1961 Leeds City Council election

1961 English local government election November 2019 July 2026 The 1961 Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 11 May 1961,Britons Shift to the Right https://www.nytimes.com/1961/05/12/archives/britons-shift-to-right-labor-party-loses-220-seats-in-town-council.html The New York Times 12 May 1961 18 October 2012 with one third of the council and a vacancy in Cross Gates up for election.Municipal results: Leeds The Yorkshire Post 12 May 1961 In contrast to the national picture, the results in Leeds were a mirror-image of the previous year's election, with Labour enjoying a 5.5% swingL.J. Sharpe 1967 Voting in cities: the 1964 borough elections in their direction, enabling them to win the majority of seats - defending all but one. The sole seat that changed hands, was the Conservative's gain in Wortley - returning the ward to full Conservative representation after a decade of mixture. The Liberals, now including the unsuccessful Independent of the year before, retained their second place comfortably in Far Headingley and - by contrast - just three votes in Allerton. The Communists fielded a record of six candidates, gaining them their highest share on record, and highest vote since 1947. The BNP also entered their first ever candidate in Leeds, receiving 4% in Armley. In addition, the allocation of aldermen changed, in accordance to the long running agreement between Labour and the Conservatives that they should be divided up proportional to their councillors - roughly one alderman per three councillors - granting the Tories an extra two at Labour's expense. All of which resulted in Labour's majority amounting to fourteen. Turnout returned to the mid thirties (35.6%) where it had stabilised for the latter half of the former decade, until suffering a sharp drop at the last election. Election result Leeds local election result 1961 Labour Party (UK) 18 0 1 -1 62.1 45.3 56,650 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) 11 1 0 +1 37.9 48.5 60,692 -5.8 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.1 6,438 +0.9 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 1,073 +0.4 British National Party (1960) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 182 +0.1 The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew councilCllrAldCllrAld Labour 48 18 47 16 Conservatives 36 10 37 12 Total 84 28 84 28 112 112 Working majority #FFBF00 12 darkgray #FFBF00  8 darkgray #FFBF00 10 darkgray #FFBF00  4 darkgray#FFBF00 20 darkgray#FFBF00 14 darkgray Ward results Allerton Conservative Party (UK) L. Bidgood 4,214 72.1 -4.7 Liberal Party (UK) Julius Blum 817 14.0 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Baum 814 13.9 +5.4 3,397 58.1 -4.0 5,845 Conservative Party (UK) Armley Labour Party (UK) K. Cohen 2,451 53.3 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Beal 1,965 42.7 -4.6 British National Party (1960) D. Hainsworth 182 4.0 +4.0 486 10.6 +5.2 4,598 Labour Party (UK) +2.6 Beeston Conservative Party (UK) L. Snape 3,538 53.3 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) W. Prichard 3,098 46.7 +3.9 440 6.6 -0.6 6,636 Conservative Party (UK) -0.3 Blenheim Labour Party (UK) J. Wallbanks 1,590 60.2 -5.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Butterfield 1,051 39.8 +5.0 539 20.4 -10.0 2,641 Labour Party (UK) -5.0 Bramley Labour Party (UK) Eric Atkinson 3,225 52.6 +11.8 Conservative Party (UK) H. Picking 2,903 47.4 -2.1 322 5.3 -3.4 6,128 Labour Party (UK) +6.9 Burmantofts Labour Party (UK) G. Lloyd 2,375 73.1 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Bauchop 876 26.9 -9.0 1,499 46.1 +18.0 3,251 Labour Party (UK) +9.0 City Labour Party (UK) A. Tallant 1,224 61.5 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Mowbray 765 38.5 -4.3 459 23.1 +8.5 1,989 Labour Party (UK) +4.3 Cross Gates Labour Party (UK) F. Booth 3,649 58.4 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) E. Coward 3,122 Conservative Party (UK) G. Lockwood 2,250 36.0 -8.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Lunn 2,204 Communist Party of Great Britain B. Wilson 344 5.5 +5.5 872 22.4 +11.4 6,243 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +5.7 East Hunslet Labour Party (UK) M. Fish 2,163 73.6 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Birch 774 26.4 -8.4 1,389 47.3 +16.8 2,937 Labour Party (UK) +8.4 Far Headingley Conservative Party (UK) W. Hey 4,140 58.2 -4.4 Liberal Party (UK) John Humphrey Morrish 1,942 27.3 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Moynihan 1,026 14.4 -2.6 2,198 30.9 -11.3 7,108 Conservative Party (UK) -5.6 Halton Conservative Party (UK) C. Watson 3,698 65.7 -15.0 Labour Party (UK) L. Wray 1,018 18.1 -1.2 Liberal Party (UK) C. Leatham 913 16.2 +16.2 2,680 47.6 -13.8 5,629 Conservative Party (UK) -6.9 Harehills Conservative Party (UK) Lawrence Turnbull 3,034 61.3 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Todd 1,915 38.7 +2.2 1,119 22.6 -4.5 4,949 Conservative Party (UK) -2.2 Holbeck Labour Party (UK) W. Jones 1,817 57.3 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Robinson 874 27.6 -8.3 Liberal Party (UK) H. Linley 478 15.1 +15.1 943 29.8 +1.6 3,169 Labour Party (UK) +0.7 Hunslet Carr Labour Party (UK) J. Hodkinson 2,130 67.1 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) M. Hayne 692 21.8 -9.4 Liberal Party (UK) E. Pemberton 354 11.1 +11.1 1,438 45.3 +7.8 3,176 Labour Party (UK) +3.8 Hyde Park Conservative Party (UK) F. Hall 2,388 63.6 -7.0 Labour Party (UK) L. Steele 1,368 36.4 +7.0 1,020 27.2 -13.9 3,756 Conservative Party (UK) -7.0 Kirkstall Labour Party (UK) Albert Smith 3,222 54.4 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) F. Lucas 2,699 45.6 -2.6 523 8.8 +5.1 5,921 Labour Party (UK) +2.6 Meanwood Conservative Party (UK) V. Cardno 3,463 76.1 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Kirk 1,087 23.9 +1.8 2,376 52.2 -3.7 4,550 Conservative Party (UK) -1.8 Middleton Labour Party (UK) A. Malcolm 2,208 73.3 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Lodge 630 20.9 -1.0 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Wilkinson 175 5.8 -0.2 1,578 52.4 +2.2 3,013 Labour Party (UK) +1.1 Moortown Conservative Party (UK) John Watson 4,329 75.6 -5.3 Labour Party (UK) J. Taylor 1,398 24.4 +5.3 2,931 51.2 -10.5 5,727 Conservative Party (UK) -5.3 Osmondthorpe Labour Party (UK) G. Addlestone 2,443 73.4 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Bell 887 26.6 -2.2 1,556 46.7 +4.4 3,330 Labour Party (UK) +2.2 Potternewton Conservative Party (UK) Sydney Symmonds 1,640 58.5 -11.7 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Gould 702 25.0 +0.1 Liberal Party (UK) T. Longhorn 368 13.1 +13.1 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Fawcett 95 3.4 -1.5 938 33.4 -11.8 2,805 Conservative Party (UK) -5.9 Richmond Hill Labour Party (UK) A. King 1,781 76.3 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) H. Flockton 456 19.5 -6.3 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Burwin 98 4.2 +4.2 1,325 56.7 +8.4 2,335 Labour Party (UK) +4.2 Roundhay Conservative Party (UK) Allan Bretherick 3,744 75.6 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Stephenson 1,208 24.4 +3.5 2,536 51.2 -7.0 4,952 Conservative Party (UK) -3.5 Stanningley Labour Party (UK) H. Waterman 3,065 48.8 +9.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Rakusen 2,252 35.8 -6.8 Liberal Party (UK) Dennis Pedder 967 15.4 -2.5 813 12.9 +9.8 6,284 Labour Party (UK) +8.0 Wellington Labour Party (UK) N. Barratt 2,337 74.5 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) B. Pearce 593 18.9 -2.1 Communist Party of Great Britain G. Hodgson 205 6.5 +0.0 1,744 55.6 +4.3 3,135 Labour Party (UK) +2.1 Westfield Labour Party (UK) V. Whelan 1,986 49.0 +9.9 Conservative Party (UK) F. Grainge 1,468 36.2 -7.9 Liberal Party (UK) E. Vasey 599 14.8 +0.0 518 12.8 +7.8 4,053 Labour Party (UK) +8.9 Woodhouse Labour Party (UK) P. Taylor 2,262 51.5 +6.2 Conservative Party (UK) F. Greene 1,973 44.9 -3.7 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Meth 156 3.6 +0.8 289 6.6 +3.3 4,391 Labour Party (UK) +4.9 Wortley Conservative Party (UK) B. Emmett 3,396 52.4 -4.4 Labour Party (UK) E. Morris 3,088 47.6 +4.4 308 4.8 -8.7 6,484 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -4.4 References 1 expanded Category:1961 English local elections 1961 Category:1960s in Leeds