Leeds City Council election, 1959
The Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 7 May 1959,[1] with one third of the seats and extra vacancies in East Hunslet and Stanningley up for election.[2]
Mirroring their national recovery,[1] the Conservatives achieved a 3% swing[3] to win the popular vote and make the only gain of the night in the marginal Wortley.[2] The Liberals fielded their greatest amount of candidates since 1951, and as such received their highest vote since then.[2] Turnout fell by just under a percentage point from the year before to 36.3%.[3]
Election result
Leeds Local Election Result 1959 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 19 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 63.3 | 46.5 | 59,182 | -3.3% | ||
Conservative | 11 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 36.7 | 49.0 | 62,414 | +2.9% | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5,046 | +0.3% | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 630 | +0.1% | ||
The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[3]
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cllr | Ald | Cllr | Ald | ||
Labour | 55 | 18 | 54 | 18 | |
Conservatives | 29 | 10 | 30 | 10 | |
Total | 84 | 28 | 84 | 28 | |
112 | 112 | ||||
Working majority | 26 | 8 | 24 | 8 | |
34 | 32 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Mustill | 4,704 | 87.4 | +1.4 | |
Labour | A. Baum | 681 | 12.6 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 4,023 | 74.7 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,385 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Bissell | 2,341 | 57.1 | -1.3 | |
Conservative | J. Ashworth | 1,756 | 42.9 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 585 | 14.3 | -2.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,097 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Woodward | 3,555 | 46.6 | +3.8 | |
Labour | N. Billington | 3,250 | 42.6 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | H. Passmore | 820 | 10.8 | -4.8 | |
Majority | 305 | 4.0 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 7,625 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Merritt | 1,861 | 63.4 | -5.7 | |
Conservative | J. Butterfield | 1,076 | 36.6 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 785 | 26.7 | -11.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,937 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Lord | 2,723 | 50.3 | -0.1 | |
Conservative | C. Dean | 2,214 | 40.9 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | G. Petch | 474 | 8.8 | -6.2 | |
Majority | 509 | 9.4 | -6.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,411 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Murray | 2,058 | 68.3 | -3.9 | |
Conservative | H. Robinson | 956 | 31.7 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 1,102 | 36.6 | -7.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,014 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bernard Atha | 1,373 | 64.6 | -2.7 | |
Conservative | B. Emmett | 751 | 35.4 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 622 | 29.3 | -5.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,124 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Harrison | 3,273 | 63.6 | -5.2 | |
Conservative | F. Hodges | 1,874 | 36.4 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 1,399 | 27.2 | -10.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,147 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Kavanagh | 2,349 | 74.5 | -2.2 | |
Labour | E. Haughton | 2,149 | |||
Conservative | D. Mowbray | 802 | 25.5 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 1,347 | 49.1 | -4.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,151 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Dovenor | 4,351 | 65.1 | -12.9 | |
Labour | J. Stephenson | 1,212 | 18.1 | -3.9 | |
Liberal | J. Morrish | 1,122 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
Majority | 3,139 | 47.0 | -9.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,685 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Dougray | 4,349 | 75.8 | +0.5 | |
Labour | J. Taylor | 1,391 | 24.2 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 2,958 | 51.5 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,740 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick Crotty | 3,177 | 55.6 | +2.1 | |
Labour | J. Klineberg | 2,532 | 44.4 | -2.1 | |
Majority | 645 | 11.3 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 5,709 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Bray | 2,148 | 59.0 | -3.3 | |
Conservative | B. Morland | 882 | 24.2 | +7.2 | |
Liberal | H. Fearnley | 608 | 16.7 | -3.8 | |
Majority | 1,266 | 34.8 | -7.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,638 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Parker | 2,442 | 69.1 | -6.4 | |
Conservative | A. Roberts | 700 | 19.8 | +8.8 | |
Liberal | J. Hill | 392 | 11.1 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 1,742 | 49.3 | -15.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,534 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -7.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Walmsley | 2,713 | 63.9 | +6.0 | |
Labour | W. Fanning | 1,532 | 36.1 | -6.0 | |
Majority | 1,181 | 27.8 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,245 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Matthews | 3,053 | 58.2 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | S. Codd | 2,195 | 41.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 858 | 16.3 | -1.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,248 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Kirkby | 3,696 | 73.3 | +0.7 | |
Labour | E. Webber | 1,347 | 26.7 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 2,349 | 46.6 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,043 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Binns | 2,694 | 76.8 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | A. Hartley | 491 | 14.0 | +3.8 | |
Liberal | W. Holdsworth | 219 | 6.2 | -6.5 | |
Communist | E. Moore | 105 | 3.0 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 2,203 | 62.8 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,509 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | L. Henson | 4,606 | 76.8 | +0.0 | |
Labour | L. Steele | 1,388 | 23.2 | -0.0 | |
Majority | 3,218 | 53.7 | +0.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,994 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Walsh | 3,162 | 74.3 | -2.7 | |
Conservative | F. Barry | 1,094 | 25.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 2,068 | 48.6 | -5.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,256 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | L. Lyons | 2,266 | 65.8 | +4.0 | |
Labour | V. Zermansky | 1,021 | 29.7 | -8.5 | |
Communist | H. Fawcett | 156 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 1,245 | 36.2 | +12.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,443 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Cain | 1,496 | 76.1 | -3.9 | |
Conservative | H. Flockton | 469 | 23.9 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 1,027 | 52.3 | -7.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,965 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Jowitt | 4,142 | 70.3 | +2.8 | |
Labour | E. Colley | 1,747 | 29.7 | -2.8 | |
Majority | 2,395 | 40.7 | +5.6 | ||
Turnout | 5,889 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Marshall | 2,441 | 45.9 | -6.0 | |
Labour | E. Coward | 2,436 | |||
Conservative | A. Vickers | 1,890 | 35.5 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | D. Vickers | 1,658 | |||
Liberal | J. Grimshaw | 991 | 18.6 | -1.9 | |
Liberal | J. Blum | 617 | |||
Majority | 551 | 10.4 | -13.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,322 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Underwood | 2,129 | 74.0 | -5.2 | |
Conservative | B. Pearce | 548 | 19.1 | +4.6 | |
Communist | G. Hodgson | 199 | 6.9 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 1,581 | 55.0 | -9.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,876 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stan Cohen | 2,141 | 51.8 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | May Sexton | 1,992 | 48.2 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 149 | 3.6 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,133 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Bretherick | 2,153 | 47.9 | -12.0 | |
Conservative | A. Chadwick | 1,755 | 39.0 | -1.1 | |
Liberal | W. Hopper | 420 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
Communist | D. Banks | 170 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 398 | 8.8 | -11.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,498 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Stubley | 3,410 | 51.2 | +1.8 | |
Labour | W. Smart | 3,244 | 48.8 | -1.8 | |
Majority | 166 | 2.5 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 6,654 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +1.8 | |||
References
- 1 2 "British Elections Yield Tory Gains". The New York Times. 8 May 1959. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "Municipal results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. 8 May 1959.
- 1 2 3 Sharpe, L.J. (1967). Voting in cities: the 1964 borough elections.
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