1964 Croydon London Borough Council election

The 1964 Croydon Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Croydon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went into no overall control.

Croydon Council Election, 1964

7 May 1964
All 70 councillors in 20 wards and 10 aldermen in the London Borough of Croydon 36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	38.2%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Unknown Unknown Unknown Party Conservative Labour Independent Last election New Council New Council New Council Seats before N/A N/A N/A Seats won 26 24 20 Popular vote 104,456 88,885 28,658
Leader of the Council before election New Council Elected Leader Unknown Conservative

Background

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the County Borough of Croydon and Coulsdon and Purley Urban District. These boroughs and districts were joined to form the new London Borough of Croydon by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 171 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 42 each. Other candidates included 9 Residents, 9 Conservative Residents, 5 Independents and 4 Communists. All wards were three-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 5 aldermen, Labour 3 and Independents 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 no party gain overall control of the new council with both the Conservatives and Labour each winning 21 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 38.2%. This turnout included 855 postal votes.

Croydon Council election result 1964 - Councillors

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	21				35.0		104,456
	Labour	21				35.0		88,885
	Independent	18				30.0		28,658
	Liberal	0				0.0		28,506
	Communist	0				0.0		481

Croydon Council election result 1964 - Aldermen

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	5				50.0
	Labour	3				30.0
	Independent	2				20.0

Croydon Council election result 1964 - Total Seats

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	26				35.14
	Labour	24				34.29
	Independent	20				28.57

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26	20	24
Con	Independent	Labour

Ward results

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Taverner	2,300
	Labour	J. Grieve Smith	2,269
	Labour	L. W. Wood	2,247
	Conservative	D. Nye	1,789
	Conservative	A. W. Elliott	1,733
	Conservative	A. F. Gloak	1,724
	Liberal	R. Tapsell	662
	Liberal	K. Evans	613
	Liberal	K. Simmons	560
Turnout			4,799	42.8
Registered electors			11,211
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	F. C. Emmerson	1,818
	Residents	H. A. Steward	1,774
	Residents	R. J. Bowker	1,732
	Labour	H. Stevens	1,451
	Labour	A. G. Housden	1,424
	Labour	Mrs. A. G. Watson	1,410
	Liberal	R. Thorpe	705
	Liberal	W. Day	704
	Liberal	R. Humphrey	634
	Communist	Mrs. A. Waddell	86
Turnout			4,097	35.9
Registered electors			11,423
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Miss L. Overton	2,151
	Labour	F. G. West	2,084
	Labour	A. G. Wright	2,064
	Conservative	J. M. Stamford	924
	Conservative	Miss M. Baker-Rogers	890
	Conservative	D. M. Stranack	868
	Communist	C. Young	153
Turnout			3,188	29.3
Registered electors			10,866
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Central

Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. L. Aston	2,558
	Conservative	V. W. H. Bendall	2,450
	Conservative	A. Lawton	2,423
	Labour	E. L. Hall	1,273
	Labour	Mrs. E. Sutcliffe	1,241
	Labour	H. Stopps	1,181
	Liberal	A. Sandison	315
	Liberal	H. T. Quemby	234
	Liberal	B. T. Morgan	216
Turnout			4,116	37.3
Registered electors			11,043
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	Miss J. C. Simpson	1,831
	Residents	A. Bonsier	1,814
	Residents	L. Blair	1,748
	Liberal	Mrs. B. Bashford	1,055
	Liberal	L. B. Groves	987
	Liberal	T. J. Austin	981
	Labour	F. A. Davies	730
	Labour	Mrs. M. O. Bentley	728
	Labour	E. F. Nedeles	685
	Independent	S. B. Stray	214
Turnout			3,685	34.4
Registered electors			10,726
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)

East

East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. H. Simpson	2,762
	Independent	H. E. Styles	2,730
	Independent	D. J. Sutton	2,710
	Labour	J. F. Reed	962
	Labour	R. Reed	944
	Labour	P. Gibson	943
	Liberal	V. Roberts	468
	Liberal	R. Williams	468
	Liberal	Miss P. H. Tapsell	462
Turnout			4,294	38.1
Registered electors			11,271
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

New Addington

New Addington (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cooper	2,509
	Labour	T. J. Laffin	2,460
	Labour	Mrs. V. L. Rooke	2,354
	Conservative	M. H. Piper	452
	Conservative	R. Rogers	419
	Conservative	P. R. Gilham	398
	Liberal	Mrs. R. Ainsworth	243
	Liberal	F. Lett	227
	Liberal	A. Wild	217
Turnout			3,158	30.6
Registered electors			10,308
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Norbury

Norbury (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. E. Ross-Gower	2,491
	Conservative	R. G. Willis	2,479
	Conservative	G. Levy	2,477
	Labour	P. H. Benson	982
	Labour	Mrs. G. Walker	970
	Labour	L. Cowling	923
	Liberal	T. P. Harwood	918
	Liberal	R. Thompson	834
	Liberal	B. Nagle	831
Turnout			4,427	38.1
Registered electors			11,627
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Purley

Purley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. W. Pudney	2,295
	Conservative	R. W. Kersey	2,221
	Conservative	B. C. Sparrowe	2,129
	Residents	Mrs. D. Pattison	1,231
	Residents	H. B. J. Sturgiss	1,039
	Residents	R. W. Evans	1,036
	Labour	B. G. Hamblin	1,023
	Labour	E. E. Preidel	995
	Labour	W. A. Adams	939
Turnout			3,981	35.0
Registered electors			11,378
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Sanderstead & Selsdon

Sanderstead & Selsdon (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. E. E. Bray	3,756
	Conservative	M. D. West	3,752
	Conservative	B. H. Rowling	3,693
	Liberal	J. A. Chisholm	2,196
	Liberal	R. H. Jenden	2,089
	Liberal	Mrs. A. L. Cooper	2,045
	Labour	Mrs. P. M. Crow	468
	Labour	F. G. Morriss	439
	Labour	S. W. Davis	431
Turnout			6,441	57.0
Registered electors			11,309
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Sanderstead North

Sanderstead North (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. W. Rickards	3,635
	Conservative	W. N. Peet	3,611
	Conservative	F. Hargreaves	3,528
	Labour	R. G. M. Jones	811
	Labour	Mrs. L. M. B. Messer	807
	Labour	S. N. Ings	800
	Liberal	Mrs. N. V. Howard	663
	Liberal	G. A. Kemp	597
	Liberal	W. H. White	583
Turnout			5,075	41.8
Registered electors			12,149
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Shirley

Shirley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. E. Maycock	3,353
	Conservative	R. C. Nash	3,342
	Conservative	A. G. Weller	3,293
	Labour	A. G. Edwards	1,133
	Labour	G. Stredwick	971
	Labour	H. W. Robertson	960
	Independent	J. T. E. A. Waddell	183
Turnout			4,475	37.3
Registered electors			11,993
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative Resident	P. A. Saunders	2,119
	Conservative Resident	Mrs. B. Saunders	2,089
	Conservative Resident	C. E. Kelly	2,056
	Labour	P. Byrne	1,682
	Labour	Mrs. M. Johnson	1,519
	Labour	M. McGovern	1,442
	Liberal	J. Mackenzie	555
	Liberal	P. St. Clare Collis	548
	Liberal	Mrs. P. Weal	468
Turnout			4,305	36.7
Registered electors			11,732
	Conservative Resident win (new seat)
	Conservative Resident win (new seat)
	Conservative Resident win (new seat)

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Sutcliffe	2,168
	Labour	M. E. Mackenzie	2,127
	Labour	J. L. Walker	2,114
	Residents	J. G. Davies	2,031
	Residents	P. Chandler	2,024
	Residents	G. A. Barr	1,981
	Liberal	M. E. Pache	416
	Liberal	M. E. Thomas	401
	Liberal	D. B. Stannard	378
Turnout			4,691	42.8
Registered electors			10,952
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Edwards	2,412
	Conservative	Mrs. M. C. V. Parfitt	2,371
	Conservative	S. A. Draper	2,334
	Labour	N. Williams	806
	Labour	T. Williams	804
	Labour	E. Smith	802
	Liberal	Leo C. E. Held	460
	Liberal	P. Apps	456
	Liberal	J. Clement	426
Turnout			3,704	33.9
Registered electors			10,925
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Waddon

Waddon (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Burgos	2,708
	Labour	J. T. Twitchett	2,681
	Labour	P. Whitehead	2,651
	Conservative	Mrs. I. A. Bell	2,193
	Conservative	R. Blackford	2,178
	Conservative	L. J. Young	2,139
Turnout			5,002	43.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative Resident	R. Tilbury	2,348
	Conservative Resident	E. J. Fowler	2,346
	Conservative Resident	E. F. A. Whitehorn	2,346
	Labour	Miss L. L. Scott	2,263
	Labour	T. Harris	2,127
	Labour	F. Bailey	2,125
Turnout			4,708	43.6
Registered electors			11,632
	Conservative Resident win (new seat)
	Conservative Resident win (new seat)
	Conservative Resident win (new seat)

Whitehorse Manor

Whitehorse Manor (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. P. M. Dammarell	2,153
	Labour	Mrs. D. George	2,143
	Labour	D. B. Spillett	2,068
	Conservative	R. Nicholson	927
	Conservative	J. Matanle	903
	Conservative	I. Morris	901
	Liberal	J. Forsyth	541
	Liberal	T. Grummitt	523
	Liberal	F. Thorns	402
	Communist	I. Southard	64
Turnout			3,656	33.2
Registered electors			11,019
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Woodcote & Coulsdon West

Woodcote & Coulsdon West (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. N. B. Booth	2,820
	Conservative	W. H. Hannaford	2,805
	Conservative	J. G. Giles	2,350
	Liberal	H. H. Giles	1,061
	Liberal	J. P. Callen	704
	Liberal	R. L. Dawson	660
	Labour	B.T. Harris	497
	Labour	Mrs. E. D. Goatley	460
	Labour	G. J. R. Gemmell	448
Turnout			3,992	36.2
Registered electors			11,024
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodside

Woodside (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. A. Keeling	2,378
	Labour	J. T. Bell	2,365
	Labour	K. F. Urwin	2,292
	Conservative	W. Darwell-Taylor	1,434
	Conservative	J. Peters	1,356
	Conservative	D. Winstone	1,346
	Communist	Mrs. Q. E. Knight	178
Turnout			4,001	35.5
Registered electors			11,268
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)