1964 Westminster City Council election

The 1964 Westminster Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Westminster City Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained control of the council.

1964 Westminster City Council election

7 May 1964
All 60 council seats of the Westminster City Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Subsequent council control Conservative

Background

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone and Metropolitan Borough of Westminster. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Westminster by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 155 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 31 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 31 candidates. Other candidates included 4 from the Communist party. There were 20 single-seat wards, 6 three-seat wards, 4 five-seat wards and 1 two-seat ward.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 7 aldermen and Labour 3.

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 22 after winning 41 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 28.0%. This turnout included 1,343 postal votes.

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. J. H. Bishop	524
	Conservative	L. B. Farmiloe	471
Turnout			1,000	38.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Alderney

Alderney (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. A. Bramall	789
	Conservative	A. J. Hardiman	762
	Liberal	Miss P. M. Andrews	27
Turnout			1,595	41.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Aldwych

Aldwych (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. G. Cubitt	549
	Labour	J. J. Curran	454
Turnout			1,012	36.4
	Conservative win (new seat)

Baker Street

Baker Street (5)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. I. Harley	2,221
	Conservative	C. T. Hesketh	2,221
	Conservative	R. T. Glenny	2,220
	Conservative	J. G. Mordue	2,196
	Conservative	Miss D. W. Doyle	2,180
	Labour	K. A. Hardacre	705
	Labour	Mrs. C. S. Heller	694
	Labour	P. O. Phillips	689
	Labour	Mrs. D. M. Mackay	686
	Labour	Mrs. A. C. Walters	678
	Liberal	Mrs. A. D. Gardiner	387
	Liberal	A. M. Gerrard	367
	Liberal	P. Freitag	366
	Liberal	I. A. Noble	343
	Liberal	M. Janis	333
Turnout			3,324	24.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Berkeley

Berkeley (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Wells	603
	Labour	G. L. McDermott	22
	Liberal	Mrs. B. J. Capel	21
Turnout			651	20.3
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cathedral

Cathedral (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Miss P. C. Paton Walsh	792
	Labour	J. P. Duffy	258
	Liberal	Miss U. A. C. Alder	109
Turnout			1,170	27.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cavendish

Cavendish (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. E. Guest	1,681
	Conservative	H. K. Ashworth	1,671
	Conservative	L. Pearl	1,669
	Labour	Countess of Lucan	601
	Labour	Mrs. R. N. Grenville	573
	Labour	D. B. Fraser	572
Turnout			2,295	22.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Churchill

Churchill (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. G. M. Bramall	1,089
	Conservative	Miss A. M. Tennant	824
	Liberal	P. J. Ogilvie	53
Turnout			1,978	47.5
	Labour win (new seat)

Church Street

Church Street (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dr. L. Jacobs	1,807
	Labour	Mrs. J. Merriton	1,678
	Labour	R. C. Edmonds	1,669
	Conservative	Miss J. M. Pearson	774
	Conservative	C. L. Gimblett	773
	Conservative	K. S. Solomons	761
	Communist	L. R. Temple	218
Turnout			2,654	30.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Covent Garden

Covent Garden (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. L. C. Dribbell	261
	Labour	Mrs. I. J. Griffiths	80
Turnout			344	16.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

Dolphin

Dolphin (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. F. Rawlence	806
	Labour	W. H. Wheeler	322
	Liberal	W. D. Ainger	80
Turnout			1,218	29.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Eaton

Eaton (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. A. Prendergast	761
	Labour	L. G. Harris	81
	Liberal	P. J. C. Howgego	16
Turnout			864	25.8
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ebury

Ebury (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. C. L. Gay	752
	Labour	G. Wilson	661
	Liberal	Mrs. G. S. Howgego	31
Turnout			1,457	48.0
	Conservative win (new seat)

Grosvenor

Grosvenor (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Miss E. A. Marsh	596
	Labour	B. C. G. Whitaker	104
	Liberal	N. H. Barnes	39
Turnout			743	23.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Harrow Road

Harrow Road (5)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. F. Bulmer	2,265
	Labour	H. E. Browne	2,257
	Labour	W. D. Goss	2,249
	Labour	I. Harrington	2,243
	Labour	A. A. Dumont	2,240
	Conservative	S. W. Y. Cottrell	843
	Conservative	H. H. Hodgson	757
	Conservative	L. T. Sheldrake	726
	Conservative	M. P. Nulloth	722
	Conservative	A. J. Welch	710
	Communist	R. Vizard	164
Turnout			3,178	20.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hyde Park

Hyde Park (5)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Gillett	2,369
	Conservative	Miss C. P. Rabagliati	2,328
	Conservative	D. McNair	2,327
	Conservative	W. Parkes	2,301
	Conservative	J. Collins	2,293
	Labour	J. S. Doran	963
	Labour	C. F. H. Wegg-Prosser	943
	Labour	Miss E. R. Gray	926
	Labour	J. T. Dunn	923
	Labour	S. Nagendra	881
Turnout			3,344	23.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. L. Burton	852
	Labour	Mrs. M. E. Garside	42
	Liberal	Arthur W. Capel	38
Turnout			935	25.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lancaster Gate

Lancaster Gate (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. V. Kenyon	1,752
	Conservative	M. W. Lowry-Corry	1,749
	Conservative	J. Lugton	1,720
	Labour	K. Richardson	795
	Labour	C. W. Clark	784
	Labour	F. W. Hedges	780
Turnout			2,552	23.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lords

Lords (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. M. Dawe	2,124
	Conservative	H. H. Sandford	2,114
	Conservative	Mrs. S. E. de K. Rivington	2,109
	Labour	D. J. Cocks	726
	Labour	R. N. Wood	723
	Labour	Miss M. N. Rendal	719
	Liberal	M. Cummins	399
	Liberal	A. Lea	363
	Liberal	K. G. Faircloth	356
Turnout			3,271	22.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Maida Vale

Maida Vale (5)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. B. Brown	2,814
	Conservative	W. F. Brooks	2,774
	Conservative	Mrs. E. G. Lane	2,765
	Conservative	J. M. Shersby	2,747
	Conservative	G. J. O’Connell	2,739
	Labour	K. E. Dickinson	2,504
	Labour	R. Whyte	2,493
	Labour	J. Cooze	2,489
	Labour	Mrs. G. E. Haywood	2,472
	Labour	E. W. Wellin	2,452
	Liberal	Miss M. Charlesworth	431
	Liberal	D. B. Griffiths	394
	Liberal	S. M. Cowan	392
	Liberal	L. Epsztein	370
	Liberal	M. G. Rabin	364
Turnout			5,775	35.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Millbank

Millbank (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. A. Jelley	719
	Conservative	K. F. Creighton	587
	Liberal	A. E. Harris	216
Turnout			1,545	36.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Queen's Park

Queen's Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Lowe	1,694
	Labour	Mrs. I. L. Bolton	1,665
	Conservative	W. A. Bratton	343
	Conservative	E. W. White	321
	Liberal	J. A. Gibbons	154
	Liberal	Mrs. M. I. Singer	133
Turnout			2,186	32.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Regent Street

Regent Street (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. F. Shaw-Kennedy	319
	Labour	F. B. Groves	80
Turnout			400	17.8
	Conservative win (new seat)

Regent's Park

Regent's Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. L. Hancock	1,661
	Conservative	R. W. Forrester	1,635
	Conservative	Miss J. C. Marsh	1,629
	Labour	R. D. Powell	934
	Labour	C. D. Dennington	932
	Labour	W. Robins	923
	Communist	Mrs. C. S. Rabstein	112
Turnout			2,646	28.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

St James's

St James's (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. D. N. Cobbold	335
	Liberal	G. D. Bucklebridge	23
	Labour	P. M. Aldis	19
Turnout			380	16.5
	Conservative win (new seat)

Soho

Soho (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. V. Mares	426
	Conservative	H. Stern	381
Turnout			813	27.5
	Labour win (new seat)

Tachbrook

Tachbrook (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. G. Garside	803
	Conservative	A. F. E. Johnston	734
Turnout			1,549	46.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Victoria

Victoria (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. B. Pugh	457
	Labour	Miss D. H. Sylven	87
Turnout			545	21.4
	Conservative win (new seat)

Warwick

Warwick (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Le Marchant	684
	Labour	L. F. Squires	248
	Liberal	Miss B. R. Karmel	43
Turnout			986	23.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

Westbourne

Westbourne (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Dow	1,667
	Labour	C. H. Genese	1,614
	Labour	E. R. Packer	1,606
	Conservative	P. J. Crawford	801
	Conservative	C. C. Chalker	789
	Conservative	R. S. Price	766
	Liberal	A. J. R. Nolan	143
	Liberal	A. C. Durie	135
	Liberal	R. J. Ballinger	121
	Communist	J. C. Spring	107
Turnout			2,645	25.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Wilton

Wilton (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. H. M. Pirie	488
	Liberal	J. C. Atkinson	36
	Labour	Miss R. H. Allan	22
Turnout			548	21.8
	Conservative win (new seat)