The 1964 Barking Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Barking London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained control of the council.^[1]^[2]

Background

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Barking and Municipal Borough of Dagenham. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Barking by the London 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 had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got all 8 aldermen.

The Council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965.

Results

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 228 postal votes.^[1]

Results by ward

Abbey

Abbey (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. M. Bredo	1,838	47.9	*N/A*
	Labour	L. F. Henstock	1,835		*N/A*
	Labour	S. C. Sivell	1,759		*N/A*
	Labour	Mrs. J. Callan	1,741		*N/A*
	Conservative	Mrs. V. H. Pool	1,366	35.6	N/A
	Conservative	H. Hamshere	1,357		N/A
	Conservative	A. Gray	1,331		N/A
	Conservative	Mrs. M. Taylor	1,292		N/A
	Liberal	A. R. Beadle	630	16.4	N/A
	Liberal	H. Claxton	582		N/A
	Liberal	J. D. Tyrrell	568		N/A
	Liberal	W. Duckworth	466		N/A
Turnout			3,864	37.1	N/A
Registered electors			10,428
	Labour win (new seat)
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Cambell

Cambell (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sweetland	2,007	92.2	*N/A*
	Labour	B. Roycraft	2,003		*N/A*
	Labour	S. G. Cole	1,986		*N/A*
	Labour	J. A. Butler	1,963		*N/A*
	Conservative	Mrs. B. Woodcock	169	7.8	N/A
Turnout			2,161	23.5	N/A
Registered electors			9,212
	Labour win (new seat)
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Chadwell Heath

Chadwell Heath (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	D. O. Grandison	1,636	46.0	*N/A*
	Residents	C. W. Jillings	1,577		*N/A*
	Residents	C. H. Ayres	1,560		*N/A*
	Residents	H. R. Jones	1,495		*N/A*
	Labour	S. J. Warr	1,168	32.8	N/A
	Labour	J. P. Moore	1,088		N/A
	Labour	J. H. Lawrence	1,088		N/A
	Labour	C. E. Ayrton	1,059		N/A
	Conservative	R. I. Holland	651	18.3	N/A
	Conservative	A. D. Cobban	606		N/A
	Conservative	G. E. Santry	606		N/A
	Conservative	G. P. F. Herer	583		N/A
	Communist	D. Connor	104	2.9	N/A
Turnout			3,391	31.4	N/A
Registered electors			9,076
	Residents win (new seat)
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Eastbrook

Eastbrook (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. H. Crouch	1,975	67.1	*N/A*
	Labour	J. P. Hollidge	1,959		*N/A*
	Labour	F. G. Tibble	1,903		*N/A*
	Labour	J. S. Thomas	1,873		*N/A*
	Liberal	G. T. Keegan	637	21.7	N/A
	Liberal	G. C. Atkin	619		N/A
	Liberal	L. Brendon	602		N/A
	Liberal	A. W. Newbury	577		N/A
	Conservative	R. L. Johnson	211	7.2	N/A
	Conservative	A. C. Middleton	199		N/A
	Conservative	Miss J. I. Calver	198		N/A
	Conservative	Mrs. J. D. Bradford	195		N/A
	Communist	Mrs. M. Edwards	119	4.0	N/A
	Communist	C. J. King	64		N/A
Turnout			2,905	29.1	N/A
Registered electors			9,991
	Labour win (new seat)
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	Labour win (new seat)
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Fanshaw

Fanshaw (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Brown	1,946	70.4	*N/A*
	Labour	F. C. Jones	1,916		*N/A*
	Labour	Mrs. M. A. Warren	1,908		*N/A*
	Labour	W. Milne	1,868		*N/A*
	Liberal	R. G. Muller	516	18.7	N/A
	Liberal	J. Goldner	349		N/A
	Liberal	A. J. Williams	306		N/A
	Liberal	Mrs. V. Kettelty	300		N/A
	Conservative	E. Barrow	159	5.7	N/A
	Communist	Mrs. K. Madden	145	5.2	N/A
	Conservative	J. R. Smith	133		N/A
	Conservative	J. T. Stonebank	133		N/A
	Conservative	Mrs. D. A. Simms	118		N/A
Turnout			2,567	25.9	N/A
Registered electors			9,903
	Labour win (new seat)
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	Labour win (new seat)
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Gascoigne

Gascoigne (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. A. Martin	2,349	76.5	*N/A*
	Labour	R. Godfrey	2,228		*N/A*
	Labour	Mrs. C. S. 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. C. Wake	140	4.6	N/A
Turnout			2,848	28.9	N/A
Registered electors			9,849
	Labour win (new seat)
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Heath

Heath (5 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. E. Bellamy	1,897	63.7	*N/A*
	Labour	W. G. Noyce	1,857		*N/A*
	Labour	R. Blackburn	1,852		*N/A*
	Labour	F. C. Spraggins	1,808		*N/A*
	Labour	H. A. Powell	1,776		*N/A*
	Liberal	G. V. Andrews	553	18.6	N/A
	Liberal	D. Purdue	552		N/A
	Liberal	W. Chesney	540		N/A
	Liberal	H. E. Corcoran	528		N/A
	Liberal	F. C. Thompson	524		N/A
	Conservative	Miss R. Pascoe	425	14.3	N/A
	Conservative	Mrs. A. Morley	422		N/A
	Conservative	K. A. Coomber	421		N/A
	Conservative	E. Woods	405		N/A
	Conservative	Miss R. P. Wells	400		N/A
	Communist	A. F. Bower	104	3.5	N/A
	Communist	C. D. Truefitt-Baker	26		N/A
Turnout			2,911	25.6	N/A
Registered electors			11,349
	Labour win (new seat)
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	Labour win (new seat)
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Longbridge

Longbridge (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. McKee	2,280	55.1	*N/A*
	Labour	J. B. 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. G. F. Willmott	1,837		N/A
	Conservative	C. A. Pool	1,830		N/A
Turnout			4,229	38.7	N/A
Registered electors			10,920
	Labour win (new seat)
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	Labour win (new seat)
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Manor

Manor (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Ball	1,893	86.1	*N/A*
	Labour	Mrs. M. Ball	1,888		*N/A*
	Labour	G. J. G. Beane	1,748		*N/A*
	Labour	Mrs. M. S. Preston	1,678		*N/A*
	Conservative	J. Broadbridge	305	13.9	N/A
Turnout			2,221	23.2	N/A
Registered electors			9,582
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
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River

River (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. A. 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	Miss H. Cadman	353	15.1	N/A
	Liberal	Miss A. Burlinson	281		N/A
	Liberal	J. R. Pritchard	272		N/A
	Liberal	H. H. Sharman	268		N/A
	Conservative	Mrs. A. Sabourin	181	7.7	N/A
	Conservative	Mrs. E. M. Bloomfield	178		N/A
	Conservative	Mrs. M. Whiter	177		N/A
	Conservative	W. J. Whiter	167		N/A
	Communist	A. F. Ott	83	3.5	N/A
Turnout			2,303	25.5	N/A
Registered electors			9,035
	Labour win (new seat)
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	Labour win (new seat)
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Valence

Valence (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. P. Larking	1,979	85.0	*N/A*
	Labour	Mrs. A. Thomas	1,875		*N/A*
	Labour	D. W. Webb	1,871		*N/A*
	Labour	Mrs. F. F. Woods	1,845		*N/A*
	Conservative	R. C. Denney	253	10.9	N/A
	Conservative	Mrs. M. Penny	248		N/A
	Conservative	Mrs. J. Denney	243		N/A
	Conservative	Mrs. A. Edwards	236		N/A
	Communist	W. Hunt	95	4.1	N/A
Turnout			2,305	23.1	N/A
Registered electors			9,985
	Labour win (new seat)
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Village

Village (4 seats)^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Prendergast	1,980	69.4	*N/A*
	Labour	A. C. V. Rusha	1,929		*N/A*
	Labour	L. W. Todd	1,874		*N/A*
	Labour	R. C. Foster	1,772		*N/A*
	Conservative	W. J. Russell	439	15.4	N/A
	Conservative	P. W. Steele	390		N/A
	Conservative	A. J. Sabourin	386		N/A
	Conservative	T. Edwards	381		N/A
	Liberal	G. D. Poole	362	12.7	N/A
	Liberal	T. S. Moody	290		N/A
	Liberal	R. F. Burlinson	264		N/A
	Liberal	G. M. Bisney	254		N/A
	Communist	Mrs. H. Ott	71	2.5	N/A
Turnout			2,761	30.9	N/A
Registered electors			8,933
	Labour win (new seat)
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	Labour win (new seat)
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By-elections between 1964 and 1968

There were no by-elections.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
^ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

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