1964 Enfield London Borough Council election

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

Background

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

A total of 189 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 30 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 52 candidates. Other candidates included 14 Independents, 2 Residents and 1 Communist. All wards were two-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 2 after winning 31 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 41.4%. This turnout included 976 postal votes.

Ward results

Angel Road (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Miss K. Harvey	1,298
	Labour	C. G. Lacey	1,277
	Conservative	A. E. Hanson	352
	Conservative	Mrs. G. B. Hughes	344
	Liberal	J. Boutell	81
	Liberal	E. Ottery	75
	Communist	R. Leeson	41
Turnout			1,765	31.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Arnos (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. A. L. Emsden	1,235
	Labour	A. D. Veitch	1,224
	Labour	W. C. Chapman	1,223
	Conservative	D. H. Palmer	1,215
	Independent	C. W. Thompson	577
	Independent	H. A. Farbey	573
	Liberal	Miss E. A. Joslin	294
	Liberal	R. W. F. Saunders	275
Turnout			3,338	47.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Bowes (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. R. Bowyer	1,183
	Conservative	P. G. Elvidge	1,140
	Labour	G. W. Beckett	725
	Labour	A. Freedman	721
	Independent	L. F. Lafitte	433
	Independent	R. P. Hazel	428
	Liberal	N. Lawrence	323
	Liberal	E. D. Staunton	318
Turnout			2,673	40.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bullsmoor (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. E. Covill	1,272
	Labour	J. A. Pepper	1,235
	Conservative	A. D. Bates	872
	Conservative	D. H. Nash	828
	Liberal	S. G. Hills	422
	Liberal	J. S. Hurd	392
Turnout			2,578	40.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Bush Hill (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. P. Daynes	1,554
	Labour	B. G. Grayston	1,523
	Conservative	J. A. Englefield	865
	Conservative	Mrs. F. Wollard	862
	Liberal	B. M. Brockwell	376
	Liberal	J. C. Davis	371
Turnout			2,859	43.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Bush Hill South (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Boast	1,370
	Conservative	E. C. Francis	1,354
	Labour	S. Chapman	683
	Labour	A. E. Kerr	655
	Liberal	A. Fraser	449
	Liberal	F. Skinner	444
Turnout			2,503	41.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cambridge Road (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. T. Hendrick	1,404
	Labour	P. A. Thomas	1,354
	Conservative	J. T. Danson	638
	Conservative	V. E. Avril	634
	Liberal	A. E. Kemp	508
	Liberal	R. A. Fitter	484
Turnout			2,681	44.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Chase (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. H. Cook	1,357
	Conservative	R. H. Leach	1,288
	Labour	E. L. Mackenzie	1,019
	Labour	Mrs. G. M. Jay	976
	Liberal	E. J. O’Connor	832
	Liberal	A. R. Garner	781
Turnout			3,212	55.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Church Street (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. G. McNern	1,761
	Conservative	E. S. Taylor	1,740
	Labour	J. E. Lightfoot	1,174
	Labour	M. Simpson	1,139
	Liberal	R. Hull	171
	Liberal	H. Holsgrove	170
Turnout			3,115	43.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Cockfosters (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Bercow	1,655
	Conservative	Mrs. G. Y. Agran	1,648
	Independent	S. R. Chase	1,343
	Independent	F. A. Rule	1,284
	Labour	R. H. Poole	288
	Labour	Mrs. A. M. Lennox	283
	Liberal	R. F. Wickens	257
	Liberal	R. J. Salsbury	250
Turnout			3,576	54.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Craig Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. J. Tanner	1,736
	Labour	R. Daultry	1,725
	Conservative	Mrs. M. Gill	234
	Conservative	F. Hoy	234
Turnout			1,999	31.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Enfield Wash (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. C. Merrion	1,541
	Labour	C. Brown	1,516
	Conservative	W. J. Stiles	361
	Conservative	E. A. Williams	335
	Liberal	C. J. Thompson	259
	Liberal	P. F. Saunders	258
Turnout			2,141	35.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Grange (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. F. E. Watson	2,256
	Conservative	A. J. Young	2,223
	Liberal	J. P. J. Ellis	432
	Liberal	Mrs. V. C. Ellis	413
	Labour	D. Davis	309
	Labour	J. L. T. Davies	309
Turnout			3,020	47.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Green Street (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. T. Graham	1,386
	Labour	H. E. Latty	1,351
	Conservative	C. R. Worboys	579
	Conservative	Mrs. G. E. Fallows	539
	Liberal	Mrs. E. G. Oxley	282
	Liberal	A. C. Brittain	248
Turnout			2,272	34.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Highfield (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Prior	1,414
	Conservative	W. Robinson	1,412
	Labour	H. S. Newman	604
	Labour	I. C. Seifert	588
	Independent	Mrs. E. M. Proctor	348
	Independent	J. G. Cox	326
	Liberal	F. G. Hill	326
	Liberal	G. A. Felton	323
Turnout			2,706	44.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Jubilee (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Vaughan	1,377
	Labour	L. Warren	1,352
	Conservative	H. W. Corpe	661
	Conservative	D. Smith	652
	Residents	F. Maffia	432
	Residents	E. Jones	419
	Liberal	A. Cole	112
	Liberal	F. Challener	103
Turnout			2,595	41.0
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

New Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Miss P. L. Hawkins	1,237
	Labour	G. Taylor	1,236
	Conservative	Mrs. E. Hoy	1,082
	Conservative	J. A. Wyatt	1,074
	Liberal	L. Cochrane	232
	Liberal	L. Moore	231
Turnout			2,576	40.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Oakwood (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. I. Genn	1,776
	Conservative	G. H. Taylor	1,774
	Independent	Mrs. M. M. Hobbs	461
	Independent	S. J. Jones	444
	Labour	A. D. Luke	343
	Labour	Mrs. R. Freedman	341
	Liberal	Mrs. E. D. Moss	284
	Liberal	A. H. Lambley	278
Turnout			2,899	46.5
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ordnance (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. B. Varney	1,304
	Labour	V. H. Clements	1,287
	Conservative	J. W. Wells	658
	Conservative	E. H. Harvey	655
	Liberal	E. W. Brown	183
	Liberal	Mrs. S. A. Thomson	177
Turnout			2,174	31.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Palmers Green (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. S. G. Child	1,470
	Conservative	J. Clarricoats	1,458
	Independent	R. S. J. Davis	644
	Independent	G. Fox	629
	Labour	G. G. Goodman	456
	Labour	A. C. Baker	444
	Liberal	G. D. Perkins	346
	Liberal	Miss B. Crowe	282
Turnout			2,838	38.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ponders End (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. H. Chambers	1,335
	Labour	E. J. Reyment	1,287
	Conservative	H. Bones	519
	Conservative	Mrs. P. Swannell	506
	Liberal	W. J. R. Turner	450
	Liberal	L. G. Ogles	444
Turnout			2,383	37.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Pymmes (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Joyce	1,954
	Labour	E. J. C. Smythe	1,935
	Conservative	Mrs. M. Green	459
	Conservative	K. Williams	450
Turnout			2,426	37.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St Alphege (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cooke	1,433
	Labour	Mrs. R. A. Smythe	1,405
	Conservative	J. Jackson	476
	Conservative	E. Shea	469
Turnout			1,916	31.8
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St Peter's (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. V. Balding	1,449
	Labour	C. E. Wright	1,447
	Conservative	F. Hambleton	314
	Conservative	W. Green	307
Turnout			1,787	29.1
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Silver Street (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. A. G. Beattie	1,343
	Labour	M. Kahn	1,337
	Conservative	Mrs. A. Beecroft	896
	Conservative	E. Johnson	878
	Liberal	Mrs. Jeanne Coberman	140
	Liberal	Miss B. Nunn	140
Turnout			1,129	18.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Southgate Green (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. S. Furneaux	2,069
	Conservative	A. J. Hayes	2,015
	Independent	Mrs. R. W. Fox	761
	Independent	W. A. G. MacGregor	713
	Liberal	Mrs. G. I. M. Greenaway	300
	Liberal	A. I. Stainer	295
	Labour	Mrs. R. Triesman	260
	Labour	D. B. Herbert	253
Turnout			3,376	49.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Town (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. P. Lomer	1,292
	Conservative	Mrs. P. E. Joel	1,272
	Labour	Mrs. B. Richenberg	757
	Labour	R. L. Dubow	752
	Liberal	Mrs. E. B. Pearce	690
	Liberal	H. E. Stanley	674
Turnout			2,775	45.8
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. J. Watson	2,132
	Conservative	Mrs. R. E. Jones	2,126
	Labour	J. J. Cusack	388
	Labour	F. C. Cunneen	382
	Liberal	D. M. Gilbert	350
	Liberal	Mrs. S. Griffith	335
Turnout			2,886	43.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Willow (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. J. Prickett	1,572
	Conservative	G. G. Eustance	1,554
	Liberal	A. M. Macleod	925
	Labour	A. J. Cooper	897
	Labour	T. F. Millman	885
	Liberal	L. J. Smith	879
Turnout			3,414	49.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Winchmore Hill (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. L. Lindsay	2,136
	Conservative	W. A. A. Poole	2,122
	Liberal	K. J. Barnes	399
	Liberal	D. F. Falkins	398
	Labour	S. Galin	319
	Labour	R. Harley	313
Turnout			2,880	45.2
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

1. "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. Retrieved 29 March 2015.