1964 Sutton London Borough Council election

The 1964 Sutton Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Sutton 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 Beddington and Wallington, Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam and Carshalton Urban District. These boroughs and districts were joined to form the new London Borough of Sutton by the London Government Act 1963.

A total of 157 candidates stood in the election for the 51 seats being contested across 25 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 42 candidates. Other candidates included 10 Residents and 3 Communists. There were 24 two-seat wards and 1 three-seat ward.

This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. The Conservatives got 5 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

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The results saw the Conservatives gain the new council with a majority of 9 after winning 30 of the 51 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 45.0%. This turnout included 653 postal votes.

Ward results

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Beddington North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,392 59.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Beddington South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,998 53.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Belmont (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,912 38.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Carshalton Central (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,269 34.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Carshalton North East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,539 41.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Carshalton North West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,936 55.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Carshalton St Helier North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,720 35.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Carshalton St Helier South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,188 31.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Carshalton St Helier West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,949 41.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Carshalton South East (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,417 42.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Carshalton South West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,146 47.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Cheam North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,589 49.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Cheam South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,934 36.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Cheam West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,852 40.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Sutton Central (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,954 48.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Sutton East (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,548 37.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Sutton North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,358 50.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Sutton North East (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,457 47.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Sutton South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,945 33.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Sutton South East (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 1,512 46.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Wallington Central (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,451 49.0
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Wallington North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,227 59.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Wallington South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,584 50.4
Residents win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Worcester Park North (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 3,176 49.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Worcester Park South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Turnout 2,394 46.0
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.