1951 Leeds City Council election

1951 English local government election November 2019 July 2026 The 1951 Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 10 May 1951, with boundary changes prompting the whole council's re-election. With the new wards the council grew by a further two (two additional wards also represented an increase of six councillors and two aldermen), as thirteen newly created wards replaced the eleven that were abolished: Abolished: Armley & Wortley Central Cross Gates & Temple Newsam Farnley & Wortley Holbeck North Holbeck South Hunslet Carr & Middleton Mill Hill & South North Upper Armley West Hunslet Created: Allerton Armley City Cross Gates Halton Holbeck Hunslet Carr Meanwood Middleton Moortown Stanningley Wellington Wortley     There was a three percent swing from Labour to the Conservatives (as compared to 1949 – swings from 1950's distorted results show much larger swings as seen below) on the night, delivering the Conservatives control of the council with a 30-seat majority. Turnout naturally rose from the previous year's scarcely contested election, to an above average figure of 45.9%.Municipal results: Leeds The Yorkshire Post 11 May 1951 L.J. Sharpe 1967 Voting in cities: the 1964 borough elections Election result Leeds local election result 1951 Conservative Party (UK) 53 0 0 0 63.1 55.8 93,031 +16.8 Labour Party (UK) 31 0 0 0 36.9 39.8 66,370 -11.4 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.0 6,692 -0.7 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 703 -4.7 The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew councilCllrAldCllrAld Conservatives 36 12 53 18 Labour 42 14 31 10 Total 78 26 84 28 104 112 Working majority #FFBF00 -6 darkgray #FFBF00 -2 darkgray #FFBF00 22 darkgray #FFBF00  8 darkgray#FFBF00 -8 darkgray#FFBF00 30 darkgray Ward results Allerton Conservative Party (UK) E. Wooler 7,130 78.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) D. Murphy 6,915 Conservative Party (UK) H. Drake 6,879 Labour Party (UK) Ms. Mattison 1,057 11.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Hammond 1,057 Labour Party (UK) Ms. Hammond 1,006 Liberal Party (UK) S. Lee 888 9.8 N/A 5,822 66.9 N/A 9,075 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Armley Conservative Party (UK) E. Glover 3,278 46.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Hodgson 3,159 44.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. Atkinson 3,103 Labour Party (UK) E. Cohen 3,075 Labour Party (UK) P. Holmes 3,001 Conservative Party (UK) J. North 2,910 Liberal Party (UK) F. Johnson 658 9.3 N/A 28 1.7 N/A 7,095 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Beeston Conservative Party (UK) M. Collins 4,639 54.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. Woodward 4,450 Conservative Party (UK) F. Gummersall 4,400 Labour Party (UK) S. Binns 3,131 37.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) T. Jessup 3,044 Labour Party (UK) F. Burnley 3,031 Liberal Party (UK) J. T. Ward 694 8.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) F. Fearnley 489 Liberal Party (UK) Victor Louis Raymond Delepine 446 1,269 17.8 N/A 8,464 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Blenheim Conservative Party (UK) B. Lyons 3,032 55.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) K. Davison 3,024 Conservative Party (UK) J. Butterfield 3,009 Labour Party (UK) J. Walsh 2,478 45.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Wallbanks 2,472 Labour Party (UK) J. Wilkinson 2,450 531 10.1 N/A 5,510 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bramley Conservative Party (UK) T. Bennett 3,276 46.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) B. Pearce 3,227 Conservative Party (UK) H. Womersley 3,197 Labour Party (UK) E. Atkinson 2,870 40.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Crossland 2,773 Labour Party (UK) A. Malcolm 2,559 Liberal Party (UK) A. Thompson 935 13.2 N/A 327 5.7 N/A 7,081 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Burmantofts Labour Party (UK) W. Shutt 2,456 56.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) G. Murray 2,415 Labour Party (UK) W. Jackson 2,321 Conservative Party (UK) J. Sizer 1,895 43.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A. Clark 1,874 Conservative Party (UK) J. Crotty 1,865 426 12.9 N/A 4,351 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) City Labour Party (UK) F. Hirst 2,144 55.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Stubbs 2,095 Labour Party (UK) E. Whitehead 2,066 Conservative Party (UK) R. Neill 1,723 44.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) D. Crockett 1,689 Conservative Party (UK) T. Nipe 1,659 343 10.9 N/A 3,867 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cross Gates Conservative Party (UK) L. Demaine 2,246 51.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. Tull 2,185 Conservative Party (UK) A. Ingram 2,169 Labour Party (UK) E. Booth 2,120 48.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) H. Wiseman 2,063 Labour Party (UK) W. Spence 2,059 49 2.9 N/A 4,366 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) East Hunslet Labour Party (UK) F. Naylor 2,834 60.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Kavanagh 2,736 Labour Party (UK) M. Fish 2,730 Conservative Party (UK) Ms. Kirwin 1,820 39.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) K. Stead 1,716 Conservative Party (UK) G. Fagan 1,709 910 21.8 N/A 4,654 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Far Headingley Conservative Party (UK) W. Hargrave 5,060 84.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. Dovenor 5,041 Conservative Party (UK) W. Hey 4,932 Labour Party (UK) D. Beevers 932 15.6 N/A 4,000 68.9 N/A 5,992 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Halton Conservative Party (UK) J. Brocksbank 4,834 75.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. Dodson 4,788 Conservative Party (UK) C. Watson 4,592 Labour Party (UK) A. Harrison 1,546 24.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ms. Naylor 1,290 3,288 51.5 N/A 6,380 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Harehills Conservative Party (UK) P. Crotty 3,861 66.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. Power 3,787 Conservative Party (UK) L. Turnbull 3,766 Labour Party (UK) W. Cain 1,986 34.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Simpson 1,939 Labour Party (UK) F. Symonds 1,887 1,780 32.1 N/A 5,847 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Holbeck Labour Party (UK) T. Smith 3,221 51.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) G. Bray 3,183 Labour Party (UK) W. Jones 3,105 Conservative Party (UK) J. Farrell 2,439 39.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) I. Clayton 2,388 Conservative Party (UK) P. Glew 2,219 Liberal Party (UK) C. T. Howes 577 9.3 n/a Liberal Party (UK) J. T. Hill 522 Liberal Party (UK) Walter Holdsworth 497 666 12.5 n/a 6,237 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hunslet Carr Labour Party (UK) T. Ellison 3,297 57.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Adamson 3,285 Labour Party (UK) J. Hodkinson 3,266 Conservative Party (UK) R. Horley 1,746 30.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Loades 1,659 Conservative Party (UK) C. Murgatroyd 1,657 Liberal Party (UK) A. Burrell 683 11.9 N/A 1,520 27.1 N/A 5,726 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hyde Park Conservative Party (UK) H. McKay 4,396 64.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) P. Hutchinson 4,351 Conservative Party (UK) F. Walker 4,240 Labour Party (UK) R. Whittaker 1,580 23.1 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Stanley Edward Graham 857 12.5 N/A 2,660 41.2 N/A 6,833 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kirkstall Labour Party (UK) A. Happold 3,318 46.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) D. Matthews 3,180 Labour Party (UK) A. Smith 3,110 Conservative Party (UK) C. Turnbull 3,090 43.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) F. Cowell 3,076 Conservative Party (UK) J. Coles 2,976 Liberal Party (UK) L. Cooper 756 10.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) G. Foster 432 20 3.2 N/A 7,164 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Meanwood Conservative Party (UK) A. Pedley 5,451 77.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) F. Carter 5,435 Conservative Party (UK) V. Cardno 5,414 Labour Party (UK) J. Huddleston 1,558 22.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) N. Davy 1,523 Labour Party (UK) A. Tong 1,506 3,856 55.5 N/A 7,009 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Middleton Labour Party (UK) A. Brown 3,113 69.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) S. Hand 3,098 Labour Party (UK) H. Watson 3,002 Conservative Party (UK) E. McQuire 1,370 30.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Wise 1,197 Conservative Party (UK) D. Redmond 1,173 1,632 38.9 N/A 4,483 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Moortown Conservative Party (UK) A. Cummings 5,045 78.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H. Sellors 5,036 Conservative Party (UK) J. Watson 4,942 Labour Party (UK) M. Pearce 1,381 21.5 N/A 3,561 57.0 N/A 6,426 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Osmondthorpe Labour Party (UK) J. Rafferty 3,695 66.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) L. Walsh 3,560 Labour Party (UK) F. Potter 3,520 Conservative Party (UK) N. Webster 1,887 33.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. Brownridge 1,810 Conservative Party (UK) H. Howe 1,807 1,633 32.4 N/A 5,582 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Potternewton Conservative Party (UK) J. Bidgood 3,113 64.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) E. Coleman 3,041 Conservative Party (UK) C. Driver 2,952 Labour Party (UK) A. Sharp 1,397 28.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) H. Dawson 1,348 Labour Party (UK) J. Warwick 1,339 Communist Party of Great Britain B. Ramelson 357 7.3 N/A 1,555 35.3 N/A 4,867 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Richmond Hill Labour Party (UK) Z. Fernandez 2,461 67.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Fowler 2,414 Labour Party (UK) A. King 2,327 Conservative Party (UK) W. Clayton 1,169 32.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) D. Hopkins 1,155 Conservative Party (UK) S. Tomlinson 1,086 1,158 35.6 N/A 3,630 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Roundhay Conservative Party (UK) G. Monkman 5,902 73.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H. Jowitt 5,744 Conservative Party (UK) A. Bretherick 5,699 Labour Party (UK) S. Spencer 2,096 26.2 N/A 3,603 47.6 N/A 7,998 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stanningley Conservative Party (UK) A. Baker 3,427 56.2 N/A Conservative Party (UK) F. Ayres 3,409 Conservative Party (UK) T. Kirby 3,336 Labour Party (UK) W. Haswell 2,676 43.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Barriff 2,618 Labour Party (UK) H. Waterman 2,617 660 12.3 N/A 6,103 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wellington Labour Party (UK) A. Farrington 2,832 59.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Underwood 2,735 Labour Party (UK) E. Youngman 2,667 Conservative Party (UK) J. Palmer 1,604 33.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. Denman 1,558 Conservative Party (UK) D. Willis 1,463 Communist Party of Great Britain F. Warburton 346 7.2 N/A 1,063 25.7 N/A 4,782 N/A Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Westfield Conservative Party (UK) Ms. Lister 2,635 61.4 N/A Conservative Party (UK) G. Appleby 2,617 Conservative Party (UK) S. Webster 2,540 Labour Party (UK) G. Horsley 1,660 38.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) W. Parker 1,541 Labour Party (UK) H. Wright 1,520 880 22.7 N/A 4,295 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Woodhouse Conservative Party (UK) F. Winterburn 3,053 55.9 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H. Stott 3,051 Conservative Party (UK) B. Garden 2,952 Labour Party (UK) H. Vick 2,404 44.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Ms. Clayden 2,363 Labour Party (UK) H. Bretherick 2,320 548 11.8 N/A 5,457 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wortley Conservative Party (UK) Bertrand Mather 3,910 52.0 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Charles Horner 3,686 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Dowling 3,675 Labour Party (UK) Leonard Wilkinson 2,968 39.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) Edgar Robinson 2,965 Labour Party (UK) Harry Kinder 2,863 Liberal Party (UK) Robert Baldridge 644 8.6 N/A 707 12.5 N/A 7,522 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 1 expanded Category:1951 English local elections 1951 Category:1950s in Leeds