1970 Leeds City Council election

1970 English local government election November 2019 July 2026 The 1970 Leeds City Council elections were held on 8 May 1970,Labor Makes Gains in British Elections https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/09/archives/labor-makes-gains-in-british-elections.html The New York Times 8 May 1970 21 October 2012 with one third of the seats up for election, as well as an extra vacancy in Beeston.Municipal results: Leeds The Yorkshire Post 9 May 1970 The election seen a nationally resurgent Labour gain 10 seats and achieve a 13% swing from the Conservatives, returning to a competitive status after the routings suffered the previous two elections. Labour gains were as follows: Bramley, Burmantofts, Gipton, Osmondthorpe, Richmond Hill, Scott Hall, Seacroft, Stanningley, Whinmoor and Wortley. There was also a narrow hold in Burley, with Labour close to eliminating the almost 40% Conservative majority managed there the year before. The Liberals further increased their representation with a gain from the Conservatives, repeating their success in West Hunslet following the previous year's upset. Election result Leeds local election result 1970 Conservative Party (UK) 15 0 11 -11 48.4 47.0 58,281 -11.7 Labour Party (UK) 14 10 0 +10 45.2 42.1 52,168 +14.2 Liberal Party (UK) 2 1 0 +1 6.4 9.8 12,134 -1.5 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 1,108 -0.8 Independent Conservative 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 400 -0.3 National Front (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 91 +0.1 The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew councilCllrAldCllrAld Conservatives 73 25 62 25 Labour 13 5 23 5 Liberals 4 0 5 0 Total 90 30 90 30 120 120 Working majority #FFBF00 56 darkgray #FFBF00 20 darkgray #FFBF00 34 darkgray #FFBF00 20 darkgray#FFBF00 76 darkgray#FFBF00 54 darkgray Ward results Armley Conservative Party (UK) H. Stephenson 1,862 36.3 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Thurlow 1,669 32.6 +10.7 Liberal Party (UK) P. Chadsworth 1,380 26.9 -2.2 Independent Conservative G. Atkinson 168 3.3 -2.2 Communist Party of Great Britain P. Wilton 46 0.9 -0.7 193 3.8 -5.6 5,125 Conservative Party (UK) -6.4 Beeston Conservative Party (UK) L. Platt 2,247 50.8 -10.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Dunn 2,208 Labour Party (UK) S. Whelan 1,734 39.2 +10.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Chadwick 1,685 Liberal Party (UK) A. Webster 443 10.0 +0.2 Liberal Party (UK) D. Dawson 394 513 11.6 -20.4 4,424 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -10.2 Bramley Labour Party (UK) Eric Atkinson 2,334 50.1 +23.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Armitage 1,998 42.9 -11.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Coates 325 7.0 -12.1 336 7.2 -20.3 4,657 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +17.3 Burley Conservative Party (UK) M. Davies 1,868 49.6 -16.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Sully 1,813 48.2 +22.9 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Flynn 84 2.2 -6.3 55 1.5 -39.5 3,765 Conservative Party (UK) -19.7 Burmantofts Labour Party (UK) K. Cohen 2,834 55.9 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Brightbart 1,697 33.5 -16.3 Liberal Party (UK) E. Britton 496 9.8 +9.8 Communist Party of Great Britain F. Stockdale 40 0.8 -2.4 1,137 22.4 +19.5 5,067 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +12.6 Castleton Liberal Party (UK) Michael Meadowcroft 2,127 53.7 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) K. Dockway 1,449 36.6 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Lewis 343 8.7 -7.7 Communist Party of Great Britain G. Corscadden 39 1.0 -0.4 678 17.1 -9.9 3,958 Liberal Party (UK) -4.9 Chapel Allerton Conservative Party (UK) J. Long 2,854 82.3 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) G. Bloom 401 11.6 +4.3 Liberal Party (UK) Deryck Ernest Senior 211 6.1 -0.7 2,453 70.8 -7.9 3,466 Conservative Party (UK) -3.9 City Labour Party (UK) Ernest Morris 1,748 65.7 +12.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Sexton 764 28.7 -14.2 Liberal Party (UK) Graham Rowlands 75 2.8 +2.8 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Johnston 72 2.7 -0.9 984 37.0 +26.4 2,659 Labour Party (UK) +13.2 Cookridge Conservative Party (UK) S. Lyons 2,605 59.5 -14.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Lodge 966 22.1 +7.0 Liberal Party (UK) E. Finkle 806 18.4 +7.9 1,639 37.4 -21.9 4,377 Conservative Party (UK) -10.9 East Hunslet Labour Party (UK) B. Pepper 1,907 66.6 +8.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Barie 581 20.3 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) I. Holmes 374 13.1 -9.7 1,326 46.3 +11.3 2,862 Labour Party (UK) +4.0 Gipton Labour Party (UK) J. Moynihan 2,125 51.0 +14.0 Conservative Party (UK) W. Buckland 1,876 45.1 -16.1 Liberal Party (UK) K. Pedder 110 2.6 +2.6 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Bellamy 53 1.3 -0.6 249 6.0 -18.1 4,164 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +15.0 Halton Conservative Party (UK) R. Vaughan 3,846 76.4 -9.4 Labour Party (UK) W. Spence 1,129 22.4 +11.6 Communist Party of Great Britain G. McGowan 56 1.1 -2.2 2,717 54.0 -21.0 5,031 Conservative Party (UK) -10.5 Harehills Conservative Party (UK) J. White 1,550 64.9 -11.9 Labour Party (UK) G. Wood 712 29.8 +18.1 Liberal Party (UK) D. Preethy 127 5.3 -6.2 838 35.1 -29.9 2,389 Conservative Party (UK) -15.0 Headingley Conservative Party (UK) D. Barron 2,904 71.4 -8.3 Labour Party (UK) T. Cooke 1,164 28.6 +17.4 1,740 42.8 -25.6 4,068 Conservative Party (UK) -12.8 Holbeck Labour Party (UK) D. Matthews 1,868 60.0 +12.7 Liberal Party (UK) R. Whitelock 852 27.4 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Spragg 392 12.6 -10.0 1,016 32.6 15.3 3,112 Labour Party (UK) +7.7 Kirkstall Conservative Party (UK) R. Robertson 2,825 50.2 -7.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Underwood 2,440 43.4 +10.7 Liberal Party (UK) R. Worrall 256 4.6 -3.1 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Sidebottom 102 1.8 +0.1 385 6.8 -18.3 5,623 Conservative Party (UK) -9.2 Middleton Labour Party (UK) S. Binns 2,507 63.2 +9.2 Liberal Party (UK) S. Robinson 803 20.3 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. Hartley 558 14.1 -2.3 Communist Party of Great Britain D. Priscott 96 2.4 -4.2 1,704 43.0 +12.0 3,964 Labour Party (UK) +5.9 Moortown Conservative Party (UK) E. Vaughan 2,668 68.6 -5.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Donohoe 903 23.2 +12.0 Liberal Party (UK) S. Rowland 316 8.1 -6.6 1,765 45.4 -13.9 3,887 Conservative Party (UK) -8.7 Osmondthorpe Labour Party (UK) Douglas Gabb 2,810 61.6 +11.8 Conservative Party (UK) Doreen Wood 1,694 37.1 -8.6 Communist Party of Great Britain T. Kelly 57 1.2 -3.2 1,116 24.5 +20.4 4,561 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +10.2 Richmond Hill Labour Party (UK) J. Mathers 2,293 57.4 +19.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Eastham 1,547 38.7 -15.9 Liberal Party (UK) A. Wren 70 1.8 -2.5 Communist Party of Great Britain P. Fawcett 57 1.4 -1.8 National Front (UK) B. Thurlow 31 0.8 +0.8 746 18.7 +2.1 3,998 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +17.6 Roundhay Conservative Party (UK) J. Challenor 3,166 85.3 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) Denise Atkinson 544 14.7 +6.0 2,622 70.7 -11.9 3,710 Conservative Party (UK) -6.0 Scott Hall Labour Party (UK) R. Ellis 1,432 48.8 +24.3 Conservative Party (UK) L. Horton 1,377 46.9 -28.6 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Dale 127 4.3 +4.3 55 1.9 -49.1 2,936 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +26.4 Seacroft Labour Party (UK) K. Woolmer 4,023 69.2 +22.7 Conservative Party (UK) M. Freegood 1,737 29.9 -19.6 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Besser 51 0.9 -3.0 2,286 39.3 +36.3 5,811 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +21.1 Stanningley Labour Party (UK) Kevin Gould 2,657 54.3 +10.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. Vickers 1,800 36.8 -15.0 Liberal Party (UK) V. Lockwood 390 8.0 +8.0 Communist Party of Great Britain P. Sidebottom 43 0.9 -3.3 857 17.5 +9.6 4,890 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +12.7 Talbot Conservative Party (UK) R. Crousden 3,172 81.5 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Sedler 721 18.5 +6.0 2,451 63.0 -11.9 3,893 Conservative Party (UK) -6.0 Weetwood Conservative Party (UK) B. Peart 3,737 77.9 -3.5 Liberal Party (UK) B. Reynolds 537 11.2 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Baum 465 9.7 +3.5 National Front (UK) R. Green 60 1.3 +1.3 3,200 66.7 -2.1 4,799 Conservative Party (UK) -1.1 West Hunslet Liberal Party (UK) W. Taylor 1,710 41.4 -13.4 Labour Party (UK) E. Hodkinson 1,267 30.7 +12.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Crosby 1,152 27.9 +0.9 115 10.7 -17.1 4,129 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -12.9 Whinmoor Labour Party (UK) B. Coward 2,123 59.3 +10.7 Conservative Party (UK) V. McNair 1,382 38.6 -10.9 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Scawthorne 74 2.1 +0.2 741 20.7 +19.8 3,579 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +10.8 Woodhouse Conservative Party (UK) A. Sexton 1,735 52.4 -10.8 Labour Party (UK) C. Buttery 1,468 44.3 +13.2 Communist Party of Great Britain L. Morris 111 3.3 -2.4 267 8.1 -23.9 3,314 Conservative Party (UK) -12.0 Wortley Labour Party (UK) J. Sargeant 2,662 46.4 +18.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Beal 2,551 44.5 -15.8 Liberal Party (UK) Walter Holdsworth 519 9.1 -2.8 111 1.9 -30.6 5,732 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +17.2 References 1 expanded Category:1970 English local elections 1970 Category:1970s in Leeds