1975 Leeds City Council election

1975 UK local government election November 2019 July 2026 Elections to Leeds City Council were held on 1 May 1975. One third of the seats, as well as an extra vacancy in Aireborough, were up for election. Labour had gained a seat from a by-election in Burley in the interim, prompted by the arrest of incumbent Conservative Ray Forbes in connection with arms smuggling.Civil war threat in Ulster https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RpMuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZaEFAAAAIBAJ&dq=leeds%20councillor&pg=2773%2C4016869 The Montreal Gazette 14 May 1974 21 October 2012 The election resulted in a substantial swing to the Conservatives, helping them gain six seats in total, with four from Labour (Burley, Kirkstall, Pudsey South and Wortley) and two from the Liberals (Horsforth and Otley). This established the Conservatives as the largest party on the council, but with the council remaining under no overall control.District results: Leeds The Yorkshire Post 2 May 1975 Scans can be found here: https://archive.today/20130131135250/http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/u413/Hullenedge/Leeds75001.jpg 1 and https://archive.today/20130131110603/http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/u413/Hullenedge/Leeds75002.jpg 2 Election result Leeds local election result 1975 Conservative Party (UK) 19 6 0 +6 57.6 49.8 86,036 +8.7% Labour Party (UK) 12 0 4 -4 36.3 31.5 54,379 -8.9% Liberal Party (UK) 2 0 2 -2 6.1 17.5 30,196 +1.2% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 1,262 -0.3% Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 660 -0.3% National Front (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 73 -0.2% This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservatives 37 43 Labour 45 41 Liberals 14 12 Total 96 96 Working majority #FFBF00 0 darkgray #FFBF00 0 darkgray Ward results Aireborough Conservative Party (UK) R. Captwright 5,610 61.3 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hutchinson 5,296 Labour Party (UK) R. Oddy 2,001 21.9 -10.5 Labour Party (UK) F. Harman 1,987 Liberal Party (UK) Jocelyn Cleasby 1,535 16.8 +2.1 Liberal Party (UK) Alice Horsfall 1,500 3,295 39.5 +18.9 9,146 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +9.4 Armley and Castleton Liberal Party (UK) B. Nelson 2,360 37.5 -22.9 Labour Party (UK) Michael McGowan 2,255 35.8 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. Mathers 1,583 25.2 +14.7 Communist Party of Great Britain P. Wilton 93 1.5 -0.2 105 1.7 -31.3 6,291 Liberal Party (UK) -15.6 Beeston and Holbeck Labour Party (UK) H. Booth 2,718 47.6 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Hartley 2,103 36.9 +7.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. Leighton 884 15.5 -0.7 615 10.8 -14.3 5,705 Labour Party (UK) -7.1 Bramley Labour Party (UK) E. Millett 1,650 52.8 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Mitchell 1,476 47.2 +24.2 Liberal Party (UK) Joy Clayforth 174 5.6 -25.2 Labour Party (UK) -12.6 Burley Conservative Party (UK) M. Sexton 1,250 50.9 +15.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Roche 879 35.8 -3.5 Liberal Party (UK) N. Mackie 186 7.6 -13.8 National Front (UK) J. Duckenfield 73 3.0 +3.0 Communist Party of Great Britain B. Stinson 66 2.7 -0.8 371 15.1 +11.4 2,454 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +9.3 Burmantofts and Richmond Hill Labour Party (UK) R. Mulet 2,620 48.1 -17.3 Liberal Party (UK) Margaret Clay 1,527 28.0 +28.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. Dimmock 1,220 22.4 -3.8 Communist Party of Great Britain B. Stockdale 84 1.5 -1.1 1,093 20.1 -19.1 5,451 Labour Party (UK) -22.6 Chapel Allerton and Scott Hall Conservative Party (UK) C. Thomas 3,933 62.1 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) G. Bloom 1,432 22.6 -10.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Clay 871 13.8 +13.8 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Tomplak 96 1.5 -1.8 2,501 39.5 +9.3 6,332 Conservative Party (UK) +4.6 City and Woodhouse Labour Party (UK) E. Morris 1,836 51.0 -18.5 Conservative Party (UK) T. Battersby 1,023 28.4 -2.0 Liberal Party (UK) D. Selby 608 16.9 +16.9 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Rodgers 131 3.6 +3.6 813 22.6 -16.5 3,598 Labour Party (UK) -8.2 Cookridge and Weetwood Conservative Party (UK) K. Loudon 6,310 72.4 +8.6 Labour Party (UK) B. Selby 1,269 14.6 -13.9 Liberal Party (UK) Dorothea Leser 1,136 13.0 +13.0 5,041 57.8 +22.5 8,715 Conservative Party (UK) +11.2 Garforth #1 (Garforth North and Barwick) Conservative Party (UK) R. Hedley 4,945 65.4 +10.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Say 1,972 26.1 -19.3 Liberal Party (UK) N. Parnaby 639 8.5 +8.5 2,973 39.3 +30.0 7,556 Conservative Party (UK) +15.0 Garforth #2 (Kippax and Swillington) Labour Party (UK) G. Noakes 2,565 80.5 +16.7 Independent (politician) P. Clements 420 13.2 +13.2 Conservative Party (UK) C. Taylor 202 6.3 -19.0 2,145 67.3 +28.9 3,187 Labour Party (UK) +1.7 Gipton and Whinmoor Labour Party (UK) A. Vollans 2,597 47.3 -7.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. Buckland 2,510 45.7 +12.8 Liberal Party (UK) Kathleen Pedder 385 7.0 -3.2 87 1.6 -20.5 5,492 Labour Party (UK) -10.3 Halton Conservative Party (UK) D. Wood 4,042 72.3 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Maher 1,159 20.7 -9.5 Liberal Party (UK) R. Taylor 389 7.0 +7.0 2,883 51.6 +12.1 5,590 Conservative Party (UK) +6.0 Harehills and Roundhay Conservative Party (UK) Peggy White 4,766 67.4 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) M. Simmons 1,668 23.6 +2.1 Liberal Party (UK) C. Farrer 641 9.1 -4.6 3,098 43.8 +0.4 7,075 Conservative Party (UK) +0.2 Headingley Conservative Party (UK) J. Searie 2,230 54.7 +9.9 Labour Party (UK) I. Levy 1,037 25.4 -9.0 Liberal Party (UK) P. Holmes 812 19.9 -0.9 1,193 29.2 +18.9 4,079 Conservative Party (UK) +9.4 Horsforth Conservative Party (UK) M. Frame 3,736 52.6 +11.5 Liberal Party (UK) H. Stuttard 2,633 37.1 -9.0 Labour Party (UK) F. Wadwell 736 10.4 -2.5 1,103 15.5 +10.5 7,105 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +10.2 Hunslet East and West Liberal Party (UK) M. Taylor 2,528 48.1 -7.6 Labour Party (UK) Pat Fathers 2,096 39.9 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Blackburn 627 11.9 +5.1 432 8.2 -10.2 5,251 Liberal Party (UK) -5.0 Kirkstall Conservative Party (UK) J. Hamilton 2,366 47.1 +0.0 Labour Party (UK) K. Fenwick 2,279 45.4 -4.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Stevens 379 7.5 +7.5 87 1.7 -0.8 5,024 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +2.1 Middleton Labour Party (UK) G. Wood 1,801 56.0 -21.6 Conservative Party (UK) C. Hallas 808 25.1 +9.0 Liberal Party (UK) R. Heselwood 513 15.9 +15.9 Communist Party of Great Britain D. Priscott 95 3.0 -3.3 993 30.9 -30.6 3,217 Labour Party (UK) -15.3 Moortown Conservative Party (UK) R. Challenor 2,784 69.3 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) H. Gunnell 771 19.2 -14.8 Liberal Party (UK) S. Waldenberg 461 11.5 +11.5 2,013 50.1 +18.1 4,016 Conservative Party (UK) +9.0 Morley #1 (Morley North) Conservative Party (UK) R. Verity 3,591 67.3 +12.5 Labour Party (UK) K. Smith 1,744 32.7 -12.5 1,847 34.6 +24.9 5,335 Conservative Party (UK) +12.5 Morley #2 (Morley South) Labour Party (UK) S. Welham 1,878 42.5 -21.4 Conservative Party (UK) K. Gray 1,563 35.8 -0.7 Company Director S. Whittaker 634 14.3 +14.3 Liberal Party (UK) Margaret Batley 346 7.8 +7.8 315 7.1 -20.7 4,421 Labour Party (UK) -10.3 Osmondthorpe Labour Party (UK) J. Pritchard 1,506 53.1 -16.2 Conservative Party (UK) S. Nelmes 1,164 41.0 +10.3 Liberal Party (UK) Pat Lawson 168 5.9 +5.9 342 12.1 -26.5 2,838 Labour Party (UK) -13.2 Otley Conservative Party (UK) S. Day 3,550 46.8 +5.7 Liberal Party (UK) D. Whitley 2,869 37.8 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) F. Emery 1,167 15.4 -3.3 681 9.0 +8.1 7,586 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +4.0 Pudsey #1 (Pudsey North) Conservative Party (UK) C. Thompson 3,279 50.7 +16.4 Liberal Party (UK) R. Hainsworth 1,711 26.5 -7.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Trafford 1,475 22.8 -9.2 1,568 24.3 +23.6 6,465 Conservative Party (UK) +11.8 Pudsey #2 (Pudsey South) Conservative Party (UK) P. Kersting 2,964 46.0 +22.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Mann 1,945 30.2 -2.2 Liberal Party (UK) B. Lester 1,535 23.8 -15.0 1,019 15.8 +9.4 6,444 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +12.3 Rothwell Labour Party (UK) S. Arran 2,587 41.1 -24.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. Bragan 1,993 31.7 -3.0 Liberal Party (UK) P. Bower 1,708 27.2 +27.2 594 9.4 -21.2 6,288 Labour Party (UK) -10.5 Seacroft Labour Party (UK) G. Mudie 2,016 57.6 -20.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Ivey 1,388 39.7 +21.7 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Dale 95 2.7 -1.5 628 17.9 -42.1 3,499 Labour Party (UK) -21.0 Stanningley Labour Party (UK) C. Myers 1,573 42.6 -11.8 Conservative Party (UK) I. Benton 1,312 35.5 +7.1 Liberal Party (UK) R. Keighley 811 21.9 +4.7 261 7.1 -18.8 3,696 Labour Party (UK) -9.4 Talbot Conservative Party (UK) R. Feldman 3,249 70.8 +10.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Brown 690 15.0 +2.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. Miles 649 14.1 -13.2 2,559 55.8 +23.1 4,588 Conservative Party (UK) +4.2 Wetherby Conservative Party (UK) W. Hill 5,853 71.9 +5.2 Liberal Party (UK) D. Tunstall 1,348 16.6 +16.6 Labour Party (UK) C. Brown 732 9.0 -14.7 Retired J. Shackleton 208 2.6 -7.1 4,505 55.3 +12.3 8,141 Conservative Party (UK) -5.7 Wortley Conservative Party (UK) R. Robson 2,606 53.2 +11.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Shires 1,725 35.2 -6.5 Liberal Party (UK) Jeanette Bean 564 11.5 -4.6 881 18.0 +17.5 4,895 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +8.8 References 1 expanded Category:1975 English local elections 1975 Category:1970s in Leeds