1964 Bexley London Borough Council election

The 1964 Bexley Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Bexley 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 Municipal Borough of Bexley, Municipal Borough of Erith, Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District and Crayford Urban District. These boroughs and districts were joined to form the new London Borough of Bexley by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 157 candidates stood in the election for the 56 seats being contested across 20 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 50 and 47 respectively. Other candidates included 3 Independents and 1 Communist. There were 13 three-seat wards, 4 two-seat wards, 2 four-seat wards and 1 single-seat ward.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got 7 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 22 after winning 39 of the 56 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 47.1%. This turnout included 1,126 postal votes.

Ward results

Belvedere (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. M. E. Barron	2,008
	Labour	Mrs. B. C. Scott	1,954
	Labour	Miss S. E. Gadsdon	1,953
	Independent	Mrs. A. A. Taylor	1,004
	Independent	C. B. Hills	908
	Independent	B. A. Sams	908
	Conservative	Miss Y. S. M. Halsey	865
	Conservative	J. Holden	864
	Conservative	A. S. Stanton	804
	Liberal	S. S. Sims	325
	Liberal	E. Hepworth	295
	Liberal	S. S. Tribe	276
Turnout			4,141	45.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Bostall (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. E. Daynes	1,667
	Labour	D. T. Enticknap	1,657
	Labour	Mrs. R. M. Irvine	1,634
	Conservative	Mrs. D. M. MacLean	1,501
	Conservative	D. A. Wright	1,463
	Conservative	R. S. Belcham	1,427
	Liberal	D. J. Morby	283
	Liberal	R. G. Hinson	271
	Liberal	Mrs. A. M. Thomas	271
Turnout			3,448	49.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Brampton (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Francis	2,065
	Labour	E. Furness	2,064
	Labour	A. H. Cross	2,042
	Conservative	Mrs. J. Barker	1,956
	Conservative	W. Wicks	1,924
	Conservative	E. C. C. Gillman	1,907
	Liberal	L. Lovegrove	457
	Liberal	K. Piper	443
	Liberal	Mrs. A. Tampling	429
Turnout			4,485	54.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Christchurch (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Canton	1,806
	Conservative	Mrs. H. Piggott	1,787
	Conservative	C. Harvey	1,739
	Labour	M. Coomes	1,664
	Labour	Mrs. C. Melbourne	1,608
	Labour	A. Scutt	1,601
	Liberal	M. Townsend	551
	Liberal	B. Hepworth	502
	Liberal	E. Deal	494
Turnout			3,971	50.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Crayford North (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. S. Maxwell	2,467
	Labour	H. E. Clark	2,427
	Labour	J. D. Peacock	2,400
	Liberal	E. A. A. Kerridge	568
	Liberal	R. H. A. Saunders	533
	Liberal	E. M. M. Seaton	498
	Communist	L. H. Smith	158
Turnout			3,083	34.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Crayford Town (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Kerr	2,155
	Labour	Mrs. E. White	2,118
	Labour	A. Turner	2,110
	Liberal	J. S. Lacey	694
	Liberal	P. A. Bawcutt	680
	Liberal	M. A. Green	659
Turnout			2,888	41.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Crayford West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. F. M. Pilbrow	1,140
	Labour	K. J. Smith	1,074
	Conservative	O. R. Lowery	848
	Conservative	A. G. McKie	810
	Liberal	A. G. Gardner	668
	Liberal	T. Turner	620
Turnout			2,635	48.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Danson (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. S. Melbourne	2,503
	Labour	R. Hazelton	2,432
	Labour	D. R. S. Anderson	2,412
	Conservative	Mrs. A. E. F. Orange	1,786
	Conservative	G. Dray	1,768
	Conservative	B. Huson	1,761
Turnout			4,305	53.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

East Wickham (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. B. Burke	1,862
	Labour	F. Archer	1,814
	Labour	Mrs. D. L. Taylor	1,755
	Conservative	Mrs. P. Monk	1,507
	Conservative	W. Homer	1,477
	Conservative	Mrs. R. S. Holden	1,451
	Liberal	G. Bricher	320
	Liberal	Mrs. E. Prince	256
	Liberal	Mrs. J. Collins	239
Turnout			3,618	46.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Erith Town (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. N. Powrie	2,147
	Labour	A. J. Wellbeloved	2,098
	Labour	E. E. Virrells	2,074
	Conservative	Miss W. E. B. Palmer	742
	Conservative	F. W. Riding	707
	Conservative	Mrs. N. I. Hooper	692
	Liberal	W. Maxim	431
	Liberal	N. White	370
Turnout			3,226	41.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Falconwood (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. R. J. Stoneman	1,185
	Labour	E. Murphy	1,179
	Conservative	W. Flint	1,132
	Conservative	V. R. M. Langton	1,118
Turnout			2,347	55.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Lamorbey East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. Owles	1,515
	Conservative	L. J. Ryder	1,501
	Conservative	T. W. Winch	1,476
	Labour	Mrs. F. H. Schuch	1,247
	Labour	F. P. Sellars	1,244
	Labour	R. M. Best	1,230
	Liberal	A. H. Morris	493
	Liberal	R. Marsh	492
	Liberal	D. Veriod	473
Turnout			3,265	44.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lamorbey West (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cronin	2,489
	Labour	Mrs. E. M. Sheppard	2,485
	Labour	J. W. Schuch	2,477
	Labour	M. J. Attewell	2,444
	Conservative	A. Robinson	1,931
	Conservative	C. F. E. Smith	1,897
	Conservative	R. H. H. Sarton	1,889
	Conservative	P. K. Talbot	1,869
	Liberal	E. R. Bruton	487
	Liberal	R. J. Callaghan	465
	Liberal	Mrs. S. Burraston	461
	Liberal	Mrs. A. Tucker	434
Turnout			4,916	48.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

North Cray (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Miss E. Rhodes	674
	Conservative	Miss M. N. Cowie	476
Turnout			1,155	47.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Northumberland Heath (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. J. Sidders	1,646
	Labour	E. Handy	1,609
	Labour	Mrs. M. M. Eccles	1,561
	Conservative	J. F. L. Gates	986
	Conservative	J. W. Seller	921
	Conservative	Mrs. E. Smart	874
	Liberal	E. N. Payne	570
	Liberal	A. W. Kelly	532
	Liberal	Mrs. G. M. Kelly	498
Turnout			3,141	40.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St Mary's (4)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Brearley	2,732
	Conservative	H. W. Friend	2,703
	Conservative	J. Mason	2,641
	Conservative	J. D. Minett	2,593
	Labour	E. Gulliver	1,398
	Labour	S. Kennard	1,377
	Labour	Mrs. R. Hone	1,346
	Labour	P. Rodriguez	1,346
	Liberal	S. Miall	1,156
	Liberal	J. Bennet	1,058
	Liberal	T. H. Batley	1,051
	Liberal	R. Bishop	1,013
Turnout			5,168	51.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Michael's (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Newton	2,280
	Labour	J. A. Wellard	2,239
	Labour	J. C. McLean	2,222
	Conservative	Miss V. Meyrick	979
	Conservative	T. Yarrow	954
	Conservative	J. Balfe	950
	Liberal	G. White	430
	Liberal	C. E. Wright	429
	Liberal	J. Johnson	399
Turnout			3,636	44.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Sidcup East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. I. Evans	2,300
	Conservative	Mrs. E. M. Swift	2,160
	Conservative	B. J. Mahoney	2,158
	Labour	H. Clarke	1,726
	Labour	M. Alway	1,680
	Labour	D. Heselden	1,647
	Liberal	J. H. Mullis	685
	Liberal	A. King	595
	Liberal	F. A. Snow	587
Turnout			4,571	49.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Sidcup West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Harrington	1,894
	Conservative	R. Pope	1,883
	Labour	A. J. Corfield	916
	Labour	G. Robinson	898
	Liberal	Mrs. R. Mullis	311
	Liberal	J. Stokes	308
Turnout			3,137	50.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Upton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. A. Cover	1,538
	Conservative	W. Smith	1,508
	Labour	S. Cooper	1,400
	Labour	Miss B. Wilkins	1,399
Turnout			2,961	51.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)