1950 Leeds City Council election
The 1950 Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday, 11 May 1950,[1] with one third of the seats to be elected.[2]
The election was sparsely contested owing to an electoral truce between Labour and the Conservatives in anticipation of the impending boundary changes to take effect the following year. However the Liberals and Communists fielded candidates in a number of wards - although the Liberals' two candidates was much reduced from recent showings, whilst conversely the Communists contesting of over a quarter of wards was well above their usual three. Eight wards in total were opposed, with the five Labour and three Conservative incumbents easily defending them, ensuring an uneventful result in contrast to the national picture.[1][2][3]
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.4 | 51.2 | 9,733 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.6 | 39.0 | 7,415 | -13.5 | |
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 980 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 892 | +0.6 |
The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[3]
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cllr | Ald | Cllr | Ald | ||
Labour | 42 | 14 | 42 | 14 | |
Conservatives | 36 | 12 | 36 | 12 | |
Total | 78 | 26 | 78 | 26 | |
104 | 104 | ||||
Working majority | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
8 | 8 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ms. Marlow | 2,109 | 95.4 | +31.5 | |
Communist | L. Burwin | 102 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 2,007 | 90.8 | +63.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,211 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +13.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Gummersall | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Webster | 2,263 | 93.7 | +33.0 | |
Communist | M. Roche | 152 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 2,111 | 87.4 | +66.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,415 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +13.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eric Atkinson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Murray | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Lowcock | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Brooksbanks | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lizzie Naylor | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Dovenor | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Muir | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ms. Hill | 1,753 | 94.3 | +44.8 | |
Communist | P. Warburton | 106 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 1,647 | 88.6 | +87.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,859 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +19.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Hirst | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Bray | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Hand | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. McKay | 2,859 | 86.8 | +16.8 | |
Liberal | G. Foster | 434 | 13.2 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 2,425 | 73.6 | +24.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,293 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Happold | 2,572 | 94.1 | +50.6 | |
Communist | R. Huffingley | 160 | 5.9 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 2,412 | 88.3 | +86.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,732 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +23.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Nipe | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Watson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Potter | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Mulley | 2,293 | 88.5 | +25.3 | |
Communist | B. Ramelson | 297 | 11.5 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 1,996 | 77.1 | +43.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,590 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +10.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Z. Fernandez | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Drake | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Hodgson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Ellison | 1,833 | 77.2 | +23.7 | |
Liberal | Victor Louis Raymond Delepine | 458 | 19.3 | +8.2 | |
Communist | J. Roche | 84 | 3.5 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 1,375 | 57.9 | +35.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,375 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Rafferty | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Labour hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry Vick | 1,466 | 94.9 | +43.4 | |
Communist | B. Kline | 79 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 1,387 | 89.8 | +86.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,545 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +19.1 |