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1964 London local elections
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| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1964 London local elections | ||
| type | parliamentary | ||
| ongoing | no | ||
| previous_election | Position established | ||
| next_election | 1968 London local elections | ||
| next_year | 1968 | ||
| seats_for_election | All 1,859 on all 32 London boroughs | ||
| election_date | 7 May 1964 | ||
| 1blank | Councils | ||
| 2blank | Councillors | ||
| image1 | [[File:Harold Wilson (1967).jpg | 170x170px | Harold Wilson]] |
| leader1 | Harold Wilson | ||
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) | ||
| 1data1 | **20** | ||
| 2data1 | **1,112** | ||
| image2 | [[File:Alec Douglas-Home (c1963).jpg | 170x170px | Alec Douglas-Home]] |
| leader2 | Alec Douglas-Home | ||
| party2 | Conservative Party (UK) | ||
| 1data2 | 9 | ||
| 2data2 | 668 | ||
| map_image | London local elections 1964.svg | ||
| map_size | 400px | ||
| map_caption | London borough councils by political control following election. Councils that are Labour are in red, Conservative in blue. Black indicates no overall control. |
The 1964 London local elections were held on 7 May 1964 alongside nationwide elections. They were the inaugural elections for the thirty-two London boroughs, which were created on 1 April 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. All seats were up for election, with polling stations open between 08:00 and 21:00.
The result was a landslide for the Labour Party, who won twenty of the boroughs. The Conservatives won nine, and three were under no overall control. Only sixteen Liberal councillors were elected in London, along with forty-nine residents and ratepayers candidates, three independents and three Communists. The result followed the convincing Labour gain of the new Greater London Council in the first GLC elections which had been held on 9 April.
Aldermanic elections
Until 1978, each council had aldermen, in the ratio of one aldermen to six councillors. Following the elections, each council elected all of its aldermen, half of which served until 1968 and half until 1971. This did not affect political control in any borough.
Council results
Summary of council election results:
Overall councillor numbers
| Councillor statistics, 1964 | Party | Seats | +/- | Councils | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | Labour | 1,112 | 20 | |||
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | Conservative | 668 | 9 | |||
| Residents Association}}" | Residents' association | 49 | ||||
| Liberal Party (UK)}}" | Liberal | 16 | ||||
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | 11 | ||||
| Communist Party of Great Britain}}" | Communist | 3 | ||||
| No overall control}}" | No overall control | 3 |
References
- Greater London Assembly – London Borough Council Elections 2006
- {{Cite newsgroup|author=David Boothroyd|author-link=David Boothroyd|newsgroup=uk.politics.electoral|title=Party strengths in the London Boroughs| date=5 May 2006|message-id=david-673BA7.23263905052006@news.news.demon.net|url=http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.politics.electoral/msg/24cd45c84c2c76f4?dmode=source}}
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