1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election 1964 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election The 1964 Richmond upon Thames Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained control of the council. These elections were the first to the newly formed borough. Previously elections had taken place in the Municipal Borough of Barnes, Municipal Borough of Richmond and Municipal Borough of Twickenham. These boroughs were joined to form the new London Borough of Richmond upon Thames by the London Government Act 1963.
Grand Panorama of London from the Thames further east to the Isle of Dogs and covered the south bank of the Thames to the Royal Victualling Office at Deptford. This version made small changes to Hungerford Bridge which had been completed in 1845. Grand Panorama of London from the Thames The Grand Panorama of London from the Thames is an 1844 woodcut engraving depicting the north bank of the Thames river in London (then the world's largest city) running from Western Stone Wharf by the unfinished Houses of Parliament (the tower to house Big Ben is not yet constructed) to the Belfast, Cork, Leith and Glasgow Steam