1964 Redbridge London Borough Council election

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.

1964 Redbridge London Borough Council election

7 May 1964 1968 →
All 60 Redbridge London Borough Council seats 31 seats needed for a majority

Background

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

General election of councillors

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

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

Aldborough

Aldborough (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Barkingside

Barkingside (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bridge

Bridge (4)

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
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Chadwell

Chadwell (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clayhall

Clayhall (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clementswood

Clementswood (3)

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
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Cranbrook

Cranbrook (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Fairlop

Fairlop (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Goodmayes

Goodmayes (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hainault

Hainault (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Ilford

Ilford (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Mayfield

Mayfield (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Park

Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
Turnout
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Seven Kings

Seven Kings (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Snaresbrook

Snaresbrook (4)

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
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wanstead

Wanstead (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodford

Woodford (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

1. Terms were amended by the London Government Act 1967.