Leeds City Council election, 1965

The municipal elections for Leeds were held on Thursday 13 May 1965,^[1] with one third of the council and an extra vacancy in Allerton to be elected.^[2]

Building upon the previous year, the Conservatives fully reversed the downward trend they'd been on since 1960. With a whopping 10.2%^[3] swing their way, they defeated the Labour Party in a manner not seen since 1951, with Labour's share reduced to the thirties - surpassing even their record low then.

The Conservatives six gains were largely a regaining of Labour's 1963 gains, with the notable exceptions of Beeston, which they already held, and Kirkstall - a first for the ward, which had been monolithically Labour since the boundary changes in 1951.^[2]

Elsewhere, the Liberals continued their decline from the 1962 highs, now at near enough where they were pre-spike. In contrast, the Communists, having steadily raised their candidates in each election since the mid-50's were now fielding a record of 12, achieving party records in both vote and share. Turnout fell again by just over two percent on last year's figure to 34.5%.^[3]^[4]

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1965
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	17	6	0	+6	58.6	56.1	65,041	+11.2%
	Labour	12	0	6	-6	41.4	37.8	43,813	-9.1%
	Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	4.6	5,366	-2.5%
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.5	1,741	+0.5%

The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:^[4]

Party		Previous council		New council
Party		Cllr	Ald	Cllr	Ald
	Labour	56	19	50	19
	Conservatives	28	9	34	9
Total		84	28	84	28
Total		112		112
Working majority		28	10	16	10
Working majority		38		26

Ward result

Allerton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Marshall	5,358	78.8	+9.4
	Conservative	J. Long	5,174
	Labour	G. Bloom	1,442	21.2	-0.2
	Labour	D. Chadwick	1,308
Majority			3,732	57.6	+9.7
Turnout			6,800
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.8

Armley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bissell	1,907	52.6	-7.2
	Conservative	K. Beal	1,717	47.4	+19.0
Majority			190	5.2	-26.2
Turnout			3,624
	Labour hold		Swing	-13.1

Beeston^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Hartley	3,496	58.4	+9.2
	Labour	E. Mill	2,400	40.1	-7.8
	Communist	F. Sidebottom	87	1.5	-1.4
Majority			1,096	18.3	+17.0
Turnout			5,983
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.5

Blenheim^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Merritt	1,100	59.6	-9.1
	Conservative	R. Austwick	747	40.4	+9.1
Majority			353	19.1	-18.2
Turnout			1,847
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.1

Bramley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hart	2,973	56.4	+16.9
	Labour	W. Lord	2,297	43.6	-16.9
Majority			676	12.8	-8.3
Turnout			5,270
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+16.9

Burmantofts^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Murray	1,431	56.1	-16.2
	Conservative	J. White	1,120	43.9	+16.2
Majority			311	12.2	-32.3
Turnout			2,551
	Labour hold		Swing	-16.2

City^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Atha	724	61.6	-11.7
	Conservative	M. Baker	451	38.4	+11.7
Majority			273	23.2	-23.5
Turnout			1,175
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.7

Cross Gates^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Coward	3,708	57.7	-7.7
	Conservative	S. Codd	2,294	35.7	+6.6
	Communist	R. Fawcett	421	6.6	+1.1
Majority			1,414	22.0	-14.4
Turnout			6,423
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.1

East Hunslet^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Kavanagh	1,017	63.1	-9.2
	Conservative	R. Grainger	594	36.9	+9.2
Majority			423	26.3	-18.4
Turnout			1,611
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.2

Far Headingley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Roberts	5,905	67.2	+14.0
	Labour	N. Jenner	1,649	18.8	-1.4
	Liberal	A. Christodoulop	1,238	14.1	-12.6
Majority			4,256	48.4	+21.9
Turnout			8,792
	Conservative hold		Swing	+7.7

Halton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Rhodes	4,879	78.4	+8.9
	Labour	D. Hamilton	1,347	21.6	-8.9
Majority			3,532	56.7	+17.7
Turnout			6,226
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.9

Harehills^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patrick Crotty	2,720	58.9	+7.5
	Labour	H. Howlett	1,639	35.5	-3.5
	Liberal	R. Sissons	258	5.6	-4.0
Majority			1,081	23.4	+11.0
Turnout			4,617
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.5

Holbeck^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Bray	1,304	55.0	-1.5
	Conservative	M. Waddington	905	38.2	+11.7
	Communist	J. McCarthy	160	6.8	+3.6
Majority			399	16.8	-13.2
Turnout			2,369
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.6

Hunslet Carr^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Parker	1,311	57.9	-4.9
	Conservative	H. Lister	852	37.6	+6.0
	Communist	L. Hunter	101	4.5	-1.1
Majority			459	20.3	-10.9
Turnout			2,264
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.4

Hyde Park^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Fielding	2,495	55.9	+6.8
	Labour	W. Window	1,166	26.1	-12.8
	Liberal	D. Senior	689	15.4	+3.3
	Communist	S. Walker	116	2.6	+2.6
Majority			1,329	29.8	+19.6
Turnout			4,466
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.8

Kirkstall^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Kent	2,202	50.4	+16.3
	Labour	D. Matthews	2,020	46.2	-9.0
	Communist	B. Huffingley	150	3.4	+0.7
Majority			182	4.2	-17.0
Turnout			4,372
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+12.6

Meanwood^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Kirkby	3,232	67.6	+9.0
	Labour	J. McPheat	1,049	21.9	-9.2
	Liberal	E. Briggs	500	10.5	+0.2
Majority			2,183	45.7	+18.3
Turnout			4,781
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.1

Middleton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Binns	1,833	74.7	-6.1
	Conservative	F. Stubley	477	19.4	+3.9
	Communist	E. Moore	143	5.8	+2.2
Majority			1,356	55.3	-10.0
Turnout			2,453
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.0

Moortown^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Henson	5,532	71.2	+8.9
	Labour	B. Ingham	1,485	19.1	-7.9
	Liberal	K. Dunn	561	7.2	-3.5
	Communist	P. Boyes	190	2.4	+2.4
Majority			4,047	52.1	+16.8
Turnout			7,768
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.4

Osmondthorpe^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Pritchard	1,322	65.3	-13.0
	Conservative	E. Lewis	704	34.7	+13.0
Majority			618	30.5	-26.0
Turnout			2,026
	Labour hold		Swing	-13.0

Pottemewton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Bellow	2,270	56.2	+8.8
	Labour	Joyce Gould	1,267	31.4	-11.7
	Liberal	S. Bexan	427	10.6	+3.3
	Communist	R. Ramsden	73	1.8	-0.4
Majority			1,003	24.8	+20.5
Turnout			4,037
	Conservative hold		Swing	+10.2

Richmond Hill^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Cain	1,463	69.6	-13.9
	Conservative	A. Sexton	519	24.7	+12.2
	Communist	E. Burwin	121	5.8	+1.7
Majority			944	44.9	-26.1
Turnout			2,103
	Labour hold		Swing	-13.0

Roundhay^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Johnson	5,144	77.4	+9.2
	Labour	D. Thomas	1,503	22.6	-9.2
Majority			3,641	54.8	+18.4
Turnout			6,647
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.2

Stanningley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Vickers	2,052	45.1	+11.0
	Labour	J. Marshall	1,701	37.4	-10.9
	Liberal	Dennis Pedder	793	17.4	-0.1
Majority			351	7.7	-6.4
Turnout			4,546
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+10.9

Wellington^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Underwood	997	58.4	-10.9
	Conservative	E. Farrar	356	20.8	+3.9
	Liberal	E. Howson	272	15.9	+5.7
	Communist	M. Rogers	83	4.9	+1.3
Majority			641	37.5	-14.8
Turnout			1,708
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.4

Westfield^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	May Sexton	1,413	56.6	+8.3
	Labour	Stan Cohen	1,083	43.4	-8.3
Majority			330	13.2	+9.8
Turnout			2,496
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+8.3

Woodhouse^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Green	1,441	51.7	+12.5
	Labour	H. Bretherick	1,252	44.9	-13.3
	Communist	A. Dale	96	3.4	+0.7
Majority			189	6.8	-12.2
Turnout			2,789
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+12.9

Wortley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Emmett	3,193	51.4	+8.8
	Labour	J. Stephenson	2,396	38.5	-9.8
	Liberal	W. Holdsworth	628	10.1	+1.0
Majority			797	12.8	+7.0
Turnout			6,217
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+9.3

References

↑ "The News of the Week in Review: Two Crises". The New York Times. 16 May 1965. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Municipal results: Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. 14 May 1965.
1 2 Sharpe, L.J. (1967). Voting in cities: the 1964 borough elections.
1 2 Whitaker, Joseph (1965). Whitaker's Almanack 1965.

Council elections in West Yorkshire

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