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1964 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election

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The 1964 Kingston upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained control of the council.[1]

Background

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These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames, Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe and Municipal Borough of Surbiton. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Kingston upon Thames by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 172 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 42 candidates. Other candidates included 9 Residents and 1 Communist. There were 16 two-seat wards, 4 four-seat wards and 4 three-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 9 aldermen and Labour 1.

The Council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965.

Election result

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The results saw the Conservatives gain the new council with a majority of 20 after winning 40 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 43.0%. This turnout included 389 postal votes.

Ward results

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Berrylands (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,698 43.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Burlington (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,934 62.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Cambridge (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,118 36.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Canbury (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,812 44.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Chessington (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 3,487 48.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Coombe (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,883 36.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Dickerage (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,045 33.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Grove (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,554 35.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Hill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,159 35.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Hook & Southborough (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 3,426 47.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Malden Green (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,517 53.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Malden Manor (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,141 50.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Mount (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,480 42.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Norbiton (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,411 37.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Norbiton Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,651 44.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Park (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,631 44.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St James's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,630 49.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
St Mark's & Seething Wells (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,083 31.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Surbiton Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,471 30.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Tolworth East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,178 48.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Tolworth South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,118 48.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Tolworth West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,717 49.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Town (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,340 38.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Tudor (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,796 44.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.