1964 Lambeth London Borough Council election

The 1964 Lambeth Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Lambeth London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council. The election is notable for being the first one ever fought by John Major.[1]

Background

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth and Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Lambeth by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 159 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 30 candidates. Other candidates included 6 Communists and 3 Independents. All wards were three-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got 9 aldermen and the Conservatives 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 Labour gain the new council with a majority of 24 after winning 42 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 26.1%. This turnout included 832 postal votes.

Lambeth Local Election Result 1964[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 51 - - - 72.8 51.8
  Conservative 19 - - - 27.1 41.9
  Liberal 0 - - - 0 1.3

Ward results

Angell (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,170 19.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Bishop's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,872 18.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Clapham Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 3,828 32.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Clapham Town (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 3,210 26.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Ferndale (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,793 19.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Herne Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 3,367 30.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Knight's Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 3,729 31.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Larkhall (3)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A.J. Crouch 1,901 69.0%
Labour G.A. Gold 1,875 68.1%
Labour W.F. King 1,861 67.5%
Conservative J.H. Chambers 774 28.1%
Conservative John Roy Major 752 27.3%
Conservative E. Brady 740 26.9%
Communist S.G. Hope 107 3.9%
Independent P.R. Winchester 77 2.8%
Turnout 2,755 24.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Leigham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 3,794 32.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Oval (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,137 17.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Prince's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,889 19.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St Leonard's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 3,564 31.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Stockwell (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,197 19.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Streatham South (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 4,094 33.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Streatham Wells (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 3,377 31.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Thornton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 4,324 35.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Thurlow Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 3,358 28.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Town Hall (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,997 24.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Tulse Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,824 23.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Vassall (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,492 20.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. John Major (1999). John Major: The Autobiography. Harper Collins. p. 31.
  2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
  3. "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London County Council.

See also

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