Post by swanarcadian on Mar 26, 2021 10:45:42 GMT
1938
Polling day was 26 March. These were the first elections for the enlarged district.
AUSTONLEY - 2 seats
*Maurice Barber, woollen manufacturer 180
*William Harwood, poultry farmer 109 - elected for 1 year
*Fred Lee Moorhouse, foreman teaser 97
CARTWORTH - 2 seats
Arthur Brook, retired textile worker 222
*Joe Lockwood, schoolmaster 203
*Miss Annie Barber 129
FULSTONE - 3 seats
Elected:
Hubert Beever, musician 461 - stood for Labour in 1947
*Herbert Lee, coke oven charger 365
*William Haigh, woollen manufacturer 358 - elected for 1 year. Stood as a Liberal in 1939
Unsuccessful:
Arthur Swift, coal miner 323
*Osborne Padget, gentleman 263
*Harris Turner, sub-postmaster 208
HEPWORTH
Charles William Parratt, clay works employee 102
*John Edwin Pickard, secretary 97
HOLME
*Frank Denton, power loom tuner 82 - stood as Independent in 1947
*Percy Howard, pattern weaver 54
HOLMFIRTH NORTH CENTRAL - 2 seats
*George Wordsworth England, builder and contractor 280
*Arthur Edward Collins, gentleman 248 - stood as Independent in 1947
*Harry Shore, cloth presser 163
HOLMFIRTH SOUTH CENTRAL - 2 seats
*Arthur Quarmby, butcher 252
*William Lodge, engineer 243
*Ben Charlesworth, stone mason 189
HONLEY CENTRAL - 4 seats
Elected:
*William Herbert Smailes, medical practioner 494
*John Whitehead, poultry farmer 470
*Charles Ernest Thornton, retired dyer and finisher 468
*Francis Henry Sowerby, textile operative 413 - elected for 1 year. Stood for Labour in 1939
Unsuccessful:
*Harry Boothroyd, clerk 380
*James Robinson, laundryman 357
*Frank Oldfield, master joiner and builder 353
*Arthur Shaw, dyer's labourer 291
HONLEY EAST - 2 seats
*Reginald Hartley, railway clerk 233
*Isaac Brook, gentleman 218
*Richard Leslie Robinson, mungo manufacturer 162
HONLEY SOUTH
*Alfred France, retired worsted manufacturer 171 - elected for 1 year
J Lee, signalman 96
HONLEY WEST
*Willie Kinder, foreman warper 140
George Milnes, poultry farmer 116
NETHERTHONG - 2 seats
Littlewood Hoyle, dyer 208
Joe Dyson, farmer 204 - elected for 1 year
*Fred Lockwood, railway commercial representative 201
*William Edward Batley, retired builder 114
SCHOLES - 2 seats
*Thomas Deakin, farmer 252
*Ernest Beever, insurance agent 245 - elected for 1 year. Stood for Labour in 1939
James Mellor, warehouseman 199
Herbert Armitage, secretary 198
THURSTONLAND
Benjamin Lord, retired schoolmaster 81 - elected for 1 year
William Hinchliffe, tailor and clothier 66
Horace Hill, tea importing agent 35
UPPERTHONG - 2 seats
*Arthur Tolson, plumber 325
*Samuel Bower, retired grocer 248
Joe Parker Pontefract, clerk 237
WOOLDALE - 3 seats
Elected:
*James Daniel Plant, miner 522 - stood for Labour in 1947
*Willie Booth, joiner 393
Frank Brook 368, cloth merchant - elected for 1 year
Unsuccessful:
*Jabez Hoyle, secretary and manager 310
Percy Wilson, foreman yarnman 93
Polling day was 26 March. These were the first elections for the enlarged district.
AUSTONLEY - 2 seats
*Maurice Barber, woollen manufacturer 180
*William Harwood, poultry farmer 109 - elected for 1 year
*Fred Lee Moorhouse, foreman teaser 97
CARTWORTH - 2 seats
Arthur Brook, retired textile worker 222
*Joe Lockwood, schoolmaster 203
*Miss Annie Barber 129
FULSTONE - 3 seats
Elected:
Hubert Beever, musician 461 - stood for Labour in 1947
*Herbert Lee, coke oven charger 365
*William Haigh, woollen manufacturer 358 - elected for 1 year. Stood as a Liberal in 1939
Unsuccessful:
Arthur Swift, coal miner 323
*Osborne Padget, gentleman 263
*Harris Turner, sub-postmaster 208
HEPWORTH
Charles William Parratt, clay works employee 102
*John Edwin Pickard, secretary 97
HOLME
*Frank Denton, power loom tuner 82 - stood as Independent in 1947
*Percy Howard, pattern weaver 54
HOLMFIRTH NORTH CENTRAL - 2 seats
*George Wordsworth England, builder and contractor 280
*Arthur Edward Collins, gentleman 248 - stood as Independent in 1947
*Harry Shore, cloth presser 163
HOLMFIRTH SOUTH CENTRAL - 2 seats
*Arthur Quarmby, butcher 252
*William Lodge, engineer 243
*Ben Charlesworth, stone mason 189
HONLEY CENTRAL - 4 seats
Elected:
*William Herbert Smailes, medical practioner 494
*John Whitehead, poultry farmer 470
*Charles Ernest Thornton, retired dyer and finisher 468
*Francis Henry Sowerby, textile operative 413 - elected for 1 year. Stood for Labour in 1939
Unsuccessful:
*Harry Boothroyd, clerk 380
*James Robinson, laundryman 357
*Frank Oldfield, master joiner and builder 353
*Arthur Shaw, dyer's labourer 291
HONLEY EAST - 2 seats
*Reginald Hartley, railway clerk 233
*Isaac Brook, gentleman 218
*Richard Leslie Robinson, mungo manufacturer 162
HONLEY SOUTH
*Alfred France, retired worsted manufacturer 171 - elected for 1 year
J Lee, signalman 96
HONLEY WEST
*Willie Kinder, foreman warper 140
George Milnes, poultry farmer 116
NETHERTHONG - 2 seats
Littlewood Hoyle, dyer 208
Joe Dyson, farmer 204 - elected for 1 year
*Fred Lockwood, railway commercial representative 201
*William Edward Batley, retired builder 114
SCHOLES - 2 seats
*Thomas Deakin, farmer 252
*Ernest Beever, insurance agent 245 - elected for 1 year. Stood for Labour in 1939
James Mellor, warehouseman 199
Herbert Armitage, secretary 198
THURSTONLAND
Benjamin Lord, retired schoolmaster 81 - elected for 1 year
William Hinchliffe, tailor and clothier 66
Horace Hill, tea importing agent 35
UPPERTHONG - 2 seats
*Arthur Tolson, plumber 325
*Samuel Bower, retired grocer 248
Joe Parker Pontefract, clerk 237
WOOLDALE - 3 seats
Elected:
*James Daniel Plant, miner 522 - stood for Labour in 1947
*Willie Booth, joiner 393
Frank Brook 368, cloth merchant - elected for 1 year
Unsuccessful:
*Jabez Hoyle, secretary and manager 310
Percy Wilson, foreman yarnman 93