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1973 Leeds City Council election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The first elections to the newly created Leeds City Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 96 seat council – three seats for each of the 32 wards – up for vote. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The order in which the councillors were elected dictated their term serving, with third-place candidates serving two years and up for re-election in 1975, second-placed three years expiring in 1976 and 1st-placed five years until 1978.

As well as replacing the County Borough of Leeds, the new council included:

The election resulted in no overall control.[1]

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1973
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 44 0 0 0 45.8 40.4 69,696 N/A
  Conservative 38 0 0 0 39.6 41.1 70,906 N/A
  Liberal 14 0 0 0 14.6 16.3 28,141 N/A
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 1,763 N/A
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 1,134 N/A
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 564 N/A
  National Front 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 314 N/A

This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:

Party New council
Labour 44
Conservatives 38
Liberals 14
Total 96
Working majority  0 

Ward results

Aireborough[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Hudson 4,808 53.0 N/A
Conservative H. Freeman 4,724
Conservative R. Cartwright 4,658
Labour C. Hardwick 2,938 32.4 N/A
Labour P. Booth 2,794
Labour R. Oddy 2,778
Liberal R. Lee 1,330 14.7 N/A
Liberal R. Bell 1,259
Liberal J. Harrison 1,225
Majority 1,720 20.6 N/A
Turnout 9,076 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Armley and Castleton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Meadowcroft 4,468 60.4 N/A
Liberal Christopher John Greenfield 4,111
Liberal B. Nelson 4,046
Labour J. Dixon 2,026 27.4 N/A
Labour C. Buttery 1,875
Labour R. Sedler 1,869
Conservative H. Stephenson 775 10.5 N/A
Conservative H. Hinchcliffe 765
Conservative N. Thompson 738
Communist P. Wilton 123 1.7 N/A
Majority 2,020 33.0 N/A
Turnout 7,392 N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Beeston and Holbeck[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Beevers 3,063 54.4 N/A
Labour A. Barnard 2,892
Labour H. Booth 2,671
Conservative R. Barker 1,650 29.3 N/A
Conservative E. Lucas 1,500
Conservative N. Skinn 1,491
Liberal J. Leighton 914 16.2 N/A
Liberal L. Ellis 901
Liberal P. Jones 850
Majority 1,021 25.1 N/A
Turnout 5,627 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Bramley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Atkinson 2,025 53.9 N/A
Labour A. Atkinson 1,984
Labour E. Millet 1,932
Liberal J. Honnoraty 867 23.1 N/A
Conservative J. Brighthart 864 23.0 N/A
Conservative H. Cox 839
Liberal T. Wood 820
Conservative R. Galley 802
Liberal J. Clayforth 782
Majority 1,065 30.8 N/A
Turnout 3,756 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Burley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Donohue 1,268 39.4 N/A
Conservative R. Forbes 1,150 35.7 N/A
Labour J. Roche 1,117
Labour S. Akbar 1,105
Conservative R. Hare 1,100
Conservative J. Adamson 1,055
Liberal S. Carnett 689 21.4 N/A
Liberal E. Vasey 680
Liberal J. Wright 605
Communist D. Secker 114 3.5 N/A
Majority 17 3.7 N/A
Turnout 3,221 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Cohen 3,471 65.4 N/A
Labour M. Greene 3,308
Labour R. Millet 3,265
Conservative L. Dinnock 1,388 26.1 N/A
Conservative E. Robbins 1,225
Conservative D. Tremlett 1,093
National Front E. Morrison 314 5.9 N/A
Communist F. Stockdale 138 2.6 N/A
Majority 1,877 39.2 N/A
Turnout 5,311 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Chapel Allerton and Scott Hall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Sparling 3,640 63.4 N/A
Conservative S. Symonds 3,608
Conservative C. Thomas 3,575
Labour G. Bloom 1,908 33.2 N/A
Labour B. Selby 1,802
Labour A. Baum 1,759
Communist M. Tomplak 192 3.3 N/A
Majority 1,667 30.2 N/A
Turnout 5,740 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
City and Woodhouse[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Merritt 2,493 69.6 N/A
Labour D. Jenner 2,301
Labour E. Morris 2,182
Conservative J. Lewis 1,091 30.4 N/A
Conservative I. Dobkin 1,061
Conservative A. Tidbitts 1,039
Majority 1,091 39.1 N/A
Turnout 3,584 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Cookridge and Weetwood[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Hall 5,237 63.8 N/A
Conservative L. Carter 5,225
Conservative K. Loudon 5,203
Labour J. Wright 2,339 28.5 N/A
Labour J. Cartlidge 1,538
Labour I. Morrison 1,467
Independent I. Smalley 634 7.7 N/A
Independent V. Smalley 355 N/A
Majority 2,864 35.3 N/A
Turnout 8,210 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Garforth #27 (Garforth North and Barwick)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Hood 3,732 54.6 N/A
Conservative R. Ives 3,648
Conservative K. Hedley 3,641
Labour H. Winfield 3,099 45.4 N/A
Labour J. Ratchford 3,089
Labour E. Brownridge 3,016
Majority 542 9.3 N/A
Turnout 6,831 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Garforth #28 (Kippax and Swillington)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Haines 3,333 63.8 N/A
Labour F. Flatters 3,305
Labour G. Moake 2,998
Conservative C. Taylor 1,326 25.4 N/A
Conservative J. King 1,267
Conservative M. Barratt 1,216
Independent Labour E. Wilson 564 10.8 N/A
Majority 1,672 38.4 N/A
Turnout 5,223 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Gipton and Whinmoor[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. King 2,688 55.1 N/A
Labour E. Coward 2,668
Labour A. Vollans 2,645
Conservative M. Suttenstall 1,607 32.9 N/A
Conservative A. Westerman 1,604
Conservative W. Buckland 1,594
Liberal Kathleen Pedder 499 10.2 N/A
Liberal P. Lawson 475
Liberal J. Nelson 444
Communist J. Bellamy 88 1.8 N/A
Majority 1,038 22.1 N/A
Turnout 4,882 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Halton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Dodgson 3,009 69.7 N/A
Conservative W. Hyde 2,872
Conservative D. Wood 2,848
Labour G. Dickinson 1,305 30.3 N/A
Labour J. Williams 1,214
Labour W. Banks 1,134
Majority 1,543 39.5 N/A
Turnout 4,314 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Harehills and Roundhay[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Crotty 3,873 64.9 N/A
Conservative J. Challenor 3,737
Conservative J. White 3,690
Labour K. Jeffrey 1,281 21.5 N/A
Labour I. Naylor 1,256
Labour E. Kavanagh 1,240
Liberal C. Farrer 816 13.7 N/A
Liberal S. Hannam 690
Liberal R. Morgan 659
Majority 2,409 43.4 N/A
Turnout 5,970 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Headingley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Clark 1,952 44.8 N/A
Conservative T. Kirkby 1,931
Conservative P. Brown 1,918
Labour P. Fathers 1,502 34.4 N/A
Labour J. Gunnell 1,473
Labour John Christopher Say 1,362
Liberal J. Coates 908 20.8 N/A
Liberal M. Baker 818
Liberal E. Leigh 809
Majority 416 10.3 N/A
Turnout 4,362 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Horsforth[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal M. Crossfield 3,429 46.1 N/A
Liberal R. Morrish 3,375
Liberal H. Stuttard 3,175
Conservative J. Fearnside 3,054 41.1 N/A
Conservative H. Fairhirst 2,964
Conservative May Sexton 2,781
Labour A. Bloomer 956 12.9 N/A
Labour H. Outhwaite 921
Labour M. Simmons 865
Majority 121 5.0 N/A
Turnout 7,439 N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Hunslet East and West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Denis Pedder 3,296 55.8 N/A
Liberal J. Barrie 3,038
Liberal David Austick 2,869
Labour G. Bowsley 2,208 37.4 N/A
Labour W. Pepper 2,160
Labour J. Hodkinson 2,154
Conservative N. Griffiths 405 6.9 N/A
Conservative W. Laidler 355
Conservative I. Shuttleworth 321
Majority 661 18.4 N/A
Turnout 5,909 N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Kirkstall[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Nash 2,460 49.6 N/A
Labour B. Atha 2,421
Labour K. Fenwick 2,410
Conservative A. Castle 2,337 47.1 N/A
Conservative J. Kirkbright 2,203
Communist J. Sidebottom 167 3.4 N/A
Majority 73 2.5 N/A
Turnout 4,964 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Middleton[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Taylor 1,901 77.6 N/A
Labour J. Kitchen 1,801
Labour G. Wood 1,788
Conservative R. Ivey 394 16.1 N/A
Conservative P. Ingram 370
Conservative G. Lambert 365
Communist D. Priscott 154 6.3 N/A
Majority 1,394 61.5 N/A
Turnout 2,449 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Moortown[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Redmond 2,155 66.0 N/A
Conservative M. Davies 2,147
Conservative R. Challenor 2,134
Labour N. Jones 1,111 34.0 N/A
Labour G. Shaftner 1,055
Labour L. Hirst 1,004
Majority 1,023 32.0 N/A
Turnout 3,266 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Morley #22 (Morley North)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Barker 3,024 54.9 N/A
Conservative J. Binks 2,993
Conservative R. Verity 2,946
Labour M. Marshall 2,489 45.1 N/A
Labour Michael McGowan 2,447
Labour P. Aspden 2,426
Majority 457 9.7 N/A
Turnout 5,513 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Morley #23 (Morley South)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Haydn 2,702 63.9 N/A
Labour E. Hewitt 2,665
Labour S. Welham 2,632
Conservative G. Gray 1,525 36.1 N/A
Conservative C. Rover 1,473
Conservative P. Boden 1,433
Majority 1,107 27.8 N/A
Turnout 4,227 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Osmondthorpe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Gabb 1,817 69.3 N/A
Labour D. Hamilton 1,770
Labour W. Pritchard 1,727
Conservative C. Suttenstall 805 30.7 N/A
Conservative S. Tomlinson 765
Conservative V. Tyrell 740
Majority 922 38.6 N/A
Turnout 2,622 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Otley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Atkinson 3,047 41.1 N/A
Liberal G. Kirkland 2,981 40.2 N/A
Liberal D. Whiteley 2,917
Conservative Eve Fowler 2,763
Conservative G. Francis 2,538
Liberal T. Flintoff 2,675
Labour F. Farnell 1,389 18.7 N/A
Labour F. Longstaffe 1,296
Labour Doris Gagen 1,060
Majority 154 0.9 N/A
Turnout 7,417 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Pudsey #24 (Pudsey North)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Carter 2,556 34.3 N/A
Liberal J. Finnegan 2,507 33.7 N/A
Conservative C. Thompson 2,435
Labour S. Pearson 2,380 32.0 N/A
Labour G. Bloomfield 2,370
Conservative J. Bashall 2,360
Liberal R. Hainsworth 2,294
Labour L. Rawson 2,292
Liberal C. Russell 2,022
Majority 55 0.7 N/A
Turnout 7,443 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Pudsey #25 (Pudsey South)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal C. Wilson 2,760 38.8 N/A
Liberal R. Fairbank 2,398
Labour J. Mann 2,303 32.4 N/A
Liberal R. Leicester 2,229
Labour E. Simmons 2,052
Conservative P. Kersting 1,912 23.5 N/A
Labour G. Wadwell 1,862
Conservative R. Hughes-Rowlands 1,670
Conservative D. Eastham 1,613
Independent E. Stockhill 374 5.3 N/A
Majority 74 6.4 N/A
Turnout 7,107 N/A
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Rothwell[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Lund 3,908 65.3 N/A
Labour A. Benson 3,685
Labour J. De Carieret 3,560
Conservative W. Williams 2,078 34.7 N/A
Conservative E. Linnington 1,858
Conservative Mrs M. Szewe 1,792
Majority 1,482 30.6 N/A
Turnout 5,986 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Seacroft[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Woolmer 2,929 77.9 N/A
Labour F. Stringer 2,904
Labour G. Mudie 2,838
Conservative V. Dodgson 674 17.9 N/A
Conservative J. Suttenstall 636
Conservative C. Bond 626
Communist A. Dale 158 4.2 N/A
Majority 2,164 60.0 N/A
Turnout 3,761 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Stanningley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Miller 1,955 54.3 N/A
Labour K. Gould 1,952
Labour C. Myers 1,899
Conservative K. Knapton 1,022 28.4 N/A
Conservative R. Benton 987
Conservative H. Stockwell 980
Liberal S. Clayforth 621 17.3 N/A
Liberal K. Honnoraty 606
Liberal V. Hook 596
Majority 877 25.9 N/A
Turnout 3,598 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Talbot[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Bellow 2,812 60.0 N/A
Conservative J. Sherwin 2,741
Conservative R. Feldman 2,731
Liberal M. Phillips 1,280 27.3 N/A
Liberal B. Brill 1,227
Liberal R. Whitelock 1,141
Labour N. Holdsworth 591 12.6 N/A
Labour C. Mack 573
Labour D. Knapp 564
Majority 1,451 32.7 N/A
Turnout 4,683 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Wetherby[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Hudson 5,216 66.7 N/A
Conservative N. Bown 5,158
Conservative J. Rolston 5,012
Labour J. Shackleton 1,850 23.7 N/A
Labour R. Wilde 1,600
Labour C. Brown 1,500
Independent Gladys Musgrave 755 9.7 N/A
Majority 3,162 43.0 N/A
Turnout 7,821 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Wortley[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Stubley 2,030 42.2 N/A
Labour W. Thurlow 2,008 41.7 N/A
Labour A. Shires 1,899
Conservative C. Mathers 1,892
Conservative A. Woolman 1,869
Labour R. Cooke 1,756
Liberal D. Freethy 776 16.1 N/A
Liberal I. Halliday 528
Liberal J. Crawshaw 522
Majority 7 0.5 N/A
Turnout 4,814 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

By-elections between 1973 and 1975

Headingley by-election 28 February 1974[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Pedley 3,463 36.6 -8.2
Liberal John Coates 3,135 33.1 +12.3
Labour Irene Levy 2,864 30.3 -4.1
Majority 328 3.5 -6.8
Turnout 9,462 60.0
Conservative hold Swing -10.2
Burley by-election 21 November 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Buttery 1,269 48.3 +8.9
Conservative M. Sexton 909 34.6 -1.1
Liberal J. Wright 396 15.1 -6.3
Communist S. Walker 54 2.0 -1.5
Majority 360 13.7 +10.0
Turnout 2,628
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.0
Burley by-election 8 January 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Donohoe 999 52.3 +12.9
Conservative D. Ramsden 609 31.9 -3.8
Liberal J. Wright 164 8.6 -12.8
National Front J. Duckenfield 138 7.2 +7.2
Majority 360 20.4 +16.7
Turnout 1,910
Labour hold Swing +8.3

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "District results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. 11 May 1973. Scans: 1, 2, 3.
  2. ^ BBC general election coverage, 28 February 1974. [full citation needed]
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