The 1960 Leeds municipal elections were held on 12 May 1960, with one third of the council set to be re-elected.[1]
A large swing of 5.5%[2] to the Conservatives allowed them their first election victory since 1951 - having won the most votes in several elections since then, but never amounting to a majority of seats.[1] The Conservatives made their six gains from Labour in the wards of Beeston, Bramley, Harehills, Stanningley, Westfield, Woodhouse and Wortley, halving Labour's majority of councillors from 24 to 12.[1][2]
Elsewhere, the Liberals managed a post-war first of beating Labour to second place in Allerton and Far Headingley, and the first Independent candidate standing since the war, Dennis Peddar, made negligible impact in Westfield.[1] Turnout fell sharply for this election - by nearly a quarter from the previous year - to a new low of 27.5%.[2]
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 15 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 53.6 | 54.3 | 52,399 | +5.3 | |
Labour | 13 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 46.4 | 41.0 | 39,553 | -5.5 | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4,029 | +0.2 | |
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 500 | 0.0 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 73 | +0.1 |
The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[2]
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cllr | Ald | Cllr | Ald | ||
Labour | 54 | 18 | 48 | 18 | |
Conservatives | 30 | 10 | 36 | 10 | |
Total | 84 | 28 | 84 | 28 | |
112 | 112 | ||||
Working majority | 24 | 8 | 12 | 8 | |
32 | 20 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Lyons | 3,514 | 76.8 | −10.6 | |
Liberal | Julius Blum | 674 | 14.7 | +14.7 | |
Labour | A. Baum | 388 | 8.5 | −4.2 | |
Majority | 2,840 | 62.1 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,576 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -12.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Lee | 1,582 | 52.7 | −4.5 | |
Conservative | R. Beal | 1,421 | 47.3 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 161 | 5.4 | −8.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,003 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Farrell | 3,004 | 50.0 | +3.4 | |
Labour | A. Tallant | 2,573 | 42.8 | +0.2 | |
Liberal | H. Linley | 433 | 7.2 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 431 | 7.2 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 6,010 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Sedgley | 1,736 | 65.2 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | J. Butterfield | 926 | 34.8 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 810 | 30.4 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,662 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Dean | 2,279 | 49.5 | +8.6 | |
Labour | H. Battersby | 1,879 | 40.8 | −9.5 | |
Liberal | Walter Holdsworth | 446 | 9.7 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 400 | 8.7 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,604 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +9.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Watson | 1,384 | 64.1 | −4.2 | |
Conservative | D. Mowbray | 776 | 35.9 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 608 | 28.2 | −8.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,160 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Stoner | 901 | 57.3 | −7.4 | |
Conservative | B. Emmett | 672 | 42.7 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 229 | 14.6 | −14.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,573 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -7.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Jackson | 2,121 | 55.5 | −8.1 | |
Conservative | G. Lockwood | 1,700 | 44.5 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 421 | 11.0 | −16.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,821 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Houghton | 1,313 | 65.3 | −9.3 | |
Conservative | M. Green | 699 | 34.7 | +9.3 | |
Majority | 614 | 30.5 | −18.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,012 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -9.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Rostron | 3,374 | 62.6 | −2.5 | |
Liberal | John Humphrey Morrish | 1,098 | 20.4 | +3.6 | |
Labour | H. Swain | 917 | 17.0 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 2,276 | 42.2 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,389 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Brooksbank | 3,752 | 80.7 | +4.9 | |
Labour | L. Wray | 897 | 19.3 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 2,855 | 61.4 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,649 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Astle | 2,734 | 63.5 | +7.9 | |
Labour | W. Todd | 1,569 | 36.5 | −7.9 | |
Majority | 1,165 | 27.1 | +15.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,303 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Smith | 1,342 | 64.1 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | B. Morland | 752 | 35.9 | +11.7 | |
Majority | 590 | 28.2 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,094 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Booth | 1,550 | 68.8 | −0.3 | |
Conservative | A. Roberts | 704 | 31.2 | +11.4 | |
Majority | 846 | 37.5 | −11.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,254 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Davison | 2,095 | 70.6 | +6.7 | |
Labour | L. Steele | 874 | 29.4 | −6.7 | |
Majority | 1,221 | 41.1 | +13.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,969 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Happold | 2,251 | 51.8 | −6.3 | |
Conservative | S. Codd | 2,092 | 48.2 | +6.3 | |
Majority | 159 | 3.7 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,343 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Pedley | 2,989 | 77.9 | +4.7 | |
Labour | A. Kirk | 846 | 22.1 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 2,143 | 55.9 | +9.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,835 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Brown | 1,405 | 72.1 | −4.7 | |
Conservative | H. Alexander | 427 | 21.9 | +7.9 | |
Communist | R. Wilkinson | 118 | 6.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 978 | 50.2 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,950 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Bolton | 3,714 | 80.9 | +4.0 | |
Labour | D. Thomas | 879 | 19.1 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 2,835 | 61.7 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,593 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Douglas Gabb | 1,774 | 71.2 | −3.1 | |
Conservative | A. Lunn | 719 | 28.8 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 1,055 | 42.3 | −6.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,493 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Bradley | 1,691 | 70.1 | +4.3 | |
Labour | Kevin Gould | 602 | 25.0 | −4.7 | |
Communist | H. Fawcett | 118 | 4.9 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 1,089 | 45.2 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,411 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Rooney | 1,093 | 74.2 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | H. Flockton | 381 | 25.8 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 712 | 48.3 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,474 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Monkman | 3,362 | 79.1 | +8.8 | |
Labour | D. Yelland | 888 | 20.9 | −8.8 | |
Majority | 2,474 | 58.2 | +17.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,250 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Vickers | 1,749 | 42.6 | +7.1 | |
Labour | E. Coward | 1,621 | 39.5 | −6.4 | |
Liberal | J. Grimshaw | 734 | 17.9 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 128 | 3.1 | −7.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,104 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Aimee Tong | 1,862 | 72.4 | −1.7 | |
Conservative | B. Pearce | 542 | 21.1 | +2.0 | |
Communist | G. Hodgson | 169 | 6.6 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 1,320 | 51.3 | −3.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,573 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | May Sexton | 1,576 | 44.1 | −4.1 | |
Labour | H. Wiseman | 1,397 | 39.1 | −12.7 | |
Liberal | E. Vasey | 530 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
Independent | Dennis Pedder | 73 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 179 | 5.0 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,576 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Chadwick | 1,686 | 48.6 | +9.6 | |
Labour | R. Ellis | 1,572 | 45.3 | −2.5 | |
Liberal | A. Oliver | 114 | 3.3 | −6.0 | |
Communist | E. Meth | 95 | 2.7 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 114 | 3.3 | −5.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,467 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +6.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bertrand Mather | 3,069 | 56.8 | +5.5 | |
Labour | J. Stephenson | 2,337 | 43.2 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 732 | 13.5 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,406 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 |