1963 Leeds City Council election

1963 English local government election November 2019 July 2026 The 1963 Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 9 May 1963,Labor and Liberals Gain British Votes https://www.nytimes.com/1963/05/08/archives/labor-and-liberals-gain-british-votes.html The New York Times 8 May 1963 19 October 2012 with one third of the council to be elected.Municipal results: Leeds The Yorkshire Post 10 May 1963 The Liberals significantly expanded on their prior year's record showing of 10 candidates to 18 candidates this time, obtaining them post-war records in votes and vote share. This hidden a disappointing result for them, seeing swings away from them in the wards they'd fought previously, with Far Headingley the only ward they managed to retain second place in (as well as gaining second place on first standing in Wellington). This Liberal advancement again mainly hurt the Conservative vote, helping Labour achieve a 2.3% swingL.J. Sharpe 1967 Voting in cities: the 1964 borough elections to make six gains – reversing all but one of the gains the Tories made in their 1960 victory (the exception being the usually reliable Conservative ward of Harehills, which Labour managed to narrowly gain in 1957). These gains doubled Labour's majority of councillors – with their overall majority now at 28 – as the party made widespread gains nationally to capture a record number of borough seats. Election result Leeds local election result 1963 Labour Party (UK) 19 6 0 +6 67.8 45.0 57,636 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) 9 0 6 -6 32.1 40.2 51,513 -3.5 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 13.9 17,865 +2.6 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 1,167 -0.2 The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew councilCllrAldCllrAld Labour 47 16 54 16 Conservatives 37 12 30 12 Total 84 28 84 28 112 112 Working majority #FFBF00 12 darkgray #FFBF00  4 darkgray #FFBF00 24 darkgray #FFBF00  4 darkgray#FFBF00 16 darkgray#FFBF00 28 darkgray Ward results Allerton Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Lyons 3,815 63.6 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Gerald Bloom 1,147 19.1 +4.4 Liberal Party (UK) Julius Blum 1,034 17.2 -4.2 2,668 44.5 +2.2 5,996 Conservative Party (UK) -2.3 Armley Labour Party (UK) Sidney Lee 2,542 55.4 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Rowland Beal 1,289 28.1 -11.7 Liberal Party (UK) Graham Rowlands 759 16.5 +16.5 1,253 27.3 +6.8 4,590 Labour Party (UK) +3.4 Beeston Labour Party (UK) A. Beevers 3,453 47.7 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. Farrell 2,974 41.1 -10.1 Liberal Party (UK) H. Passmore 730 10.1 +10.1 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Moore 84 1.2 +1.2 479 6.6 +4.3 7,241 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +4.5 Blenheim Labour Party (UK) Ernest Morris 1,612 69.8 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Jenkinson 696 30.2 +1.4 916 39.6 -2.8 2,308 Labour Party (UK) -1.4 Bramley Labour Party (UK) M. Chadwick 2,732 46.9 -6.7 Conservative Party (UK) C. Dean 2,198 37.8 -8.6 Liberal Party (UK) M. Stevens 891 15.3 +15.3 534 9.2 +1.9 5,821 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +0.9 Burmantofts Labour Party (UK) F. Watson 2,299 74.2 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Bauchop 798 25.8 -0.2 1,501 48.5 +0.4 3,097 Labour Party (UK) +0.2 City Labour Party (UK) W. Stoner 1,299 73.1 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. Roberts 477 26.9 -1.7 822 46.3 +3.4 1,776 Labour Party (UK) +1.7 Cross Gates Labour Party (UK) L. Jackson 3,603 69.4 +9.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. Hartley 1,592 30.6 -4.0 2,011 38.7 +13.7 5,195 Labour Party (UK) +6.8 East Hunslet Labour Party (UK) E. Haughton 1,800 72.5 +9.4 Conservative Party (UK) P. Sharples 683 27.5 +7.3 1,117 45.0 +2.1 2,483 Labour Party (UK) +1.0 Far Headingley Conservative Party (UK) George Somers 4,639 46.0 -1.5 Liberal Party (UK) John Humphrey Morrish 3,728 37.0 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) Kathleen Elizabeth Lloyd 1,707 16.9 +2.8 911 9.0 -0.3 10,074 Conservative Party (UK) -0.1 Halton Conservative Party (UK) J. Brooksbank 3,754 71.6 +8.3 Labour Party (UK) C. Wigley 1,486 28.4 +9.6 2,268 43.3 -1.3 5,240 Conservative Party (UK) -0.6 Harehills Conservative Party (UK) John Astle 2,427 51.2 -9.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Beeston 1,693 35.7 -3.1 Liberal Party (UK) Ronald Gibbon Sissons 616 13.0 +13.0 734 15.5 -6.8 4,736 Conservative Party (UK) -3.4 Holbeck Labour Party (UK) T. Smith 2,117 58.6 -9.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Redmond 877 24.3 -7.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Crawshaw 490 13.6 +13.6 Communist Party of Great Britain B. Potter 130 3.6 +3.6 1,240 34.3 -2.5 3,614 Labour Party (UK) -1.2 Hunslet Carr Labour Party (UK) Harry Booth 2,008 62.8 -3.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Austwick 770 24.1 -2.5 Liberal Party (UK) G. McKenna 305 9.5 +9.5 Communist Party of Great Britain L. Hunter 115 3.6 -4.0 1,238 38.7 -0.6 3,198 Labour Party (UK) -0.3 Hyde Park Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Davison 2,125 44.7 -16.5 Labour Party (UK) Joyce Gould 1,695 35.7 -3.2 Liberal Party (UK) Sydney Herbert Bexan 934 19.6 +19.6 430 9.0 -13.4 4,754 Conservative Party (UK) -6.6 Kirkstall Labour Party (UK) M. Happold 2,665 53.3 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) G. Lockwood 1,499 30.0 +0.6 Liberal Party (UK) D. Whittaker 668 13.3 -5.1 Communist Party of Great Britain B. Huffingley 172 3.4 +3.4 1,166 23.3 +0.5 5,004 Labour Party (UK) +0.2 Meanwood Conservative Party (UK) Alan Pedley 3,146 54.1 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) J. McPheat 1,613 27.7 +7.6 Liberal Party (UK) Ms. Holdsworth 1,054 18.1 -7.8 1,533 26.4 -1.6 5,813 Conservative Party (UK) +3.7 Middleton Labour Party (UK) Arthur Brown 2,538 77.1 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Charlesworth 405 12.3 -5.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Ward 221 6.7 +6.7 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Wilkinson 129 3.9 -1.4 2,133 64.8 +6.5 3,293 Labour Party (UK) +3.2 Moortown Conservative Party (UK) S. Bolton 4,324 59.7 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Taylor 1,732 23.9 +6.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Pearlman 1,192 16.4 -3.3 2,592 35.8 -7.0 7,248 Conservative Party (UK) -4.5 Osmondthorpe Labour Party (UK) Douglas Gabb 2,161 76.8 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Wilson 653 23.2 -2.0 1,508 53.6 +3.9 2,814 Labour Party (UK) +2.0 Potternewton Conservative Party (UK) D. Bradley 1,427 45.5 -7.0 Labour Party (UK) R. Taylor 1,110 35.4 +10.1 Liberal Party (UK) John Brian Meeks 489 15.6 -3.6 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Fawcett 112 3.6 +0.5 317 10.1 -17.1 3,138 Conservative Party (UK) -8.5 Richmond Hill Labour Party (UK) M. Rooney 2,240 80.0 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) H. Flockton 430 15.4 -1.9 Communist Party of Great Britain E. Burwin 131 4.7 -0.7 1,810 64.6 +4.6 2,801 Labour Party (UK) +2.2 Roundhay Conservative Party (UK) D. Wolstenholme 3,002 59.9 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Thomas 1,087 21.7 +4.9 Liberal Party (UK) A. Clarke 925 18.4 -7.7 1,915 38.2 +7.4 5,014 Conservative Party (UK) -2.0 Stanningley Labour Party (UK) Kevin Gould 2,552 43.2 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Vickers 1,680 28.5 -0.0 Liberal Party (UK) Dennis Pedder 1,673 28.3 -4.7 872 14.8 +9.4 5,905 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +2.4 Wellington Labour Party (UK) Aimee Tong 1,894 67.6 -8.2 Liberal Party (UK) B. Freeman 436 15.6 +15.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Stephen 331 11.8 -4.7 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Bellamy 141 5.0 -2.7 1,458 52.0 -7.2 2,802 Labour Party (UK) -11.9 Westfield Labour Party (UK) J. Bell 1,649 53.8 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) May Sexton 1,415 46.2 +3.4 234 7.6 -6.8 3,064 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -3.4 Woodhouse Labour Party (UK) R. Ellis 2,274 54.0 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) F. West 1,326 31.5 -10.7 Liberal Party (UK) F. Smith 459 10.9 +10.9 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Dale 153 3.6 -0.4 948 22.5 +10.9 4,212 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +5.4 Wortley Labour Party (UK) J. Moynihan 2,928 42.1 -7.9 Conservative Party (UK) Bertrand Mather 2,761 39.7 -10.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Sherwin 1,261 18.1 +18.1 167 2.4 +2.3 6,950 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +1.1 Casual Vacancies Halton 27 June 1963 Conservative Party (UK) John Hutchings Rhodes 2501 74.6% Labour Party (UK) Clement Wigley 853 25.4% 1,648 49.2% 15,128 3,354 22.2% Conservative Party (UK) Roundhay 27 June 1963 Labour Party (UK) Douglas Thomas 1,774 45.4% Conservative Party (UK) Bertrand Mather 1,712 43.8% Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Clarke 424 10.8% 62 1.6% 16,228 3,910 24.1% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Leeds City Year Book Leeds City Council 1963–1964 References Category:1963 English local elections 1963 Category:1960s in Leeds