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1964 Barnet London Borough Council election

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


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

These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Finchley, Municipal Borough of Hendon, Barnet Urban District, East Barnet Urban District and Friern Barnet Urban District. These boroughs and districts were joined to form the new London Borough of Barnet by the London 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 the Communist 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 had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. 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 1,332 postal votes.

PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
37370+3766.143.599,525+43.5
13130+1323.228.765,676+28.7
660+610.727.161,975+27.1
00000.00.4904+0.4
00000.00.2548+0.2
PartyCandidateVotes%.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Labour678
Conservative674
Liberal351
1,70551.1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour772
Conservative648
Liberal145
1,56445.9
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative690
Independent548
Labour510
Liberal272
2,03755.1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,111
Liberal623
Labour598
2,33547.7
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour1,145
Liberal948
Conservative883
2,98360.2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour3,094
Labour3,039
Labour2,999
Conservative387
Conservative378
Conservative374
Liberal143
Liberal135
Communist116
3,66634.7
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,829
Conservative1,825
Conservative1,811
Labour1,310
Labour1,307
Labour1,284
Liberal867
Liberal863
Liberal860
4,05938.2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour805
Conservative605
Liberal386
1,79754.4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,043
Labour722
Liberal519
2,28954.4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative2,564
Conservative2,537
Conservative2,406
Labour1,831
Labour1,821
Labour1,804
Liberal873
Liberal857
Liberal839
Communist145
5,20039.0
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative2,615
Conservative2,578
Conservative2,565
Liberal1,706
Liberal1,666
Liberal1,636
Labour1,405
Labour1,291
Labour1,250
Communist118
5,71046.5
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal2,359
Liberal2,303
Liberal2,280
Conservative2,024
Conservative1,895
Conservative1,886
Labour1,571
Labour1,502
Labour1,475
Communist187
5,98648.9
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative2,751
Conservative2,720
Conservative2,703
Liberal2,051
Liberal2,009
Liberal1,842
Labour1,148
Labour984
Labour937
Communist137
5,86751.8
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal3,184
Liberal3,092
Liberal3,087
Conservative2,840
Conservative2,771
Conservative2,693
Labour800
Labour795
Labour786
6,82054.9
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour654
Conservative567
Liberal437
1,66551.4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative985
Liberal842
Labour225
2,05856.2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,108
Liberal252
Labour172
1,53645.8
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour884
Conservative504
Liberal327
1,71841.3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,213
Liberal981
Labour235
2,43656.7
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative2,089
Conservative2,027
Conservative1,954
Liberal1,424
Liberal1,422
Liberal1,300
Labour580
Labour577
Labour552
Communist173
4,12344.7
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,678
Conservative1,652
Conservative1,603
Labour1,548
Labour1,524
Labour1,389
Liberal932
Liberal895
Liberal849
4,16541.4
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative941
Liberal643
Labour339
1,92450.7
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative2,509
Conservative2,446
Conservative2,375
Liberal1,804
Liberal1,804
Liberal1,797
Labour822
Labour812
Labour805
5,12945.0
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,214
Liberal460
Labour255
1,93148.9
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative4,542
Conservative4,411
Conservative4,308
Labour1,671
Labour1,663
Labour1,570
Liberal1,366
Liberal1,252
Liberal1,214
7,52144.7
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour829
Conservative547
Liberal283
Communist28
1,69548.8
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,431
Liberal1,155
Labour256
2,84953.6
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,836
Conservative1,808
Conservative1,763
Labour1,456
Labour1,409
Labour1,407
Liberal950
Liberal897
Liberal895
4,26040.9
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,323
Liberal261
Labour191
1,77644.8
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour2,132
Labour2,064
Labour1,992
Conservative1,017
Conservative945
Conservative923
Liberal559
Liberal543
Liberal535
3,63736.3

There were no by-elections.

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