1962 Orpington Urban District Council election

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1962 Orpington Council election
←  10 May 1962  →
12 councillors to Orpington Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Liberal Conservative Labour
Seats won 9 3 0
Seat change Increase6 Decrease5 Decrease1
Majority party before election

Conservative Party (UK)

 Majority party after election

Liberal Party (UK)

Orpington's municipal elections were held on 10 May 1962. One third of the council was up for election. The elections took place just under two months after the Liberals had won the 1962 Orpington by-election.[1]

Election result[]

Orpington Local Election Result 1962
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal 9 +6 0 +6 66.66 52.52 13,694 +20.73%
  Conservative 3 0 5 -5 33.33 37.93 9,891 -18.06%
  Labour 0 0 1 -1 0 9.55 2,491 -2.66%

The Liberal share of the vote matched that achieved in the Orpington by-election two months earlier. The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

Party Previous council New council
Cllr Ald Cllr Ald
Liberals 13 - 18 -
Conservative 18 - 14 -
Labour 2 - 1 -
Total 33 - 33 -
33 33

The Conservatives lost their majority and went into opposition. The Liberals won a majority taking control of the council for the first time.

Ward result[]

Biggin Hill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Baldock Howard 932 50.93 -0.96
Conservative 821 44.86 +0.87
Labour 77 4.21 +0.09
Majority 111 6.07 -1.83
Turnout 1,830
Liberal hold Swing -0.91
Crofton North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lois Wiggins 1,180 46.84 +1.60
Conservative FS Hockey 1,073 42.60 -6.43
Labour 266 10.56 +4.83
Majority 107 4.24
Turnout 2,519
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +4.01
Crofton South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas J Flawn 2,438 56.80 +30.61
Conservative Mrs FG Gardner 1,615 37.63 -24.06
Labour 239 5.57 -6.55
Majority 823 19.17
Turnout 4,292
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +27.33
Downe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Charles Henry Jones
Liberal Donald S Kerr
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal gain from Independent Swing

Includes by-election caused by the resignation of Councillor Eric Lubbock.

Farnborough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs Sheila M Stead 861 50.50 -11.22
Liberal 756 44.34 +15.24
Labour 88 5.16 -4.02
Majority 105 6.16 -26.46
Turnout 1,705
Conservative hold Swing -13.23
Goddington South[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C Robert Rayner 2,127 66.47 +16.62
Conservative 872 27.25 -17.41
Labour 201 6.28 +0.79
Majority 1,255 39.22 +34.03
Turnout 3,200
Liberal hold Swing +17.01
Green Street Green[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E James Norman 1,701 54.94
Conservative LF Hendy 1,114 35.98
Labour 281 9.08
Majority 587 18.96
Turnout 3,096
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Knockholt[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Douglas Arthur Scollick
Liberal Brian Armstrong
Labour
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Knoll[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Edwardes-Evans 1,180 50.30
Conservative Michael John Aylmore Stevens 959 40.88
Labour 207 8.82
Majority 221 9.42
Turnout 2,346
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Petts Wood[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bernard Douglas Woodmansee 1,591 52.32
Liberal 1,287 42.32
Labour 163 5.36
Majority 304 10.00
Turnout 3,041
Conservative hold Swing
Poverest[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ernest James Lovell 1,373 52.57 +30.07
Labour James Thomas Harris 885 33.88 -9.34
Conservative 354 13.55 -20.72
Majority 488 18.69
Turnout 2,612
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +19.70

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l New Outlook 1962, The Orpington Story
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