1964 Lewisham London Borough Council election

The 1964 Lewisham Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Lewisham 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 Metropolitan Borough of Deptford and Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Lewisham by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 173 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 23 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 58 and 46 respectively. Other candidates included 9 from the Communist party. There were 14 three-seat wards and 9 two-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got 8 aldermen and the Conservatives 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 Labour gain the new council with a majority of 30 after winning 45 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 34.7%. This turnout included 1,396 postal votes.

Lewisham Local Election Result 1964[1]
	Seats	Votes %
Labour	53	53.3
Conservative	17	35.7
Liberal	0	9.7

Ward results

Bellingham (2)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		2,135	29.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Blackheath & Lewisham Village (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		4,491	43.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brockley (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		4,081	39.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Culverley (2)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		2,692	40.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Deptford (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		1,538	20.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Drake (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		2,904	27.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Forest Hill (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		4,429	42.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Grinling Gibbons (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		1,771	17.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Grove Park (2)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		2,272	35.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Honor Oak Park (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		3,814	36.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ladywell (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		4,022	38.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Lewisham Park (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		4,200	40.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Manor Lee (2)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		3,007	45.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Marlowe (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		2,173	21.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Pepys (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		2,617	24.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Rushey Green (2)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		2,260	31.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St Andrew (2)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		3,069	48.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St Mildred Lee (2)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		2,660	41.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

South Lee (2)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		2,647	43.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Southend (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		3,679	34.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Sydenham East (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		3,977	37.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Sydenham West (3)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		3,262	33.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Whitefoot (2)
Party		Votes	%
Turnout		2,338	37.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

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[1] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

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