1964 Hillingdon London Borough Council election

1964 Hillingdon London Borough Council election

7 May 1964 1968 →

First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats won 36 24

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.^[1][2]

Background

The Municipal Borough of Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington Urban District, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District, and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District were combined to form the Borough of Hillingdon by the London Government Act 1963. Thus, these 1964 elections were the first council elections in the borough.

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

. 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 by a majority of 12 after winning 36 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 43.4%: 66,115 out of the 152,464 registered electors in Hillingdon London Borough voted. This turnout included 769

1964 Hillingdon Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	36	N/A	N/A	N/A	60.0		106,253	N/A
	Conservative	24	N/A	N/A	N/A	40.0			N/A
	Liberal	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0			N/A
	Communist	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0			N/A
	Independent	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0			N/A
Total		60

Ward results

In these ward results, voting percentages are expressed as proportions of the total number of

registered electors

.

Belmore

Belmore (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. E. E. Broughton	2,204	23.6
	Labour	I. Anthony	2,154	23.1
	Labour	E. K. Harding	2,121	22.7
	Labour	S. Gelburg	2,108	22.6
	Conservative	K. Fox	1,067	11.4
	Conservative	P. H. King	1,022	11.0
	Conservative	H. Singer	981	10.5
	Conservative	M. Long	979	10.5
	Liberal	G. Knight	300	3.2
	Liberal	F. Stanner	269	2.9
	Communist	E. G. Brooks	164	1.8
Turnout			3,462	37.1
Registered electors			9,329
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Colham-Cowley

Colham-Cowley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. J. Davies	1,766	23.4
	Labour	K. Drury	1,765	23.4
	Labour	L. Sherman	1,721	22.9
	Conservative	Mrs. E. A. Cunningham	1,374	18.3
	Conservative	S. Thear	1,367	18.2
	Conservative	R. G. Harding	1,355	18.0
Turnout			3,183	42.3
Registered electors			7,518
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Eastcote

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
Registered electors			8,389
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Frogmore

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
Registered electors			10,273
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Harefield

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
Registered electors			4,153
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Haydon

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
Registered electors			7,107
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hayes

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
Registered electors			10,187
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hillingdon East

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
Registered electors			7,264
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hillingdon West

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
Registered electors			8,087
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ickenham

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
Registered electors			6,847
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Manor

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
Registered electors			7,906
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Northwood

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
Registered electors			7,278
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ruislip

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
Registered electors			7,439
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

South

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
Registered electors			11,260
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

South Ruislip

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
Registered electors			10,826
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Uxbridge

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
Registered electors			8,130
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Yeading

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
Registered electors			10,011
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Yiewsley

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
Registered electors			10,460
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

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