Claim: The 1964 Wandsworth London Borough Council election had a total of 169 candidates inclusive of Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Communists, Independent, and Rad Lib. parties wherein the election consisted of directly elected councillors as well as aldermen.
Evidence: A total of 169 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 wards. These included a full slate from the Conservative and Labour parties, while the Liberals stood 35 candidates. Other candidates included 15 Communists, 4 Independents and 1 Rad Lib. All wards were three-seat wards. This election had aldermen as well as directly elected councillors.