1963 Finchley Borough Council election

Finchley's 1963 municipal elections were held on 10 May 1963. One-third of the seats represented by councillors were up for election. One seat fell vacant in each of the eight wards.

Background

Finchley Council was made up of 32 elected members: 24 Councillors elected by the voting public and 8 Aldermen elected by the Councillors. Councillors served a three-year term, while Aldermen served a six-year term. Since the council was enlarged in 1950, the Conservative Party had been in power. After the 1962 elections, the Liberals had the most Councillors. However, the Conservatives retained power as they had more Aldermen.

Election result

The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
The Conservatives lost their majority and went into opposition. The Liberals won a majority taking control of the council for the first time.