1964 Ealing London Borough Council election

The 1964 Ealing Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Ealing London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained control of the council.

1964 Ealing London Borough Council election

7 May 1964
All 60 seats to Ealing London Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats won 34 26
Council control after election 1968 Labour

Background

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Acton, Municipal Borough of Ealing and Municipal Borough of Southall. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Ealing by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 177 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 42 candidates. Other candidates included 8 from the Communist party, 6 from the British National party and 1 Independent. All wards were three-seat wards.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got all 10 aldermen.

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

Election result

The results saw Labour gain the new council with a majority of 8 after winning 34 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 45.1%. This turnout included 1,350 postal votes.

Ward results

Brent (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. J. Gooderham	2,795
	Labour	R. J. Westmorland	2,731
	Labour	S. J. Rapley	2,729
	Conservative	M. P. Kennedy	1,673
	Conservative	J. P. England	1,638
	Conservative	R. K. Holme	1,629
Turnout			4,481	46.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. E. Tann	3,035
	Conservative	G. W. Summers	3,023
	Conservative	Mrs. B. Howard	3,006
	Labour	F. W. Gowing	1,842
	Labour	Mrs. P. Klombies	1,822
	Labour	C. Wild	1,806
	Liberal	M. Venner	687
	Liberal	Miss D. Smith	675
	Liberal	Mrs. E. Lewisohn	667
Turnout			5,611	43.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cleveland (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. M. Austin	3,420
	Conservative	P. B. Burke	3,416
	Conservative	J. I. Wood	3,327
	Labour	Mrs. M. Lorde	1,146
	Labour	P. A. Kenny	1,101
	Labour	S. Tibbles	1,089
	Liberal	G. F. Bilson	615
	Liberal	R. H. Coffin	583
	Liberal	Miss A. Mannin	577
Turnout			5,143	43.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Dormers Wells (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. G. Errington	2,061
	Conservative	T. J. A. Aspell	2,031
	Conservative	F. R. J. Rockhill	1,936
	Labour	F. R. Day	1,545
	Labour	C. Henderson	1,497
	Labour	J. Johnston	1,121
	BNP	H. W. Johnson	749
	BNP	G. H. Howe	371
Turnout			3,910	42.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. T. Ledwith	2,459
	Labour	A. J. McCallum	2,453
	Labour	S. A. Goodman	2,448
	Conservative	M. Hogan	1,417
	Conservative	M. A. Benkert	1,407
	Conservative	H. Wicks	1,400
	Liberal	M. R. Brooks	206
	Liberal	M. Barron	196
	Liberal	D. J. Gell	189
	Communist	M. Mitchell	147
Turnout			4,171	42.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Elthorne (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. A. Eggleton	2,676
	Labour	W. H. Reynolds	2,501
	Labour	A. K. Schollar	2,450
	Conservative	K. G. Reeves	1,930
	Conservative	E. R. Bennett	1,923
	Conservative	C. H. Fuell	1,915
	Liberal	Miss J. Tilley	193
	Liberal	Mrs. M. Lillia	174
	Liberal	Mrs. B. Vanstone	149
	Communist	J. E. Hannan	103
Turnout			4,795	48.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Glebe (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. G. Lamb	1,598
	Labour	W. H. Hopkins	1,571
	Labour	P. G. Southey	1,543
	Conservative	F. B. Green	921
	Conservative	F. J. Allaway	906
	Conservative	Mrs. D. Radford	864
	BNP	J. E. Gale	459
	BNP	B. F. Rogers	455
	Communist	L. Miller	129
Turnout			2,919	30.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hanger Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. C. Headley	2,563
	Conservative	Mrs. E. M. Stephens	2,527
	Conservative	C. T. Long	2,526
	Labour	W. A. Durran	1,634
	Labour	E. J. Nickson	1,600
	Labour	Miss B. Youngday	1,600
	Liberal	M. T. Redfern	237
	Liberal	Mrs. E. Risdon	221
Turnout			4,280	45.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Heathfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. W. Newson	2,522
	Labour	A. C. Vinson	2,479
	Labour	Miss A. Saunders	2,453
	Conservative	J. T. Hancock	1,793
	Conservative	A. J. D. Hornblow	1,768
	Conservative	A. W. J. Brewer	1,768
	Liberal	H. C. N. Baylis	297
	Communist	T. J. Trott	150
Turnout			4,582	42.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Horsenden (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. W. Moreby	2,744
	Conservative	H. R. Hayselden	2,704
	Conservative	G. W. Hill	2,695
	Labour	Mrs. A. Murray	2,584
	Labour	W. A. Whitbread	2,513
	Labour	A. J. Chilton	2,466
	Liberal	F. G. Grainger	519
	Liberal	E. V. Lawrence	510
	Liberal	A. B. Da Costa	483
	Communist	R. A. Avery	91
Turnout			5,843	55.5
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mandeville (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. C. Noyes	2,657
	Labour	Mrs. N. Law	2,653
	Labour	F. J. Little	2,621
	Conservative	G. F. Taylor	1,290
	Conservative	B. R. Chapman	1,277
	Conservative	W. E. Taylor	1,272
	Liberal	J. H. Hall	272
	Liberal	E. A. Bryant	268
	Liberal	E. H. Jackson	255
Turnout			4,248	48.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Northcote (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Haigh	1,808
	Labour	A. J. Barton	1,768
	Labour	T. J. Steele	1,558
	Conservative	J. T. A. Moore	928
	Conservative	G. F. Lockyer	884
	Conservative	R. J. Willis	870
	BNP	R. A. Cuddon	633
	BNP	A. J. Mogg	588
	Communist	Miss R. Lowe	372
	Independent	J. McConville	362
Turnout			3,561	31.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Northfields (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Bavister	2,632
	Conservative	E. H. Crook	2,619
	Labour	T. J. Allsop	2,611
	Labour	C. Gardner	2,548
	Conservative	P. W. Parke	2,528
	Labour	G. W. Reynolds	2,465
	Liberal	A. H. Thrower	537
	Liberal	J. E. Elsom	519
	Liberal	A. J. Thomas	502
Turnout			5,756	52.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Perivale (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Miss R. Harrison	2,995
	Conservative	Mrs. E. Prodham	2,952
	Conservative	P. L. Rayner	2,945
	Labour	Mrs. D. Bennett	2,473
	Labour	F. E. Duce	2,468
	Labour	Mrs. M. T. Elliott	2,417
	Liberal	J. A. Sullivan	776
	Liberal	L. Baker	764
	Liberal	Mrs. A. Redfern	702
Turnout			6,226	52.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ravenor (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. J. Cousins	2,933
	Labour	M. N. Elliott	2,912
	Labour	R. J. Welch	2,810
	Conservative	W. F. Dawson	2,355
	Conservative	A. C. Ebsworth	2,340
	Conservative	G. S. Edwards	2,339
	Liberal	S. E. Smith	590
	Liberal	B. T. Goodall	563
	Liberal	W. H. Parkinson	524
	Communist	M. J. Hicks	147
Turnout			5,933	52.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Southfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. W. J. Everett	2,987
	Labour	G. W. Mason	2,952
	Labour	J. G. Telfer	2,945
	Conservative	C. G. Codd	2,041
	Conservative	D. K. Traynor	2,036
	Conservative	M. S. Woodrow	1,979
	Liberal	P. R. Webber	466
Turnout			5,329	49.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Springfield (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. H. Fuller	2,740
	Conservative	R. C. Politeyan	2,692
	Conservative	W. G. Hill	2,655
	Labour	J. H. High	2,279
	Labour	G. E. O. Thomas	2,246
	Labour	F. Gommersall	2,184
	Liberal	E. M. Ginger	333
	Liberal	S. Rosenberg	254
Turnout			5,251	47.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Walpole (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Hetherington	2,386
	Conservative	R. R. Clay	2,242
	Conservative	W. J. Mason	2,187
	Labour	T. Searle	1,787
	Labour	J. Sherman	1,774
	Labour	A. H. Martin	1,759
	Liberal	H. J. Gibbs	543
	Liberal	T. F. Spaul	482
	Liberal	G. R. Walker	454
Turnout			4,644	42.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Waxlow Manor (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. F. Barlow	2,581
	Labour	E. J. Sheil	2,532
	Labour	A. T. Dane	2,516
	Conservative	J. W. Haines	1,364
	Conservative	J. H. Blumire	1,347
	Conservative	Mrs. J. Phippen	1,346
	Liberal	B. W. Bugden	395
	Liberal	P. Gelbert	361
	Liberal	H. A. Slade	352
Turnout			4,360	41.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

West End (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. H. Acock	1,877
	Labour	E. J. Jones	1,853
	Labour	A. W. Surry	1,789
	Conservative	I. McCulloch	558
	Conservative	P. M. Thomas	550
	Conservative	S. P. Brindley	547
	Liberal	M. J. Davenport	140
	Liberal	D. O. Knowlden	125
	Liberal	R. Staniland	120
	Communist	H. B. Sewell	68
Turnout			2,586	39.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)