| Election Name: | 1964 Havering London Borough Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Next Election: | 1968 Havering London Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
| Seats For Election: | All 55 seats to the Havering London Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 28 |
| Turnout: | 40.9% |
| Image1: | LAB |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 27 |
| Popular Vote1: | 76,616 |
| Percentage1: | 43.2% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 16 |
| Popular Vote2: | 52,858 |
| Percentage2: | 29.8% |
| Image3: | IND |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Seats3: | 12 |
| Popular Vote3: | 34,865 |
| Percentage3: | 19.6% |
The 1964 Havering Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went into no overall control.
These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Romford and Hornchurch Urban District. The borough and urban district was joined to form the new London Borough of Havering by the London Government Act 1963.
A total of 146 candidates stood in the election for the 55 seats being contested across 20 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 44 and 19 respectively. Other candidates included 24 Independents and 4 Communists. There were 15 three-seat wards and 5 two-seat wards.
The council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965.
The results saw no party gain overall control of the new council with Labour winning 27 and the Conservatives winning 16 of the 55 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 40.9%. This turnout included 713 postal votes.[1] [2] [3] |}
In addition to the 55 councillors, there were nine aldermen elected by the council.[4] The four aldermen with the least votes were elected to serve until 1967 (subsequently extended to 1968) and the other five until 1970 (subsequently extended to 1971). Aldermen elected in 1964, to retire in 1967:
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Carroll | ||
| Arthur Latham | ||
| Olive Roberts | ||
| John Whale | ||
Aldermen elected in 1964, to retire in 1970:
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Good | ||
| Kenneth Hay | ||
| Jack Moultrie | ||
| Bill Sibley | ||
| Arthur Twigger | ||
The aldermen divided four to Labour, three to the Conservatives and two Independents.