1964 Brent London Borough Council election

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

Background

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

A total of 157 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 26 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 50 and 31 respectively. Other candidates included 16 from the Communist party. There were 18 two-seat wards and 8 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 36.1%. This turnout included 809 postal votes.

Ward results

Alperton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Davies	2,393
	Labour	P. Hartley	2,392
	Labour	K. Hanlon	2,390
	Conservative	D. N. Turner	917
	Conservative	W. J. Lawrence	912
	Conservative	Mrs. M. G. Bradford	882
	Communist	P. Weiss	477
	Liberal	Mrs. R. Connor	394
	Liberal	D. Evans	383
	Liberal	Mrs. B. Jones	354
Turnout			3,786	36.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Barham (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs. E. M. Lewis	2,482
	Conservative	E. W. Byerley	2,424
	Conservative	R. J. Holt	2,420
	Labour	L. W. Denny	1,719
	Labour	E. R. Friedlaender	1,678
	Labour	P. G. Pendsay	1,640
	Liberal	A. Brown	429
	Liberal	R. Connor	415
	Liberal	G. Shockett	352
Turnout			4,601	44.5
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Brentwater (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Miss N. M. Cowan	1,463
	Labour	M. Topp	1,438
	Conservative	C. W. Sibley	1,200
	Conservative	O. L. Stone	1,154
Turnout			2,692	40.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Brondesbury Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	V. Sklar	1,267
	Conservative	A. J. Cowan	1,263
	Labour	G. T. Macklin	842
	Labour	G. L. Whyte	829
Turnout			2,153	29.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Carlton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Crane	1,303
	Labour	D. J. Winnick	1,254
	Conservative	R. Haslehurst	193
	Communist	L. Fennel	122
Turnout			1,534	21.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Chalkhill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. E. Dinsey	2,185
	Conservative	L. Golding	2,177
	Conservative	A. E. Hughes	2,152
	Labour	T.J. James	1,707
	Labour	Mrs. J. I. Martin	1,707
	Labour	E. Simons	1,682
	Liberal	G. Phelps	1,192
	Liberal	Mrs. V. Goody	1,163
	Liberal	L. F. Butcher	1,156
	Communist	Mrs. M. E. Alcock	118
Turnout			5,281	51.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Chamberlayne (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Miss R. Freeman	1,443
	Conservative	R. Ensor	1,407
	Labour	T. H. Flint	764
	Labour	J. White	738
	Communist	Mrs. M. Higgins	93
Turnout			2,273	32.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Church End (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Greenhalgh	1,263
	Labour	Mrs. I. Manders	1,197
	Conservative	I. Gucklhorn	493
	Conservative	M. Watson	482
	Liberal	J. Steel	422
	Liberal	J. Richardson	405
	Communist	R. Gournham	70
Turnout			2,214	35.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Cricklewood (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Cohen	1,424
	Labour	P. J. Egan	1,398
	Conservative	H. Berney	1,247
	Conservative	I. Z. Field	1,173
Turnout			2,702	40.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Gladstone (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs. B. DeMetz	1,276
	Conservative	D. J. Jackson	1,217
	Labour	Mrs. J. D. Kohane	829
	Labour	W. C. Hinkley	790
	Liberal	P. Brockman	488
	Liberal	Mario Reginald Uziell-Hamilton	465
Turnout			2,565	43.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Harlesden (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Daly	1,163
	Labour	T. D. Unwin	1,101
	Conservative	R. Cox	331
	Communist	A. Davis	133
Turnout			1,515	21.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Kensal Rise (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. J. Rosewarne	1,328
	Labour	J. W. Buck	1,298
	Conservative	G. R. D. Holloway	296
	Communist	P. McCarthy	162
Turnout			1,675	25.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Kenton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. G. Jagelman	2,959
	Conservative	E. H. Lee	2,933
	Conservative	R. A. Penny	2,906
	Labour	N. Mikardo	942
	Labour	J. A. Lane	928
	Labour	Mrs. N. Elias	907
	Liberal	A. Peagam	735
	Liberal	Mrs. H. Glazer	730
	Liberal	E. Harvey	711
	Communist	Mrs. L. Bridges	102
Turnout			4,668	44.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Kilburn (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I. W. Davies	1,257
	Labour	R. Y. Freeson	1,218
	Conservative	Miss M. McIlroy	365
	Communist	Mrs. L. Gibbins	183
Turnout			1,678	19.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Kingsbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. H. Chance	2,062
	Labour	F. K. Martin	2,060
	Labour	H. A. E. Reynolds	2,058
	Conservative	F. E. Pratt	1,938
	Conservative	W. R. Dudden	1,887
	Conservative	Mrs. M. R. Watts	1,877
	Liberal	V. E. Bennett	606
	Liberal	Mrs. M. L. Alderton	593
	Liberal	E. C. Jackson	577
	Communist	G. Bridges	119
Turnout			4,668	45.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Manor (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Richards	1,219
	Labour	L. Wilson	1,207
	Conservative	P. Ward	768
	Communist	J. Gibbins	178
Turnout			2,042	29.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Mapesbury (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. N. Clark	907
	Labour	Mrs. S. Goldberg	879
	Conservative	Miss B. Wallis	844
	Conservative	S. Flintham	815
	Liberal	Mrs. M. Mole	256
Turnout			1,956	29.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Preston (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. W. Gornall	3,162
	Conservative	R. Evans	3,137
	Conservative	A. W. Sharpe	3,094
	Labour	H. L. Dub	793
	Labour	C. C. Kent	773
	Labour	L. M. Nerva	763
	Liberal	Mrs. P. M. Salzedo	551
	Liberal	R. Appleton	539
	Liberal	H. King	513
Turnout			4,481	43.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Queensbury (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. D. Stone	1,542
	Conservative	E. G. McDonald	1,514
	Labour	S. E. Lockyer	1,349
	Labour	Mrs. L. Lesser	1,340
	Liberal	G. S. Head	837
	Liberal	Mrs. H. Tobias	832
Turnout			3,774	53.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Queen's Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. E. Hockey	1,089
	Labour	Mrs. B. Eaton	1,084
	Conservative	W. Riches	703
Turnout			1,808	30.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Roundwood (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. C. Baker	1,149
	Labour	H. V. Drury	1,085
	Conservative	P. Cartwright	192
	Communist	L. Burt	158
Turnout			1,432	19.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St Raphael's (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. C. Piddington	1,027
	Labour	V. C. Haskell	1,019
	Conservative	E. Birks	180
	Communist	B. Doyle	90
Turnout			1,259	20.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Stonebridge (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. G. Dore-Boize	1,219
	Labour	P. Whittlesee	1,208
	Conservative	Miss J. Watson	181
	Communist	T. Durkin	99
Turnout			1,451	20.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Sudbury (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs. K. E. Bowtell	2,992
	Conservative	C. K. M. Coles	2,975
	Conservative	R. Sheppard	2,925
	Liberal	Mrs. C. Coburn	1,186
	Liberal	S. Jones	1,144
	Liberal	Mrs. S. Alexander	1,131
	Labour	W. Glynn	938
	Labour	G. D. Poyner	933
	Labour	C. T. Hills	927
Turnout			5,133	50.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Tokyngton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. J. Curley	2,184
	Conservative	Miss D. J. Cowan	2,172
	Conservative	R. B. Oldfield	2,172
	Labour	L. N. Snow	1,719
	Labour	G. R. Marshall	1,701
	Labour	Mrs. N. Henry	1,663
	Liberal	John Edward Charles Perry	971
	Liberal	D. Mooney	912
	Liberal	S. Yudolph	867
	Communist	Mrs. N. Gray	135
Turnout			4,970	48.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Willesden Green (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. B. Swannell	1,568
	Labour	J. M. Sentinella	1,473
	Conservative	Mrs. E. M. Watts	444
	Communist	E. Boon	145
Turnout			2,056	27.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

BBC World news report on Brent elections
"London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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