1952 Kesteven County Council election

Elections to Kesteven County Council were held on Saturday, 5 March 1952. Kesteven was one of three divisions of the historic county of Lincolnshire in England; it consisted of the ancient wapentakes (or hundreds) of Aswardhurn, Aveland, Beltisloe, Boothby Graffoe, Flaxwell, Langoe, Loveden, Ness, and Winnibriggs and Threo.[1] The Local Government Act 1888 established Kesteven as an administrative county, governed by a Council;[2] elections were held every three years from 1889, until it was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, which established Lincolnshire County Council in its place.[3][4]

The administrative county of Kesteven (1889–1974), shown within England.

The county was divided into 60 electoral divisions, each of which returned one member. In 1952 there were contests in 13 of these, eight of which saw no change; Labour gained 4 seats.

Results by division

Division	Candidate[5]	Party	Votes	Retiring
Ancaster	R. W. Chadburn			r
Bassingham	W. D. G. Battersby			r
Bennington	F. Winter			r
Billingborough	Rev. L. R. Swingler	Ind	356
	Mrs C. A. Baker	Ind	207
	G. Sandall	Ind	103
Billinghay	J. H. Brighton
Bourne no. 1	H. L. Hudson
Bourne no. 2	R. A. Collins			r
Bracebridge	Miss A. Rooke	Ind	390	r
Bracebridge	H. E. Hough	Lab	377
Branston	W. E. Young			r
Bytham	J. H. Turner			r
Caythorpe	J. W. Oxby	Ind	483	r
Caythorpe	A. W. Gray	Ind	193
Claypole	Brig. F. McCullum
Colsterworth	J. D. Hind			r
Corby	The Earl of Ancaster			r
Cranwell	J. E. Mountain			r
Deeping St James	C. H. Feneley			r
Dunston	J. Ireson			r
Gonerby and Barrowby	J. E. Snell
Grantham no. 1	A. E. Bellamy
Grantham no. 2	W. Bevan
Grantham no. 3	J. W. Harrison
Grantham no. 4	K. H. Jennings	Lab	506
Grantham no. 4	T. A. S. Branston	Lib	326
Grantham no. 5	Mrs J. W. Browse	Con	356	r
Grantham no. 5	R. E. Burnett	Lab	432
Grantham no. 6	Mrs A. S. Chantry	Lab	259
Grantham no. 6	W. E. B. Read	Ind	151
Grantham no. 7	A. E. Cooper	Ind	439	r
Grantham no. 7	D. H. Harrigan	Lab	335
Grantham no. 8	Mrs D. Shipman	Con	337	r
Grantham no. 8	G. Waltham	Lab	208
Grantham no. 9	M. W. Patterson	Lab	1076
Grantham no. 9	H. Wright	Ind	741
Grantham no. 10	C. J. Redmile	Lab	474	r
Grantham no. 10	Mrs L. M. Ward	Con	466
Heckington	G. H. Dunmore			r
Helpringham	A. Burdett
Kyme	E. L. Lamyman			r
Leadenham	Capt. H. W. N. Fane	Ind	293	r
Leadenham	P. J. French	Ind	231
Market Deeping	F. W. Wade			r
Martin	J. F. Vickers			r
Metheringham	F. C. Townsend			r
Morton	A. F. Shaw
Navenby	R. A. Mason
North Hykeham	G. W. Hutson			r
Osbournby	Mrs N. Robson			r
Ponton	R. W. Newton			r
Rippingale	J. T. Emerson			r
Ropsley	Mrs J. P. Dixon
Ruskington	A. J. Hossack			r
Scopwick	K. C. Irving			r
Skellingthorpe	R. C. Turner			r
Sleaford no. 1	E. W. Elmore			r
Sleaford no. 2	C. J. Barnes
Sleaford no. 3	W. Middleton			r
Stamford no. 1	E. Ireson			r
Stamford no. 2	H. Skells			r
Stamford no. 3	Rev. J. D. Day
Stamford no. 4	P. K. Banks			r
Stamford no. 5	A. E. Millett			r
Swinderby	P. W. Spray			r
Thurlby	G. A. Griffin	Ind	454
Thurlby	A. W. Sharman	Ind	346
Uffington	Rev. R. Burman
Washingborough	G. H. Applewhite			r
Welby	Brig.-Gen. R. L. Adlercron			r
Wilsford	Col. W. Reeve	Ind	267	r
Wilsford	J. R. Shaw	Lib	223
Woolsthorpe	F. Wright			r

By-elections

Leadenham and Ruskington, May 1954

Cllrs S. J. Edwards (Leadenham) and A. J. Hosack (Ruskington) resigned prompting elections in their divisions. Polling took place on 22 May 1954. The results for Leadenham were:[6][7]

Henry Pryor Kelway, chartered accountant and merchant, of The Green, Fulbeck (Independent), 336 votes
Reginald Edgar Burnett, railway engine driver, of 29 Staunton St, Grantham (Labour), 329 votes

For Ruskington:

Benjamin E. Brighton, farmer, of Ruskington (Independent), 843 votes
Eric Arthur Skins, cook, of Ruskington (Labour), 245 votes

Hence, Kelway and Brighton were elected. The Leadenham electorate numbered 1,171, meaning the turnout was approximately 57%. The number of registered voters in Ruskington was 1,702, and the turnout was 65%.[7]

Corby and Navenby, July 1954

The elevation of the Earl of Ancaster (Corby) to the aldermanic bench, and the death of R. A. Mason (Navenby) prompted by-elections. Polling took place on 3 July 1954.[7]

References

"Kesteven, Lincolnshire", A Vision of Britain (University of Portsmouth). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
Local Government Act 1888, part ii, section 46.1(a), cf. part v, section 83.10
Local Government Act 1888, part i, section 2, and part vi, section 103
Local Government Act 1972, schedule 1
"County Council Elections". Sleaford Gazette. 11 March 1952. p. 1.
"Grantham Candidate in Village Vacancy". Grantham Journal. 14 May 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"By seven votes in a total poll of 665 Grantham candidate lost at Leadenham". Grantham Journal. 28 May 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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[1] "Kesteven, Lincolnshire", A Vision of Britain (University of Portsmouth). Retrieved 21 April 2015.

[2] Local Government Act 1888, part ii, section 46.1(a), cf. part v, section 83.10

[3] Local Government Act 1888, part i, section 2, and part vi, section 103

[4] Local Government Act 1972, schedule 1

[5] "County Council Elections". Sleaford Gazette. 11 March 1952. p. 1.

[6] "Grantham Candidate in Village Vacancy". Grantham Journal. 14 May 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[:0-7] "By seven votes in a total poll of 665 Grantham candidate lost at Leadenham". Grantham Journal. 28 May 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.