The1964 Barking Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members ofBarking London Borough Council inLondon,England. The whole council was up for election and theLabour Party gained control of the council.[1][2]
These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in theMunicipal Borough of Barking andMunicipal Borough of Dagenham. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Barking by theLondon Government Act 1963.
A total of 130 candidates stood in the election for the 49 seats being contested across 12 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour Party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 41 and 25 respectively. Other candidates included 10 from the Communist Party, 4 Residents and 1 Independent Liberal. There were 11 four-seat wards and 1 five-seat ward.
This election hadaldermen as well as directly electedcouncillors. Labour got all 8 aldermen.
The Council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965.
The results saw Labour gain the new council with a majority of 41 after winning 45 of the 49 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 29.1%. This turnout included 228postal votes.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | M Bredo | 1,838 | 47.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | L Henstock | 1,835 | N/A | ||
| Labour | S Sivell | 1,759 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Jessie Callan | 1,741 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | V Pool | 1,366 | 35.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | H Hamshere | 1,357 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | A Gray | 1,331 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | M Taylor | 1,292 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | Alan Beadle | 630 | 16.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal | H Claxton | 582 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | J Tyrrell | 568 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | W Duckworth | 466 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,864 | 37.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 10,428 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | J Sweetland | 2,007 | 92.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | B Roycraft | 2,003 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Sidney Cole | 1,986 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Joseph Butler | 1,963 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | B Woodcock | 169 | 7.8 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,161 | 23.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,212 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Residents | D Grandison | 1,636 | 46.0 | N/A | |
| Residents | C Jillings | 1,577 | N/A | ||
| Residents | Cyril Ayres | 1,560 | N/A | ||
| Residents | H Jones | 1,495 | N/A | ||
| Labour | S Warr | 1,168 | 32.8 | N/A | |
| Labour | J Moore | 1,088 | N/A | ||
| Labour | J Lawrence | 1,088 | N/A | ||
| Labour | C Ayrton | 1,059 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | R Holland | 651 | 18.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | A Cobban | 606 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | G Santry | 606 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | G Herer | 583 | N/A | ||
| Communist | D Connor | 104 | 2.9 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 3,391 | 31.4 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,076 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | G Crouch | 1,975 | 67.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | J Hollidge | 1,959 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Frederick Tibble | 1,903 | N/A | ||
| Labour | J Thomas | 1,873 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | G Keegan | 637 | 21.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal | G Atkin | 619 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | L Brendon | 602 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | A Newbury | 577 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | R Johnson | 211 | 7.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | A Middleton | 199 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | J Calver | 198 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | J Bradford | 195 | N/A | ||
| Communist | M Edwards | 119 | 4.0 | N/A | |
| Communist | C King | 64 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,905 | 29.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,991 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | F Brown | 1,946 | 70.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | Frederick Jones | 1,916 | N/A | ||
| Labour | M Warren | 1,908 | N/A | ||
| Labour | W Milne | 1,868 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | R Muller | 516 | 18.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal | J Goldner | 349 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | A Williams | 306 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | V Kettelty | 300 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | E Barrow | 159 | 5.7 | N/A | |
| Communist | K Madden | 145 | 5.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | J Smith | 133 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | J Stonebank | 133 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | D Simms | 118 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,567 | 25.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,903 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | A Martin | 2,349 | 76.5 | N/A | |
| Labour | R Godfrey | 2,228 | N/A | ||
| Labour | C Godfrey | 2,227 | N/A | ||
| Labour | H Cleaver | 2,195 | N/A | ||
| Independent Liberal | A Hollis | 292 | 9.5 | N/A | |
| Conservative | J Stubbs | 288 | 9.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | C Russell | 264 | N/A | ||
| Communist | G Wake | 140 | 4.6 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,848 | 28.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,849 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | W Bellamy | 1,897 | 63.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | William Noyce | 1,857 | N/A | ||
| Labour | R Blackburn | 1,852 | N/A | ||
| Labour | F Spraggins | 1,808 | N/A | ||
| Labour | H Powell | 1,776 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | G Andrews | 553 | 18.6 | N/A | |
| Liberal | D Purdue | 552 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | W Chesney | 540 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | H Corcoran | 528 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | F Thompson | 524 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | R Pascoe | 425 | 14.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | A Morley | 422 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | K Coomber | 421 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | E Woods | 405 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | R Wells | 400 | N/A | ||
| Communist | A Bower | 104 | 3.5 | N/A | |
| Communist | C Truefitt-Baker | 26 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,911 | 25.6 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 11,349 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | E McKee | 2,280 | 55.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | John Ward | 2,265 | N/A | ||
| Labour | L Senior | 2,240 | N/A | ||
| Labour | F Edgecombe | 2,222 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | H Hills | 1,861 | 44.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | F Westbrook | 1,845 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | J Willmott | 1,837 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | C Pool | 1,830 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,229 | 38.7 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 10,920 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Albert Ball | 1,893 | 86.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Maud Ball | 1,888 | N/A | ||
| Labour | G Beane | 1,748 | N/A | ||
| Labour | M Preston | 1,678 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | J Broadbridge | 305 | 13.9 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,221 | 23.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,582 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | D Dodd | 1,722 | 73.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | D O’Dwyer | 1,678 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Daniel Linehan | 1,643 | N/A | ||
| Labour | David Linehan | 1,620 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | H Cadman | 353 | 15.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal | A Burlinson | 281 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | J Pritchard | 272 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | H Sharman | 268 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | A Sabourin | 181 | 7.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | E Bloomfield | 178 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | M Whiter | 177 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | W Whiter | 167 | N/A | ||
| Communist | Alfred Ott | 83 | 3.5 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,303 | 25.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,035 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | H Larking | 1,979 | 85.0 | N/A | |
| Labour | A Thomas | 1,875 | N/A | ||
| Labour | D Webb | 1,871 | N/A | ||
| Labour | F Woods | 1,845 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | R Denney | 253 | 10.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | M Penny | 248 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | J Denney | 243 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | A Edwards | 236 | N/A | ||
| Communist | W Hunt | 95 | 4.1 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,305 | 23.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,985 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Charles Prendergast | 1,980 | 69.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | Vic Rusha | 1,929 | N/A | ||
| Labour | L Todd | 1,874 | N/A | ||
| Labour | R Foster | 1,772 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | W Russell | 439 | 15.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | P Steele | 390 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | A Sabourin | 386 | N/A | ||
| Conservative | T Edwards | 381 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | G Poole | 362 | 12.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal | T Moody | 290 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | R Burlinson | 264 | N/A | ||
| Liberal | G Bisney | 254 | N/A | ||
| Communist | Helena Ott | 71 | 2.5 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,761 | 30.9 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,933 | ||||
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There were no by-elections.[3]