1952 West Riding County Council election

1952 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 thumb|right|x350px|Map of the results of the election in each division The 1952 West Riding County Council election was held on Saturday, 5 April 1952.Socialist Majority on W.R.C.C. May Be 34 Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 7 April 1952 5 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.Local Government Act 1888, Part II, Section 31 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/51-52/41/part/II/crossheading/application-of-act-to-boroughs/enacted legislation.gov.uk 13 September 2016 The whole council of ninety-six members was up for election, with each county electoral division returning one councillor.Electoral Reshuffle of West Riding Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 11 January 1947 8 After the election the composition of the council was: Labour Party: 61 Conservative Party: 28 Independents: 4 Liberal Party: 3 Results by division Adwick-le-Street Adwick-le-Street Labour Party (UK) J. W. Lane (Unopposed) N/A Aireborough Aireborough Labour Party (UK) J. E. Bowes 4,739 Conservative Party (UK) R. Martin 3,595 Askern Askern Labour Party (UK) M. Thompson (Unopposed) N/A Aston Aston Labour Party (UK) W. Cloke 3,386 Conservative Party (UK) D. Marcroft 635 Baildon Baildon Conservative Party (UK) P. Oates 2,902 Labour Party (UK) R. Lawrie 1,472 Barnoldswick Barnoldswick Labour Party (UK) P. Carradice 4,216 Conservative Party (UK) H. Hogarth 2,995 Barwick Barwick Conservative Party (UK) F. G. W. Lane Fox 3,315 Labour Party (UK) V. P. Richardson 1,679 Batley No. 1 Batley No. 1 Labour Party (UK) H. Westerby (Unopposed) N/A Batley No. 2 Batley No. 2 Independent (politician) Laura I. Fitzpatrick (Unopposed) N/A Bentley Bentley Labour Party (UK) S. E. Keers (Unopposed) N/A Birstall Birstall Liberal Party (UK) W. A. Ogilvy (Unopposed) N/A Bingley Bingley Conservative Party (UK) H. Whitehead (Unopposed) N/A Brighouse North Brighouse North Labour Party (UK) H. S. Wilkinson 3,634 Conservative Party (UK) J. W. Sutcliffe 2,548 Brighouse South Brighouse South Labour Party (UK) M. Clamp 2,871 Conservative Party (UK) H. Postlethwaite 2,146 Castleford No. 1 Castleford No. 1 Labour Party (UK) M. Whittock (Unopposed) N/A Castleford No. 2 Castleford No. 2 Labour Party (UK) C. Dews (Unopposed) N/A Colne Valley No. 1 Colne Valley No. 1 Liberal Party (UK) A. E. Whiteley (Unopposed) N/A Colne Valley No. 2 Colne Valley No. 2 Labour Party (UK) Jessie Smith 3,418 Conservative Party (UK) G. Wimpenny 2,195 Conisborough Conisborough Labour Party (UK) B. Roberts (Unopposed) N/A Craven Craven Conservative Party (UK) A. Knowles-Fitton (Unopposed) N/A Crofton Crofton Labour Party (UK) A. Dwyer (Unopposed) N/A Cudworth Cudworth Labour Party (UK) J. Berry (Unopposed) N/A Dalton Dalton Labour Party (UK) J. H. Townend 2,269 Conservative Party (UK) J. Brittain 571 Darfield and Thurnscoe Darfield and Thurnscoe Labour Party (UK) H. Clarney 2,661 Conservative Party (UK) A. W. Bramham 650 Darton Darton Labour Party (UK) C. Skelton 1,690 Conservative Party (UK) J. Johnson 628 Independent (politician) S. Homer 87 Dearne Dearne Labour Party (UK) E. Davies 1,758 Conservative Party (UK) G. Roberts 268 Denby Dale Denby Dale Labour Party (UK) J. Hibbert 1,840 Independent (politician) C. H. Moxon 1,202 Ecclesfield Ecclesfield Labour Party (UK) J. W. Trickett 2,465 Conservative Party (UK) F. Scampton 786 Edlington Edlington Labour Party (UK) J. Yorke (Unopposed) N/A Elland Elland Conservative Party (UK) H. Cockroft (Unopposed) N/A Featherstone Featherstone Labour Party (UK) E. Rowley (Unopposed) N/A Garforth Garforth Labour Party (UK) R. B. Holt (Unopposed) N/A Goole Goole Labour Party (UK) G. T. Medcalf 3,610 Conservative Party (UK) R. Jolly 2,592 Harrogate No. 1 Harrogate No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) H. J. Craven (Unopposed) N/A Harrogate No. 2 Harrogate No. 2 Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Hunter (Unopposed) N/A Harrogate No. 3 Harrogate No. 3 Conservative Party (UK) J. S. Tennant (Unopposed) N/A Hatfield and Stainforth Hatfield and Stainforth Labour Party (UK) R. Kelley (Unopposed) N/A Hebden Bridge Hebden Bridge Independent (politician) J. W. Sutcliffe 1,840 Labour Party (UK) P. Sowden 1,625 Heckmondwike Heckmondwike Conservative Party (UK) C. Thackray 2,356 Labour Party (UK) A. S. Thornton 2,174 Hemsworth Hemsworth Labour Party (UK) A. Bednall (Unopposed) N/A Holmfirth Holmfirth Labour Party (UK) N. Denton (Unopposed) N/A Horbury Horbury Labour Party (UK) H. Lloyd 3,031 Independent (politician) G. Senior 2,303 Horsforth Horsforth Conservative Party (UK) H. E. Thackray (Unopposed) N/A Hoyland Hoyland Labour Party (UK) A. E. Wilkinson (Unopposed) N/A Ilkley Ilkley Conservative Party (UK) N. Geldard (Unopposed) N/A Keighley No. 1 Keighley No. 1 Labour Party (UK) F. McNulty 3,300 Conservative Party (UK) C. Berry 2,763 Keighley No. 2 Keighley No. 2 Labour Party (UK) G. S. Mason 2,390 Liberal Party (UK) W. E. Walton 2,351 Independent (politician) S. Unwin 544 Keighley No. 3 Keighley No. 3 Labour Party (UK) A. Harrison 2,824 Conservative Party (UK) A. W. Tack 2,368 Kirkburton Kirkburton Independent (politician) G. T. Haigh 2,668 Labour Party (UK) J. A. Lawton 3,085 Kiveton Park Kiveton Park Labour Party (UK) Alice Rastall 3,740 Independent (politician) E. K. P. C. Rigden 543 Knaresborough Knaresborough Conservative Party (UK) A. C. Crowther Knottingley Knottingley Labour Party (UK) J. Blackburn 4,104 Conservative Party (UK) E. K. Thirkettle 2,248 Maltby and Tickhill Maltby and Tickhill Labour Party (UK) T. Cheetham 2,627 Conservative Party (UK) C. Line 756 Mexborough Mexborough Labour Party (UK) G. M. Hanson (Unopposed) N/A Mirfield Mirfield Independent (politician) J. Hardy 2,648 Labour Party (UK) M. Day 2,455 Morley No. 1 Morley No. 1 Labour Party (UK) M. Barnes 2,330 Independent (politician) T. Barker 1,564 Morley No. 2 Morley No. 2 Labour Party (UK) H. Rankin 3,097 Independent (politician) J. Wilcock 1,616 Normanton Normanton Labour Party (UK) W. E. Metcalfe (Unopposed) N/A Ossett Ossett Labour Party (UK) W. M. Hyman 3,556 Conservative Party (UK) H. Smith 2,597 Otley Otley Conservative Party (UK) H. Guy 3,247 Labour Party (UK) A. M. Pickering 2,402 Pateley Bridge Pateley Bridge Conservative Party (UK) J. L. Barran (Unopposed) N/A Penistone Penistone Conservative Party (UK) A. Goldthorpe 2,073 Independent (politician) S. Palmer 2,035 Pontefract Pontefract Labour Party (UK) G. Wright 3,455 Conservative Party (UK) W. Storey 1,512 Pudsey No. 1 Pudsey No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Fuller Smith (Unopposed) N/A Pudsey No. 2 Pudsey No. 2 Labour Party (UK) H. V. Waldegrave 2,290 Conservative Party (UK) J. O. Cowgill 2,245 Liberal Party (UK) W. C. Knowison 1,467 Queensbury Queensbury Conservative Party (UK) M. E. McCreath 2,360 Labour Party (UK) P. Hemingway 2,035 Rawmarsh Rawmarsh Labour Party (UK) J. E. Payne (unopposed) N/A Ripon Ripon Conservative Party (UK) E. B. Eccles (unopposed) N/A Ripponden Ripponden Conservative Party (UK) S. Stott Rossington Rossington Labour Party (UK) R. E. Hughes (unopposed) N/A Rothwell Rothwell Labour Party (UK) W. H. Turner (unopposed) N/A Saddleworth Saddleworth Conservative Party (UK) E. E. Smith 3,531 Labour Party (UK) F. G. Battye 3,115 Sedbergh Sedbergh Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Illingworth (unopposed) N/A Selby Selby Conservative Party (UK) C. E. Anson (unopposed) N/A Settle Settle Conservative Party (UK) W. Knowles (unopposed) N/A Silsden Silsden Labour Party (UK) R. A. D. Warren 2,988 Conservative Party (UK) N. Fortune 2,950 Shipley East Shipley East Labour Party (UK) T. Wilcock 3,369 Conservative Party (UK) L. P. Warne 955 Shipley West Shipley West Conservative Party (UK) G. Waddilove 3,754 Labour Party (UK) C. V. Barber 1,611 Skipton Skipton Labour Party (UK) M. P. Banks 3,378 Conservative Party (UK) M. Mitchell 2,435 Snaith Snaith Conservative Party (UK) J. Martinson 1,824 Labour Party (UK) J. Street 1,400 South Elmsall South Elmsall Labour Party (UK) W. King (unopposed) N/A South Kirkby South Kirkby Labour Party (UK) A. Flavell (unopposed) N/A Sowerby Bridge Sowerby Bridge Labour Party (UK) F. Barker 2,212 Independent (politician) E. Cockroft 1,447 Spenborough No. 1 Spenborough No. 1 Conservative Party (UK) F. Morton 2,664 Labour Party (UK) F. Kirkman 2,441 Spenborough No. 2 Spenborough No. 2 Labour Party (UK) Dorothy Greenald 3,190 Liberal Party (UK) H. W. Edwards 2,892 Stanley Stanley Labour Party (UK) J. E. Howe (unopposed) N/A Stocksbridge Stocksbridge Labour Party (UK) A. Sweeney 2,121 Conservative Party (UK) Helen Green 1,919 Swinton Swinton Labour Party (UK) M. Creighton (unopposed) N/A Tadcaster Tadcaster Conservative Party (UK) D. W. Atkinson 2,630 Labour Party (UK) W. Tomlinson 1,590 Thorne Thorne Labour Party (UK) G. H. Nicholson (unopposed) N/A Todmorden Todmorden Liberal Party (UK) J. de Ville Mather (unopposed) N/A Wath-on-Dearne Wath-on-Dearne Labour Party (UK) W. Cutts (unopposed) N/A Wetherby Wetherby Conservative Party (UK) S. Porteous (unopposed) N/A Whitwood Whitwood Labour Party (UK) E. Taylor (unopposed) N/A Wombwell Wombwell Labour Party (UK) T. A. Newsome (unopposed) N/A Worsborough Worsborough Labour Party (UK) C. W. Boland 3,062 Conservative Party (UK) K. S. Dickinson 659 References 1952 Category:1952 English local elections Category:1950s in Yorkshire Category:April 1952 in the United Kingdom