1962 London local elections
10 May 1962
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Local elections were held in London on 10 May 1962.
Electoral arrangements
[edit]The County of London, outside of the City of London, was divided into 28 metropolitan boroughs. Each borough was divided into a number of multi-member electoral wards.
Councillors were elected to serve a three year term, to go out of office in 1965. Prior to this, elections to the shadow London borough councils were held on 7 May 1964.
Results
[edit]The Conservatives lost control of three councils, Lewisham,[a] St Pancras and Wandsworth, to Labour.[1][2]
The results for each borough were as follows:[3][4]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ King, Michael (11 May 1962). "Labour gain at St Pancras". Evening Standard. p. 1.
- ↑ "Shock day for his worship". Evening Standard. 11 May 1962. p. 17.
- ↑ Woollard, John; Willis, Alan (2000). Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 2: Election Results for London Metropolitan Boroughs 1931-1962 (PDF). LGC Information.
- ↑ Woollard, John; Willis, Alan (2000). Twentieth Century Local Elections Results. Volume 3: Summary Data: Inner London County & Borough Elections 1889-1998 (PDF). LGC Information.
