1963 Finchley Borough Council election

Finchley's 1963 municipal elections were held on 10 May 1963. One third of the seats represented by councillors were up for election. One seat falling vacant in each of the eight wards.

1963 Finchley Borough Council election

← 1962 10 May 1963 1964 →

8 councillors to Finchley Borough Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Liberal Conservative Labour
Seats won 0
Seat change Increase Decrease Decrease1

Majority party before election

Conservative Party

Majority party after election

Liberal Party

Background

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Finchley Council was made up of 32 elected members; 24 Councillors who were elected by the voting public and 8 Aldermen who were elected by the Councillors. Councillors served a three year term while Aldermen served a six year term. Since the council was enlarged in 1950 the Conservative Party had been in power. After the 1962 elections the Liberals had the most Councillors but the Conservatives retained power as they had more Aldermen.

Election result

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Finchley Local Election Result 1963
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal 0 66.66 52.52 13,694 +20.73
  Conservative 0 33.33 37.93 9,891 -18.06
  Labour 0 0 1 -1 0.0 9.55 2,491 -2.66

The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

Party Previous council New council
Cllr Ald Cllr Ald
Liberals 0 19 -
Conservative 8 5 -
Labour - -
Total 24 8 24 8
32 32

The Conservatives lost their majority and went into opposition. The Liberals won a majority taking control of the council for the first time.

Ward results

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Bishop's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alan D Cohen 1,639 52.73
Conservative M Mendel 1,178 37.89
Labour Yvonne Sieve 292 9.39
Majority 461 14.84
Turnout 3,109
Liberal hold Swing
Glebe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal
Conservative
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Davis 1,734 52.18
Conservative S Stubbs 1,117 33.61
Labour P Watkins 472 14.20
Majority 617 18.57
Turnout 3,323
Liberal hold Swing
Moss Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal
Conservative
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
St Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Liberal
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
St Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal
Conservative
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
Tudor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal M Lowe 1,270 41.19
Labour RN Chesterton 1,190 38.60
Conservative V Francis 623 20.21
Majority 80 2.59
Turnout 3,083
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Whetstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Liberal
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

References

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