1956 Leeds City Council election

1956 English local government election November 2019 July 2026 The 1956 municipal elections for Leeds were held on Thursday 10 May 1956,Eden Asks Nation to Back Changes https://www.nytimes.com/1956/05/12/archives/eden-asks-nation-to-back-changes-urges-new-policies-at-home-and.html The New York Times 12 May 1956 17 October 2012 with one third of the council and an extra vacancy in Hyde Park to be elected.Municipal results: Leeds The Yorkshire Post 11 May 1956 A 3% swingL.J. Sharpe 1967 Voting in cities: the 1964 borough elections to Labour seen them once again on top in votes, although things may have been closer had the Conservatives stood candidates in Hunslet Carr and Wellington. With the swing, Labour managed to hold on to all of their 1953 gains; most fairly comfortably. The notable exceptions were in Woodhouse, one of the few wards to record a swing to the Conservatives - of 4.6% no less - reducing Labour's majority to 169 votes. The other being Wortley, where the Liberal intervention there hit the Conservatives twice as hard as Labour, helping them to retain their seat by 31 votes. The closest run result, in actuality, was found in Beeston - with Labour just one vote away from a gain there. As such the night ended without a gain, leaving the dramatic drop in turnout - from what was already one of the worst recorded since the war - by a fifth to an all-time low of 31.4% the main story. Election result Leeds local election result 1956 Labour Party (UK) 18 0 0 0 62.1 48.2 53,382 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) 11 0 0 0 37.9 47.4 52,541 -4.5 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.7 4,139 +2.2 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 664 +0.2 The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew councilCllrAldCllrAld Labour 51 17 51 17 Conservatives 33 11 33 11 Total 84 28 84 28 112 112 Working majority #FFBF00 18 darkgray #FFBF00  6 darkgray #FFBF00 18 darkgray #FFBF00  6 darkgray#FFBF00 24 darkgray#FFBF00 24 darkgray Ward results Allerton Conservative Party (UK) M. Mustill 3,904 85.8 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) E. Bell 645 14.2 +1.7 3,259 71.6 -3.5 4,549 Conservative Party (UK) -1.7 Armley Labour Party (UK) J. Bissell 2,022 55.8 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Broomfield 1,602 44.2 +5.3 420 11.6 -3.8 3,624 Labour Party (UK) -1.9 Beeston Conservative Party (UK) P. Woodward 3,109 50.0 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Tallant 3,108 50.0 +4.0 1 0.0 -8.1 6,217 Conservative Party (UK) -4.0 Blenheim Labour Party (UK) W. Merritt 2,339 60.5 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) W. Murphy 1,530 39.5 -5.7 809 20.9 +11.4 3,869 Labour Party (UK) +5.7 Bramley Labour Party (UK) W. Lord 2,661 48.5 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) C. Dean 1,984 36.2 -4.6 Liberal Party (UK) R. Walker 837 15.3 +3.9 677 12.3 +5.3 5,482 Labour Party (UK) +2.6 Burmantofts Labour Party (UK) G. Murray 1,884 66.3 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) K. Wiggin 958 33.7 -3.2 926 32.6 +6.5 2,842 Labour Party (UK) +3.2 City Labour Party (UK) E. Stubbs 1,512 64.6 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Dougray 829 35.4 -2.6 683 29.2 +5.2 2,341 Labour Party (UK) +2.6 Cross Gates Labour Party (UK) A. Harrison 2,657 63.3 +5.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Baldwin 1,540 36.7 -5.6 1,117 26.6 +11.3 4,197 Labour Party (UK) +5.6 East Hunslet Labour Party (UK) E. Kavanagh 2,011 73.5 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) B. Watson 724 26.5 -0.2 1,287 47.1 +0.4 2,735 Labour Party (UK) +0.2 Far Headingley Conservative Party (UK) G. Dovenor 3,702 79.3 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) E. Holmes 969 20.7 +4.2 2,733 58.5 -8.5 4,671 Conservative Party (UK) -4.2 Halton Conservative Party (UK) P. Dobson 3,446 76.6 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Marshall 1,051 23.4 +2.2 2,395 53.3 -4.3 4,497 Conservative Party (UK) -2.2 Harehills Conservative Party (UK) B. Gardener 2,305 52.4 -7.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Sedler 2,091 47.6 +7.2 214 4.9 -14.5 4,396 Conservative Party (UK) -7.2 Holbeck Labour Party (UK) G. Bray 2,082 61.1 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Stewart 722 21.2 -13.0 Liberal Party (UK) John Brian Meeks 605 17.7 +17.7 1,360 39.9 +8.2 3,409 Labour Party (UK) +4.1 Hunslet Carr Labour Party (UK) W. Parker 2,020 92.1 +18.5 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Moore 174 7.9 +3.9 1,846 84.1 +32.9 2,194 Labour Party (UK) +7.3 Hyde Park Conservative Party (UK) H. Walmsley 2,916 68.1 -3.1 Conservative Party (UK) F. Hall 2,873 Labour Party (UK) A. Malcolm 1,365 31.9 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) N. Davy 1,363 1,508 36.2 -6.2 4,281 Conservative Party (UK) -3.1 Kirkstall Labour Party (UK) D. Matthews 2,945 61.0 +5.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Lucas 1,879 39.0 -5.0 1,066 22.1 +10.0 4,824 Labour Party (UK) +5.0 Meanwood Conservative Party (UK) T. Kirkby 3,466 75.7 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) F. Woolhouse 1,115 24.3 -0.9 2,351 51.3 +1.8 4,581 Conservative Party (UK) -0.9 Middleton Labour Party (UK) J. Binns 1,918 85.4 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. Bailey 328 14.6 -7.8 1,590 70.8 +15.6 2,246 Labour Party (UK) +7.8 Moortown Conservative Party (UK) L. Henson 3,695 77.6 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) L. Steele 1,064 22.4 -0.8 2,631 55.3 +1.6 4,759 Conservative Party (UK) +0.8 Osmondthorpe Labour Party (UK) L. Walsh 2,628 75.3 +3.5 Conservative Party (UK) L. Ideson 862 24.7 -3.5 1,766 50.6 +7.1 3,490 Labour Party (UK) +3.5 Potternewton Conservative Party (UK) A. Coleman 1,866 60.9 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) B. Atha 1,041 34.0 +1.0 Communist Party of Great Britain S. Bloom 156 5.1 +0.8 825 26.9 -2.7 3,063 Conservative Party (UK) -1.4 Richmond Hill Labour Party (UK) W. Cain 1,416 76.7 -2.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Ashworth 429 23.3 +2.1 987 53.5 -4.2 1,845 Labour Party (UK) -2.1 Roundhay Conservative Party (UK) H. Jowitt 3,362 70.7 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Taylor 1,391 29.3 +1.1 1,971 41.5 -2.1 4,753 Conservative Party (UK) -1.1 Stanningley Labour Party (UK) F. Kennally 2,546 49.4 +0.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. Vickers 1,584 30.7 -11.1 Liberal Party (UK) J. Grimshaw 1,022 19.8 +11.1 962 18.7 +11.1 5,152 Labour Party (UK) +5.5 Wellington Labour Party (UK) J. Underwood 2,142 76.7 +9.5 Liberal Party (UK) Walter Holdsworth 513 18.4 +9.0 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Wheatley 137 4.9 -0.8 1,629 58.3 +8.8 2,792 Labour Party (UK) +0.2 Westfield Labour Party (UK) Stan Cohen 2,434 53.6 +5.0 Conservative Party (UK) May Sexton 1,674 36.9 -14.5 Liberal Party (UK) H. Burridge 432 9.5 +9.5 760 16.7 +14.0 4,540 Labour Party (UK) +9.7 Woodhouse Labour Party (UK) H. Bretherick 1,862 49.6 -7.3 Conservative Party (UK) L. Francis 1,693 45.1 +2.0 Communist Party of Great Britain F. Slaughter 197 5.3 +5.3 169 4.5 -9.3 3,752 Labour Party (UK) -4.6 Wortley Labour Party (UK) W. Smart 2,463 43.8 -4.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Stubley 2,432 43.2 -8.6 Liberal Party (UK) D. Boden 730 13.0 +13.0 31 0.6 -3.2 5,625 Labour Party (UK) +2.1 References 1 expanded Leeds City Council election 1956 Leeds City Council election Council election, 1956