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1964 Lewisham London Borough Council election

1964 Lewisham London Borough Council election

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The 1964 Lewisham Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Lewisham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained control of the council.

Background

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford and Metropolitan Borough of Lewisham. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Lewisham by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 173 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 23 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour Party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 58 and 46 respectively, and the Communist Party ran 9 candidates. There were 14 three-seat wards and 9 two-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got 8 aldermen and the Conservatives 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 Labour gain the new council with a majority of 30 after winning 45 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 34.7%. This turnout included 1,396 postal votes.

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Results by ward

Bellingham

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Blackheath & Lewisham Village

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Brockley

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Culverley

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Deptford

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Drake

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Forest Hill

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Grinling Gibbons

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Grove Park

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Honor Oak Park

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Ladywell

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Lewisham Park

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Manor Lee

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Marlowe

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Pepys

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Rushey Green

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St Andrew

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St Mildred Lee

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South Lee

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Southend

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Sydenham East

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Sydenham West

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Whitefoot

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By-elections between 1964 and 1968

There were no by-elections.[4]


References

  1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
  2. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. "London Borough of Lewisham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

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