1947 Leeds City Council election

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The Leeds municipal elections were held on Saturday 1 November 1947, [1] with one third of the seats, as well as a vacancy in Pottermewton, up for election. With no Liberal candidate this time, East Hunslet went unopposed. [2]

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Following favourable national patterns, [1] the swing of two percent [3] to the Conservatives helped the party decisively win the popular vote and, in part thanks to a spike in turnout to 55.3%, [3] gain new post-war records in both share and votes. [2] Despite a deficit of over 20,000 votes and losses totalling seven seats to the Conservatives, Labour were still able to pip them in seats won by an additional seat. [2] As such, Labour's majority was cut by close to a third, but remained safe at 30. [3]

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1947
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1407-751.842.881,559-2.1%
  Conservative 1370+748.153.5101,832+2.1%
  Liberal 00000.03.05,774+0.1%
  Communist 00000.00.71,332-0.0%

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
Labour59155215
Conservatives19112611
Total78267826
104104
Working majority 40   4  26   4 
 44  30 

Ward results

Armley & Wortley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Coan3,41263.6N/A
Conservative G. Atkinson1,95536.4N/A
Majority1,45727.2N/A
Turnout 5,367N/A
Beeston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Woodward4,77649.4+3.7
Labour E. Whitehead3,84039.7-5.9
Liberal A. Whitaker1,05310.9+2.1
Majority9369.7+9.6
Turnout 9,669
Blenheim [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Lister3,85356.5+1.0
Labour A. D'Arcy2,34334.3-10.2
Liberal M. Allen6269.2+9.2
Majority1,51022.2+11.2
Turnout 6,822
Bramley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Womersley5,13446.5-8.4
Conservative A. Baker4,70942.6-2.4
Liberal Ms Booth1,19910.9+10.9
Majority4253.9-6.0
Turnout 11,042
Burmantofts [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Shutt2,57367.7N/A
Conservative C. Kirby1,22632.3N/A
Majority1,34735.4N/A
Turnout 3,799N/A
Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Walsh2,04354.2-8.2
Conservative F. Morat1,72945.8+8.2
Majority3148.3-16.5
Turnout 3,772
Cross Gates & Temple Newsam [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Bell8,05257.4+0.0
Labour R. Thomas5,96542.6-0.0
Majority2,08714.8+0.0
Turnout 14,017
East Hunslet [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. MayhewUnopposedN/AN/A
Labour hold Swing N/A
Far Headingley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hargrave9,23681.0+8.7
Labour A. Tallant2,16919.0-1.0
Majority7,06762.0+9.7
Turnout 11,405
Farnley & Wortley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Wallbanks5,18852.3-5.7
Conservative C. Horner4,73847.7+5.7
Majority4504.5-11.4
Turnout 9,926
Harehills [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Power5,31051.2+4.6
Labour K. Muir5,06048.8-4.6
Majority2502.4-4.4
Turnout 10,370
Holbeck North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Veitch1,15559.9N/A
Conservative A. Parkinson50326.1N/A
Liberal W. Holdsworth26914.0N/A
Majority65233.8N/A
Turnout 1,927N/A
Holbeck South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Jones2,91655.6-17.1
Conservative H. Drake1,75733.5+33.5
Liberal W. Hopper56810.8-16.4
Majority1,15922.1-23.5
Turnout 5,241
Hunslet Carr & Middleton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Hodkinson6,13364.8N/A
Conservative J. Walton3,32635.2N/A
Majority2,80729.7N/A
Turnout 9,459N/A
Hyde Park [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Walker5,64472.5+3.7
Labour G. Issott2,13727.5-3.7
Majority3,50745.1+7.4
Turnout 7,781
Kirkstall [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Sellers5,02149.8+4.3
Labour M. Malcolm4,10140.7-13.7
Liberal L. Spencer6386.3+6.3
Communist R. Huffingley3133.1+3.1
Majority9209.1+0.2
Turnout 10,073
Mill Hill & South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Jowitt1,53852.5+1.0
Labour H. Holdsworth1,39447.5-1.0
Majority1444.9+1.9
Turnout 2,932
North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Murphy9,72480.5+2.9
Labour N. Davey2,34919.5-2.9
Majority7,37561.1+5.8
Turnout 12,073
Osmondthorpe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Fish4,25763.1N/A
Conservative T. Nipe2,49136.9N/A
Majority1,76626.2N/A
Turnout 6,748N/A
Pottermewton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Bidgood4,46857.5+2.5
Conservative C. Driver4,442
Labour K. Cohen2,55132.8-1.7
Labour R. Peart2,401
Communist B. Ramelson7539.7-0.8
Majority1,91724.7+4.2
Turnout 7,772
Richmond Hill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Fowler1,90069.3-20.5
Conservative R. Eden84030.7+30.7
Majority1,06038.7-41.1
Turnout 2,740
Roundhay [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Monkman10,33077.0+0.5
Labour A. King3,08323.0-0.5
Majority7,24754.0+1.1
Turnout 13,413
Upper Armley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hiley4,38654.1+8.9
Labour J. Underwood3,72045.9-2.3
Majority6668.2+5.2
Turnout 8,106
West Hunslet [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Adamson3,34352.4-13.5
Conservative J. Farrell1,86529.2-1.5
Liberal A. Smith90314.2+14.2
Communist F. Warburton2664.2+0.9
Majority1,47823.2-12.0
Turnout 6,377
Westfield [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Youngman1,69354.4-7.1
Conservative M. Gledhill1,41745.6+7.1
Majority2768.9-14.1
Turnout 3,110
Woodhouse [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Bretherick3,10047.3-9.4
Conservative G. Taylor2,93844.8+1.5
Liberal Ms. Hobson5187.9+7.9
Majority1622.5-10.9
Turnout 6,556

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References

  1. 1 2 "British Laborites Decisively Beaten in Municipal Vote". The New York Times . 2 November 1947. Retrieved 15 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 "Municipal results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post . 2 November 1947.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Sharpe, L.J. (1967). Voting in cities: the 1964 borough elections.
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