1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election

The 1964 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained control of the council.^[1] ^[2]

Background

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Barnes, Municipal Borough of Richmond and Municipal Borough of Twickenham. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Richmond upon Thames by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 154 candidates stood in the election for the 54 seats being contested across 25 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 40 candidates. Other candidates included 3 Communists, 2 Independents and 1 Resident. There were 12 single-seat wards, 10 three-seat wards and 3 four-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 7 aldermen and Labour 2.

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 28 after winning 41 of the 54 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 47.5%. This turnout included 750 postal votes.

Results

Party		Votes	Seats
Conservative Party	style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	29,969 (47.79%)	41 (75.9%)	41 / 54
Labour Party	style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	19,371 (30.89%)	12 (22.2%)	12 / 54
Liberal Party	style="background:Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	11,298 (18.02%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 54
Independent	style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"\|	1,536 (2.45%)	1 (1.9%)	1 / 54
Communist Party	style="background:Template:Communist Party (UK)/meta/color"\|	530 (0.85%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 54

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Labour		Conservative

Ward results

Barnes (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Summers I.	2664	56.9	N/A
	Conservative	Christian F.	2616		−
	Conservative	Mason H.	2587		−
	Conservative	Armstrong J.	2522		−
	Labour	Mostyn J. Ms.	1789	38.2	N/A
	Labour	Thompson J.	1774		−
	Labour	Whale R.	1719		−
	Labour	Hart A.	1679		−
	Communist	Banfield A.	229	4.9	N/A
Turnout				46.2	N/A

Central Twickenham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Child D.	1545	56.1	N/A
	Conservative	Griffith P.	1530		−
	Conservative	Bell-Wright H. Ms.	1486		−
	Labour	Gilbert J.	633	23.0	N/A
	Labour	Hughes D.	599		−
	Labour	Gourgey P.	593		−
	Liberal	Main M.	577	20.9	N/A
	Liberal	Cavanna J. Ms.	546		−
	Liberal	Studd H.	509		−
Turnout				40.1	N/A

East Sheen (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gompels C.	2710	63.6	N/A
	Conservative	Barrows N.	2632		−
	Conservative	Nation W.	2621		−
	Conservative	Needs G.	2584		−
	Liberal	Mann N.	976	22.9	N/A
	Liberal	Worth L.	929		−
	Liberal	Rundle A.	860		−
	Liberal	Armstrong D.	856		−
	Labour	Masters E.	576	13.5	N/A
	Labour	Neale D.	574		−
	Labour	Birch E. Ms.	568		−
	Labour	Ward J.	545		−
Turnout				44.6	N/A

East Twickenham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Defries-Porter L.	1588	55.2	N/A
	Conservative	Leaney A.	1582		−
	Conservative	Gilday-Fox F.	1548		−
	Labour	Evans F.	657	22.8	N/A
	Labour	Galton Y. Ms.	644		−
	Liberal	Davies A. Ms.	634	22.0	N/A
	Liberal	Lewis B.	604		−
	Liberal	Nunn S.	588		−
	Labour	Cunningham G.	569		−
Turnout				38.2	N/A

Ham (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harwood J.	773	58.8	N/A
	Conservative	Brown B.	542	41.2	N/A
Turnout				49.8	N/A

Hampton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Crane J.	2138	50.2	N/A
	Conservative	Hall H.	2103		−
	Conservative	Hayes S.	2056		−
	Liberal	Leahy B.	1103	25.9	N.A
	Labour	Robinson W.	1018	23.9	N/A
	Labour	Holman C.	1013		−
	Labour	Rolfe D.	871		−
	Liberal	Cameron D.	849		−
	Liberal	Holroyde P. Ms.	568		−
Turnout				51.1	N/A

Hampton Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Watson G.	1835	48.6	N/A
	Conservative	Garrett M.	1678		−
	Conservative	Harris D.	1601		−
	Labour	Heath R.	1139	30.2	N/A
	Labour	Elmes K.	1092		−
	Labour	Watson S. Ms.	908		−
	Liberal	Stops B.	798	21.2	N/A
	Liberal	Horne D.	665		−
Turnout				48.2	N/A

Hampton Wick (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wilkins O. Ms.	1904	56.3	N/A
	Conservative	Bostock E.	1904		−
	Conservative	Blackmore P.	1800		−
	Labour	Heitzmann A.	824	24.4	N/A
	Labour	Golding J.	822		−
	Labour	Maccullough D.	793		−
	Liberal	Bliss E. Ms.	654	19.3	N/A
	Liberal	Jones E.	603		−
	Liberal	Leighton J.	595		−
Turnout				47.0	N/A

Heathfield (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mitchison R.	1295	43.5	N/A
	Conservative	Champion H. Ms.	1290		−
	Conservative	Woodward M. Ms.	1287		−
	Labour	Kent B.	914	30.7	N/A
	Labour	Gyford J.	908		−
	Labour	Thompson B.	892		−
	Liberal	Colquhoun I. Ms.	766	25.7	N/A
	Liberal	Rebbeck C.	736		−
	Liberal	Gowers J.	731		−
Turnout				50.0	N/A

Hill (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alcock R.	414	42.9	N/A
	Independent	Landreth D.	329	34.1	N/A
	Labour	Tobias J.	221	22.9	N/A
Turnout				54.4	N/A

Kew (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Pride B.	869	57.5	N/A
	Conservative	Slot G.	342	22.6	N/A
	Labour	Julia A. Ms.	301	19.9	N/A
Turnout				55.2	N/A

Kings (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leon H.	835	56.4	N/A
	Independent	Marin I. Ms.	365	24.6	N/A
	Labour	Wood N. Ms.	281	19.0	N/A
Turnout				46.5	N/A

Manor (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Starr T.	594	63.9	N/A
	Conservative	Webb G.	336	36.1	N/A
Turnout				46.6	N/A

Mortlake (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hutton F.	2335	48.0	N/A
	Labour	Stevens R.	2333		−
	Labour	Lawrance A.	2299		−
	Labour	Whale J.	2187		−
	Conservative	Wade S.	1877	38.6	N/A
	Conservative	Stow J.	1776		−
	Conservative	Counter F.	1730		−
	Conservative	Adams W.	1714		−
	Liberal	Parton J.	427	8.8	N/A
	Communist	Bowles E.	224	4.6	N/A
Turnout				47.1	N/A

North Sheen (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	McDougall A.	759	45.9	N/A
	Liberal	Smallbone H. Ms.	634	38.3	N/A
	Labour	Hughes B.	262	15.8	N/A
Turnout				64.0	N/A

Park (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Morell K.	528	59.2	N/A
	Liberal	Moore P.	244	27.4	N/A
	Labour	Royle B.	120	13.5	N/A
Turnout				41.2	N/A

Petersham (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Smith G. Ms.	727	62.9	N/A
	Conservative	McCash J.	429	37.1	N/A
Turnout				50.7	N/A

Richmond Central (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rowe C.	505	50.7	N/A
	Labour	Winter J.	272	27.3	N/A
	Liberal	Adams R.	220	22.1	N/A
Turnout				41.2	N/A

Richmond Green (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Winslow D.	465	56.2	N/A
	Liberal	Nemet M. Ms.	276	33.4	N/A
	Labour	Caplan M. Ms.	86	10.4	N/A
Turnout				46.7	N/A

Selwyn (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tremlett G.	694	50.6	N/A
	Labour	McNae A. Ms.	677	49.4	N/A
Turnout				58.1	N/A

South Twickenham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eslick K.	1908	53.5	N/A
	Conservative	Woodward J.	1896		−
	Conservative	Lever M. Ms.	1811		−
	Labour	Goldring P.	831	23.3	N/A
	Labour	Boddy J.	805		−
	Labour	Gondris T.	755		−
	Liberal	Bisley B.	751	21.1	N/A
	Liberal	Bisley D. Ms.	706		−
	Liberal	Clements K.	673		−
	Communist	Allen J.	77	2.2	N/A
Turnout				47.1	N/A

St. Lukes (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Campion E.	590	42.4	N/A
	Conservative	Miller L.	571	41.0	N/A
	Liberal	Horsbrugh S. Ms.	232	16.7	N/A
Turnout				50.6	N/A

Teddington (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gold M.	1577	38.7	N/A
	Conservative	Garrud C.	1577		−
	Labour	Loman G.	1491	36.6	N/A
	Conservative	Attwood T.	1489		−
	Labour	Wilson E.	1351		−
	Labour	Cooke D.	1290		−
	Liberal	North T.	1009	24.7	N/A
	Liberal	Booth R.	837		−
	Liberal	Hart D.	787		−
Turnout				53.7	N/A

West Twickenham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sewell C.	1661	45.4	N/A
	Labour	Eldridge E.	1481		−
	Labour	Samuel G.	1468		−
	Conservative	Paskin J.	1129	30.9	N/A
	Conservative	Newstead L.	1113		−
	Conservative	Chapman F.	1049		−
	Liberal	Probert J.	867	23.7	N/A
	Liberal	Syrett R.	738		−
	Liberal	Vaughan N. Ms.	711		−
Turnout				49.0	N/A

Whitton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bligh B.	1379	44.4	N/A
	Conservative	Denham J.	1335		−
	Conservative	Owen M. Ms.	1296		−
	Liberal	Barnes C.	1130	36.4	N/A
	Liberal	Letch W.	993		−
	Liberal	Ratcliffe P.	954		−
	Labour	Mortimer J.	599	19.3	N/A
	Labour	Bryan E.	593		−
	Labour	Bach G.	544		−
Turnout				44.2	N/A

References

^ "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ "Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

[London_1964_election-1] "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[Richmond_local_election_results_1964-2010-2] "Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Richmond-upon-Thames Borough Council. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

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Labour		Conservative

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