1954 Leeds City Council election

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The Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 14 May 1954, [1] with one third of the council up for election. [2]

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Despite a further swing away from Labour to the Conservatives of 3.7%, [3] leaving both parties neck and neck in votes, Labour continued on to their third and final gains unabated in the wards of Armley, Blenheim, Bramley, Cross Gates, Stanningley, Westfield, and Woodhouse, comfortably winning the majority of seats. The swing however helped the Conservatives to hold on to Wortley, unlike previous years. [2] As such Labour doubled its majority on the council as part of a victorious night on the whole for them. [1] Turnout for the election sunk below the 40% mark for the first time in the post-war period, to 39.2%. [3]

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1954
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1860+664.349.969,429-2.6%
  Conservative 1006-635.749.468,801+2.7%
  Communist 00000.00.4527+0.2%
  Liberal 00000.00.4495-0.2%

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
Labour48145414
Conservatives36143014
Total84288428
112112
Working majority 12   0  24   0 
 12  24 

Ward results

Allerton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edwin Wooler5,60386.6+1.5
Labour F. Watson86613.4-1.5
Majority4,73773.2+2.9
Turnout 6,469
Conservative hold Swing +1.5
Armley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Lee3,06457.4-3.9
Conservative E. Glover2,27342.6+3.9
Majority79114.8-7.8
Turnout 5,337
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -3.9
Beeston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Collins3,79753.0+2.5
Labour H. Booth3,36947.0-2.5
Majority4286.0+5.1
Turnout 7,166
Conservative hold Swing +2.5
Blenheim [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Lake3,16457.9+1.0
Conservative B. Lyons2,30342.1-1.0
Majority86115.7+2.0
Turnout 5,467
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +1.0
Bramley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Rhodes3,45553.4+0.0
Conservative T. Bennett3,01146.6-0.0
Majority4446.9+0.0
Turnout 6,466
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +0.0
Burmantofts [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Shutt2,26666.3-4.8
Conservative A. Clark1,15033.7+4.8
Majority1,11632.7-9.5
Turnout 3,416
Labour hold Swing -4.8
City [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Stoner2,02367.3-2.0
Conservative R. Hudson98132.7+2.0
Majority1,04234.7-4.0
Turnout 3,004
Labour hold Swing -2.0
Cross Gates [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Jackson2,68858.7-7.5
Conservative L. Demaine1,88841.3+7.5
Majority80017.5-15.1
Turnout 4,576
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -7.5
East Hunslet [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Naylor3,09476.9+1.8
Conservative G. Hewdy93123.1-1.8
Majority2,16353.7+3.5
Turnout 4,025
Labour hold Swing +1.8
Far Headingley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Hargrave3,93183.9+1.8
Labour D. Yalland75616.1-1.8
Majority3,17567.7+3.5
Turnout 4,687
Conservative hold Swing +1.8
Halton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Brooksbank4,08676.2+3.4
Labour N. Barrett1,27923.8-3.4
Majority2,80752.3+6.9
Turnout 5,365
Conservative hold Swing +3.4
Harehills [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Kay2,92153.5-0.1
Labour A. Vickers2,54146.5+0.1
Majority3807.0-0.1
Turnout 5,462
Conservative hold Swing -0.1
Holbeck [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Smith2,93068.6+4.3
Conservative J. Sizer1,34031.4+6.3
Majority1,59037.2-2.0
Turnout 4,270
Labour hold Swing -1.0
Hunslet Carr [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Ellison2,64388.8+13.7
Communist R. Wilkinson33211.2+7.1
Majority2,31177.7+23.3
Turnout 2,975
Labour hold Swing +3.3
Hyde Park [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Davison3,32268.4+5.1
Labour I. Calvert1,53231.6-5.1
Majority1,79036.9+10.1
Turnout 4,854
Conservative hold Swing +5.1
Kirkstall [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Happold3,54361.1-1.7
Conservative E. Lucas2,25338.9+1.7
Majority1,29022.3-3.4
Turnout 5,796
Labour hold Swing -1.7
Meanwood [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Pedley4,27070.1+1.1
Labour J. Hedley1,81729.9-1.1
Majority2,45340.3+2.3
Turnout 6,087
Conservative hold Swing +1.1
Middleton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Brown2,80081.2-4.1
Conservative F. Stubley64818.8+4.1
Majority2,15262.4-8.2
Turnout 3,448
Labour hold Swing -4.1
Moortown [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Bolton4,58076.7+6.4
Labour J. Slater1,39323.3-6.4
Majority3,18753.4+12.9
Turnout 5,973
Conservative hold Swing +6.4
Osmondthorpe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Gabb3,40977.4-2.1
Conservative D. Bradley99722.6+2.1
Majority2,41254.7-4.2
Turnout 4,406
Labour hold Swing -2.1
Pottemewton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Bidgood2,38564.7+3.4
Labour F. Howard1,30135.3-3.4
Majority1,08429.4+6.7
Turnout 3,686
Conservative hold Swing +3.4
Richmond Hill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Fowler2,21580.2+0.2
Conservative W. Clayton54719.8-0.2
Majority1,66860.4+0.4
Turnout 2,762
Labour hold Swing +0.2
Roundhay [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Monkman4,61964.5-2.1
Labour R. Pennington2,54135.5+2.1
Majority2,07829.0-4.3
Turnout 7,160
Conservative hold Swing -2.1
Stanningley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Spence2,93950.3-1.4
Conservative F. Ayres2,89949.7+1.4
Majority400.7-2.8
Turnout 5,838
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -1.4
Wellington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Farrington2,94271.6-1.1
Conservative D. Wolstenholme97223.7+5.8
Communist J. Wheatley1954.7+2.5
Majority1,97047.9-7.0
Turnout 4,109
Labour hold Swing -3.4
Westfield [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Wiseman2,33150.9-5.8
Conservative S. Cowling1,75638.3-5.0
Liberal H. Burbridge49510.8+10.8
Majority57512.5-0.9
Turnout 4,582
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -0.4
Woodhouse [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Ellis3,52860.7+0.9
Conservative F. Winterburn2,28039.3-0.9
Majority1,24821.5+1.8
Turnout 5,808
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +0.9
Wortley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bertrand Mather3,05850.5+3.3
Labour E. Morris3,00049.5-3.3
Majority581.0-4.7
Turnout 6,058
Conservative hold Swing +3.3

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References

  1. 1 2 "British Laborites Widen Poll Gains". The New York Times . 14 May 1954. Retrieved 2 September 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 29 30 "Municipal results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post . 15 May 1954.
  3. 1 2 3 Sharpe, L.J. (1967). Voting in cities: the 1964 borough elections.
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