1952 West Riding County Council election

The 1952 West Riding County Council election was held on Saturday, 5 April 1952.[1] The election took place in the administrative county of the West Riding of Yorkshire, which excluded the county boroughs of Barnsley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield and York.[2] The whole council of ninety-six members was up for election, with each county electoral division returning one councillor.[3]

Map of the results of the election in each division.

After the election the composition of the council was;[1]

Results by division

Adwick-le-Street
Adwick-le-Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. W. Lane (Unopposed) N/A

Aireborough
Aireborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. E. Bowes 4,739
Conservative R. Martin 3,595

Askern
Askern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Thompson (Unopposed) N/A

Aston
Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Cloke 3,386
Conservative D. Marcroft 635

Baildon
Baildon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Oates 2,902
Labour R. Lawrie 1,472

Barnoldswick
Barnoldswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Carradice 4,216
Conservative H. Hogarth 2,995

Barwick
Barwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. G. W. Lane Fox 3,315
Labour V. P. Richardson 1,679

Batley No. 1
Batley No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Westerby (Unopposed) N/A

Batley No. 2
Batley No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Laura I. Fitzpatrick (Unopposed) N/A

Bentley
Bentley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. E. Keers (Unopposed) N/A

Birstall
Birstall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal W. A. Ogilvy (Unopposed) N/A

Bingley
Bingley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Whitehead (Unopposed) N/A

Brighouse North
Brighouse North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. S. Wilkinson 3,634
Conservative J. W. Sutcliffe 2,548

Brighouse South
Brighouse South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Clamp 2,871
Conservative H. Postlethwaite 2,146

Castleford No. 1
Castleford No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Whittock (Unopposed) N/A

Castleford No. 2
Castleford No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Dews (Unopposed) N/A

Colne Valley No. 1
Colne Valley No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. E. Whiteley (Unopposed) N/A

Colne Valley No. 2
Colne Valley No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jessie Smith 3,418
Conservative G. Wimpenny 2,195

Conisborough
Conisborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Roberts (Unopposed) N/A

Craven
Craven
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Knowles-Fitton (Unopposed) N/A

Crofton
Crofton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Dwyer (Unopposed) N/A

Cudworth
Cudworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Berry (Unopposed) N/A

Dalton
Dalton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. H. Townend 2,269
Conservative J. Brittain 571

Darfield and Thurnscoe
NAME
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Clarney 2,661
Conservative A. W. Bramham 650

Darton
Darton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Skelton 1,690
Conservative J. Johnson 628
Independent S. Homer 87

Dearne
Dearne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Davies 1,758
Conservative G. Roberts 268

Denby Dale
Denby Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Hibbert 1,840
Independent C. H. Moxon 1,202

Ecclesfield
Ecclesfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. W. Trickett 2,465
Conservative F. Scampton 786

Edlington
Edlington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Yorke (Unopposed) N/A

Elland
Elland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Cockroft (Unopposed) N/A

Featherstone
Featherstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Rowley (Unopposed) N/A

Garforth
Garforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. B. Holt (Unopposed) N/A

Goole
Goole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. T. Medcalf 3,610
Conservative R. Jolly 2,592

Harrogate No. 1
Harrogate No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. J. Craven (Unopposed) N/A

Harrogate No. 2
Harrogate No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. C. Hunter (Unopposed) N/A

Harrogate No. 3
Harrogate No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. S. Tennant (Unopposed) N/A

Hatfield and Stainforth
Hatfield and Stainforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Kelley (Unopposed) N/A

Hebden Bridge
Hebden Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. W. Sutcliffe 1,840
Labour P. Sowden 1,625

Heckmondwike
Heckmondwike
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Thackray 2,356
Labour A. S. Thornton 2,174

Hemsworth
Hemsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Bednall (Unopposed) N/A

Holmfirth
Holmfirth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. Denton (Unopposed) N/A

Horbury
Horbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Lloyd 3,031
Independent G. Senior 2,303

Horsforth
Horsforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. E. Thackray (Unopposed) N/A

Hoyland
Hoyland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. E. Wilkinson (Unopposed) N/A

Ilkley
Ilkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Geldard (Unopposed) N/A

Keighley No. 1
Keighley No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. McNulty 3,300
Conservative C. Berry 2,763

Keighley No. 2
Keighley No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. S. Mason 2,390
Liberal W. E. Walton 2,351
Independent S. Unwin 544

Keighley No. 3
Keighley No. 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Harrison 2,824
Conservative A. W. Tack 2,368

Kirkburton
Kirkburton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent G. T. Haigh 2,668
Labour J. A. Lawton 3,085

Kiveton Park
Kiveton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alice Rastall 3,740
Independent E. K. P. C. Rigden 543

Knaresborough
Knaresborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. C. Crowther

Knottingley
Knottingley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Blackburn 4,104
Conservative E. K. Thirkettle 2,248

Maltby and Tickhill
NAME
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Cheetham 2,627
Conservative C. Line 756

Mexborough
Mexborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. M. Hanson (Unopposed) N/A

Mirfield
Mirfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. Hardy 2,648
Labour M. Day 2,455

Morley No. 1
Morley No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Barnes 2,330
Independent T. Barker 1,564

Morley No. 2
Morley No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Rankin 3,097
Independent J. Wilcock 1,616

Normanton
Normanton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. E. Metcalfe (Unopposed) N/A

Ossett
Ossett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. M. Hyman 3,556
Conservative H. Smith 2,597

Otley
Otley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Guy 3,247
Labour A. M. Pickering 2,402

Pateley Bridge
Pateley Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. L. Barran (Unopposed) N/A

Penistone
Penistone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Goldthorpe 2,073
Independent S. Palmer 2,035

Pontefract
Pontefract
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Wright 3,455
Conservative W. Storey 1,512

Pudsey No. 1
Pudsey No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Fuller Smith (Unopposed) N/A

Pudsey No. 2
Pudsey No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. V. Waldegrave 2,290
Conservative J. O. Cowgill 2,245
Liberal W. C. Knowison 1,467

Queensbury
Queensbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. E. McCreath 2,360
Labour P. Hemingway 2,035

Rawmarsh
Rawmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. E. Payne (unopposed) N/A

Ripon
Ripon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. B. Eccles (unopposed) N/A

Ripponden
Ripponden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Stott

Rossington
Rossington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. E. Hughes (unopposed) N/A

Rothwell
Rothwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. H. Turner (unopposed) N/A

Saddleworth
Saddleworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. E. Smith 3,531
Labour F. G. Battye 3,115

Sedbergh
Sedbergh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. H. Illingworth (unopposed) N/A

Selby
Selby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. E. Anson (unopposed) N/A

Settle
Settle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Knowles (unopposed) N/A

Silsden
Silsden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. A. D. Warren 2,988
Conservative N. Fortune 2,950

Shipley East
Shipley East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Wilcock 3,369
Conservative L. P. Warne 955

Shipley West
Shipley West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Waddilove 3,754
Labour C. V. Barber 1,611

Skipton
Skipton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. P. Banks 3,378
Conservative M. Mitchell 2,435

Snaith
Snaith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Martinson 1,824
Labour J. Street 1,400

South Elmsall
South Elmsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. King (unopposed) N/A

South Kirkby
South Kirkby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Flavell (unopposed) N/A

Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Barker 2,212
Independent E. Cockroft 1,447

Spenborough No. 1
Spenborough No. 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Morton 2,664
Labour F. Kirkman 2,441

Spenborough No. 2
Spenborough No. 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dorothy Greenald 3,190
Liberal H. W. Edwards 2,892

Stanley
Stanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. E. Howe (unopposed) N/A

Stocksbridge
Stocksbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Sweeney 2,121
Conservative Helen Green 1,919

Swinton
Swinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Creighton (unopposed) N/A

Tadcaster
Tadcaster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. W. Atkinson 2,630
Labour W. Tomlinson 1,590

Thorne
Thorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. H. Nicholson (unopposed) N/A

Todmorden
Todmorden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. de Ville Mather (unopposed) N/A

Wath-on-Dearne
Wath-on-Dearne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Cutts (unopposed) N/A

Wetherby
Wath-on-Dearne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Porteous (unopposed) N/A

Whitwood
Whitwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Taylor (unopposed) N/A

Wombwell
Wombwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. A. Newsome (unopposed) N/A

Worsborough
Worsborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. W. Boland 3,062
Conservative K. S. Dickinson 659

References
  1. "Socialist Majority on W.R.C.C. May Be 34". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 April 1952. p. 5.
  2. "Local Government Act 1888, Part II, Section 31". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. "Electoral Reshuffle of West Riding". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 11 January 1947. p. 8.
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