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    Forest Gate, West Ham County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (9 May 1963), M. Helps (The Labour Party) won Forest Gate, with a majority of 918 votes on a turnout of 31%.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    West Ham County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    48
    Forest Gate: Local elections 9 May 1963Turnout 31%, electorate 9,028
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    M. HelpsThe Labour Party1,64558.7%Yes
    L. SolomonsThe Liberal Party72726%No
    J. FawcettConservative Party42915.3%No
    Forest Gate: Local elections 10 May 1962electorate 8,932
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. ReesThe Labour Party1,37450.3%Yes
    D. AbramsonThe Liberal Party1,01036.9%No
    J. FawcettConservative Party35012.8%No
    Forest Gate: Local elections 11 May 1961Turnout 33.9%, electorate 8,836
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    J. WarrenThe Labour Party1,49549.9%Yes
    N. HollowellThe Liberal Party95331.8%No
    J. OveryConservative Party55018.3%No
    Forest Gate: Local elections 12 May 1960electorate 9,040
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    M. HelpsThe Labour Party1,13823.9%Yes
    J. WarrenThe Labour Party1,08622.8%Yes
    N. HollowellThe Liberal Party70914.9%No
    J. FawcettConservative Party65813.8%No
    F. MayThe Liberal Party62413.1%No
    J. OveryConservative Party55311.6%No
    Forest Gate: Local elections 7 May 1959Turnout 28.7%, electorate 9,244
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. EdwardsThe Labour Party1,54058.1%Yes
    J. FawcettConservative Party66825.2%No
    L. TabberThe Liberal Party44316.7%No
    Forest Gate: Local elections 8 May 1958Turnout 30.4%, electorate 9,440
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. JordanThe Labour Party1,84264.1%Yes
    L. TannerThe Liberal Party54418.9%No
    J. FawcettConservative Party48817%No
    Forest Gate: Local elections 9 May 1957Turnout 30.8%, electorate 9,695
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    M. HelpsThe Labour Party2,01067.3%Yes
    C. GavinConservative Party73024.4%No
    N. HollowellThe Liberal Party2468.2%No
    Forest Gate: Local elections 10 May 1956Turnout 30.6%, electorate 9,953
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. EdwardsThe Labour Party1,94964%Yes
    W. ThomasConservative Party89729.5%No
    S. MayThe Liberal Party1996.5%No
    Forest Gate: Local elections 12 May 1955Turnout 39.5%, electorate 10,018
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. JordanThe Labour Party2,24456.7%Yes
    A. BowshallConservative Party1,48237.5%No
    S. MayThe Liberal Party2305.8%No
    Forest Gate: Local Elections 1954Turnout 36%, electorate 10,290
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    H. ParkerThe Labour Party2,30662.3%Yes
    A. BowshallConservative Party1,39837.7%No
    Forest Gate: Local elections 7 May 1953Turnout 39.7%, electorate 10,266
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. EdwardsThe Labour Party2,62664.5%Yes
    T. FordConservative Party1,44535.5%No
    Forest Gate: Local elections 8 May 1952Turnout 40.7%, electorate 10,302
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    F. JordanThe Labour Party2,94770.3%Yes
    T. FordConservative Party1,24729.7%No

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