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The 1964 Hammersmith Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Hammersmith London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council. ==Background== These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith and Metropolitan Borough of Fulham. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Hammersmith by the London Government Act 1963. A total of 134 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 21 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 9 candidates. Other candidates included 5 from the Communist party. There were 18 three-seat wards and 3 two-seat wards. This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got 9 aldermen and the Conservatives 1. The Council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hammersmith London Borough Council election, 1964」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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