Surrey County Council election, 1965, Guildford

The 1965 elections for Surrey County Council were held on Saturday 27 March.[1] These were the first elections held under new county boundaries for Surrey. These new boundaries for Surrey came about due to the creation of the Greater London Council, the GLC, as part of the area which had historically been within the northern part of the county of Surrey was administratively transferred from Surrey to Greater London.

The results within the Guildford area of Surrey County Council saw the Conservatives win seven of the nine electoral divisions and Labour win two.

Labour and Conservatives were the only parties to contest seats in the Guildford electoral divisions in the 1965 vote. One electoral division Worplesdon was uncontested and the Conservative candidate in Worplesdon was returned unopposed.

Surrey County Council election results, 1965, Guildford
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 7 1 2 -1 78 61.2 13,284
  Labour 0 2 0 2 22 38.8 8,415
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0
Ash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative RF Tolley 1,271 54.9
Labour CF Withers 1,045 45.1
Majority 226 9.8
Guildford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative HH Kimber 1,562 81.3
Labour CL Gold 359 18.7
Majority 1,203 62.6
Guildford North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour GR Bellerby 2,983 59.6
Conservative Mrs JM Lloyd 2,019 40.4
Majority 964 19.3
Guildford South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative RG Reekie 2,216 73.5
Labour DAJ Fox 798 26.5
Majority 1,418 47.0
Guildford West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs DW Bellerby 2,282 60.9
Conservative JH Sweet 1,468 39.1
Majority 814 21.7
Horsleys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative GF Sanger 1,848 85.4
Labour E Bartlett 317 14.6
Majority 1,531 70.7
Shalford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs FCC Gates 1,229 78.2
Labour Mrs LE Redfearn 342 21.8
Majority 887 56.5
Shere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W Whiting 1,671 85.3
Labour HJ Collyer 289 14.7
Majority 1,382 70.5
Worplesdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative HWL Cowan unopposed

References

  1. Surrey Advertiser 3 April 1965
Preceded by
Guildford local elections Succeeded by
Surrey County Council election, 1967, Guildford
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