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]

After the election the composition of the council was:[1]
- Labour Party: 61
- Conservative Party: 28
- Independents: 4
- Liberal Party: 3
Results by division
editAdwick-le-Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. W. Lane (Unopposed) | N/A |
Aireborough
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. E. Bowes | 4,739 | |||
Conservative | R. Martin | 3,595 |
Askern
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Thompson (Unopposed) | N/A |
Aston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Cloke | 3,386 | |||
Conservative | D. Marcroft | 635 |
Baildon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Oates | 2,902 | |||
Labour | R. Lawrie | 1,472 |
Barnoldswick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Carradice | 4,216 | |||
Conservative | H. Hogarth | 2,995 |
Barwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. G. W. Lane Fox | 3,315 | |||
Labour | V. P. Richardson | 1,679 |
Batley No. 1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Westerby (Unopposed) | N/A |
Batley No. 2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Laura I. Fitzpatrick (Unopposed) | N/A |
Bentley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. E. Keers (Unopposed) | N/A |
Birstall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | W. A. Ogilvy (Unopposed) | N/A |
Bingley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Whitehead (Unopposed) | N/A |
Brighouse North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. S. Wilkinson | 3,634 | |||
Conservative | J. W. Sutcliffe | 2,548 |
Brighouse South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Clamp | 2,871 | |||
Conservative | H. Postlethwaite | 2,146 |
Castleford No. 1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Whittock (Unopposed) | N/A |
Castleford No. 2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Dews (Unopposed) | N/A |
Colne Valley No. 1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | A. E. Whiteley (Unopposed) | N/A |
Colne Valley No. 2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jessie Smith | 3,418 | |||
Conservative | G. Wimpenny | 2,195 |
Conisborough
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Roberts (Unopposed) | N/A |
Craven
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Knowles-Fitton (Unopposed) | N/A |
Crofton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Dwyer (Unopposed) | N/A |
Cudworth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Berry (Unopposed) | N/A |
Dalton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. H. Townend | 2,269 | |||
Conservative | J. Brittain | 571 |
Darfield and Thurnscoe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Clarney | 2,661 | |||
Conservative | A. W. Bramham | 650 |
Darton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Skelton | 1,690 | |||
Conservative | J. Johnson | 628 | |||
Independent | S. Homer | 87 |
Dearne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Davies | 1,758 | |||
Conservative | G. Roberts | 268 |
Denby Dale
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Hibbert | 1,840 | |||
Independent | C. H. Moxon | 1,202 |
Ecclesfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. W. Trickett | 2,465 | |||
Conservative | F. Scampton | 786 |
Edlington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Yorke (Unopposed) | N/A |
Elland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Cockroft (Unopposed) | N/A |
Featherstone
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Rowley (Unopposed) | N/A |
Garforth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. B. Holt (Unopposed) | N/A |
Goole
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. T. Medcalf | 3,610 | |||
Conservative | R. Jolly | 2,592 |
Harrogate No. 1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. J. Craven (Unopposed) | N/A |
Harrogate No. 2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. C. Hunter (Unopposed) | N/A |
Harrogate No. 3
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. S. Tennant (Unopposed) | N/A |
Hatfield and Stainforth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Kelley (Unopposed) | N/A |
Hebden Bridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. W. Sutcliffe | 1,840 | |||
Labour | P. Sowden | 1,625 |
Heckmondwike
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Thackray | 2,356 | |||
Labour | A. S. Thornton | 2,174 |
Hemsworth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Bednall (Unopposed) | N/A |
Holmfirth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. Denton (Unopposed) | N/A |
Horbury
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Lloyd | 3,031 | |||
Independent | G. Senior | 2,303 |
Horsforth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. E. Thackray (Unopposed) | N/A |
Hoyland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. E. Wilkinson (Unopposed) | N/A |
Ilkley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. Geldard (Unopposed) | N/A |
Keighley No. 1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. McNulty | 3,300 | |||
Conservative | C. Berry | 2,763 |
Keighley No. 2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. S. Mason | 2,390 | |||
Liberal | W. E. Walton | 2,351 | |||
Independent | S. Unwin | 544 |
Keighley No. 3
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Harrison | 2,824 | |||
Conservative | A. W. Tack | 2,368 |
Kirkburton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | G. T. Haigh | 2,668 | |||
Labour | J. A. Lawton | 3,085 |
Kiveton Park
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alice Rastall | 3,740 | |||
Independent | E. K. P. C. Rigden | 543 |
Knaresborough
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. C. Crowther |
Knottingley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Blackburn | 4,104 | |||
Conservative | E. K. Thirkettle | 2,248 |
Maltby and Tickhill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Cheetham | 2,627 | |||
Conservative | C. Line | 756 |
Mexborough
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. M. Hanson (Unopposed) | N/A |
Mirfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | J. Hardy | 2,648 | |||
Labour | M. Day | 2,455 |
Morley No. 1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Barnes | 2,330 | |||
Independent | T. Barker | 1,564 |
Morley No. 2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Rankin | 3,097 | |||
Independent | J. Wilcock | 1,616 |
Normanton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. E. Metcalfe (Unopposed) | N/A |
Ossett
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. M. Hyman | 3,556 | |||
Conservative | H. Smith | 2,597 |
Otley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Guy | 3,247 | |||
Labour | A. M. Pickering | 2,402 |
Pateley Bridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. L. Barran (Unopposed) | N/A |
Penistone
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. Goldthorpe | 2,073 | |||
Independent | S. Palmer | 2,035 |
Pontefract
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Wright | 3,455 | |||
Conservative | W. Storey | 1,512 |
Pudsey No. 1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Fuller Smith (Unopposed) | N/A |
Pudsey No. 2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. V. Waldegrave | 2,290 | |||
Conservative | J. O. Cowgill | 2,245 | |||
Liberal | W. C. Knowison | 1,467 |
Queensbury
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. E. McCreath | 2,360 | |||
Labour | P. Hemingway | 2,035 |
Rawmarsh
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. E. Payne (unopposed) | N/A |
Ripon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. B. Eccles (unopposed) | N/A |
Ripponden
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Stott |
Rossington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. E. Hughes (unopposed) | N/A |
Rothwell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. H. Turner (unopposed) | N/A |
Saddleworth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. E. Smith | 3,531 | |||
Labour | F. G. Battye | 3,115 |
Sedbergh
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. H. Illingworth (unopposed) | N/A |
Selby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. E. Anson (unopposed) | N/A |
Settle
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Knowles (unopposed) | N/A |
Silsden
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. A. D. Warren | 2,988 | |||
Conservative | N. Fortune | 2,950 |
Shipley East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Wilcock | 3,369 | |||
Conservative | L. P. Warne | 955 |
Shipley West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Waddilove | 3,754 | |||
Labour | C. V. Barber | 1,611 |
Skipton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. P. Banks | 3,378 | |||
Conservative | M. Mitchell | 2,435 |
Snaith
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Martinson | 1,824 | |||
Labour | J. Street | 1,400 |
South Elmsall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. King (unopposed) | N/A |
South Kirkby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Flavell (unopposed) | N/A |
Sowerby Bridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Barker | 2,212 | |||
Independent | E. Cockroft | 1,447 |
Spenborough No. 1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Morton | 2,664 | |||
Labour | F. Kirkman | 2,441 |
Spenborough No. 2
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dorothy Greenald | 3,190 | |||
Liberal | H. W. Edwards | 2,892 |
Stanley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. E. Howe (unopposed) | N/A |
Stocksbridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Sweeney | 2,121 | |||
Conservative | Helen Green | 1,919 |
Swinton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Creighton (unopposed) | N/A |
Tadcaster
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. W. Atkinson | 2,630 | |||
Labour | W. Tomlinson | 1,590 |
Thorne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. H. Nicholson (unopposed) | N/A |
Todmorden
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. de Ville Mather (unopposed) | N/A |
Wath-on-Dearne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Cutts (unopposed) | N/A |
Wetherby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Porteous (unopposed) | N/A |
Whitwood
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Taylor (unopposed) | N/A |
Wombwell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. A. Newsome (unopposed) | N/A |
Worsborough
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. W. Boland | 3,062 | |||
Conservative | K. S. Dickinson | 659 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Socialist Majority on W.R.C.C. May Be 34". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 April 1952. p. 5.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1888, Part II, Section 31". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Electoral Reshuffle of West Riding". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 11 January 1947. p. 8.