# 1962 Orpington Urban District Council election

Orpington's 1962 municipal elections were held on 10 May 1962. One third of the council was up for election. The elections took place just under two months after the Liberals had won the 1962 Orpington by-election.

## Election result

Orpington Local Election Result 1962 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal | 9 | +6 | 0 | +6 | 66.66 | 52.52 | 13,694 | +20.73 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 33.33 | 37.93 | 9,891 | -18.06 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | 9.55 | 2,491 | -2.66 |
The Liberal share of the vote matched that achieved in the Orpington by-election two months earlier. The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| Party | Party | Previous council | Previous council | New council | New council |
| Party | Party | Cllr | Ald | Cllr | Ald |
| | Liberals | 13 | - | 18 | - |
| | Conservative | 18 | - | 14 | - |
| | Labour | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Total | Total | 33 | - | 33 | - |
| Total | Total | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
The Conservatives lost their majority and went into opposition. The Liberals won a majority taking control of the council for the first time.

## Ward results

Biggin Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Baldock Howard | 932 | 50.93 | −0.96 |
| | Conservative | | 821 | 44.86 | +0.87 |
| | Labour | | 77 | 4.21 | +0.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 6.07 | −1.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,830 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.91 | |
Crofton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lois Wiggins | 1,180 | 46.84 | +1.60 |
| | Conservative | FS Hockey | 1,073 | 42.60 | −6.43 |
| | Labour | | 266 | 10.56 | +4.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 4.24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,519 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.01 | |
Crofton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas J Flawn | 2,438 | 56.80 | +30.61 |
| | Conservative | Mrs FG Gardner | 1,615 | 37.63 | −24.06 |
| | Labour | | 239 | 5.57 | −6.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | 19.17 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,292 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +27.33 | |
Downe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edward Charles Henry Jones | |
| | Liberal | Donald S Kerr | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Conservative | | |
| | Labour | | |
| | Labour | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
| | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing |
Includes by-election caused by the resignation of Councillor Eric Lubbock.
Farnborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mrs Sheila M Stead | 861 | 50.50 | −11.22 |
| | Liberal | | 756 | 44.34 | +15.24 |
| | Labour | | 88 | 5.16 | −4.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 6.16 | −26.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,705 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -13.23 | |
Goddington South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | C Robert Rayner | 2,127 | 66.47 | +16.62 |
| | Conservative | | 872 | 27.25 | −17.41 |
| | Labour | | 201 | 6.28 | +0.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,255 | 39.22 | +34.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,200 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +17.01 | |
Green Street Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | E James Norman | 1,701 | 54.94 |
| | Conservative | LF Hendy | 1,114 | 35.98 |
| | Labour | | 281 | 9.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 587 | 18.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,096 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Knockholt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Douglas Arthur Scollick | |
| | Liberal | Brian Armstrong | |
| | Labour | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Knoll :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Michael Edwardes-Evans | 1,180 | 50.30 |
| | Conservative | Michael John Aylmore Stevens | 959 | 40.88 |
| | Labour | | 207 | 8.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 9.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,346 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Petts Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bernard Douglas Woodmansee | 1,591 | 52.32 |
| | Liberal | | 1,287 | 42.32 |
| | Labour | | 163 | 5.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 10.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,041 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Poverest :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ernest James Lovell | 1,373 | 52.57 | +30.07 |
| | Labour | James Thomas Harris | 885 | 33.88 | −9.34 |
| | Conservative | | 354 | 13.55 | −20.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 18.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,612 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | +19.70 | |