1964 – 7th May – KUDC Triennial Elections

Abbey (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*E. Thomas Evans	Conservative	652
*Ronald Stansfield	Conservative	554
Joan Salkeld	Conservative	526
J. E. Knight	Labour	422
L. Haydon	Labour	397
E. Emerson	Labour	389
Enys Thomas	Liberal	315

Borrowell (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Jack Cox	Conservative	931
Chris Webster	Labour	824
Alan Bytheway	Labour	764
Anthony Whittaker	Conservative	745
Albert Bovington	Conservative	703
A. Diggins	Labour	618
Helen Dore	Liberal	502
John Piggott	Liberal	384

Castle (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Leonard Smalley	Independent	985
Bill Whiteman	Conservative	796
*William Taylor	Independent	790
P. Smith	Labour	425
Haydn Thomas	Liberal	319
R. Webberley	Labour	260

Park Hill (3 seats)

Candidate	Party	Votes
*Florence Adcock	Conservative	1106
Bernard Jury	Conservative	898
James Whitby	Conservative	889
Thomas Caswell	Labour	569
L. Scott-Walker	Liberal	527
Robert Butler	Liberal	496
Geoffrey Minion	Labour	440
Colin Sweeney	Labour	438

*denotes retiring councillors

Electorate 3,398 (Turnout 58%)

TWO SOCIALISTS ELECTED

The Labour party will have two representatives on the council. They were both elected in the closely contested Borrowell ward where a re-count was required for the third seat, which went on until 1am. Alan Bytheway finally getting the better of Tory rival, Anthony Whittaker, by just 19 votes.

Labour’s success comes after a long period of endeavour. As a party, they have contested every local election since the war. Before then, on several occasions, candidates who have adopted the Labour Party tag, fought only occasionally. (Dencer being the first ever Labour party candidate elected in 1922)

The Liberals, who as a local party have only been in existance a few months, failed to make any impression on the electorate. They fielded five candidates. A defiant official stated; “This election is only the beginning and even if we are absolutely unsuccessful, we shall continue as a party, building up our strength and influence”.

The Conservative constituency party agent, John Devine, blamed the intervention of the Liberals for them losing two seats.

All councillors who seeked re-election held their seats.

Florence Adcock’s poll of 1106, is a new record for a KUDC election. In subsequent elections it was never beaten and so holds the largest ever poll in the 80-year history of the KUDC.

KUDC Councillors

8 Conservatives (E. Evans, R. Stansfield, Joan Salkeld, J. Cox, B. Whiteman, Florence Adcock, B. Jury, J. Whitby)

2 Labour (C. Webster, A. Bytheway)

2 Independents (L. Smalley, W. Taylor)

Chairman

Chairmans Chain of Office – Courtesy of Warwickshire County Records Office. (ref. PH (N) 600/147/3)