1964 Redbridge London Borough Council election
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The 1964 Redbridge Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Redbridge London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council.
Background
[edit]These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Dagenham, Municipal Borough of Ilford, Municipal Borough of Wanstead and Woodford and Chigwell Urban District. These boroughs and districts were joined to form the new London Borough of Redbridge by the London Government Act 1963.
A total of 192 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 17 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative, Labour and Liberal parties. Other candidates included 8 Communists and 4 Residents. There were 9 four-seat wards and 8 three-seat wards.
The council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965.
Results
[edit]General election of councillors
[edit]The results saw the Conservatives gain the new council with a majority of 30 after winning 45 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 39.5%. This turnout included 1,023 postal votes.[1][2]
Aldermanic election
[edit]In addition to the 60 councillors, there were ten aldermen elected by the council. The five aldermen with the least votes were elected to serve until 1967 (subsequently extended to 1968) and the other five until 1970 (subsequently extended to 1971).[a]
The aldermen divided eight to the Conservatives and two to Labour.
Ward results
[edit]Aldborough
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | E. Harris | 1,561 | |||
| Conservative | S. Loveless | 1,533 | |||
| Conservative | C. Watson | 1,529 | |||
| Labour | A. McKelvey | 948 | |||
| Labour | E. Pye | 877 | |||
| Labour | R. Westerbury | 834 | |||
| Liberal | J. Carter | 479 | |||
| Liberal | J. Hitchen | 472 | |||
| Liberal | S. Hellak | 465 | |||
| Turnout | 2,986 | 30.7 | |||
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Barkingside
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | S. Terry | 2,265 | |||
| Conservative | T. Cobb | 2,215 | |||
| Conservative | V. Grose | 2,200 | |||
| Conservative | K. Webb | 2,162 | |||
| Liberal | A. Yeoman | 1,535 | |||
| Liberal | C. Shuman | 1,489 | |||
| Liberal | H. Blow | 1,402 | |||
| Liberal | P. Netherclift | 1,365 | |||
| Labour | M. Drake | 658 | |||
| Labour | J. Lethbridge | 634 | |||
| Labour | R. Pavitt | 618 | |||
| Labour | H. Duffree | 610 | |||
| Turnout | 4,342 | 40.8 | |||
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Bridge
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Escott | 2,443 | |||
| Conservative | L. Bridgeman | 2,407 | |||
| Conservative | E. Hollis | 2,405 | |||
| Conservative | H. Moss | 2,377 | |||
| Labour | W. Robinson | 1,870 | |||
| Labour | K. Dowling | 1,683 | |||
| Labour | E. Jones | 1,679 | |||
| Labour | D. Bonsor | 1,632 | |||
| Liberal | T. Fox | 1,441 | |||
| Liberal | K. Mountjoy | 1,368 | |||
| Liberal | S. Fraser | 1,367 | |||
| Liberal | E. Downing | 1,318 | |||
| Communist | F. Browning | 264 | |||
| Turnout | 5,644 | 49.3 | |||
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Chadwell
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | H. Bysouth | 1,872 | |||
| Conservative | C. Gibson | 1,817 | |||
| Conservative | N. Hurst | 1,811 | |||
| Conservative | A. White | 1,753 | |||
| Labour | W. Burgess | 1,463 | |||
| Labour | G. King | 1,404 | |||
| Labour | A. Willis | 1,377 | |||
| Labour | A. Hutson | 1,370 | |||
| Liberal | V. Mason | 833 | |||
| Liberal | R. Ellis | 831 | |||
| Liberal | E. Ives | 793 | |||
| Liberal | J. Lorek | 740 | |||
| Communist | L. Beard | 111 | |||
| Turnout | 4,119 | 36.0 | |||
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Clayhall
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | C. Loveless | 1,859 | |||
| Conservative | G. Chamberlin | 1,856 | |||
| Conservative | J. Norwood | 1,827 | |||
| Liberal | W. Bull | 794 | |||
| Liberal | T. Tunney | 787 | |||
| Liberal | M. Lorek | 775 | |||
| Labour | G. Hales | 451 | |||
| Labour | M. Pollard | 445 | |||
| Labour | V. Baldock | 438 | |||
| Turnout | 3,072 | 32.4 | |||
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Clementswood
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Shaw | 1,643 | |||
| Labour | G. Watson | 1,641 | |||
| Labour | G. Tovey | 1,611 | |||
| Conservative | J. Doyle | 1,142 | |||
| Conservative | P. Parrish | 1,057 | |||
| Conservative | G. Brindley | 1,012 | |||
| Liberal | J. Vincent | 864 | |||
| Liberal | H. Gerrard | 743 | |||
| Liberal | W. Harrold | 729 | |||
| Turnout | 3,549 | 40.5 | |||
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Cranbrook
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | F. James | 2,468 | |||
| Conservative | I. Natzler | 2,437 | |||
| Conservative | F. Pearson | 2,411 | |||
| Conservative | M. Paige | 2,405 | |||
| Liberal | F. Grant | 1,129 | |||
| Liberal | R. Newland | 1,123 | |||
| Liberal | G. Wilson | 1,115 | |||
| Liberal | E. Alms | 1,055 | |||
| Labour | N. Young | 569 | |||
| Labour | C. Soley | 564 | |||
| Labour | M. Zeital | 559 | |||
| Labour | G. Mountney | 556 | |||
| Turnout | 4,106 | 34.8 | |||
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Fairlop
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | E. O’Connor | 1,562 | |||
| Labour | L. Emons | 1,537 | |||
| Labour | D. Wightman | 1,504 | |||
| Conservative | A. Follows | 1,180 | |||
| Conservative | K. Harvey | 1,145 | |||
| Conservative | J. Chamberlin | 1,078 | |||
| Liberal | R. Giles | 831 | |||
| Liberal | F. Fulle | 819 | |||
| Liberal | G. Seabridge | 815 | |||
| Turnout | 3,479 | 33.2 | |||
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Goodmayes
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | D. Davies | 1,772 | |||
| Labour | A. Clack | 1,732 | |||
| Labour | J. Westerbury | 1,649 | |||
| Conservative | D. Revington | 765 | |||
| Conservative | A. Dixon | 745 | |||
| Conservative | N. Thorne | 733 | |||
| Liberal | E. Bowhil | 317 | |||
| Liberal | P. Ritchie | 315 | |||
| Liberal | B. Boon | 289 | |||
| Communist | P. Ritchie | 102 | |||
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Hainault
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | George Davies | 2,685 | |||
| Labour | Sydney Gleed | 2,668 | |||
| Labour | D. Smith | 2,604 | |||
| Conservative | E. Low | 453 | |||
| Conservative | J. Murphy | 446 | |||
| Conservative | A. Ashton | 422 | |||
| Liberal | P. Palmer | 310 | |||
| Liberal | R. Scott | 292 | |||
| Liberal | A. Yeoman | 282 | |||
| Communist | P. Devine | 161 | |||
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Ilford
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | L. Fallaize | 1,538 | |||
| Labour | D. Carradice | 1,450 | |||
| Labour | J. Ryder | 1,417 | |||
| Conservative | B. Cooper | 1,067 | |||
| Conservative | T. Bozet | 1,006 | |||
| Conservative | A. Barker | 961 | |||
| Liberal | K. Jaeger | 445 | |||
| Liberal | J. Malcolm | 406 | |||
| Liberal | K. Timmings | 362 | |||
| Communist | P. Devine | 106 | |||
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Mayfield
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | L. Gooch | 1,960 | |||
| Conservative | Roland Hill | 1,900 | |||
| Conservative | L. Hipkins | 1,885 | |||
| Conservative | Bert Barker | 1,793 | |||
| Liberal | G. Bellamy | 1,509 | |||
| Liberal | G. Barrett | 1,465 | |||
| Liberal | H. Parker | 1,446 | |||
| Liberal | K. Ives | 1,415 | |||
| Labour | N. Stringer | 1,086 | |||
| Labour | J. Simmons | 1,057 | |||
| Labour | T. Williams | 1,044 | |||
| Labour | H. Jewitt | 1,043 | |||
| Communist | R. Shannon | 120 | |||
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Park
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | E. Earey | 1,680 | |||
| Conservative | A. Toms | 1,607 | |||
| Conservative | A. Branscombe | 1,518 | |||
| Liberal | G. Frost | 1,047 | |||
| Liberal | S. Cannon | 1,028 | |||
| Labour | S. Brooks | 978 | |||
| Liberal | G. McDonough | 951 | |||
| Labour | S. Haywood | 927 | |||
| Labour | P. Condon | 880 | |||
| Communist | E. Burke | 120 | |||
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Seven Kings
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | H. Aly | 1,657 | |||
| Conservative | H. Root | 1,656 | |||
| Conservative | V. Ferrier | 1,649 | |||
| Conservative | H. Cowan | 1,642 | |||
| Labour | H. Copsey | 983 | |||
| Labour | M. Powers | 983 | |||
| Labour | F. Watts | 973 | |||
| Labour | A. Osborne | 961 | |||
| Liberal | L. Bowyer | 544 | |||
| Liberal | D. Hellings | 527 | |||
| Liberal | J. Stonham | 514 | |||
| Liberal | E. Nater | 498 | |||
| Turnout | 3,169 | 29.9 | |||
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Snaresbrook
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Telford | 2,689 | |||
| Conservative | D. Mullett | 2,688 | |||
| Conservative | W. Roberts | 2,679 | |||
| Conservative | O. Hall | 2,658 | |||
| Liberal | S. Honey | 1,723 | |||
| Liberal | R. Baldwin | 1,709 | |||
| Liberal | H. Couch | 1,709 | |||
| Liberal | G. Brown | 1,670 | |||
| Labour | L. Bourne | 643 | |||
| Labour | G. Phillips | 623 | |||
| Labour | E. Ingall | 559 | |||
| Labour | J. Lewis | 552 | |||
| Turnout | 4,935 | 47.4 | |||
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Wanstead
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | J. Vane | 2,571 | |||
| Conservative | V. Wilson | 2,428 | |||
| Conservative | B. Hamilton | 2,345 | |||
| Conservative | A. Reynolds | 2,293 | |||
| Residents | J. Challis | 1,737 | |||
| Residents | J. Charter | 1,627 | |||
| Residents | J. Walsh | 1,537 | |||
| Residents | J. Harrison | 1,536 | |||
| Liberal | D. Carter | 862 | |||
| Liberal | J. Williams | 825 | |||
| Liberal | R. MacDonald | 733 | |||
| Liberal | J. Coral | 696 | |||
| Labour | A. Colmer | 622 | |||
| Labour | F. Strudwick | 611 | |||
| Labour | P. Jones | 600 | |||
| Labour | M. Stark | 562 | |||
| Communist | E. Devine | 109 | |||
| Turnout | 5,446 | 50.4 | |||
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Woodford
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | R. Dalton | 3,851 | |||
| Conservative | J. Harvey | 3,840 | |||
| Conservative | Fred Mountier | 3,822 | |||
| Conservative | R. Ayers | 3,805 | |||
| Liberal | M. Wilding | 1,466 | |||
| Liberal | M. Hoskins | 1,429 | |||
| Liberal | G. Lloyd | 1,418 | |||
| Liberal | D. Bourne | 1,416 | |||
| Labour | P. Cave | 561 | |||
| Labour | P. Leighton | 546 | |||
| Labour | P. Leatham | 537 | |||
| Labour | P. Pollard | 537 | |||
| Turnout | 5,782 | 49.7 | |||
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Terms were amended by the London Government Act 1967.
References
[edit]- ^ "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Redbridge Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
