1951 Leeds City Council election

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The 1951 Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 10 May 1951, with boundary changes prompting the whole council's re-election. With the new wards the council grew by a further two (two additional wards also represented an increase of six councillors and two aldermen), as thirteen newly created wards replaced the eleven that were abolished:

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There was a three percent swing from Labour to the Conservatives (as compared to 1949 – swings from 1950's distorted results show much larger swings as seen below) on the night, delivering the Conservatives control of the council with a 30-seat majority. Turnout naturally rose from the previous year's scarcely contested election, to an above average figure of 45.9%. [1] [2]

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1951
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 5300063.155.893,031+16.8
  Labour 3100036.939.866,370-11.4
  Liberal 00000.04.06,692-0.7
  Communist 00000.00.4703-4.7

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Cllr Ald CllrAld
Conservatives36125318
Labour42143110
Total78268428
104112
Working majority -6  -2  22   8 
 -8  30 

Ward results

Allerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Wooler7,13078.6N/A
Conservative D. Murphy6,915
Conservative H. Drake6,879
Labour Ms. Mattison1,05711.6N/A
Labour A. Hammond1,057
Labour Ms. Hammond1,006
Liberal S. Lee8889.8N/A
Majority5,82266.9N/A
Turnout 9,075N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Armley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Glover3,27846.2N/A
Labour J. Hodgson3,15944.5N/A
Conservative G. Atkinson3,103
Labour E. Cohen3,075
Labour P. Holmes3,001
Conservative J. North2,910
Liberal F. Johnson6589.3N/A
Majority281.7N/A
Turnout 7,095N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Beeston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Collins4,63954.8N/A
Conservative P. Woodward4,450
Conservative F. Gummersall4,400
Labour S. Binns3,13137.0N/A
Labour T. Jessup3,044
Labour F. Burnley3,031
Liberal J. T. Ward6948.2N/A
Liberal F. Fearnley489
Liberal Victor Louis Raymond Delepine446
Majority1,26917.8N/A
Turnout 8,464N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Blenheim [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Lyons3,03255.0N/A
Conservative K. Davison3,024
Conservative J. Butterfield3,009
Labour J. Walsh2,47845.0N/A
Labour J. Wallbanks2,472
Labour J. Wilkinson2,450
Majority53110.1N/A
Turnout 5,510N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Bramley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Bennett3,27646.3N/A
Conservative B. Pearce3,227
Conservative H. Womersley3,197
Labour E. Atkinson2,87040.5N/A
Labour A. Crossland2,773
Labour A. Malcolm2,559
Liberal A. Thompson93513.2N/A
Majority3275.7N/A
Turnout 7,081N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Burmantofts [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Shutt2,45656.4N/A
Labour G. Murray2,415
Labour W. Jackson2,321
Conservative J. Sizer1,89543.6N/A
Conservative A. Clark1,874
Conservative J. Crotty1,865
Majority42612.9N/A
Turnout 4,351N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
City [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Hirst2,14455.4N/A
Labour E. Stubbs2,095
Labour E. Whitehead2,066
Conservative R. Neill1,72344.6N/A
Conservative D. Crockett1,689
Conservative T. Nipe1,659
Majority34310.9N/A
Turnout 3,867N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Cross Gates [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Demaine2,24651.4N/A
Conservative W. Tull2,185
Conservative A. Ingram2,169
Labour E. Booth2,12048.6N/A
Labour H. Wiseman2,063
Labour W. Spence2,059
Majority492.9N/A
Turnout 4,366N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
East Hunslet [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Naylor2,83460.9N/A
Labour E. Kavanagh2,736
Labour M. Fish2,730
Conservative Ms. Kirwin1,82039.1N/A
Conservative K. Stead1,716
Conservative G. Fagan1,709
Majority91021.8N/A
Turnout 4,654N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Far Headingley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Hargrave5,06084.4N/A
Conservative G. Dovenor5,041
Conservative W. Hey4,932
Labour D. Beevers93215.6N/A
Majority4,00068.9N/A
Turnout 5,992N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Halton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Brocksbank4,83475.8N/A
Conservative P. Dodson4,788
Conservative C. Watson4,592
Labour A. Harrison1,54624.2N/A
Labour Ms. Naylor1,290
Majority3,28851.5N/A
Turnout 6,380N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Harehills [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Crotty3,86166.0N/A
Conservative W. Power3,787
Conservative L. Turnbull3,766
Labour W. Cain1,98634.0N/A
Labour E. Simpson1,939
Labour F. Symonds1,887
Majority1,78032.1N/A
Turnout 5,847N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Holbeck [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Smith3,22151.6N/A
Labour G. Bray3,183
Labour W. Jones3,105
Conservative J. Farrell2,43939.1N/A
Conservative I. Clayton2,388
Conservative P. Glew2,219
Liberal C. T. Howes5779.3n/a
Liberal J. T. Hill522
Liberal Walter Holdsworth497
Majority66612.5n/a
Turnout 6,237N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Hunslet Carr [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Ellison3,29757.6N/A
Labour A. Adamson3,285
Labour J. Hodkinson3,266
Conservative R. Horley1,74630.5N/A
Conservative J. Loades1,659
Conservative C. Murgatroyd1,657
Liberal A. Burrell68311.9N/A
Majority1,52027.1N/A
Turnout 5,726N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Hyde Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. McKay4,39664.3N/A
Conservative P. Hutchinson4,351
Conservative F. Walker4,240
Labour R. Whittaker1,58023.1N/A
Liberal Stanley Edward Graham85712.5N/A
Majority2,66041.2N/A
Turnout 6,833N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Kirkstall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Happold3,31846.3N/A
Labour D. Matthews3,180
Labour A. Smith3,110
Conservative C. Turnbull3,09043.1N/A
Conservative F. Cowell3,076
Conservative J. Coles2,976
Liberal L. Cooper75610.6N/A
Liberal G. Foster432
Majority203.2N/A
Turnout 7,164N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Meanwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Pedley5,45177.8N/A
Conservative F. Carter5,435
Conservative V. Cardno5,414
Labour J. Huddleston1,55822.2N/A
Labour N. Davy1,523
Labour A. Tong1,506
Majority3,85655.5N/A
Turnout 7,009N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Middleton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Brown3,11369.4N/A
Labour S. Hand3,098
Labour H. Watson3,002
Conservative E. McQuire1,37030.6N/A
Conservative J. Wise1,197
Conservative D. Redmond1,173
Majority1,63238.9N/A
Turnout 4,483N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Moortown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Cummings5,04578.5N/A
Conservative H. Sellors5,036
Conservative J. Watson4,942
Labour M. Pearce1,38121.5N/A
Majority3,56157.0N/A
Turnout 6,426N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Osmondthorpe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Rafferty3,69566.2N/A
Labour L. Walsh3,560
Labour F. Potter3,520
Conservative N. Webster1,88733.8N/A
Conservative W. Brownridge1,810
Conservative H. Howe1,807
Majority1,63332.4N/A
Turnout 5,582N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Potternewton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Bidgood3,11364.0N/A
Conservative E. Coleman3,041
Conservative C. Driver2,952
Labour A. Sharp1,39728.7N/A
Labour H. Dawson1,348
Labour J. Warwick1,339
Communist B. Ramelson3577.3N/A
Majority1,55535.3N/A
Turnout 4,867N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Richmond Hill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Z. Fernandez2,46167.8N/A
Labour W. Fowler2,414
Labour A. King2,327
Conservative W. Clayton1,16932.2N/A
Conservative D. Hopkins1,155
Conservative S. Tomlinson1,086
Majority1,15835.6N/A
Turnout 3,630N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Roundhay [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Monkman5,90273.8N/A
Conservative H. Jowitt5,744
Conservative A. Bretherick5,699
Labour S. Spencer2,09626.2N/A
Majority3,60347.6N/A
Turnout 7,998N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Stanningley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Baker3,42756.2N/A
Conservative F. Ayres3,409
Conservative T. Kirby3,336
Labour W. Haswell2,67643.8N/A
Labour J. Barriff2,618
Labour H. Waterman2,617
Majority66012.3N/A
Turnout 6,103N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Wellington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Farrington2,83259.2N/A
Labour J. Underwood2,735
Labour E. Youngman2,667
Conservative J. Palmer1,60433.5N/A
Conservative G. Denman1,558
Conservative D. Willis1,463
Communist F. Warburton3467.2N/A
Majority1,06325.7N/A
Turnout 4,782N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Westfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms. Lister2,63561.4N/A
Conservative G. Appleby2,617
Conservative S. Webster2,540
Labour G. Horsley1,66038.6N/A
Labour W. Parker1,541
Labour H. Wright1,520
Majority88022.7N/A
Turnout 4,295N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Woodhouse [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Winterburn3,05355.9N/A
Conservative H. Stott3,051
Conservative B. Garden2,952
Labour H. Vick2,40444.1N/A
Labour Ms. Clayden2,363
Labour H. Bretherick2,320
Majority54811.8N/A
Turnout 5,457N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Wortley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bertrand Mather3,91052.0N/A
Conservative Charles Horner3,686
Conservative Mary Dowling3,675
Labour Leonard Wilkinson2,96839.5N/A
Labour Edgar Robinson2,965
Labour Harry Kinder2,863
Liberal Robert Baldridge6448.6N/A
Majority70712.5N/A
Turnout 7,522N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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  2. ↑ Sharpe, L.J. (1967). Voting in cities: the 1964 borough elections.
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