1964 Hounslow London Borough Council election

The 1964 Hounslow Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Hounslow London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council.^[1]

Background

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Brentford and Chiswick, Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth and Feltham Urban District. These boroughs and districts were joined to form the new London Borough of Hounslow by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 169 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 45 candidates. Other candidates included 4 from the Communist party. All wards were three-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got all 10 aldermen.

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 36 after winning 48 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 46.7%. This turnout included 1,011 postal votes.

Ward results

Clifden (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. C. Cleveland	2,325
	Labour	A. G. King	2,296
	Labour	E. J. Kenward	2,180
	Conservative	E. H. Tabor	1,211
	Conservative	L. J. Beach	1,197
	Conservative	Mrs. E. W. W. Basley	1,180
	Liberal	D. A. Kendall	602
Turnout			3,804	49.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Cranford (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. R. Boyce	1,536
	Labour	M. L. Watts	1,517
	Labour	R. J. Padley	1,512
	Conservative	W. Burridge	814
	Conservative	Mrs. E. M. Knight	791
	Conservative	Mrs. J. Horley	782
	Liberal	K. H. G. Potter	265
	Liberal	J. L. Binding	253
	Liberal	W. J. Wallace	245
Turnout			2,622	45.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

East Bedfont (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. J. Pauling	2,251
	Labour	W. R. Sands	2,189
	Labour	H. T. Brown	1,966
	Conservative	Mrs. D. Dacombe	848
	Conservative	J. E. Hemington	801
	Conservative	D. G. Magill	791
	Liberal	G. D. Wood	550
	Liberal	E. F. Cook	421
	Liberal	R. C. Gibson	399
Turnout			3,474	45.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Feltham Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Kinghorn	1,403
	Labour	Mrs. M. E. Nixon	1,392
	Labour	A. J. Sheppard	1,334
	Conservative	R. H. Williams	733
	Conservative	Mrs. E. V. Baker	715
	Conservative	L. G. Trim	715
	Liberal	G. Ord	273
	Liberal	D. A. Vorcoe	244
	Liberal	H. C. Robinson	234
Turnout			2,386	42.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Feltham North (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. P. Slattery	2,106
	Labour	W. Miles	2,087
	Labour	M. Fitzgerald	2,074
	Conservative	F. W. Parsons	669
	Conservative	Mrs. G. Papworth	668
	Conservative	E. Elliott	642
	Liberal	A. Thames	297
	Liberal	W. C. Humby	279
	Liberal	W. G. Stannell	267
	Communist	A. C. Hodges	84
Turnout			3,109	43.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Feltham South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. E. Gamble	1,519
	Labour	Mrs. D. E. Gatehouse	1,519
	Labour	G. A. Gatehouse	1,509
	Conservative	F. A. Blake	561
	Conservative	Miss M. Desmond	555
	Conservative	F. N. Saunders	539
	Liberal	B. A. Taylor	249
	Liberal	E. E. Sear	232
	Liberal	A. R. Bathe	225
Turnout			2,332	35.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Gunnersbury (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. B. M. Cross	2,021
	Labour	J. M. Carroll	1,997
	Labour	E. L. Davies	1,958
	Conservative	A. V. Sharp	1,422
	Conservative	R. L. Avery	1,407
	Conservative	D. J. R. Staples	1,398
	Liberal	Miss G. Udall	178
	Communist	G. C. T. Giles	120
Turnout			3,618	53.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hanworth (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Williams	1,840
	Labour	H. Nixon	1,830
	Labour	J. G. Barr	1,745
	Conservative	S. T. Hunt	443
	Conservative	Mrs. E. Hunt	430
	Conservative	V. E. Hopkins	413
	Liberal	R. P. Power	360
	Liberal	Mrs. S. Casey	257
	Liberal	D. M. Firbank	257
Turnout			2,574	34.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Heston East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. F. Ryan	1,767
	Conservative	D. C. L. Usher	1,726
	Conservative	C. J. Ginn	1,713
	Labour	A. W. McQuirk	1,429
	Labour	J. M. Richards	1,425
	Labour	F. Johnson	1,396
	Liberal	H. Candeland	927
	Liberal	B. E. F. Gardener	849
	Liberal	N. Clarke	815
Turnout			4,063	51.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Heston West (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. J. Jansen	1,685
	Labour	J. A. Pope	1,676
	Labour	R. D. Flynn	1,463
	Conservative	B. R. Lenz	1,038
	Conservative	D. G. Podmore	1,027
	Conservative	W. T. Harrup	1,011
	Liberal	B. R. Hunter	447
	Liberal	M. H. Bird	436
	Liberal	J. A. Cates	434
Turnout			3,186	54.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Homefields (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. J. Crispin	1,814
	Conservative	D. J. Fitzgerald	1,771
	Conservative	G. J. Woodman	1,740
	Labour	H. W. Welch	1,562
	Labour	Miss M. G. Brandon	1,540
	Labour	Mrs. I. M. A. Naylor	1,519
	Liberal	G. D. Smith	631
	Liberal	C. K. Beardsell	621
	Liberal	A. W. Draper	569
Turnout			3,996	51.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hounslow Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. E. Heighes	1,568
	Labour	F. T. Hollocks	1,559
	Labour	A. White	1,538
	Conservative	E. R. Fowles	1,397
	Conservative	R. C. Forster	1,382
	Conservative	F. G. Rayband	1,376
	Liberal	T. R. Jenkins	292
	Liberal	A. B. Smith	289
	Liberal	D. K. Overell	273
Turnout			3,260	45.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hounslow Heath (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. A. McKay	1,626
	Labour	L. G. Sanderson	1,622
	Labour	A. J. Tinney	1,610
	Conservative	R. D. Moate	1,329
	Conservative	J. S. Thorpe	1,327
	Conservative	P. B. Gall	1,320
	Liberal	W. Stebbings	437
	Liberal	J. N. Stacey	431
	Liberal	J. H. Beasley	365
	Communist	H. C. George	78
Turnout			3,434	44.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hounslow South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. J. Stephens	1,812
	Conservative	A. H. Nixon	1,787
	Conservative	A. A. Beck	1,751
	Labour	D. C. Wetzel	1,676
	Labour	Mrs. I. Hollocks	1,671
	Labour	S. L. Sage	1,647
	Liberal	M. T. James	561
	Liberal	A. B. Leah	544
	Liberal	Mrs. D. F. Stratfold	522
Turnout			4,030	53.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Hounslow West (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Webb	1,816
	Labour	P. H. Blake	1,783
	Labour	G. McKay	1,748
	Conservative	W. J. M. Spencer	1,571
	Conservative	F. H. P. Hobbs	1,560
	Conservative	A. F. H. Miller	1,540
	Liberal	R. J. Ludgate	397
	Liberal	H. W. J. Miles	378
	Liberal	H. Conroy	373
Turnout			3,773	48.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Isleworth North (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. E. M. Coleman	2,058
	Labour	D. B. Wheatley	2,021
	Labour	M. D. Rickwood	1,995
	Conservative	N. V. Wright	1,632
	Conservative	A. G. Cross	1,626
	Conservative	R. J. Barber	1,608
Turnout			3,697	47.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Isleworth South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. J. Fielder	1,879
	Labour	Mrs. V. G. A. Secker	1,795
	Labour	H. C. James	1,752
	Conservative	J. A. R. Walsh	904
	Conservative	R. C. Sanders	897
	Conservative	Mrs. F. M. Beck	889
	Liberal	D. F. Turner	223
Turnout			2,905	44.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Riverside (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. J. Digby	2,014
	Labour	A. E. Bearne	2,013
	Labour	Miss E. J. Atkinson	1,908
	Conservative	A. H. Bulmer	1,900
	Conservative	Mrs. L. Coates	1,844
	Conservative	M. Metford-Sewell	1,788
	Liberal	A. L. Day	784
Turnout			4,295	53.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Spring Grove (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. A. M. Greenland	2,319
	Conservative	V. C. Denton	2,315
	Conservative	K. F. Hughes	2,311
	Labour	Mrs. M. A. Warren	634
	Labour	Mrs. R. R. Pledger	625
	Labour	J. Mott	619
	Liberal	E. G. Charrington	432
Turnout			3,224	41.5
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Turnham Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. H. Sykes	1,749
	Labour	S. J. Sarkiss	1,713
	Labour	F. E. Field	1,650
	Conservative	G. E. Henniker	1,604
	Conservative	C. A. Pocock	1,592
	Conservative	L. Gainsborough	1,592
	Liberal	Mrs. C. W. Fitzgerald	370
	Communist	A. J. Shelton	203
Turnout			3,628	45.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.