1964 Croydon London Borough Council election explained

Election Name:Croydon Council Election, 1964
Country:United Kingdom
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:7 May 1964
Next Election:1968 Croydon London Borough Council election
Next Year:1968
Seats For Election:All 70 councillors in 20 wards and 10 aldermen in the London Borough of Croydon
Majority Seats:36
Turnout:38.2%
Leader1:Unknown
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election1:New Council
Seats1:26
Seats Before1:N/A
Popular Vote1:104,456
Leader2:Unknown
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election2:New Council
Seats2:24
Seats Before2:N/A
Popular Vote2:88,885
Leader3:Unknown
Party3:Independent (politician)
Popular Vote3:28,658
Seats Before3:N/A
Last Election3:New Council
Seats3:20
Map Size:330px
Leader of the Council
Posttitle:Elected Leader
Before Election:New Council
After Election:Unknown
After Party:Conservative Party (UK)

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.[1]

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.

Ward results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: London Borough Council Elections. London Datastore. London County Council. 29 March 2015.