1967 Leeds City Council election

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The 1967 Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 11 May 1967, [1] with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in the wards of Woodhouse and Wortley. [2]

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The final election on present boundaries, the Conservatives won a decisive victory on a 3.8% swing [3] to a record share and their highest vote in over fifteen years. The Tories picked up five seats in total from Labour, and for the first time since 1951, won their second seat in the wards of Kirkstall, Stanningley and Westfield, and gained full representation in Bramley and Wortley. [2] With those gains the Conservatives now had a narrow lead in councillors, [4] with only Labour's superior aldermen totals stopping the Tories from gaining the council and adding it to the list of momentous victories that night. [1]

Elsewhere the Liberals seen yet another fall in their vote, returning their third place to contention as the Communists continued inching upwards, comfortably achieving their greatest vote. Last year's British National candidate stood again in Armley, but this time as a National Front candidate and an Independent contested Bramley. [2] Turnout rose dramatically following the previous year's poor figure to 39.2%, the best participation seen since 1955. [3]

Election result

Leeds local election result 1967
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1750+556.758.174,853+4.4
  Labour 1305-543.337.548,361-3.2
  Liberal 00000.02.32,999-1.5
  Communist 00000.01.72,170+0.1
  Independent 00000.00.2300+0.2
  National Front 00000.00.194+0.1

The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: [4]

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Cllr Ald CllrAld
Labour46194119
Conservatives38 943 9
Total84288428
112112
Working majority  8  10  -2  10 
 18   8 

Ward results

Allerton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Bidgood5,88585.2+2.2
Labour V. Zermansky1,02414.8−2.2
Majority 4,86170.4+4.4
Turnout 6,909
Conservative hold Swing +2.2
Armley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Cohen2,59850.0−3.4
Conservative G. Atkinson2,35445.3+5.0
Liberal T. Alcock1522.9+2.9
National Front P. Stone941.8+1.8
Majority 2444.7−8.4
Turnout 5,198
Labour hold Swing -4.2
Beeston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Snape3,94154.3+3.5
Labour A. Beevers3,32145.7−3.5
Majority 6208.5+7.0
Turnout 7,262
Conservative hold Swing +3.5
Blenheim [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Wallbanks90451.1−9.2
Conservative R. Harker86448.9+9.2
Majority 402.3−18.4
Turnout 1,768
Labour hold Swing -9.2
Bramley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Robinson3,32849.0−3.7
Labour Eric Atkinson3,15946.5−0.7
Independent J. Waddington3004.4+4.4
Majority 1692.5−2.9
Turnout 6,787
Conservative gain from Labour Swing -1.5
Burmantofts [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Lloyd1,54355.6−1.6
Conservative C. Thomas1,23244.4+1.6
Majority 31111.2−3.2
Turnout 2,775
Labour hold Swing -1.6
City [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Tallant65953.0−12.4
Conservative D. Ramsden58447.0+12.4
Majority 756.0−24.8
Turnout 1,243
Labour hold Swing -12.4
Cross Gates [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Booth3,53752.7+3.6
Conservative R. Vaughan2,78741.5−3.5
Communist T. Scawthorne3905.8−0.1
Majority 75011.2+7.1
Turnout 6,714
Labour hold Swing +3.5
East Hunslet [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Fish1,08458.9−5.1
Conservative E. Feather75641.1+5.1
Majority 32817.8−10.3
Turnout 1,840
Labour hold Swing -5.1
Far Headingley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Hall6,55572.5+7.6
Labour C. Furniss1,35115.0+0.8
Liberal J. Harris1,13012.5−8.3
Majority 5,20457.6+13.5
Turnout 9,036
Conservative hold Swing +3.4
Halton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Watson5,32378.5+1.0
Labour D. Hamilton1,46221.5−1.0
Majority 3,86156.9+2.1
Turnout 6,785
Conservative hold Swing +1.0
Harehills [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. White3,01366.9+6.0
Labour Doreen Jenner1,48833.1−6.0
Majority 1,52533.9+12.0
Turnout 4,501
Conservative hold Swing +6.0
Holbeck [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Jones1,50452.0−9.9
Conservative M. Waddington1,25943.5+8.1
Communist J. McCarthy1304.5+1.7
Majority 2458.5−17.9
Turnout 2,893
Labour hold Swing -9.0
Hunslet Carr [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Pepper1,68455.7−11.3
Conservative P. Goodwin1,22640.5+10.9
Communist F. Burwin1163.8+0.4
Majority 45815.1−22.3
Turnout 3,026
Labour hold Swing -11.1
Hyde Park [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Hall2,65767.2+9.4
Labour H. Best1,11228.1−10.1
Communist S. Walker1854.7+0.6
Majority 1,54539.1+19.5
Turnout 3,954
Conservative hold Swing +9.7
Kirkstall [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Newton3,05550.4+7.7
Labour Albert Smith2,87147.4−7.0
Communist B. Huffingley1332.2−0.6
Majority 1843.0−8.6
Turnout 6,059
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.3
Meanwood [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative V. Cardno3,67772.6+5.9
Labour O. Winship87917.4−3.8
Liberal A. Wren50710.0−2.1
Majority 2,79855.3+9.7
Turnout 5,063
Conservative hold Swing +4.8
Middleton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Malcolm2,38267.2−11.9
Conservative R. Heslett97327.4+11.0
Communist D. Priscott1925.4+0.9
Majority 1,40939.7−23.0
Turnout 3,547
Labour hold Swing -11.4
Moortown [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bertrand Mather6,14179.6+4.0
Labour C. Say1,16915.1−2.9
Communist T. Kelly4095.3−1.1
Majority 4,97264.4+6.8
Turnout 7,719
Conservative hold Swing +3.4
Osmondthorpe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Addlestone1,63857.8−9.8
Conservative E. Lewis1,19742.2+9.8
Majority 44115.6−19.6
Turnout 2,835
Labour hold Swing -9.8
Potternewton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sydney Symmonds2,00377.2+17.4
Labour M. Lawrence41816.1−13.1
Communist A. Dale1756.7+5.0
Majority 1,58561.1+30.5
Turnout 2,596
Conservative hold Swing +15.2
Richmond Hill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Mathers1,83461.9−9.3
Conservative G. Russell91430.9+10.3
Communist T. Johnson2137.2−1.0
Majority 92031.1−19.6
Turnout 2,961
Labour hold Swing -9.8
Roundhay [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Bretherick4,77780.4+1.8
Labour D. Thomas1,16819.6−1.8
Majority 3,60960.7+3.6
Turnout 5,945
Conservative hold Swing +1.8
Stanningley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Knapton3,03749.1+9.3
Labour H. Waterman2,87146.4+1.2
Liberal F. Robertson2794.5−10.5
Majority 1662.7−2.8
Turnout 6,187
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.0
Wellington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Barrett98055.7−7.1
Conservative B. Pearce48227.4+11.9
Liberal W. Alcock22813.0−2.7
Communist M. Rogers704.0−2.0
Majority 49828.3−18.8
Turnout 1,760
Labour hold Swing -9.5
Westfield [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Sexton1,33254.4+5.7
Labour V. Whelan1,11845.6−5.7
Majority 2148.7+6.1
Turnout 2,450
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +5.7
Woodhouse [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Taylor2,10048.9+0.3
Conservative P. Fingret2,03647.4−0.8
Conservative D. Crawford2,033
Labour J. Moynihan2,006
Communist M. Moore1573.7+0.5
Majority 271.5+1.0
Turnout 4,293
Labour hold Swing +0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Wortley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Beal3,46551.9+5.2
Conservative R. Treeman3,380
Labour J. Klineberg2,50337.5−3.3
Labour J. Stephen2,479
Liberal Walter Holdsworth70310.5−1.9
Liberal J. Saxton687
Majority 87714.4+8.4
Turnout 6,671
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.2

References

  1. 1 2 "Tories Gain Again in Urban Elections". The New York Times . 11 May 1967. Retrieved 19 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 29 30 31 "Municipal results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post . 12 May 1967.
  3. 1 2 Sharpe, L.J. (1967). Voting in cities: the 1964 borough elections.
  4. 1 2 Whitaker, Joseph (1967). Whitaker's Almanack 1967.
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