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Post by swanarcadian on May 30, 2018 21:02:54 GMT
Existed 1894-1926. Renamed Sowerby UDC 1926-1937 (see separate thread) Name changed back to Sowerby Bridge in 1937. ***************************************************************************************************************************************** 1972
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Post by swanarcadian on Jun 27, 2020 14:33:27 GMT
1971
New council: Lab 13, Con 6, Ind 3
CENTRAL - Lab gain from Con Mrs JA Fairhurst, Lab 422 *E Pitts, Con 258
EAST R Murphy, Lab 446 Mrs MD Norcliffe, Con 179
LUDDENDEN FOOT - Lab gain from Con J Broadbent, Lab 375 Mrs SD Beverley, Con 261
MIDGLEY - Lab gain from Ind DW Sim, Lab 637 *AG Greenwood, Ind 390
NORLAND *Mrs D Wood, Con 477 L Moran, Lab 388
NORTH - Lab gain from Ind Mrs ME Brewer, Lab 486 D Hollingworth, Con 358
SOUTH - Lab gain from Con LE Godfrey, Lab 490 MH Boocock, Con 240
SOWERBY *GA Benbow, Lab 671 SP Smith, Con 187
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Post by swanarcadian on Jun 30, 2020 20:19:29 GMT
1970
CENTRAL Mrs E Gaskell, Lab 423 D Whitworth, Con 304
EAST - Lab gain from Con T Inwood, Lab 327 *S Parker, Con 296
LUDDENDEN FOOT *CF Beverley, Ind 266 J Broadbent, Lab 171
MIDGLEY - Lab gain from Ind Mrs DM Pettingall, Lab 559 *WF Turner, Ind 332
NORLAND *DH Longbottom, Ind 472 Mrs M Tunnicliffe, Lab 279
NORTH ?
SOUTH - Lab gain from Con D Asquith, Lab 334 D Hollingworth, Con 259
SOWERBY - Lab gain from Con T Asquith, Lab 478 *G Parker, Con 437
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Post by swanarcadian on Jul 3, 2020 17:26:58 GMT
1969
Central - Lab gain from Con J. Sutcliffe Lab 349 *R. Swatridge Con 306 East F. Ogden Con 318 M. Butler Lab 256 Luddenden Foot Mrs. W. Sutcliffe Con 398 J. Broadbent Lab 90 Midgley *A. Pettingell Lab 463 Miss L. Sutcliffe Ind 347 Norland G. Kitson Con 488 Mrs. E. Gaskell Lab 330 North Mrs. E. Hellawell Con 363 D. Asquith Lab 218 South *Mrs. EM Godfrey Lab 376 D. Hollingworth Con 262 Sowerby G. Earnshaw Con 487 T. Asquith Lab 423
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Post by swanarcadian on Jul 10, 2020 22:04:29 GMT
1968
Central E. Pitts Con 335 J. Sutcliffe Lab 255 East L. Godfrey Lab 245 A. Crapper Ind 238 Luddenden Foot C. Greenshaw Con 365 J. Broadbent Lab 70 Midgley A. Greenwood Ind 373 Ms. D. Pettengell Lab 351 Norland Ms. D. Wood Con 461 Ms. E. Gaskell Lab 281 North C. Holt Ind 359 T. Mallinson Lab 131 South F. Heyworth Con 349 G. Benbow Lab 239 Sowerby G. Benbow Lab 487 D. Hollingworth Con 392
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Post by swanarcadian on Jul 10, 2020 22:13:48 GMT
1967
CENTRAL *Mrs E Bagshaw, Lab 340 C Baxendale, Con 319
EAST S Parker, Con 374 J Sutcliffe, Lab 256
MIDGLEY WF Turner, Ind 400 Mrs DM Pettingell, Lab 364
NORTH - Ind gain from Lab GP Dyson, Ind 269 *WL Parker, Lab 219
SOUTH - Con gain from Lab JM Holder, Con 386 *GW Barnard, Lab 284
SOWERBY - Con gain from Lab G Parker, Con 452 *G Parkin, Lab 362
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Post by swanarcadian on Jul 12, 2020 13:05:31 GMT
1966
Central - Con gain from Lab R. Swabridge Con 294 Mrs JR Bailey Lab 272 East - Con gain from Lab A. Crabtree Con 352 *C. Uttley Lab 275 Midgley *A. Petengell Lab 412 F. Roberts Con 281 Norland J. Moran Lab 433 S.Parker Con 355 North - Con gain from Lab Mrs E. Hellawell Con 393 *T. Mallinson Lab 307 South Mrs EM Godfrey Lab 347 JM Holder Con 332 Sowerby *DE Ackroyd Lab 425 WG Coombes Con 366
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Post by swanarcadian on Aug 9, 2020 9:28:41 GMT
1965
CENTRAL *GA Knott, Lab 338 W Marsh, Con 333
MIDGLEY - 2 seats - 1 Ind gain from Lab AG Greenwood, Ind 405 or 406 G Edwards, Lab 287 *W Greenwood, Lab 218
NORLAND Mrs E Gaskell, Lab 452 S Parker, Con 429
LUDDENDEN FOOT - Con gain from Lab C Grenshaw, Con 524 KH Wilson, Lab 377
SOUTH B Riley, Lab 375 R Swatridge, Con 221
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Post by swanarcadian on Aug 17, 2020 20:30:42 GMT
1964 to be located
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Post by swanarcadian on Aug 17, 2020 20:34:05 GMT
1963
Central *W. Hardy Lab 464 Mrs. Dorothy Herdman Con 249 East C. Uttley Lab 378 A. Butterworth Con 244 Luddenden Foot *W. Crosfield Ind 531 O. Wheater Lib 163 Midgley *A. Pettengell Lab 489 J. Nettleton Con 220 Norland - Lab gain L. Moran Lab 541 J. Gledhill Con 284 North *Arnold Butterworth Lab Unop South *E. Lumb Lab 420 Mrs. EM Godfrey Ind 192 Sowerby - Lab gain from Con DE Akroyd Lab 638 *T. Scott Con 505
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Post by swanarcadian on Aug 22, 2020 10:35:02 GMT
1962
Central GA Knott Lab 450 JP Ferguson Con 229 Luddenden Foot - Lab gain from Con G. Bagier Lab 534 K. Burke Con 343 Norland - Lab gain from Ind GE Gregory Lab 373 *Mrs. KM Rothwell Ind 318 North Miss E. Judson Lab 606 C. Greenshaw Con 357
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Post by swanarcadian on Aug 23, 2020 10:56:51 GMT
1961
Central *Mrs. E. Bagshaw Lab 328 JP Ferguson Con 281 East *Eric English Lab 512 T. Scott Con 387 Luddenden Foot G. Carter Lab 475 *C. Greenshaw Con 438 Norland (2) TH Longbottom Ind 441 *Mrs. KMI Rothwell Ind 410 GE Gregory Ind Lab 299 North WL Parker Lab 464 D. Howe Ind 376
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Post by swanarcadian on Aug 25, 2020 18:25:07 GMT
1960
Midgley *A. Pettengell Lab 427 AB Moss Con 310 Norland - Ind gain from Lab M. Heaton Ind 389 *ER Berry Lab 299 North *Arnold Butterworth Lab 581 GP Dyson Con 376 Sowerby - Con gain from Lab I. Lickley Con 517 *JC Bower Lab 497
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Post by swanarcadian on Oct 17, 2020 20:14:03 GMT
1959
EAST LE Godfrey, Lab 498 H William, Con 335
MIDGLEY - 2 seats - 2 Lab gains W Greenwood, Lab 439 A Pettengell, Lab 374 *Alfred Leech, Ind 362 AB Moss, Con 315
NORLAND - Lab gain from Con W Hoyle, Lab 366 *Edward Rowe, Con 308
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Post by swanarcadian on Oct 22, 2020 20:21:07 GMT
1958
Composition: Lab 15, Ind 8, Con 1
EAST *Eric English, Lab 467 L Barber, Ind 403
LUDDENDENFOOT - Ind gain from Lab C Greenshaw, Ind 407 G Carter, Lab 348
NORLAND - Ind gain from Con J Clegg, Ind 367 JM Holder, Lab 27
NORTH - 2 seats - 1 Lab gain from Con *Miss Eileen Judson, Lab, Unopposed return *Norman Sutcliffe, Lab, Unopposed return
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Post by swanarcadian on Oct 23, 2020 21:10:07 GMT
1957
CENTRAL *William Laurence Parker, Lab 413 T Gledhill, Ind 272
EAST C Uttley, Lab 321 L Barber, Ind 319
LUDDENDEN FOOT - 2 seats - 1 Ind gain from Lab *Willie Crossfield, Ind 618 K Burke, Ind 371 CJ McDowell, Lab 299
MIDGLEY *Wilfred Tate, Ind 404 A Pettengell, Lab 327
NORLAND - Lab gain from Con ER Berry, Lab 348 *Thomas Henry Longbottom, Con 301
NORTH *Arnold Butterworth, Lab 753 CM Telford, Ind 400
SOUTH *Emerson Lumb, Lab 586 Mrs E Hill, Ind 255
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Post by swanarcadian on Oct 25, 2020 7:44:44 GMT
1956
Composition: Lab 15, Con 4, Ind 4, Co-op 1
CENTRAL *Harold Wilcock, Lab, Unopposed return
EAST *Willie Greenwood, Lab, Unopposed return
LUDDENDEN FOOT *Alfred Crossfield, Lab, Unopposed return
MIDGLEY - Ind gain from Lab Alfred Leach, Ind 400 *Geoffrey Fernyhough, Lab 279
NORLAND Edward Rowe, Con, Unopposed return
NORTH - 2 seats - 1 Con gain from Lab Arnold Standeven, Con 635 *Miss Eileen Judson, Lab 549 Charles Mycock, Lab 534 Eric Gee, Con 531
SOUTH *Miss Lucy Wilson, Lab, Unopposed return
SOWERBY *George Austin Benbow, Lab, Unopposed return
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Post by swanarcadian on Oct 26, 2020 17:44:22 GMT
1955
Composition: Lab 17, Con 3, Ind 3, Co-op 1
CENTRAL *Mrs Elsie Bagshaw, Lab, Unopposed return
EAST *Eric English, Lab, Unopposed return
LUDDENDEN FOOT Eric Broderick, Lab, Unopposed return
MIDGLEY *Walter Frederick Turner, Ind 523 Allen Pettingell, Lab 299
NORLAND John Walter Barber, Con, Unopposed return
NORTH *Norman Sutcliffe, Lab, Unopposed return
SOUTH *Charles Wrigley Maude, Lab, Unopposed return
SOWERBY BRIDGE ward *Harry Haigh, Ind, Unopposed return
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Post by swanarcadian on Oct 29, 2020 16:38:16 GMT
1954
Composition: Lab 18, Con 4, Ind 2
CENTRAL William Laurence Parker, Lab 583 *Fred Lord, Ind 253
EAST *Cyril Hollas, Lab 462 Edna Margaret Ward, Con 238
LUDDENDENFOOT *Willie Crossfield, Ind, Unopposed return
MIDGLEY *Wilfred Tate, Lab, Unopposed return
NORLAND *Thomas Henry Longbottom, Con, Unopposed return
NORTH *Arnold Butterworth, Lab 649 John Walter Barber, Con 276
SOUTH *Emerson Lumb, Lab, Unopposed return
SOWERBY - Lab gain from Ind John Curran Bowers, Lab 521 Eric Gee, Con 352
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Post by swanarcadian on Oct 30, 2020 15:20:39 GMT
1953
Lab gain for the first time
CENTRAL - Lab gain from Ind Harold Wilcock, Lab 412 *George Harry Petty, Ind 246
EAST - Lab gain from Lib Willie Greenwood, Lab 415 John Walter Barber, Con 333
LUDDENDEN FOOT *Alfred Crossland, Lab, Unopposed return
MIDGLEY - Lab gain from Ratepayers Geoffrey Fernyhough, Lab 365 *Charles Granville Hopkinson, Ratepayers 311
NORLAND - 2 seats - 1 Con gain from Ind Unopposed returns: Jack Ainscrow, Con Thomas Henry Longbottom, Con
NORTH *Miss Eileen Judson, Lab, Unopposed return
SOUTH - Lab gain from Lib Miss Lucy Wilson, Lab, Unopposed return
SOWERBY *George Austen Benbow, Lab, Unopposed return
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Post by swanarcadian on Nov 1, 2020 15:51:14 GMT
1952
Referred to as Calder Valley in the Yorkshire Post
Composition: Lab 12, Anti Soc 12
CENTRAL - Lab gain from Ind Mrs Elsie Bagshaw, Lab 461 J Ainskow, Con 313
EAST - Lab gain from Ind Eric English, Lab 524 JW Barber, Con 324
LUDDENDENFOOT - Lab gain from Lib I Atha, Lab 647 *Percy Thompson, Lib 571
MIDGELEY - Ind gain from Lab Walter Frederick Turner, Ind 412 AT Pettengel, Lab 364
NORLAND - Con gain from Ind RH Campbell, Con 425 A Taylor, Lab 293
SOUTH *Charles Wrigley Maude, Lab, Unopposed return
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Post by swanarcadian on Nov 12, 2020 20:48:38 GMT
1951
Composition: Ind 12, Lab 8, Lib 3, Con 1
CENTRAL *Frederick Lord, Ind, Unopposed return
EAST Cyril Hollas, Lab 355 Harold Williamson, Con 322
LUDDENDENFOOT *Willie Crossfield, Ind, Unopposed return
MIDGLEY *Wilfred Tate, Co-operative, Unopposed return
NORLAND - Con gain from Ind Geoffrey Wood, Con 389 Walter Gaudion 157
NORTH Arnold Butterworth, Lab 457 Percy Edgerson Smith, Con 452
SOUTH Emerson Lumb, Lab 457 Joseph Noble, Ind 178
SOWERBY *James Greenwood, Ind 428 Mrs Elsie Bagshaw, Lab 356
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Post by swanarcadian on Nov 14, 2020 14:25:36 GMT
1950
Composition: Ind 11, Lab 11, Lib 2
CENTRAL - Ind gain from British Legion George Harry Petty, Ind 326 Eric English, Lab 255
EAST *George Sharpe, Lib, Unopposed return
LUDDENDEN FOOT - Lab gain from Ind Alfred Crossfield, Lab 558 Alan Butterworth, Ind 324
MIDGLEY *Charles Granville Hopkinson, Lab 331 Walter Frederick Turner, Ind 250
NORLAND *Ronald Blakeley, Ind, Unopposed return
NORTH - Lab gain from Ind Eileen Judson, Lab 542 Wilbert Robertshaw, Ind 358
SOUTH - Lib gain from Lab Edward O'Donnell, Lib 375 *Joseph Noble, Lab 374
SOWERBY - Lab gain from Ind George Austen Benbow, Lab 423 *Rev William IG Moffatt, Ind 409
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Post by swanarcadian on Nov 18, 2020 20:44:47 GMT
1949
Composition: Ind 13, Lab 8, Con 2, Lib 1
CENTRAL *Reginald Tidswell, Ind 411 Eric English, Lab 377
EAST Stanley Muff, Con/Ind?, Unopposed return
LUDDENDENFOOT - Lib gain from Lab Percy Thompson, Lib 762 *William Corboy, Lab 517
MIDGLEY Willie Greenwood, Lab, Unopposed return
NORLAND *Edgar Dean Hall, Ind, Unopposed return
NORTH - Con gain from Ind Harry Henderson, Con 609 Eileen Judson, Lab 500
SOUTH *Charles Wrigley Maude, Lab, Unopposed return
SOWERBY *Harry Haigh, Ind, Unopposed return
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Post by swanarcadian on Nov 28, 2020 15:52:03 GMT
1948
CENTRAL *Fred Lord, Ind 368 Eric English, Lab 338
EAST *Albert Sutcliffe, Lab 490 Thomas Henry Longbottom, Ind 444
LUDDENDEN FOOT *Willie Crossfield, Ind, Unopposed return
MIDGLEY *Wilfrid Tate, Lab, Unopposed return (Victor I Veness, Ind, withdrew nomination)
NORLAND *John Grayshon, Ind, Unopposed return
NORTH John William Wiley, Lab 630 Lawrence Gregory, Ind 542
SOUTH Charles Alfred Teal, Lab, Unopposed return
SOWERBY *James Greenwood, Ind 383 George Austin Benbow, Lab 342
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Post by swanarcadian on Dec 5, 2020 14:16:02 GMT
1947
CENTRAL - British Legion gain from Lab Paul EO Bryan, British Legion 699 *Emerson Lumb, Lab 297
EAST *George Sharpe, Ind, Unopposed return Sharpe had been elected as a Liberal in 1938
LUDDENDEN FOOT *Eli Butterworth, Ind 730 Harry Crossfield, Lab 592
MIDGLEY *Charles Granville Hopkinson, Lab 324 Harold Fielden, Ind 176
NORLAND Ronald Blakeley, Ind, Unopposed return
NORTH - 2 seats - 1 Ind gain from Lab *Stanley Dawson, Ind 740 Hartley Greenwood, Ind 715 - elected for 1 year Stanley Broadbent, Lab 484 *John William Wiley, Lab 480
SOUTH *Joseph Noble, Lab, Unopposed return
SOWERBY *William IG Moffatt, Ind 455 Charles A Teal, Lab 336
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Post by swanarcadian on Dec 19, 2020 15:15:53 GMT
1946
CENTRAL - 2 seats *Reginald Tidswell, Ind 400 *Fred Lord, Ind 396 - elected for 2 years Cyril Hollas, Lab 366 Clifford Myers Johnson, Lab 356
EAST William B Brown, Ind 469 Jack Wigglesworth, Lab 344
LUDDENDEN FOOT - Lab gain from Ind William Corboy, Lab 616 *Percy Thompson, Ind 585
MIDGLEY - 2 seats *Arthur Murgatroyd, Lab 312 Wilfrid Tate, Lab 204 - elected for 2 years Harold Fielden, Ind 199 Jack Thornton, Ind 113
NORLAND Edgar Dean Hall, Ind 400 Alma Clegg, Lab 167
NORTH *Albert Butterworth, Ind 514 *Lewis J Breen, Lab 447
SOUTH *Charles Wrigley Maude, Lab 827 Mary Jane Wigglesworth, Ind 244
SOWERBY - 3 seats Elected: *Harry Haigh, Ind 766 *James Greenwood, Ind 463 - elected for 2 years William IG Moffat, Ind 406 - elected for 1 year Charles Alfred Teal, Lab 389 Mrs Ivy Hilda Smith, Ind 222
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Post by swanarcadian on Jan 1, 2021 16:46:01 GMT
1939
CENTRAL *Robert Henry Howarth, Unopposed return
EAST *Albert Sutcliffe, Unopposed return - stood as Labour in 1948
LUDDENDEN FOOT Willie Crossfield 486 - stood as Independent in 1948 Hartley Goggs 189 Arthur Butterworth, Lab 170
MIDGLEY - 3 seats Unopposed returns: *H Harris *J Broadbent CG Hopkinson
NORLAND *John Grayshan, Unopposed return - stood as Independent in 1948 (Charles WG Jagger's nomination ruled to be invalid)
NORTH *Tom Haigh 445 Ernest Clifford Broadbent, Lab 274 (*George William Tucker withdrew)
SOUTH *George William Tucker, Unopposed return
SOWERBY *James Edward Crabtree, Unopposed return
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Post by swanarcadian on Jan 16, 2021 13:38:05 GMT
1938
CENTRAL - Lab gain Emerson Lumb, Lab, Unopposed return
EAST *George Sharpe, Lib, Unopposed return
LUDDENDEN FOOT *Eli Butterworth, Ind
NORLAND-TRIANGLE Stanley Dawson, Ind 284 Frank Dryden, Lab 224
NORTH *John William Wiley, Lab, Unopposed return
SOUTH *Joseph Noble, Lab 475 Selwyn Lumb, Ind 328 - brother of Emerson Lumb in Central ward
SOWERBY *Richard J Thomas, Ind, Unopposed return
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Post by swanarcadian on Apr 2, 2021 13:16:23 GMT
1937
First placed candidates were to sit for three years, second placed for two years and third placed for one year. In respect of unopposed returns, lots would be drawn at the first council meeting to determine the order.
CENTRAL - 3 seats Elected: *George A Roberts, Ind 556 *Robert Henry Howarth, Lib 472 *Sutcliffe Greenwood, Con 367 Unsuccessful: Lewis J Breen, Lab 286
EAST - 3 seats Unopposed returns: *Arthur F Longbottom, Con - elected for 3 years *Albert Sutcliffe, Lab - elected for 2 years *George Sharp, Lib - elected for 1 year
LUDDENDEN FOOT - 3 seats Unopposed returns: *Albert Butterworth, Ind *Horace Sutcliffe, Ind *Eli Butterworth, Ind - elected for 1 year
NORLAND - 3 seats Elected: Edward Wigglesworth, Con 376 *John Grayshun, Ind 359 *Edgar D Hall, Ind 347 Unsuccessful: *France A Foster, Lab 320
NORTH - 3 seats Elected: *James T Mitchell, Lab 622 Tom Haigh, Ind 548 *John William Whiteley, Con 516 Unsuccessful: *John W Wiley, Lab 498 Arthur W Bissell, Ind 409
SOUTH - 3 seats Elected: *Charles Wrigley Maude, Lab 715 George W Tucker JP, Lab 698 James Noble, Lab 606 Unsuccessful: *Stanley Dawson, Con 520
SOWERBY - 3 seats Unopposed returns: Selwyn Nicholl, Ind - elected for 3 years James Edward Crabtree, Ind - elected for 2 years *Richard J Thomas, Ind - elected for 1 year
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