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The1964 Barnet Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members ofBarnet London Borough Council inLondon, England. The whole council was up for election and theConservative party gained control of the council.
These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in theMunicipal Borough of Finchley,Municipal Borough of Hendon,Barnet Urban District,East Barnet Urban District andFriern Barnet Urban District. These boroughs and districts were joined to form the new London Borough of Barnet by theLondon Government Act 1963.
A total of 175 candidates stood in the election for the 56 seats being contested across 30 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood at least one candidate in each ward. Other candidates included 7 from theCommunist Party and 1 independent. There were 13 three-seat wards (the former boroughs of Finchley and Hendon) and 17 one-seat wards (the former urban districts of Barnet, East Barnet and Friern Barnet).
This election also hadaldermen as well as directly electedcouncillors. The Conservatives got 6 aldermen, Labour 2 and the Liberals 1.
The Council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965.
The results saw the Conservatives gain the new council with a majority of 24 after winning 37 of the 56 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 46.1%. This turnout included 1,332postal votes.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 37 | 37 | 0 | +37 | 66.1 | 43.5 | 99,525 | +43.5 | |
| Labour | 13 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 23.2 | 28.7 | 65,676 | +28.7 | |
| Liberal | 6 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 10.7 | 27.1 | 61,975 | +27.1 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 904 | +0.4 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 548 | +0.2 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mrs. C. D. Hopkins | 678 | |||
| Conservative | E. V. Griffin | 674 | |||
| Liberal | N. H. Morris | 351 | |||
| Turnout | 1,705 | 51.1 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mrs. J. E. Pudney | 772 | |||
| Conservative | Kenneth A. Ainsworth | 648 | |||
| Liberal | Mrs. J. K. Briveau | 145 | |||
| Turnout | 1,564 | 45.9 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ernest Cheason | 690 | |||
| Independent | D. G. Cheeseman | 548 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. A. H. Mealing | 510 | |||
| Liberal | K. J. Fowler | 272 | |||
| Turnout | 2,037 | 55.1 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Percy George Henry Woodruff | 1,111 | |||
| Liberal | K. W. R. Burrough | 623 | |||
| Labour | E. P. Gardner | 598 | |||
| Turnout | 2,335 | 47.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. B. Passingham | 1,145 | |||
| Liberal | E. L. Knight | 948 | |||
| Conservative | B. Gibbs | 883 | |||
| Turnout | 2,983 | 60.2 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. S. Champion | 3,094 | |||
| Labour | A. Paul | 3,039 | |||
| Labour | R. Robinson | 2,999 | |||
| Conservative | G. Leach | 387 | |||
| Conservative | Mrs. G. Holland | 378 | |||
| Conservative | Miss S. Risdon | 374 | |||
| Liberal | Miss J. Allen | 143 | |||
| Liberal | D. Martindale | 135 | |||
| Communist | A. Legg | 116 | |||
| Turnout | 3,666 | 34.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | K. W. Hughes | 1,829 | |||
| Conservative | A. Young | 1,825 | |||
| Conservative | N. R. Sutton | 1,811 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. M. C. Tyler | 1,310 | |||
| Labour | R. Collins | 1,307 | |||
| Labour | R. D. Harvey | 1,284 | |||
| Liberal | L. W. Bailey | 867 | |||
| Liberal | A. D. Mercer | 863 | |||
| Liberal | Mrs. J. D. Caine | 860 | |||
| Turnout | 4,059 | 38.2 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. A. J. Gunning | 805 | |||
| Conservative | A. W. P. Fawcett | 605 | |||
| Liberal | Mrs. B. M. Craymer | 386 | |||
| Turnout | 1,797 | 54.4 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Cutts-Watson | 1,043 | |||
| Labour | R. H. Mann | 722 | |||
| Liberal | S. A. Davis | 519 | |||
| Turnout | 2,289 | 54.4 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Felton | 2,564 | |||
| Conservative | H. R. Brooks | 2,537 | |||
| Conservative | R. Porcas | 2,406 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. P. Moyse | 1,831 | |||
| Labour | D. Goldman | 1,821 | |||
| Labour | M. Katz | 1,804 | |||
| Liberal | M. Ingram | 873 | |||
| Liberal | John Holmes | 857 | |||
| Liberal | Oswald Rosalki | 839 | |||
| Communist | W. Wayne | 145 | |||
| Turnout | 5,200 | 39.0 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Norman James Sapsted | 2,615 | |||
| Conservative | Leslie George Snelling | 2,578 | |||
| Conservative | Keith M Klean | 2,565 | |||
| Liberal | J. S. Hill | 1,706 | |||
| Liberal | H.A. Allwood | 1,666 | |||
| Liberal | L.W. Watkins | 1,636 | |||
| Labour | N. Birch | 1,405 | |||
| Labour | B. Quinn | 1,291 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. M. Root | 1,250 | |||
| Communist | A. Winsloe | 118 | |||
| Turnout | 5,710 | 46.5 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | J. W. Webb | 2,359 | |||
| Liberal | Alan D. Cohen | 2,303 | |||
| Liberal | Anthony H. Tibber | 2,280 | |||
| Conservative | M. King | 2,024 | |||
| Conservative | R. A. F. Ferguson | 1,895 | |||
| Conservative | K. A. Bexley | 1,886 | |||
| Labour | J. W. Watkins | 1,571 | |||
| Labour | D. R. Allen | 1,502 | |||
| Labour | Yvonne Sieve | 1,475 | |||
| Communist | L. E. Segal | 187 | |||
| Turnout | 5,986 | 48.9 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William George Hart | 2,751 | |||
| Conservative | Frank Dale Gibson | 2,720 | |||
| Conservative | Victor Howard Usher | 2,703 | |||
| Liberal | C. A. Roberts | 2,051 | |||
| Liberal | Douglas Robert Creed | 2,009 | |||
| Liberal | Alexander N R Gunn | 1,842 | |||
| Labour | G. Dunn | 1,148 | |||
| Labour | J. Burke | 984 | |||
| Labour | S. Wills | 937 | |||
| Communist | B. Shore | 137 | |||
| Turnout | 5,867 | 51.8 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | J. Murray Medway | 3,184 | |||
| Liberal | Leonard Sattin | 3,092 | |||
| Liberal | Frank Davis | 3,087 | |||
| Conservative | F. W. Riches | 2,840 | |||
| Conservative | V. S. Francis | 2,771 | |||
| Conservative | C. E. White | 2,693 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. R. Y. Green | 800 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. S. H. Harris | 795 | |||
| Labour | W. Maycock | 786 | |||
| Turnout | 6,820 | 54.9 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Albert Edward Tomlinson | 654 | |||
| Conservative | J. E. Pickering | 567 | |||
| Liberal | J. Walters | 437 | |||
| Turnout | 1,665 | 51.4 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. H. Flesher | 985 | |||
| Liberal | K. E. Ruge | 842 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. L. F. Spaul | 225 | |||
| Turnout | 2,058 | 56.2 | |||
| Conservativewin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. H. Tangye | 1,108 | |||
| Liberal | A. H. J. Parsons | 252 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. B. M. Slade | 172 | |||
| Turnout | 1,536 | 45.8 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. C. George | 884 | |||
| Conservative | P. J. Van der Spiegel | 504 | |||
| Liberal | H. C. Bass | 327 | |||
| Turnout | 1,718 | 41.3 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mrs. E. Constable | 1,213 | |||
| Liberal | K. J. Norman | 981 | |||
| Labour | D. A. James | 235 | |||
| Turnout | 2,436 | 56.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. A. Sharman | 2,089 | |||
| Conservative | P. D. Mendel | 2,027 | |||
| Conservative | R. J. Finigan | 1,954 | |||
| Liberal | Quintin Joseph Iwi | 1,424 | |||
| Liberal | Jean Mary Henderson | 1,422 | |||
| Liberal | Mrs. P. K. H. Young | 1,300 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. N. McGregor | 580 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. M. Shields | 577 | |||
| Labour | Miss I. Stearn | 552 | |||
| Communist | J. W. Pinder | 173 | |||
| Turnout | 4,123 | 44.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mrs. R. A. Freedman | 1,678 | |||
| Conservative | C. F. Harris | 1,652 | |||
| Conservative | G. J. Dickins | 1,603 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. J. Miller | 1,548 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. B. R. Scharf | 1,524 | |||
| Labour | T. H. Barnes | 1,389 | |||
| Liberal | E. B. Davis | 932 | |||
| Liberal | Philip L. Smulian | 895 | |||
| Liberal | Mrs. P. Fiander | 849 | |||
| Turnout | 4,165 | 41.4 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. H. Jobbins | 941 | |||
| Liberal | R. F. Williamson | 643 | |||
| Labour | J. D. O’Brien | 339 | |||
| Turnout | 1,924 | 50.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Leslie A Hills | 2,509 | |||
| Conservative | W. Lloyd-Taylor | 2,446 | |||
| Conservative | T. Stewart | 2,375 | |||
| Liberal | D. T. Baron | 1,804 | |||
| Liberal | K. Farrow | 1,804 | |||
| Liberal | I. Scott | 1,797 | |||
| Labour | R. Snowdon | 822 | |||
| Labour | D. Wilkes | 812 | |||
| Labour | R. Lyons | 805 | |||
| Turnout | 5,129 | 45.0 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. A. E. Asker | 1,214 | |||
| Liberal | D. Redmond | 460 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. M. Rilstone | 255 | |||
| Turnout | 1,931 | 48.9 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mrs. Clara M. Thubrun | 4,542 | |||
| Conservative | A. P. Fletcher | 4,411 | |||
| Conservative | D. F. Simons | 4,308 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. M. Nissel | 1,671 | |||
| Labour | W. Marlow | 1,663 | |||
| Labour | H. Zion | 1,570 | |||
| Liberal | Mrs. A. Price-Davies | 1,366 | |||
| Liberal | O. Williams | 1,252 | |||
| Liberal | A. Gilbey | 1,214 | |||
| Turnout | 7,521 | 44.7 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Seagroatt | 829 | |||
| Conservative | R. L. Biddle | 547 | |||
| Liberal | D. G. Sexton | 283 | |||
| Communist | B. Marcus | 28 | |||
| Turnout | 1,695 | 48.8 | |||
| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. B. Lewis | 1,431 | |||
| Liberal | W. J. Lee | 1,155 | |||
| Labour | N. Langford | 256 | |||
| Turnout | 2,849 | 53.6 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | J. Gordon-Lee | 1,836 | |||
| Conservative | Mrs. N. I. Cullinane | 1,808 | |||
| Conservative | John W Shock | 1,763 | |||
| Labour | B. A. Le Mare | 1,456 | |||
| Labour | Mrs. R. Jobson | 1,409 | |||
| Labour | H. Rayner | 1,407 | |||
| Liberal | P. Meyer | 950 | |||
| Liberal | S. Shipton | 897 | |||
| Liberal | K. Brown | 895 | |||
| Turnout | 4,260 | 40.9 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | B. M. Franklin | 1,323 | |||
| Liberal | J. I. Karet | 261 | |||
| Labour | V. G. Marchesi | 191 | |||
| Turnout | 1,776 | 44.8 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | B. E. McCormack | 2,132 | |||
| Labour | F. L. Tyler | 2,064 | |||
| Labour | L. Marks | 1,992 | |||
| Conservative | Miss G. O’Connell | 1,017 | |||
| Conservative | Mrs. J. Partridge | 945 | |||
| Conservative | A. G. Risdon | 923 | |||
| Liberal | B. S. Wrigley | 559 | |||
| Liberal | S. Saunders | 543 | |||
| Liberal | P. Price | 535 | |||
| Turnout | 3,637 | 36.3 | |||
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There were no by-elections.[3]