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.^[1]

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.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 8 aldermen and Labour 2.

The Council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965.

Election result

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.

Ward results

Aldborough (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			2,986	30.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Barkingside (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			4,342	40.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bridge (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			5,644	49.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Chadwell (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			4,119	36.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clayhall (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			3,072	32.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clementswood (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			3,549	40.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Cranbrook (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			4,106	34.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Fairlop (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			3,479	33.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Goodmayes (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			2,872	33.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hainault (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			3,486	33.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Ilford (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			2,950	34.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Mayfield (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			4,513	42.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			3,599	38.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Seven Kings (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			3,169	29.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Snaresbrook (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			4,935	47.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wanstead (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			5,446	50.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodford (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Turnout			5,782	49.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

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