Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council

Lambeth London Borough Council

Lambeth London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Lambeth in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London...

 were held in May 1964. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 25.7%. This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour got 9 aldermen and the Conservatives got 1. Labour gained control of the newly formed Council, formed from the previous Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth

Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth

The Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth was a Metropolitan borough under London County Council from 1900 to 1965.-History:The borough covered the area of the former Lambeth parish vestry. In addition to the historic riverside area of Lambeth, this included Kennington, Vauxhall, Stockwell, Brixton, the...

 with part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth

Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth

The Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth was a Metropolitan borough under the London County Council, from 1900 to 1965.The borough was formed from five civil parishes: Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting Graveney and Wandsworth...

 by the London Government Act 1963

London Government Act 1963

The London Government Act 1963 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which recognised officially the conurbation known as Greater London and created a new local government structure for the capital. The Act significantly reduced the number of local government districts in the area,...

.

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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See also

• Greater London Council election, 1964
  Greater London Council election, 1964
  The first election to the Greater London Council was held on 9 April 1964. The election happened at a time of very high political tension, with a general election due in a few months...