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]

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

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

Darton

Darton
	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
	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

Maltby and Tickhill
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
	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

Wetherby
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

^ ^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.

[YPLI-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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