1969 Leeds City Council election

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The 1969 Leeds municipal election was held on 8 May 1969, [1] with one third of the councillors up for election. The Conservative incumbent in Armley had defected to Independent Conservative in the interim and hoped to defend it as such. [2]

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In contrast to their performance nationally, [1] the Tories fell back upon their peak the previous year, with Labour managing to stabilise their support somewhat. The sole beneficiary (unlike last year, the Communists dropped back to their normal support) were the Liberals, who obtained their largest vote since 1963. In total three seats changed hands, with a spectacular gain in West Hunslet by the Liberals from the Conservatives, another loss of the latter's to Labour in Osmondthorpe, offset a little by a comfortable win back in Armley from their former incumbent. [2]

Election result

Leeds local election result 1969
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2312-176.758.762,949-2.6
  Labour 510+116.727.929,872-0.0
  Liberal 210+16.711.312,099+6.8
  Communist 00000.01.71,879-4.4
  Ind. Conservative 001-10.00.4400+0.4

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

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Cllr Ald CllrAld
Conservatives74257325
Labour125135
Liberals3040
Independent Conservative1000
Total90309030
120120
Working majority 58  20  56  20 
 78  76 

Ward results

Armley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Mathers1,74338.5−15.7
Liberal J. Saxton1,31829.1+29.1
Labour J. Bissell98921.9−15.0
Ind. Conservative G. Atkinson4008.8+8.8
Communist P. Wilson721.6−7.3
Majority 4259.4−8.0
Turnout 4,522
Conservative hold Swing -22.4
Beeston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Hartley2,54761.1−5.2
Labour J. Hodkinson1,21229.1−1.0
Liberal L. Kent4089.8+9.8
Majority 1,33532.0−4.3
Turnout 4,167
Conservative hold Swing -2.1
Bramley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Robinson2,02554.2−3.0
Labour M. Chadwick99826.7−8.5
Liberal A. Fleet71219.1+19.1
Majority 1,02727.5+5.6
Turnout 3,735
Conservative hold Swing +2.7
Burley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Ramsden1,85266.2+4.3
Labour S. Whelan70625.3−6.7
Communist S. Walker2388.5+2.4
Majority 1,14641.0+11.1
Turnout 2,796
Conservative hold Swing +5.5
Burmantofts [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christine Thomas1,95649.8+0.1
Labour Joyce Gould 1,84347.0+4.0
Communist F. Stockdale1263.2−4.1
Majority 1132.9−3.9
Turnout 3,925
Conservative hold Swing -1.9
Castleton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C. Tucker2,08154.6+9.1
Labour K. Cohen1,05127.6+1.6
Conservative C. Johnson62416.4−5.6
Communist J. Corscadden521.4−5.1
Majority 1,03027.0+7.4
Turnout 3,808
Liberal hold Swing +3.7
Chapel Allerton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Hunt3,12086.0+0.8
Labour A. Baum2637.2−3.9
Liberal Deryck Ernest Senior2466.8+6.8
Majority 2,85778.7+4.7
Turnout 3,629
Conservative hold Swing +2.3
City [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doreen Jenner1,38853.5+4.7
Conservative J. Klineberg1,11342.9−1.7
Communist T. Johnson943.6−3.0
Majority 27510.6+6.4
Turnout 2,595
Labour hold Swing +3.2
Cookridge [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Jenkins3,33774.4+0.8
Labour F. Davis67815.1+5.2
Liberal J. Davies47110.5−1.9
Majority 2,65959.3−1.9
Turnout 4,486
Conservative hold Swing -2.2
East Hunslet [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Parker1,41657.7−4.3
Conservative I. Holmes55822.8−7.3
Liberal G. Beever47819.5+19.5
Majority 85835.0+3.0
Turnout 2,452
Labour hold Swing +1.5
Gipton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Suttenstall2,01461.1+5.7
Labour J. Gore1,21937.0−1.1
Communist J. Bellamy611.9−4.6
Majority 79524.1+6.8
Turnout 3,294
Conservative hold Swing +3.4
Halton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Dodgson4,65985.9+4.3
Labour E. Coward58710.8−0.9
Communist S. Jones1803.3−3.4
Majority 4,07275.0+5.2
Turnout 5,426
Conservative hold Swing +2.6
Harehills [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Cummings1,98676.7−3.1
Labour W. Spence30411.7−1.5
Liberal D. Freethy29811.5+11.5
Majority 1,68265.0−1.6
Turnout 2,588
Conservative hold Swing -0.8
Headingley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Clark3,09779.7+8.0
Labour G. Wood43711.2+0.5
Liberal M. Stevens3539.1−3.5
Majority 2,66068.4+9.3
Turnout 3,887
Conservative hold Swing +3.7
Holbeck [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Atha1,30647.4−7.6
Liberal R. Whitelock83030.1+30.1
Conservative J. Bateman62222.6−12.4
Majority 47617.3−2.7
Turnout 2,758
Labour hold Swing -18.8
Kirkstall [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Horrocks2,89857.9−3.6
Labour D. Matthews1,63932.7−0.3
Liberal J. Grant3817.6+7.6
Communist J. Sidebottom881.8−3.8
Majority 1,25925.1−3.3
Turnout 5,006
Conservative hold Swing -1.6
Middleton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Malcolm1,60654.0−1.4
Liberal J. Crashaw68323.0+23.0
Conservative B. Rawson48816.4−17.1
Communist D. Priscott1976.6−4.4
Majority 92331.0+9.1
Turnout 2,974
Labour hold Swing -12.2
Moortown [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Redmond2,74074.1−0.5
Liberal E. Nevies54514.7+3.1
Labour C. Bloom41411.2+1.2
Majority 2,19559.3−3.6
Turnout 3,699
Conservative hold Swing -1.8
Osmondthorpe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Prichard1,81249.8+6.5
Conservative L. Horton1,66345.7−0.5
Communist T. Kelly1634.5−6.0
Majority 1494.1+1.2
Turnout 3,638
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.5
Richmond Hill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Levey1,70954.6−0.6
Labour J. Mathers1,18838.0+1.2
Liberal D. McAllister1334.2+4.2
Communist P. Fawcett1003.2−0.8
Majority 52116.6−1.8
Turnout 3,130
Conservative hold Swing -0.9
Roundhay [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Johnson3,31691.3+3.5
Labour Douglas Gabb3168.7+1.5
Majority 3,00082.6+2.0
Turnout 3,632
Conservative hold Swing +1.0
Scott Hall [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative V. Darnton1,42975.5+24.7
Labour R. Sedler46424.5−8.3
Majority 96551.0+33.0
Turnout 1,893
Conservative hold Swing +16.5
Seacroft [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. McQuire1,64249.5+2.9
Labour J. Moran1,54446.6+2.3
Communist H. Besser1303.9−5.3
Majority 983.0+0.6
Turnout 3,316
Conservative hold Swing +0.3
Stanningley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative I. Benton1,99151.8+5.3
Labour Kevin Gould1,68944.0+5.3
Communist F. Sidebottom1604.2−0.4
Majority 3027.9+0.1
Turnout 3,840
Conservative hold Swing +0.0
Talbot [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Brayshay3,39887.5+0.4
Labour A. Vollans48712.5+2.9
Majority 2,91174.9−2.5
Turnout 3,885
Conservative hold Swing -1.2
Weetwood [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Rostron3,78981.3+5.1
Liberal W. Beaumont58312.5−2.5
Labour C. Collinge2876.2+2.3
Majority 3,20668.8+7.5
Turnout 4,659
Conservative hold Swing +3.8
West Hunslet [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Dennis Pedder2,10454.8+54.8
Conservative M. Waddington1,03827.0−28.8
Labour A. Donohoe69818.2−17.3
Majority 1,06627.8+7.4
Turnout 3,840
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +41.8
Whinmoor [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peggy White1,32949.5+0.7
Labour L. Jackson1,30548.6+4.1
Communist W. Rumbelow491.8−4.8
Majority 240.9−3.4
Turnout 2,683
Conservative hold Swing -1.7
Woodhouse [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Fingret1,85663.1+0.7
Labour Eric Atkinson91631.1+3.0
Communist L. Morris1695.7−3.7
Majority 94032.0−2.2
Turnout 2,941
Conservative hold Swing -1.1
Wortley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Stubley2,41060.3−3.7
Labour W. Thurlow1,11027.8+6.1
Liberal Walter Holdsworth47511.9+1.0
Majority 1,30032.5−9.9
Turnout 3,995
Conservative hold Swing -4.9

References

  1. 1 2 "British Laborites Again Set Back in Local Voting". The New York Times . 9 May 1969. 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 32 "Municipal results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post . 9 May 1969.