1964 Bromley London Borough Council election

The 1964 Bromley Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Bromley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative 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 Beckenham, Municipal Borough of Bromley, Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District, Orpington Urban District and Penge Urban District. These boroughs and districts were joined to form the new London Borough of Bromley by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 187 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 25 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 56 candidates. Other candidates included 9 from the Communist party and 2 Independent Conservatives. There were 13 two-seat wards, 11 three-seat wards and 1 single-seat ward.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 7 aldermen, Labour 2 and the Liberals 1.

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 16 after winning 38 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 47.8%. This turnout included 1,803 postal votes.

Bromley Borough Council election, 1964
Party		Seats	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	Candidates
	Conservative	38	63.3	47.5	108,687	57
	Labour	17	25.0	25.9	59,401	56
	Liberal	7	11.7	25.5	58,316	53
	Ind. Conservative	0	0.0	0.8	1,733	9
	Communist	0	0.0	0.3	774	9

Ward results

Anerley (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alistair Huistean Macdonald	1,092
	Labour	Mrs. M. M. Read	1,064
	Conservative	J. R. Piper	851
	Conservative	C. B. Berwick	842
	Liberal	Mrs. G. Read	230
	Liberal	A. G. Baylis	225
	Communist	J. M. Bloom	51
Turnout			2,236	36.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Bickley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Francis George V Lovell	2,822
	Conservative	Ralph N. Allen	2,797
	Conservative	C. L. Smith	2,785
	Liberal	Mrs. Beryl Babbs	1,172
	Liberal	C. Griesel	1,137
	Liberal	W. Holliday	1,102
	Labour	E. Allan	562
	Labour	J. D. Grant	545
	Labour	G. Walker	528
Turnout			4,542	44.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

Biggin Hill (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek E. Saunders	964
	Conservative	Mrs. Marjorie C. McClure	962
	Liberal	Philip Alan Golding	739
	Liberal	Wilfred J. Ashworth	659
	Communist	Patrick Alan Sloan	155
	Labour	William John Mulligan	137
	Labour	T. A. Pullen	120
Turnout			1,936	52.4
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bromley Common (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs Louise Mary Prince	1,931
	Labour	Mrs. Naomi V. Carter	1,768
	Labour	A W Wright	1,750
	Conservative	Michael Jon Neubert	1,565
	Conservative	William Bert Ruth	1,551
	Conservative	Mrs. P. M. Clough	1,517
	Liberal	Mrs. J. Moir	545
	Liberal	G. T. Howe	537
	Liberal	E. F. Scott	521
Turnout			4,039	40.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Chelsfield (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Patrick McNally	1,659
	Liberal	Mrs. Christine A. Parker	1,646
	Conservative	Mrs. Jean L. Tatham	1,485
	Conservative	J. R. Mason	1,472
	Labour	A. J. Lathey	332
	Labour	D. E. Lack	331
Turnout			3,506	59.3
	Liberal win (new seat)

Chislehurst (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sybil Marian Gunn	3,158
	Conservative	Bertha Holland James	3,113
	Conservative	G. H. Scobie	3,090
	Labour	Harold Taylor	960
	Labour	Charles Edward Wiltshire	974
	Labour	H. Belsey	951
	Liberal	Dr. R. Moore	623
	Liberal	W. Cook	564
	Liberal	P. Ellis	538
Turnout			4,708	46.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Clock House (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur J. Mansfield	1,425
	Labour	Mrs. Olga L. Roberts	1,421
	Conservative	M. C. Higgins	972
	Conservative	J. H. Burson	922
	Liberal	P. A. Upson	601
	Liberal	Mrs. W. G. Evans	575
Turnout			3,043	51.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Copers Cope (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. J. J. Higgins	1,237
	Conservative	Miss B. G. Oldham	1,218
	Ind. Conservative	A. W. Halse	895
	Ind. Conservative	George Charles William White	838
	Liberal	Mrs. V. M. D. Davis	507
	Liberal	Alfred Noel Humphris Blackburn	499
	Labour	Mrs. M. E. Sharrock	437
	Labour	D. C. Carter	373
Turnout			3,038	45.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Darwin (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur L. Ferris	782
	Liberal	Joseph W. Bray	673
	Labour	G. A. Cox	93
Turnout			1,551	62.8
	Conservative win (new seat)

Eden Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alfred William Waller	1,763
	Conservative	Mrs. M. J. Higgins	1,710
	Liberal	P. Baker	1,011
	Liberal	R. F. Lloyd	1,005
	Labour	Mrs. L. M. Moelwyn Hughes	273
	Labour	M. J. Hamlyn	257
Turnout			3,044	50.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

Farnborough (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs Sheila M Stead	2,839
	Conservative	L. Selwyn	2,763
	Conservative	E. P. Peter	2,753
	Liberal	Alfred Baldock Howard	1,935
	Liberal	A. J. Curry	1,874
	Liberal	John William Cook	1,862
	Labour	C. E. Stickings	538
	Labour	D. S. Mansell	477
	Labour	R. A. Whitfield	477
Turnout			5,237	50.0
	Conservative win (new seat)

Goddington (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. K. Minton	2,605
	Liberal	Edward Charles Henry Jones	2,576
	Liberal	P. A. R. Allwood	2,474
	Conservative	J. E. Meacher	2,233
	Conservative	Mrs. E. D. Riley	2,186
	Conservative	Mrs. K. Wylde	2,150
	Labour	W. East	577
	Labour	B. Dibb	568
	Labour	H. Lewis	540
	Communist	Mrs. Z. Yardley	115
Turnout			5,428	54.3
	Liberal win (new seat)

Keston & Hayes (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Horace Walter Haden	2,391
	Conservative	James F. David	2,322
	Conservative	F. G. Austin	2,318
	Liberal	William Ivor Shipley	1,978
	Liberal	Brian Harry Taylor	1,921
	Liberal	L. Perks	1,729
	Labour	E. Corbett	371
	Labour	Mrs. D. M. Wright	367
	Labour	D. Ivings	338
Turnout			4,643	50.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lawrie Park & Kent House (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard D Foister	1,480	50.0
	Conservative	A. G. F. Mitchell	1,442
	Labour	A. S. J. Duff	928	31.4
	Labour	C. T. Carr	892
	Liberal	J. Finch	497	16.8
	Liberal	Peter A. Dodsworth	483
	Communist	C. A. E. Yardley	53	1.8
Turnout			2,956	43.5
	Conservative win (new seat)

Manor House (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Francis J D Cooke	1,420
	Conservative	R. Crofton	1,383
	Liberal	P. J. Dover	1,274
	Liberal	P. E. Bowden	1,230
	Labour	H. F. C. Shipham	736
	Labour	Miss G. H. Warrack	727
	Communist	D. W. Parker	50
Turnout			3,453	48.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

Martins Hill & Town (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Morley	1,985
	Conservative	Charles W Wilmot	1,984
	Conservative	Clifford Michael Baulf	1,979
	Liberal	J. Mumby	853
	Liberal	J. Greig	824
	Liberal	N.D.M. McGeorge	816
	Labour	D. Smith	745
	Labour	M. Bass	731
	Labour	W. Hollow	699
Turnout			3,595	37.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mottingham (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Goss	2,564
	Labour	J. P. Sheridan	2,476
	Conservative	J. R. Giles	1,038
	Conservative	R. F. H. Vander	936
	Communist	R. Blackmore	108
Turnout			3,616	48.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Penge (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. G. Chiles	2,101
	Labour	J. H. Read	2,081
	Labour	H. J. Harvey	2,070
	Conservative	William Edwin Walton	1,648
	Conservative	Francis Augustus Smith	1,548
	Conservative	Charles George Priest	1,539
	Liberal	William Huckin	954
	Communist	J. A. Burkin	85
Turnout			4,344	40.0
	Labour win (new seat)

Petts Wood (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. Joan V. Webb	4,590
	Conservative	Charles Henry Ernst Pratt	4,554
	Conservative	F. J. Packer	4,494
	Liberal	Michael Edwardes-Evans	2,307
	Liberal	J. L. T. Walker	2,265
	Liberal	Mrs. Lois Wiggins	2,167
	Labour	D. J. W. Legg	821
	Labour	D. Knight	812
	Labour	C. E. Baker	689
Turnout			7,691	60.0
	Conservative win (new seat)

Plaistow & Sundridge (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Baker	2,615
	Conservative	D. J. W. Eves	2,570
	Conservative	R. A. Upton	2,536
	Labour	J.G. Booker	2,414
	Labour	F.F.W. Coates	2,205
	Labour	S. Tennant	2,193
	Liberal	D. Cutland	439
	Liberal	L. Guichard	419
	Liberal	B. Kelly	390
Turnout			5,365	51.0
	Conservative win (new seat)

St Mary Cray (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ernest James Lovell	1,874
	Liberal	William J. Cain	1,725
	Labour	Frederick William Lane	1,592
	Labour	William John Tarry	1,517
	Conservative	Roger Edward Sims	750
	Conservative	Douglas Arthur Scollick	730
	Communist	C. L. Coleman	74
Turnout			4,245	47.2
	Liberal win (new seat)

St Paul's Cray (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Alexander Sanderson	2,947
	Labour	D. W. Ryan	2,913
	Labour	Ernest William White	2,826
	Conservative	H. A. Miller	672
	Conservative	Albert E. Stayte	671
	Conservative	G. H. Fennell	656
	Liberal	Miss J. Furlanger	382
	Liberal	George H Watson	377
	Liberal	K. Howland	373
	Communist	F. J. Perham	83
Turnout			4,060	31.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Shortlands (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alfred T. Johnson	2,537
	Conservative	Henry Thomas Parkin	2,454
	Liberal	Mrs. J. E. Monroe	662
	Liberal	Ian Phillips	609
	Labour	Mrs. M. I. F. Harvey	202
	Labour	C. Castles	182
Turnout			3,343	43.8
	Conservative win (new seat)

West Wickham North (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. R. Smithers	2,255
	Conservative	Mrs Daisy E L West	2,231
	Liberal	A. J. Marker	1,222
	Liberal	P. J. Carrington	1,176
	Labour	P. J. Doe	259
	Labour	Mrs. P. Doe	247
Turnout			3,733	51.0
	Conservative win (new seat)

West Wickham South (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathleen Agnes Moore	2,433
	Conservative	Kenneth V. Crask	2,428
	Liberal	B. H. Edwards	1,362
	Liberal	J. W. C. Hill	1,325
	Labour	S. H. Hassell	516
	Labour	Mrs. I. A. Hassell	494
Turnout			4,333	56.5
	Conservative win (new seat)