. H. Wells	1,841
	Conservative	Mrs. L. E. Wane	1,839
	Labour	D. B. Samuels	1,505
	Labour	F. Sutcliffe	1,439
	Labour	A. J. Ball	1,399
	Liberal	R. Saunders	472
Turnout			3,544	43.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ickenham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. L. Ing	2,517
	Conservative	S. L. Meggeson	2,507
	Conservative	E. C. Wood	2,472
	Labour	W. Dundan	819
	Labour	T. L. Morgan	813
	Labour	P. L. N. Smith	812
Turnout			3,358	49.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Manor (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. H. Butler	1,976
	Conservative	E. Hales	1,959
	Conservative	K. I. D. Double	1,957
	Labour	F. H. Rapley	1,844
	Labour	F. A. Cooper	1,760
	Labour	D. L. Cave	1,735
	Liberal	G. Reakes	864
	Liberal	A. J. C. Tett	854
	Liberal	E. K. Olliffe	846
Turnout			4,698	59.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Northwood (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. C. Lorkin	2,608
	Conservative	C. G. Rogers	2,592
	Conservative	H. Van Gruisen	2,591
	Labour	Mrs. D. J. Blundell	454
	Labour	Mrs. M. M. Bartlett	449
	Labour	P. J. E. Dawson	444
	Liberal	G. D. Leigh	405
	Liberal	C. A. Herring	381
	Liberal	G. Jones	379
Turnout			3,461	47.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ruislip (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. A. Daniell	2,700
	Conservative	P. P. Beaty	2,685
	Conservative	C. A. Smith	2,586
	Liberal	S. H. Davidson	749
	Liberal	H. J. Evans	641
	Liberal	G. Krasher	626
	Labour	Mrs. D. M. Browne	601
	Labour	Mrs. P. M. Ingerson	578
	Labour	Mrs. G. B. Hobson	570
Turnout			3,957	53.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

South (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. P. Flory	2,573
	Labour	J. H. C. Key	2,551
	Labour	Mrs. K. Johnson	2,544
	Labour	M. C. Wheeler	2,501
	Conservative	G. Corran	1,451
	Conservative	M. Waplington	1,376
	Conservative	C. Rackstraw	1,368
	Conservative	A. J. Tyrell	1,351
	Liberal	R. Hayter	346
	Liberal	A. Williams	334
	Liberal	R. Bowditch	307
	Independent	C. Smith	126
Turnout			4,336	38.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

South Ruislip (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. J. Beasley	2,803
	Labour	J. G. Bartlett	2,794
	Labour	N. A. Mulliner	2,716
	Labour	P. L. Ingerson	2,714
	Conservative	J. Johnson	1,351
	Conservative	H. E. Rose	1,295
	Conservative	Mrs. D. G. Surman	1,284
	Conservative	C. G. French	1,278
	Liberal	Mrs. M. Avery	539
	Liberal	T. C. Bean	459
	Liberal	A. R. Davis	426
	Liberal	G. R. Macinnes	423
Turnout			4,610	42.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Uxbridge (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. B. M. Thorndike	1,405
	Conservative	P. Blow	1,384
	Conservative	R. S. B. Shepard	1,293
	Labour	Mrs. Pomeroy	1,277
	Labour	K. Marlow	1,198
	Labour	B. Simpson	1,153
	Independent	T. Barnard	865
	Independent	A. Streets	640
	Independent	P. Flower	625
	Liberal	J. B. Leno	276
	Liberal	B. Outhwaite	215
	Liberal	A. Wilmot	174
	Communist	J. J. Thompson	98
Turnout			3,638	44.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Yeading (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. G. Chilton	2,097
	Labour	J. Nosworthy	2,079
	Labour	C. Somers	2,079
	Labour	J. E. Walters	2,064
	Conservative	B. Everley	1,133
	Conservative	D. Clarke	1,119
	Conservative	D. Gage	1,107
	Conservative	D. Milnes	1,087
	Liberal	P. Dudman	476
	Liberal	A. Reade	471
	Liberal	J. Duffin	468
	Liberal	I. Flatman	456
Turnout			3,722	37.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Yiewsley (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Perry	2,356
	Labour	T. Cluny	2,353
	Labour	Mrs. Egleton	2,317
	Labour	J. Rowe	2,309
	Conservative	M. Foote	1,413
	Conservative	A. C. Maynard	1,377
	Conservative	J. E. H. Wilkins	1,361
	Conservative	Mrs. Fielding-Goode	1,335
	Independent	L. Knott	289
Turnout			3,897	37.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)