Claim: The only political party with a full slate in the 1964 Hackney London Borough Council election was the Independendent Labour Party, while the Conservative Party fielded 36 candidates, 32 candidates from the Liberal Party, and eight candidates from the Communist Party.
Evidence: A total of 137 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 wards. These included a full slate from the Labour party, while the Conservative and Liberal parties stood 36 and 32 respectively. Other candidates included 8 from the Communist party and 1 Independent Labour.