The 1964 Waltham Forest Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Waltham Forest London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council.[1]
A total of 161 candidates stood in the election for the 48 seats being contested across 16 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour and Liberal parties, while the Conservatives stood 42 candidates. Other candidates included 18 Residents and 5 Communists. All wards were three-seat wards.
This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors. Labour got all 8 aldermen.
The Council was elected in 1964 as a "shadow authority" but did not start operations until 1 April 1965.
The results saw Labour gain the new council with a majority of 24 after winning 36 of the 48 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 32.0%. This turnout included 716 postal votes.