The 1952 West Riding County Council election was held on Saturday, 5 April 1952. [1] The election took place in the administrative county of the West Riding of Yorkshire, which excluded the county boroughs of Barnsley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield and York. [2] The whole council of ninety-six members was up for election, with each county electoral division returning one councillor. [3]
After the election the composition of the council was: [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. W. Lane (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. E. Bowes | 4,739 | |||
Conservative | R. Martin | 3,595 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Thompson (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Cloke | 3,386 | |||
Conservative | D. Marcroft | 635 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Oates | 2,902 | |||
Labour | R. Lawrie | 1,472 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Carradice | 4,216 | |||
Conservative | H. Hogarth | 2,995 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. G. W. Lane Fox | 3,315 | |||
Labour | V. P. Richardson | 1,679 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Westerby (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Laura I. Fitzpatrick (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. E. Keers (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W. A. Ogilvy (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Whitehead (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. S. Wilkinson | 3,634 | |||
Conservative | J. W. Sutcliffe | 2,548 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Clamp | 2,871 | |||
Conservative | H. Postlethwaite | 2,146 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Whittock (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Dews (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | A. E. Whiteley (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jessie Smith | 3,418 | |||
Conservative | G. Wimpenny | 2,195 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Roberts (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Knowles-Fitton (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Dwyer (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Berry (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. H. Townend | 2,269 | |||
Conservative | J. Brittain | 571 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Clarney | 2,661 | |||
Conservative | A. W. Bramham | 650 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Skelton | 1,690 | |||
Conservative | J. Johnson | 628 | |||
Independent | S. Homer | 87 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Davies | 1,758 | |||
Conservative | G. Roberts | 268 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Hibbert | 1,840 | |||
Independent | C. H. Moxon | 1,202 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. W. Trickett | 2,465 | |||
Conservative | F. Scampton | 786 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Yorke (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Cockroft (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Rowley (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. B. Holt (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. T. Medcalf | 3,610 | |||
Conservative | R. Jolly | 2,592 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. J. Craven (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. C. Hunter (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. S. Tennant (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Kelley (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. W. Sutcliffe | 1,840 | |||
Labour | P. Sowden | 1,625 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Thackray | 2,356 | |||
Labour | A. S. Thornton | 2,174 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Bednall (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. Denton (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Lloyd | 3,031 | |||
Independent | G. Senior | 2,303 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. E. Thackray (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. E. Wilkinson (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Geldard (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. McNulty | 3,300 | |||
Conservative | C. Berry | 2,763 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. S. Mason | 2,390 | |||
Liberal | W. E. Walton | 2,351 | |||
Independent | S. Unwin | 544 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Harrison | 2,824 | |||
Conservative | A. W. Tack | 2,368 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G. T. Haigh | 2,668 | |||
Labour | J. A. Lawton | 3,085 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alice Rastall | 3,740 | |||
Independent | E. K. P. C. Rigden | 543 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. C. Crowther |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Blackburn | 4,104 | |||
Conservative | E. K. Thirkettle | 2,248 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Cheetham | 2,627 | |||
Conservative | C. Line | 756 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. M. Hanson (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Hardy | 2,648 | |||
Labour | M. Day | 2,455 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Barnes | 2,330 | |||
Independent | T. Barker | 1,564 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Rankin | 3,097 | |||
Independent | J. Wilcock | 1,616 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. E. Metcalfe (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. M. Hyman | 3,556 | |||
Conservative | H. Smith | 2,597 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Guy | 3,247 | |||
Labour | A. M. Pickering | 2,402 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. L. Barran (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Goldthorpe | 2,073 | |||
Independent | S. Palmer | 2,035 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Wright | 3,455 | |||
Conservative | W. Storey | 1,512 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Fuller Smith (Unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. V. Waldegrave | 2,290 | |||
Conservative | J. O. Cowgill | 2,245 | |||
Liberal | W. C. Knowison | 1,467 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. E. McCreath | 2,360 | |||
Labour | P. Hemingway | 2,035 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. E. Payne (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. B. Eccles (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Stott |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. E. Hughes (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. H. Turner (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. E. Smith | 3,531 | |||
Labour | F. G. Battye | 3,115 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. H. Illingworth (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. E. Anson (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Knowles (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. A. D. Warren | 2,988 | |||
Conservative | N. Fortune | 2,950 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Wilcock | 3,369 | |||
Conservative | L. P. Warne | 955 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Waddilove | 3,754 | |||
Labour | C. V. Barber | 1,611 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. P. Banks | 3,378 | |||
Conservative | M. Mitchell | 2,435 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Martinson | 1,824 | |||
Labour | J. Street | 1,400 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. King (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Flavell (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Barker | 2,212 | |||
Independent | E. Cockroft | 1,447 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Morton | 2,664 | |||
Labour | F. Kirkman | 2,441 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dorothy Greenald | 3,190 | |||
Liberal | H. W. Edwards | 2,892 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. E. Howe (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Sweeney | 2,121 | |||
Conservative | Helen Green | 1,919 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Creighton (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. W. Atkinson | 2,630 | |||
Labour | W. Tomlinson | 1,590 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. H. Nicholson (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. de Ville Mather (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Cutts (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Porteous (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Taylor (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. A. Newsome (unopposed) | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. W. Boland | 3,062 | |||
Conservative | K. S. Dickinson | 659 |
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