1962 Orpington Urban District Council election
Appearance
![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
12 councillors to Orpington Council | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||
|
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
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 | ||
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Liberals | 13 | - | 18 | - |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Conservative | 18 | - | 14 | - |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Labour | 2 | - | 1 | - |
Total | 33 | - | 33 | - | |
33 | 33 |
The Conservatives lost their majority and went into opposition. The Liberal won a majority taking control of the council for the first time.
Ward result
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Lois Wiggins | 1,180 | 46.84 | +1.60 | |
Conservative | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Tom Flawn | 2,438 | 56.80 | +30.61 | |
Conservative | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | E. C. H. Jones | ||||
Liberal | Donald Kerr | ||||
Conservative | |||||
Conservative | |||||
Labour | |||||
Labour | |||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Includes by-election caused by the resignation of Councillor Eric Lubbock.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bob 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Norman | 1,701 | 54.94 | ||
Conservative | 1,114 | 35.98 | |||
Labour | 281 | 9.08 | |||
Majority | 587 | 18.96 | |||
Turnout | 3,096 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | |||||
Liberal | Brian Armstrong | ||||
Labour | |||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Edwardes-Evans | 1,180 | 50.30 | ||
Conservative | 959 | 40.88 | |||
Labour | 207 | 8.82 | |||
Majority | 221 | 9.42 | |||
Turnout | 2,346 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,591 | 52.32 | |||
Liberal | 1,287 | 42.32 | |||
Labour | 163 | 5.36 | |||
Majority | 304 | 10.00 | |||
Turnout | 3,041 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | E. James Lovell | 1,373 | 52.57 | +30.07 | |
Labour | 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 |