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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jun 28, 2018 10:59:36 GMT
The 'colours' of Leeds from 1930 to 1938:-  |
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Post by swanarcadian on Jun 29, 2018 22:31:22 GMT
Leeds achieved County Borough status in 1889; prior to that it had been Leeds MB.
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 11, 2021 13:38:50 GMT
Leeds 'colours' from 1951 (all out election for new ward boundaries) to 1967 (final year for this set of wards):-  Simplistic but easy to see that the Tories never rivalled their 1951 performance. No Liberals were elected throughout this period (although snatched a few second places). Wortley and Bramley came nearest to be called the 'swing wards'. |
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Dec 30, 2021 9:57:15 GMT
CB composition 1882 to 1913:-   Copied from 'A Modern History of Leeds'. |
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Dec 31, 2021 17:13:08 GMT
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 1, 2022 10:52:09 GMT
The 1920 elections saw a steep rise in turnout and a reversal for Labour:-   |
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 2, 2022 9:18:16 GMT
1921 saw eight wards change hands but not all in the same direction:-    The first three-year cycle (post Great War) provided a chequered pattern for Leeds:-  Only four wards represented by councillors from the same party. |
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 3, 2022 13:35:16 GMT
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 3, 2022 13:45:14 GMT
Two by-elections to be recorded.
Saturday 24th January 1920
West Hunslet (resignation of E. Maun, Lab)
Joe Thornton (Lab) 2617
W.A. Appleyard (Lib) 1874
J. Stonehouse (Ind) 865
Wednesday 18th January 1922
Central (E. Featherstone, Lib resigned)
Isaac Stephenson (Con) 1014
Mark Barker (Lib) 956
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 4, 2022 9:29:12 GMT
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 4, 2022 16:08:47 GMT
Two by-elections to be recorded.
Thursday 21st February 1924
West ward (caused by the death of Dr. H. Marshall, Con)
Dr. A. Roberts (Con) 1295
L. Fothergill (Co-op) 1247
A. Watt (Lib) 494
Wednesday 15th October 1924
Bramley (Brow Dickenson, Lib, raised to the aldermanic bench)
Joseph Heaton Walker (Lib) defeated Willie Withey (Lab) - no figures available.
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 4, 2022 17:11:20 GMT
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 4, 2022 17:22:12 GMT
Another two by-elections 'discovered' and both were held on Thursday 22nd November 1923:-  |
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 5, 2022 9:24:17 GMT
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 5, 2022 9:37:38 GMT
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 5, 2022 9:53:55 GMT
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 5, 2022 12:59:19 GMT
1926/27/28 copied from Morrison's Leeds Blue Book and City Record for 1929:-      The Tory grip on the council lasted until the 1926 elections when Labour moved into first position. Labour took control, for the first time, in 1928 whereas the Liberals now held only five seats on the council. Albert Tallant (Lab) replaced Sir Charles Wilson (Con) on the Aldermanic Bench, 5th December 1928. % Turnout - 1926 58.2, 1927 58.9, 1928 53.8 |
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 5, 2022 13:12:04 GMT
The Blue Books are historical gems but very rare to find (other than the Leeds libraries). Some editions contain municipal results going back to 1835. The early issues of Wigley's Street Directory of Leeds include ward maps. The later versions postal districts (forerunner for postcodes):-  The Absent War Voter map, 1918, has markings but unclear what they signify:-  |
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 6, 2022 13:05:37 GMT
By 1929 the disparity between the ward electorates had continued to grow (smallest to largest - Mill Hill 3,832 to Headingley 28,573 and the Gini inequality rating stood at 26.4). A ward boundary review was well overdue. The three main parties agreed a truce for the 1929 municipal elections pending the introduction of new wards (also saving the ratepayers £2,000):- www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19290916/156/0007www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000748/19291024/112/0003The Communists put up two candidates:- West ward - W.Withey (Lab) 756 E.Benson (Comm) 54. Turnout 10%. East Hunslet - Ms J.E.Arnott (Lab) 2370 F.Warburton (Comm) 72. Turnout 14%. The Leeds Mercury wrote that the Communist intervention cost 30 shillings per vote on the rates. |
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Post by David J. Glanfield on Jan 8, 2022 9:57:12 GMT
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Post by rightleaning on May 4, 2023 14:24:30 GMT
LEEDS CB - 1972
Armley 1 0 0.0% 5,232
Dixon J. Labour 2,478 47.4%
Mathers C. Conservative 1,369 26.2%
Meadowcroft R. Liberal 1,325 25.3%
Wilton P. Communist 60 1.1%
Beeston 1 0 0.0% 5,050
Barnard A. Labour 2,643 52.3%
Dunn A. Conservative 2,111 41.8%
Ellis L. Liberal 296 5.9%
Bramley 1 0 0.0% 4,310
Millett E. Labour 2,834 65.8%
Robinson M. Conservative 1,476 34.2%
Burley 1 0 0.0% 3,068
Mrs Aimoe Donohoe Labour 1,791 58.4%
Ramsden D. Conservative 1,175 38.3%
Flynn T. Communist 102 3.3%
Burmanstoft 1 0 0.0% 4,140
Blower A. Labour 3,005 72.6%
Thomas C. Conservative 1,042 25.2%
Stockdale F. Communist 93 2.2%
Castleton 1 0 0.0% 3,999
Dockwray K. Labour 2,124 53.1%
Nelson B. Liberal 1,569 39.2%
Mathews M. Conservative 262 6.6%
Robinson K. Communist 44 1.1%
Chapel Allerton 1 0 0.0% 3,204
Hunt J. Conservative 2,392 74.7%
Fineberg L. Labour 638 19.9%
Braham O. Liberal 174 5.4%
City 1 0 0.0% 2,489
Jenner D. Labour 2,055 82.6%
Annan W. Conservative 338 13.6%
Waldenburg S. Liberal 96 3.9%
Cookridge 1 0 0.0% 5,147
Jenkins C. Conservative 2,831 55.0%
Morrison L. Labour 1,706 33.1%
Finkle V. Liberal 610 11.9%
East Hunslet 1 0 0.0% 3,445
Bowsley G. Labour 2,267 65.8%
Clarkson T. Liberal 979 28.4%
Cresswell B. Conservative 199 5.8%
Gipton 1 0 0.0% 4,337
Vollans A. Labour 2,781 64.1%
Suttenstall M. Conservative 1,271 29.3%
Pedder K. Liberal 188 4.3%
Bellamy J. Communist 97 2.2%
Halton 1 0 0.0% 3,946
Dodgson M. Conservative 2,108 53.4%
Jeffrey K. Labour 1,244 31.5%
Roome S. Liberal 594 15.1%
Harehills 1 0 0.0% 3,720
Green C. Labour 1,922 51.7%
Moran J. Conservative 1,606 43.2%
Farrar R. Liberal 192 5.2%
Headingley 1 0 0.0% 4,308
Clark E. Conservative 2,219 51.5%
Donohoe T. Labour 1,695 39.3%
Coates J. Liberal 394 9.1%
Holbeck 1 0 0.0% 2,863
Atha B. Labour 2,253 78.7%
Whitelock R. Liberal 323 11.3%
Dobkin L. Conservative 287 10.0%
Kirkstall 1 0 0.0% 5,957
Nash E. Labour 3,474 58.3%
Horrocks J. Conservative 2,406 40.4%
Sidebottom J. Communist 77 1.3%
Middleton 1 0 0.0% 3,349
Kitchen J. Labour 2,802 83.7%
Johnson P. Conservative 426 12.7%
Priscott D. Communist 121 3.6%
Moortown 1 0 0.0% 3,983
Redmond A. Conservative 2,361 59.3%
Cliff M. Labour 1,272 31.9%
Waldenburg L. Liberal 350 8.8%
Osmondthorpe 1 0 0.0% 4,097
Prichard W. Labour 3,122 76.2%
Wood D. Conservative 921 22.5%
Cook D. Communist 54 1.3%
Richmond Hill 1 0 0.0% 3,508
Cooke T. Labour 2,587 73.7%
Dimmock G. Conservative 873 24.9%
Fawcett D. Communist 48 1.4%
Roundhay 1 0 0.0% 3,697
Johnson A. Conservative 2,920 79.0%
Milburn L. Labour 588 15.9%
Freethby D. Liberal 189 5.1%
Scott Hall 1 0 0.0% 3,008
Baum A. Labour 1,837 61.1%
Darton V. Conservative 915 30.4%
Thorpe D. Liberal 200 6.6%
Temple M. Communist 56 1.9%
Seacroft 1 0 0.0% 5,791
Stringer F. Labour 4,564 78.8%
Ball D. Conservative 1,152 19.9%
Dale A. Communist 75 1.3%
Stanningley 1 0 0.0% 4,358
Miller A. Labour 2,874 65.9%
Benton J. Conservative 1,429 32.8%
Quarmby R. Communist 55 1.3%
Talbot 1 0 0.0% 3,761
Feldman R. Conservative 2,478 65.9%
Naylor L. Labour 873 23.2%
Phillips M. Liberal 410 10.9%
Weetwood 1 0 0.0% 5,264
Stanley Rostron Conservative 2,905 55.2%
Edgar Firth Independent 1,902 36.1%
Akbar S. Labour 457 8.7%
West Hunslet 1 0 0.0% 3,854
Dennis Pedder Liberal 2,347 60.9%
Wright J. Labour 1,144 29.7%
Dawson J. Conservative 363 9.4%
Whinmoor 1 0 0.0% 3,608
Davis F. Labour 2,563 71.0%
White P. Conservative 983 27.2%
Besser H. Communist 62 1.7%
Woodhouse 1 0 0.0% 3,237
Roche J. Labour 1,521 47.0%
Fingret P. Conservative 1,005 31.0%
Baker M. Liberal 598 18.5%
Morris L. Communist 113 3.5%
Wortley 1 0 0.0% 4,731
Selby B. Labour 2,779 58.7%
Frank Stubley Conservative 1,952 41.3%
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