1964 Harrow London Borough Council election

The 1964 Harrow Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Harrow London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative 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 Harrow. This borough formed the new London Borough of Harrow by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 168 candidates stood in the election for the 56 seats being contested across 15 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 50 candidates. Other candidates included 6 from the Communist party. There were 7 three-seat wards, 5 four-seat wards and 3 five-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 6 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 16 after winning 36 of the 56 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 43.0%. This turnout included 793 postal votes.

Ward results

Belmont (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. J. Harkett	1,899
	Conservative	E. G. Buckle	1,898
	Conservative	G. C. Hill	1,897
	Labour	W. F. Griffin	728
	Labour	K. D. Reeves	723
	Labour	R. G. Taylor	647
	Liberal	T. R. Burke	474
	Liberal	H. J. Sergeant	433
	Liberal	C. A. B. Aldridge	429
Turnout			3,087	37.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Harrow Weald (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. G. V. Barson	2,754
	Labour	A. J. Eckert	2,690
	Labour	B. M. Cohen	2,634
	Labour	D. J. Sleigh	2,505
	Conservative	J. D. Charter	1,805
	Conservative	Mrs. V. Charter	1,736
	Conservative	Mrs. M. Apollo	1,725
	Conservative	J. E. Palmer	1,619
	Liberal	R. Everitt	703
	Liberal	H. C. Cooper	577
	Liberal	T. I. Jones	576
	Liberal	R. J. E. Owen	576
	Communist	H. J. Tuttle	121
Turnout			5,092	51.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Harrow-on-the-Hill & Greenhill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. E. Jones	1,438
	Conservative	C. E. Stenhouse	1,423
	Conservative	W. E. N. Wormald	1,400
	Labour	J. R. Green	675
	Labour	G. E. Clayton	648
	Labour	R. F. Short	612
	Liberal	F. A. Farmer	403
	Liberal	Mrs. M. Sorrell	367
	Liberal	R. S. Montgomerie	357
Turnout			2,491	32.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Headstone (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	O. G. Collins	1,974
	Conservative	H. R. Sheldrake	1,940
	Conservative	W. A. Tackley	1,897
	Liberal	G. O. Abbott	1,004
	Liberal	Mrs. A. E. Beauchamp	906
	Liberal	R. J. Denney	797
	Labour	J. T. M. Blackman	540
	Labour	F. D. Flower	535
	Labour	A. H. Bolton	505
Turnout			3,397	44.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kenton (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. C. Cocksedge	2,517
	Conservative	Mrs. M. M. H. E. Haslam	2,376
	Conservative	E. W. H. Feakins	2,240
	Conservative	J. D. Statham	2,214
	Liberal	D. F. Joyner	1,925
	Liberal	Dr. I. M. Roitt	1,835
	Liberal	H. W. Chapman	1,795
	Liberal	E. W. Husband	1,764
	Labour	M. M. Keir	985
	Labour	Mrs. A. Beasley	973
	Labour	M. A. Mills	958
	Labour	R. C. Barson	956
Turnout			5,164	54.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Pinner North & Hatch End (5)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. G. Ellement	4,109
	Conservative	Mrs. I. M. Potts	4,048
	Conservative	H. T. Mote	4,014
	Conservative	M. D. Hartley-Hill	3,972
	Conservative	N. G. Hines	3,956
	Liberal	E. J. H. Francis	916
	Liberal	B. Domb	808
	Liberal	C. J. James	799
	Liberal	H. Young	795
	Liberal	K. W. Eliel	764
	Labour	P. A. Fletcher	520
	Labour	Mrs. D. M. Hinton	512
	Labour	F. W. Hinton	495
	Labour	C. B. King	483
	Labour	Mrs. M. C. B. Morley	480
Turnout			5,405	41.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Pinner South (5)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. D. A. Nott-Cock	3,601
	Conservative	A. G. Sellers	3,591
	Conservative	O. W. N. Cock	3,585
	Conservative	W. S. Clack	3,571
	Conservative	C. E. Jordan	3,543
	Liberal	W. R. Westaway	1,004
	Liberal	W. H. D. Little	990
	Liberal	G. R. Davis	974
	Liberal	T. W. Kettle	956
	Liberal	J. S. Anthony	953
	Labour	J. L. Clark	947
	Labour	C. Litchfield	802
	Labour	J. P. Lansdell	788
	Labour	Mrs. A. M. Littlehales	759
	Labour	G. A. Tempest	753
Turnout			5,447	42.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Queensbury (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. E. E. Davies	2,098
	Labour	R. Bailey	2,042
	Labour	H. I. Harris	2,020
	Conservative	M. A. Carmody	1,116
	Conservative	F. L. Le Franc	1,064
	Conservative	Miss N. Harker	1,044
	Communist	J. P. Roche	129
Turnout			3,283	37.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Roxbourne (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Davies	1,703
	Labour	A. H. Tidmarsh	1,676
	Conservative	J. W. Nickolay	1,667
	Labour	P. W. Underwood	1,661
	Conservative	H. Grainger	1,645
	Conservative	A. E. Thomas	1,630
	Liberal	Mrs. E. J. Colledge	1,292
	Liberal	A. A. Fawthrop	1,287
	Liberal	E. G. Wilmott	1,285
Turnout			4,668	51.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Roxeth (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. S. Campbell	2,233
	Labour	Mrs. D. I. Edwards	2,160
	Labour	A. R. Judge	2,130
	Labour	I. W. Mackay	2,061
	Conservative	L. D. Bowman	1,949
	Conservative	Miss C. P. Cawood	1,939
	Conservative	E. R. Chalker	1,918
	Conservative	E. K. Cornes	1,810
	Liberal	J. C. Connolly	765
	Liberal	Mrs. L. A. O. Harrison	694
	Liberal	A. Forrest	668
	Liberal	M. Sewell-Rutter	624
	Communist	R. R. C. Morris	123
Turnout			4,843	45.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Stanmore North (5)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. F. Gibbons	2,741
	Conservative	F. L. Rees	2,741
	Conservative	D. B. Rouse	2,677
	Conservative	A. E. P. F. MacRae	2,676
	Conservative	Mrs. N. Rees	2,669
	Labour	S. Bishop	774
	Labour	R. A. Russell	771
	Labour	H. Kilkenny	752
	Labour	D. F. Tomsett	733
	Labour	H. A. H. Riches	648
	Liberal	Mrs. M. H. Jackson	530
	Liberal	M. E. Hannah	523
	Liberal	M. D. Colne	513
	Liberal	W. Paul	460
	Liberal	J. B. Ladley	438
	Communist	R. T. Gooding	161
Turnout			4,070	32.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stanmore South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. J. Lovell	2,025
	Labour	W. O. Allen	1,982
	Labour	Mrs. S. R. Edgeworth	1,968
	Conservative	E. C. P. Taylor	1,027
	Conservative	J. C. Medcalf	1,025
	Conservative	D. A. Maddocks	1,014
	Communist	R. A. Ward	133
Turnout			3,136	38.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Wealdstone North (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. G. Grange	2,738
	Labour	Mrs. A. M. Carey	2,725
	Labour	C. B. Harrison	2,692
	Labour	D. J. R. Howard	2,448
	Conservative	D. W. Pratt	1,522
	Conservative	T. D. Jones	1,516
	Conservative	F. G. Saxby	1,504
	Conservative	A. B. C. Turner	1,501
	Liberal	H. V. Goss	884
	Liberal	Mrs. B. E. Burbery	666
	Liberal	M. B. Sorrell	619
	Liberal	R. J. Kitcher	608
	Communist	J. Marshall	119
Turnout			4,998	46.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Wealdstone South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. S. O. Smith	1,687
	Conservative	F. W. C. Adkins	1,679
	Conservative	S. R. Miller	1,614
	Labour	C. Morley	1,087
	Labour	J. Lesser	1,022
	Labour	A. H. Elderton	1,016
	Liberal	Mrs. M. M. Husband	628
	Liberal	C. P. Dobson	621
	Liberal	P. Jeffery	621
Turnout			3,427	42.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

West Harrow (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. O’Loughlin	1,920
	Conservative	B. C. A. Turner	1,856
	Conservative	D. H. J. Hart	1,851
	Conservative	C. F. J. Low	1,834
	Labour	F. Mutton	1,502
	Labour	S. H. Roan	1,477
	Labour	F. S. Davies	1,474
	Labour	E. Beasley	1,441
	Liberal	D. J. Leonard	899
	Liberal	P. R. Coleby	894
	Liberal	C. C. Chadley	879
	Liberal	Mrs. P. Coleby	866
Turnout			4,308	45.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)