1952 West Riding County Council election

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Map of the results of the election in each division

The 1952 West Riding County Council election was held on Saturday, 5 April 1952. [1] The election took place in the administrative county of the West Riding of Yorkshire, which excluded the county boroughs of Barnsley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield and York. [2] The whole council of ninety-six members was up for election, with each county electoral division returning one councillor. [3]

Contents

After the election the composition of the council was: [1]

Results by division

Adwick-le-Street

Adwick-le-Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. W. Lane (Unopposed)N/A

Aireborough

Aireborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. E. Bowes4,739
Conservative R. Martin3,595

Askern

Askern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Thompson (Unopposed)N/A

Aston

Aston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Cloke3,386
Conservative D. Marcroft635

Baildon

Baildon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Oates2,902
Labour R. Lawrie1,472

Barnoldswick

Barnoldswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Carradice4,216
Conservative H. Hogarth2,995

Barwick

Barwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. G. W. Lane Fox3,315
Labour V. P. Richardson1,679

Batley No. 1

Batley No. 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Westerby (Unopposed)N/A

Batley No. 2

Batley No. 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Laura I. Fitzpatrick (Unopposed)N/A

Bentley

Bentley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. E. Keers (Unopposed)N/A

Birstall

Birstall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. A. Ogilvy (Unopposed)N/A

Bingley

Bingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Whitehead (Unopposed)N/A

Brighouse North

Brighouse North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. S. Wilkinson3,634
Conservative J. W. Sutcliffe2,548

Brighouse South

Brighouse South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Clamp2,871
Conservative H. Postlethwaite2,146

Castleford No. 1

Castleford No. 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Whittock (Unopposed)N/A

Castleford No. 2

Castleford No. 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Dews (Unopposed)N/A

Colne Valley No. 1

Colne Valley No. 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A. E. Whiteley (Unopposed)N/A

Colne Valley No. 2

Colne Valley No. 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jessie Smith3,418
Conservative G. Wimpenny2,195

Conisborough

Conisborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Roberts (Unopposed)N/A

Craven

Craven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Knowles-Fitton (Unopposed)N/A

Crofton

Crofton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Dwyer (Unopposed)N/A

Cudworth

Cudworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Berry (Unopposed)N/A

Dalton

Dalton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. H. Townend2,269
Conservative J. Brittain571

Darfield and Thurnscoe

Darfield and Thurnscoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Clarney2,661
Conservative A. W. Bramham650

Darton

Darton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Skelton1,690
Conservative J. Johnson628
Independent S. Homer87

Dearne

Dearne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Davies1,758
Conservative G. Roberts268

Denby Dale

Denby Dale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Hibbert1,840
Independent C. H. Moxon1,202

Ecclesfield

Ecclesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. W. Trickett2,465
Conservative F. Scampton786

Edlington

Edlington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Yorke (Unopposed)N/A

Elland

Elland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Cockroft (Unopposed)N/A

Featherstone

Featherstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Rowley (Unopposed)N/A

Garforth

Garforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. B. Holt (Unopposed)N/A

Goole

Goole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. T. Medcalf3,610
Conservative R. Jolly2,592

Harrogate No. 1

Harrogate No. 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. J. Craven (Unopposed)N/A

Harrogate No. 2

Harrogate No. 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. C. Hunter (Unopposed)N/A

Harrogate No. 3

Harrogate No. 3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. S. Tennant (Unopposed)N/A

Hatfield and Stainforth

Hatfield and Stainforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Kelley (Unopposed)N/A

Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. W. Sutcliffe1,840
Labour P. Sowden1,625

Heckmondwike

Heckmondwike
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Thackray2,356
Labour A. S. Thornton2,174

Hemsworth

Hemsworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Bednall (Unopposed)N/A

Holmfirth

Holmfirth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Denton (Unopposed)N/A

Horbury

Horbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Lloyd3,031
Independent G. Senior2,303

Horsforth

Horsforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. E. Thackray (Unopposed)N/A

Hoyland

Hoyland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. E. Wilkinson (Unopposed)N/A

Ilkley

Ilkley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative N. Geldard (Unopposed)N/A

Keighley No. 1

Keighley No. 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. McNulty3,300
Conservative C. Berry2,763

Keighley No. 2

Keighley No. 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. S. Mason2,390
Liberal W. E. Walton2,351
Independent S. Unwin544

Keighley No. 3

Keighley No. 3
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Harrison2,824
Conservative A. W. Tack2,368

Kirkburton

Kirkburton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent G. T. Haigh2,668
Labour J. A. Lawton3,085

Kiveton Park

Kiveton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alice Rastall3,740
Independent E. K. P. C. Rigden543

Knaresborough

Knaresborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. C. Crowther

Knottingley

Knottingley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Blackburn4,104
Conservative E. K. Thirkettle2,248

Maltby and Tickhill

Maltby and Tickhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Cheetham2,627
Conservative C. Line756

Mexborough

Mexborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. M. Hanson (Unopposed)N/A

Mirfield

Mirfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent J. Hardy2,648
Labour M. Day2,455

Morley No. 1

Morley No. 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Barnes2,330
Independent T. Barker1,564

Morley No. 2

Morley No. 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Rankin3,097
Independent J. Wilcock1,616

Normanton

Normanton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. E. Metcalfe (Unopposed)N/A

Ossett

Ossett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. M. Hyman3,556
Conservative H. Smith2,597

Otley

Otley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Guy3,247
Labour A. M. Pickering2,402

Pateley Bridge

Pateley Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. L. Barran (Unopposed)N/A

Penistone

Penistone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Goldthorpe2,073
Independent S. Palmer2,035

Pontefract

Pontefract
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Wright3,455
Conservative W. Storey1,512

Pudsey No. 1

Pudsey No. 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Fuller Smith (Unopposed)N/A

Pudsey No. 2

Pudsey No. 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. V. Waldegrave2,290
Conservative J. O. Cowgill2,245
Liberal W. C. Knowison1,467

Queensbury

Queensbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. E. McCreath2,360
Labour P. Hemingway2,035

Rawmarsh

Rawmarsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. E. Payne (unopposed)N/A

Ripon

Ripon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. B. Eccles (unopposed)N/A

Ripponden

Ripponden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Stott

Rossington

Rossington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. E. Hughes (unopposed)N/A

Rothwell

Rothwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. H. Turner (unopposed)N/A

Saddleworth

Saddleworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. E. Smith3,531
Labour F. G. Battye3,115

Sedbergh

Sedbergh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. H. Illingworth (unopposed)N/A

Selby

Selby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. E. Anson (unopposed)N/A

Settle

Settle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Knowles (unopposed)N/A

Silsden

Silsden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. A. D. Warren2,988
Conservative N. Fortune2,950

Shipley East

Shipley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Wilcock3,369
Conservative L. P. Warne955

Shipley West

Shipley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Waddilove3,754
Labour C. V. Barber1,611

Skipton

Skipton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. P. Banks3,378
Conservative M. Mitchell2,435

Snaith

Snaith
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Martinson1,824
Labour J. Street1,400

South Elmsall

South Elmsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. King (unopposed)N/A

South Kirkby

South Kirkby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Flavell (unopposed)N/A

Sowerby Bridge

Sowerby Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Barker2,212
Independent E. Cockroft1,447

Spenborough No. 1

Spenborough No. 1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Morton2,664
Labour F. Kirkman2,441

Spenborough No. 2

Spenborough No. 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Greenald3,190
Liberal H. W. Edwards2,892

Stanley

Stanley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. E. Howe (unopposed)N/A

Stocksbridge

Stocksbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Sweeney2,121
Conservative Helen Green1,919

Swinton

Swinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Creighton (unopposed)N/A

Tadcaster

Tadcaster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. W. Atkinson2,630
Labour W. Tomlinson1,590

Thorne

Thorne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. H. Nicholson (unopposed)N/A

Todmorden

Todmorden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. de Ville Mather (unopposed)N/A

Wath-on-Dearne

Wath-on-Dearne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Cutts (unopposed)N/A

Wetherby

Wetherby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Porteous (unopposed)N/A

Whitwood

Whitwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Taylor (unopposed)N/A

Wombwell

Wombwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. A. Newsome (unopposed)N/A

Worsborough

Worsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. W. Boland3,062
Conservative K. S. Dickinson659

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