1960 Leeds City Council election

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The 1960 Leeds municipal elections were held on 12 May 1960, with one third of the council set to be re-elected. [1]

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A large swing of 5.5% [2] to the Conservatives allowed them their first election victory since 1951 - having won the most votes in several elections since then, but never amounting to a majority of seats. [1] The Conservatives made their six gains from Labour in the wards of Beeston, Bramley, Harehills, Stanningley, Westfield, Woodhouse and Wortley, halving Labour's majority of councillors from 24 to 12. [1] [2]

Elsewhere, the Liberals managed a post-war first of beating Labour to second place in Allerton and Far Headingley, and the first Independent candidate standing since the war, Dennis Peddar, made negligible impact in Westfield. [1] Turnout fell sharply for this election - by nearly a quarter from the previous year - to a new low of 27.5%. [2]

Election result

Leeds local election result 1960
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1560+653.654.352,399+5.3
  Labour 1306-646.441.039,553-5.5
  Liberal 00000.04.24,029+0.2
  Communist 00000.00.55000.0
  Independent 00000.00.173+0.1

The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: [2]

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Cllr Ald CllrAld
Labour54184818
Conservatives30103610
Total84288428
112112
Working majority 24   8  12   8 
 32  20 

Ward results

Allerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Lyons3,51476.8−10.6
Liberal Julius Blum67414.7+14.7
Labour A. Baum3888.5−4.2
Majority 2,84062.1−12.6
Turnout 4,576
Conservative hold Swing -12.6
Armley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Lee1,58252.7−4.5
Conservative R. Beal1,42147.3+4.5
Majority 1615.4−8.9
Turnout 3,003
Labour hold Swing -4.5
Beeston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Farrell3,00450.0+3.4
Labour A. Tallant2,57342.8+0.2
Liberal H. Linley4337.2−3.5
Majority 4317.2+3.2
Turnout 6,010
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +1.6
Blenheim [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Sedgley1,73665.2+1.9
Conservative J. Butterfield92634.8−1.9
Majority 81030.4+3.7
Turnout 2,662
Labour hold Swing +1.9
Bramley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Dean2,27949.5+8.6
Labour H. Battersby1,87940.8−9.5
Liberal Walter Holdsworth4469.7+0.9
Majority 4008.7−0.7
Turnout 4,604
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.0
Burmantofts [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Watson1,38464.1−4.2
Conservative D. Mowbray77635.9+4.2
Majority 60828.2−8.6
Turnout 2,160
Labour hold Swing -4.2
City [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Stoner90157.3−7.4
Conservative B. Emmett67242.7+7.4
Majority 22914.6−14.7
Turnout 1,573
Labour hold Swing -7.4
Cross Gates [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Jackson2,12155.5−8.1
Conservative G. Lockwood1,70044.5+8.1
Majority 42111.0−16.2
Turnout 3,821
Labour hold Swing -8.1
East Hunslet [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Houghton1,31365.3−9.3
Conservative M. Green69934.7+9.3
Majority 61430.5−18.6
Turnout 2,012
Labour hold Swing -9.3
Far Headingley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Rostron3,37462.6−2.5
Liberal John Humphrey Morrish1,09820.4+3.6
Labour H. Swain91717.0−1.1
Majority 2,27642.2−4.8
Turnout 5,389
Conservative hold Swing -3.0
Halton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Brooksbank3,75280.7+4.9
Labour L. Wray89719.3−4.9
Majority 2,85561.4+9.9
Turnout 4,649
Conservative hold Swing +4.9
Harehills [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Astle2,73463.5+7.9
Labour W. Todd1,56936.5−7.9
Majority 1,16527.1+15.8
Turnout 4,303
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.9
Holbeck [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Smith1,34264.1+5.0
Conservative B. Morland75235.9+11.7
Majority 59028.2−6.6
Turnout 2,094
Labour hold Swing -3.3
Hunslet Carr [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Booth1,55068.8−0.3
Conservative A. Roberts70431.2+11.4
Majority 84637.5−11.8
Turnout 2,254
Labour hold Swing -5.8
Hyde Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Davison2,09570.6+6.7
Labour L. Steele87429.4−6.7
Majority 1,22141.1+13.3
Turnout 2,969
Conservative hold Swing +6.7
Kirkstall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Happold2,25151.8−6.3
Conservative S. Codd2,09248.2+6.3
Majority 1593.7−12.6
Turnout 4,343
Labour hold Swing -6.3
Meanwood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Pedley2,98977.9+4.7
Labour A. Kirk84622.1−4.7
Majority 2,14355.9+9.3
Turnout 3,835
Conservative hold Swing +4.7
Middleton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Brown1,40572.1−4.7
Conservative H. Alexander42721.9+7.9
Communist R. Wilkinson1186.1+3.1
Majority 97850.2−12.6
Turnout 1,950
Labour hold Swing -6.3
Moortown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Bolton3,71480.9+4.0
Labour D. Thomas87919.1−4.0
Majority 2,83561.7+8.0
Turnout 4,593
Conservative hold Swing +4.0
Osmondthorpe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Douglas Gabb1,77471.2−3.1
Conservative A. Lunn71928.8+3.1
Majority 1,05542.3−6.3
Turnout 2,493
Labour hold Swing -3.1
Potternewton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Bradley1,69170.1+4.3
Labour Kevin Gould60225.0−4.7
Communist H. Fawcett1184.9+0.4
Majority 1,08945.2+9.0
Turnout 2,411
Conservative hold Swing +4.5
Richmond Hill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Rooney1,09374.2−2.0
Conservative H. Flockton38125.8+2.0
Majority 71248.3−4.0
Turnout 1,474
Labour hold Swing -2.0
Roundhay [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Monkman3,36279.1+8.8
Labour D. Yelland88820.9−8.8
Majority 2,47458.2+17.5
Turnout 4,250
Conservative hold Swing +8.8
Stanningley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Vickers1,74942.6+7.1
Labour E. Coward1,62139.5−6.4
Liberal J. Grimshaw73417.9−0.7
Majority 1283.1−7.3
Turnout 4,104
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.7
Wellington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aimee Tong1,86272.4−1.7
Conservative B. Pearce54221.1+2.0
Communist G. Hodgson1696.6−0.4
Majority 1,32051.3−3.7
Turnout 2,573
Labour hold Swing -1.8
Westfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative May Sexton1,57644.1−4.1
Labour H. Wiseman1,39739.1−12.7
Liberal E. Vasey53014.8+14.8
Independent Dennis Pedder732.0+2.0
Majority 1795.0+1.4
Turnout 3,576
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.3
Woodhouse [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Chadwick1,68648.6+9.6
Labour R. Ellis1,57245.3−2.5
Liberal A. Oliver1143.3−6.0
Communist E. Meth952.7−1.0
Majority 1143.3−5.5
Turnout 3,467
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.0
Wortley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bertrand Mather3,06956.8+5.5
Labour J. Stephenson2,33743.2−5.5
Majority 73213.5+11.0
Turnout 5,406
Conservative hold Swing +5.5

References

  1. 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 31 32 "Municipal results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post . 13 May 1960.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sharpe, L.J. (1967). Voting in cities: the 1964 borough elections.