1950 Leeds City Council election

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The 1950 Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday, 11 May 1950, [1] with one third of the seats to be elected. [2]

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The election was sparsely contested owing to an electoral truce between Labour and the Conservatives in anticipation of the impending boundary changes to take effect the following year. However the Liberals and Communists fielded candidates in a number of wards - although the Liberals' two candidates was much reduced from recent showings, whilst conversely the Communists contesting of over a quarter of wards was well above their usual three. Eight wards in total were opposed, with the five Labour and three Conservative incumbents easily defending them, ensuring an uneventful result in contrast to the national picture. [1] [2] [3]

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1950
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1700065.451.29,733+8.4
  Conservative 900034.639.07,415-13.5
  Communist 00000.05.1980+4.6
  Liberal 00000.04.7892+0.6

The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: [3]

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Cllr Ald CllrAld
Labour42144214
Conservatives36123612
Total78267826
104104
Working majority  6   2   6   2 
  8   8 

Ward results

Armley & Wortley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ms. Marlow2,10995.4+31.5
Communist L. Burwin1024.6+4.6
Majority2,00790.8+63.0
Turnout 2,211
Labour hold Swing +13.4
Beeston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. GummersallUnopposedN/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Blenheim [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Webster2,26393.7+33.0
Communist M. Roche1526.3+6.3
Majority2,11187.4+66.1
Turnout 2,415
Conservative hold Swing +13.3
Bramley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eric AtkinsonUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Burmantofts [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. MurrayUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. LowcockUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Cross Gates & Temple Newsam [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. BrooksbanksUnopposedN/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
East Hunslet [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lizzie NaylorUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Far Headingley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. DovenorUnopposedN/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Farnley & Wortley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. MuirUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Harehills [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ms. Hill1,75394.3+44.8
Communist P. Warburton1065.7+5.7
Majority1,64788.6+87.5
Turnout 1,859
Labour hold Swing +19.5
Holbeck North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. HirstUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Holbeck South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. BrayUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Hunslet Carr & Middleton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. HandUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Hyde Park [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. McKay2,85986.8+16.8
Liberal G. Foster43413.2+4.0
Majority2,42573.6+24.4
Turnout 3,293
Conservative hold Swing +6.4
Kirkstall [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Happold2,57294.1+50.6
Communist R. Huffingley1605.9+3.5
Majority2,41288.3+86.6
Turnout 2,732
Labour hold Swing +23.5
Mill Hill & South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. NipeUnopposedN/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John WatsonUnopposedN/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Osmondthorpe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. PotterUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Potternewton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Mulley2,29388.5+25.3
Communist B. Ramelson29711.5+4.4
Majority1,99677.1+43.5
Turnout 2,590
Conservative hold Swing +10.4
Richmond Hill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Z. FernandezUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Roundhay [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. DrakeUnopposedN/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Upper Armley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. HodgsonUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
West Hunslet [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Ellison1,83377.2+23.7
Liberal Victor Louis Raymond Delepine45819.3+8.2
Communist J. Roche843.5−1.0
Majority1,37557.9+35.3
Turnout 2,375
Labour hold Swing +7.7
Westfield [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John RaffertyUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Woodhouse [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Vick1,46694.9+43.4
Communist B. Kline795.1+5.1
Majority1,38789.8+86.9
Turnout 1,545
Labour hold Swing +19.1

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References

  1. 1 2 "British Voting Swings Right". St. Petersburg Times . 12 May 1950. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "Municipal results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post . 12 May 1950.
  3. 1 2 Sharpe, L.J. (1967). Voting in cities: the 1964 borough elections.
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