1966 Leeds City Council election

1966 English local government election November 2019 July 2026 The 1966 Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 12 May 1966,British Tories Gain in Cities https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oCZPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bgEEAAAAIBAJ&dq=borough%20elections&pg=3895%2C5577567 Toledo Blade 13 May 1966 4 October 2012 with one third of the council up for election. A 2.7% swing towards LabourL.J. Sharpe 1967 Voting in cities: the 1964 borough elections allowed the party to defend half of their losses of the previous year, and win a majority of the seats up for election, despite still trailing the Conservatives by a significant number in votes. The three Tory gains were in the marginal wards of Beeston, Bramley and Wortley, adding to the gains they were enjoying around the country.Municipal results: Leeds The Yorkshire Post 13 May 1966 There was a sharp drop in turnout for the election - falling into the twenties for only the second time in post-war history - to 29.6%. Unlike the nadir of 1960 election, where the fall mostly came from the Labour vote, this year's drop chiefly hit Conservative support. None-the-less, the Labour vote received was close to their worst. The Liberals managed to regain second place in Far Headingley and Wellington, although standing their lowest number of candidates since 1958 and receiving their lowest share since that year. The Communists' received their greatest share on a reduced vote, from their peak in the prior election and the British National Party participated after a five-year absence, fielding a sole candidate in Armley. Election result Leeds local election result 1966 Labour Party (UK) 16 0 3 -3 57.1 40.7 40,170 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) 12 3 0 +3 42.8 53.7 52,921 -2.4 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.8 3,767 -0.8 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.6 1,553 +0.1 British National Party (1960) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 195 +0.2 The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:Joseph Whitaker 1966 Whitaker's Almanack 1966 PartyPrevious councilNew councilCllrAldCllrAld Labour 49 19 46 19 Conservatives 35 9 38 9 Total 84 28 84 28 112 112 Working majority #FFBF00 14 darkgray #FFBF00 10 darkgray #FFBF00  8 darkgray #FFBF00 10 darkgray#FFBF00 24 darkgray#FFBF00 18 darkgray Ward results Allerton Conservative Party (UK) J. Long 4,388 83.0 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Marshall 899 17.0 -4.2 3,489 66.0 +8.4 5,287 Conservative Party (UK) +4.2 Armley Labour Party (UK) S. Lee 1,635 53.3 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) K. Beal 1,235 40.3 -7.1 British National Party (1960) P. Stone 195 6.4 +6.4 400 13.0 +7.9 3,065 Labour Party (UK) +3.9 Beeston Conservative Party (UK) J. Farrell 2,873 50.8 -7.7 Labour Party (UK) A. Beevers 2,788 49.2 +9.1 85 1.5 -16.8 5,661 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -8.4 Blenheim Labour Party (UK) Ernest Morris 844 60.3 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Austwick 555 39.7 -0.8 289 20.7 +1.6 1,399 Labour Party (UK) +0.8 Bramley Conservative Party (UK) D. Armitage 2,523 52.7 -3.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Chadwick 2,264 47.3 +3.7 259 5.4 -7.4 4,787 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -3.7 Burmantofts Labour Party (UK) F. Watson 1,413 57.2 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. White 1,058 42.8 -1.1 355 14.4 +2.2 2,471 Labour Party (UK) +1.1 City Labour Party (UK) Jim Marshall 696 65.4 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Baker 368 34.6 -3.8 328 30.8 +7.6 1,064 Labour Party (UK) +3.8 Cross Gates Labour Party (UK) L. Jackson 1,847 49.1 -8.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Vaughan 1,693 45.0 +9.3 Communist Party of Great Britain F. Sidebottom 224 6.0 -0.6 154 4.1 -17.9 3,764 Labour Party (UK) -9.0 East Hunslet Labour Party (UK) E. Haughton 1,070 64.0 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Wooler 601 36.0 -0.9 469 28.0 +1.8 1,671 Labour Party (UK) +0.9 Far Headingley Conservative Party (UK) G. Somers 4,630 65.0 -2.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Harris 1,485 20.8 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) N. Jenner 1,012 14.2 -4.6 3,145 44.1 -4.3 7,127 Conservative Party (UK) -4.5 Halton Conservative Party (UK) J. Brooksbank 3,978 77.4 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Hamilton 1,161 22.6 +1.0 2,817 54.8 -1.9 5,139 Conservative Party (UK) -1.0 Harehills Conservative Party (UK) J. Astle 2,380 60.9 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) H. Howlett 1,525 39.1 +3.6 855 21.9 -1.5 3,905 Conservative Party (UK) -0.8 Holbeck Labour Party (UK) W. Smith 1,326 61.8 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Waddington 759 35.4 -2.8 Communist Party of Great Britain J. McCarthy 59 2.8 -4.0 567 26.4 +9.6 2,144 Labour Party (UK) +4.8 Hunslet Carr Labour Party (UK) Harry Booth 1,427 67.0 +9.1 Conservative Party (UK) H. Lister 630 29.6 -8.1 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Burwin 73 3.4 -1.0 797 37.4 +17.1 2,130 Labour Party (UK) +8.6 Hyde Park Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Davison 2,030 57.8 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Lawrence 1,342 38.2 +12.1 Communist Party of Great Britain S. Walker 143 4.1 +1.5 688 19.6 -10.2 3,515 Conservative Party (UK) -5.1 Kirkstall Labour Party (UK) D. Matthews 2,864 54.4 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Newton 2,251 42.8 -7.6 Communist Party of Great Britain B. Huffingley 148 2.8 -0.6 613 11.6 7.4 5,263 Labour Party (UK) +7.9 Meanwood Conservative Party (UK) Alan Pedley 2,596 66.7 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) J. McPheat 824 21.2 -0.8 Liberal Party (UK) Evelyn Mary Briggs 470 12.1 +1.6 1,772 45.6 -0.1 3,890 Conservative Party (UK) -0.0 Middleton Labour Party (UK) J. Taylor 1,872 79.1 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Heslet 389 16.4 -3.0 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Moore 106 4.5 -1.4 1,483 62.7 +7.4 2,367 Labour Party (UK) +3.7 Moortown Conservative Party (UK) S. Bolton 4,540 75.6 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Chadwick 1,082 18.0 -1.1 Communist Party of Great Britain P. Boyes 384 6.4 +3.9 3,458 57.6 +5.5 6,006 Conservative Party (UK) +2.7 Osmondthorpe Labour Party (UK) Douglas Gabb 1,234 67.6 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Lewis 592 32.4 -2.3 642 35.2 +4.7 1,826 Labour Party (UK) +2.3 Potternewton Conservative Party (UK) D. Bradley 1,676 59.8 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) Joyce Gould 819 29.2 -2.2 Liberal Party (UK) Sydney Herbert Bexan 259 9.2 -1.3 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Rawson 49 1.7 -0.1 857 30.6 +5.8 2,803 Conservative Party (UK) +2.9 Richmond Hill Labour Party (UK) M. Rooney 1,547 71.2 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. Dean 446 20.5 -4.1 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Johnson 179 8.2 +2.5 1,101 50.7 +5.8 2,172 Labour Party (UK) +2.9 Roundhay Conservative Party (UK) D. Wolstenholme 3,793 78.5 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Thomas 1,037 21.5 -1.1 2,756 57.1 +2.3 4,830 Conservative Party (UK) +1.1 Stanningley Labour Party (UK) Kevin Gould 1,979 45.2 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Redmond 1,739 39.8 -5.4 Liberal Party (UK) F. Robertson 656 15.0 -2.4 240 5.5 -2.2 4,374 Labour Party (UK) +6.6 Wellington Labour Party (UK) A. Donohoe 950 62.8 +4.4 Liberal Party (UK) G. Hoyland 237 15.7 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Tiffany 235 15.5 -5.3 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Rogers 91 6.0 +1.2 713 47.1 +9.6 1,513 Labour Party (UK) +2.3 Westfield Labour Party (UK) J. Bell 1,031 51.3 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Sexton 978 48.7 -7.9 53 2.6 -10.6 2,009 Labour Party (UK) +7.9 Woodhouse Labour Party (UK) R. Ellis 1,507 48.7 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Crawford 1,493 48.2 -3.5 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Dale 97 3.1 -0.3 14 0.5 -6.3 3,097 Labour Party (UK) +3.6 Wortley Conservative Party (UK) F. Stubley 2,492 46.8 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Moynihan 2,175 40.8 +2.3 Liberal Party (UK) Walter Holdsworth 660 12.4 +2.3 317 6.0 -6.8 5,327 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -3.4 References 1 expanded Leeds 1966 Category:1960s in Leeds