The 1964 Hillingdon Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Hillingdon London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council.
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Background
These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington Urban District, Ruislip-Northwood Urban District and Yiewsley and West Drayton Urban District. These boroughs and districts were joined to form the new London Borough of Hillingdon by the London Government Act 1963.
A total of 162 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 18 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 33 candidates. Other candidates included 5 Independents and 4 Communists. There were 10 three-seat wards, 7 four-seat wards and 1 two-seat ward.
This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got 7 aldermen and the Conservatives 3.
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 12 after winning 36 of the 60 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 43.4%. This turnout included 769 postal votes.