The1969Leeds municipal election was held on 8 May 1969,[1] with one third of the councillors up for election. TheConservative incumbent inArmley had defected toIndependent Conservative in the interim and hoped to defend it as such.[2]
In contrast to their performance nationally,[1] the Tories fell back upon their peak theprevious year, with Labour managing to stabilise their support somewhat. The sole beneficiary (unlike last year, theCommunists dropped back to their normal support) were theLiberals, who obtained their largest vote since1963. In total three seats changed hands, with a spectacular gain in WestHunslet by the Liberals from the Conservatives, another loss of the latter's to Labour inOsmondthorpe, offset a little by a comfortable win back in Armley from their former incumbent.[2]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 23 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 76.7 | 58.7 | 62,949 | -2.6 | |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 16.7 | 27.9 | 29,872 | -0.0 | |
| Liberal | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.7 | 11.3 | 12,099 | +6.8 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1,879 | -4.4 | |
| Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 400 | +0.4 | |
The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| Party | Previous council | New council | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cllr | Ald | Cllr | Ald | ||
| Conservatives | 74 | 25 | 73 | 25 | |
| Labour | 12 | 5 | 13 | 5 | |
| Liberals | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Independent Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 90 | 30 | 90 | 30 | |
| 120 | 120 | ||||
| Working majority | 58 | 20 | 56 | 20 | |
| 78 | 76 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Mathers | 1,743 | 38.5 | −15.7 | |
| Liberal | J. Saxton | 1,318 | 29.1 | +29.1 | |
| Labour | J. Bissell | 989 | 21.9 | −15.0 | |
| Ind. Conservative | G. Atkinson | 400 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
| Communist | P. Wilson | 72 | 1.6 | −7.3 | |
| Majority | 425 | 9.4 | −8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,522 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -22.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Hartley | 2,547 | 61.1 | −5.2 | |
| Labour | J. Hodkinson | 1,212 | 29.1 | −1.0 | |
| Liberal | L. Kent | 408 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
| Majority | 1,335 | 32.0 | −4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,167 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -2.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Robinson | 2,025 | 54.2 | −3.0 | |
| Labour | M. Chadwick | 998 | 26.7 | −8.5 | |
| Liberal | A. Fleet | 712 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
| Majority | 1,027 | 27.5 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,735 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +2.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Ramsden | 1,852 | 66.2 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | S. Whelan | 706 | 25.3 | −6.7 | |
| Communist | S. Walker | 238 | 8.5 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 1,146 | 41.0 | +11.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,796 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +5.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christine Thomas | 1,956 | 49.8 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | Joyce Gould | 1,843 | 47.0 | +4.0 | |
| Communist | F. Stockdale | 126 | 3.2 | −4.1 | |
| Majority | 113 | 2.9 | −3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,925 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -1.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | C. Tucker | 2,081 | 54.6 | +9.1 | |
| Labour | K. Cohen | 1,051 | 27.6 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | C. Johnson | 624 | 16.4 | −5.6 | |
| Communist | J. Corscadden | 52 | 1.4 | −5.1 | |
| Majority | 1,030 | 27.0 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,808 | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Hunt | 3,120 | 86.0 | +0.8 | |
| Labour | A. Baum | 263 | 7.2 | −3.9 | |
| Liberal | Deryck Ernest Senior | 246 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| Majority | 2,857 | 78.7 | +4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,629 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Doreen Jenner | 1,388 | 53.5 | +4.7 | |
| Conservative | J. Klineberg | 1,113 | 42.9 | −1.7 | |
| Communist | T. Johnson | 94 | 3.6 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 275 | 10.6 | +6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,595 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. Jenkins | 3,337 | 74.4 | +0.8 | |
| Labour | F. Davis | 678 | 15.1 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal | J. Davies | 471 | 10.5 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 2,659 | 59.3 | −1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,486 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -2.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Parker | 1,416 | 57.7 | −4.3 | |
| Conservative | I. Holmes | 558 | 22.8 | −7.3 | |
| Liberal | G. Beever | 478 | 19.5 | +19.5 | |
| Majority | 858 | 35.0 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,452 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Suttenstall | 2,014 | 61.1 | +5.7 | |
| Labour | J. Gore | 1,219 | 37.0 | −1.1 | |
| Communist | J. Bellamy | 61 | 1.9 | −4.6 | |
| Majority | 795 | 24.1 | +6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,294 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martin Dodgson | 4,659 | 85.9 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | E. Coward | 587 | 10.8 | −0.9 | |
| Communist | S. Jones | 180 | 3.3 | −3.4 | |
| Majority | 4,072 | 75.0 | +5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,426 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Cummings | 1,986 | 76.7 | −3.1 | |
| Labour | W. Spence | 304 | 11.7 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal | D. Freethy | 298 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
| Majority | 1,682 | 65.0 | −1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,588 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -0.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. Clark | 3,097 | 79.7 | +8.0 | |
| Labour | G. Wood | 437 | 11.2 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal | M. Stevens | 353 | 9.1 | −3.5 | |
| Majority | 2,660 | 68.4 | +9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,887 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bernard Atha | 1,306 | 47.4 | −7.6 | |
| Liberal | R. Whitelock | 830 | 30.1 | +30.1 | |
| Conservative | J. Bateman | 622 | 22.6 | −12.4 | |
| Majority | 476 | 17.3 | −2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,758 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | -18.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Horrocks | 2,898 | 57.9 | −3.6 | |
| Labour | D. Matthews | 1,639 | 32.7 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal | J. Grant | 381 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
| Communist | J. Sidebottom | 88 | 1.8 | −3.8 | |
| Majority | 1,259 | 25.1 | −3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 5,006 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -1.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Malcolm | 1,606 | 54.0 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal | J. Crashaw | 683 | 23.0 | +23.0 | |
| Conservative | B. Rawson | 488 | 16.4 | −17.1 | |
| Communist | D. Priscott | 197 | 6.6 | −4.4 | |
| Majority | 923 | 31.0 | +9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,974 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | -12.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Redmond | 2,740 | 74.1 | −0.5 | |
| Liberal | E. Nevies | 545 | 14.7 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | C. Bloom | 414 | 11.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 2,195 | 59.3 | −3.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,699 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -1.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Prichard | 1,812 | 49.8 | +6.5 | |
| Conservative | L. Horton | 1,663 | 45.7 | −0.5 | |
| Communist | T. Kelly | 163 | 4.5 | −6.0 | |
| Majority | 149 | 4.1 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,638 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | +3.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Levey | 1,709 | 54.6 | −0.6 | |
| Labour | J. Mathers | 1,188 | 38.0 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal | D. McAllister | 133 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Communist | P. Fawcett | 100 | 3.2 | −0.8 | |
| Majority | 521 | 16.6 | −1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,130 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -0.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. Johnson | 3,316 | 91.3 | +3.5 | |
| Labour | Douglas Gabb | 316 | 8.7 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 3,000 | 82.6 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 3,632 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +1.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | V. Darnton | 1,429 | 75.5 | +24.7 | |
| Labour | R. Sedler | 464 | 24.5 | −8.3 | |
| Majority | 965 | 51.0 | +33.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,893 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +16.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | E. McQuire | 1,642 | 49.5 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | J. Moran | 1,544 | 46.6 | +2.3 | |
| Communist | H. Besser | 130 | 3.9 | −5.3 | |
| Majority | 98 | 3.0 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,316 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | I. Benton | 1,991 | 51.8 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Kevin Gould | 1,689 | 44.0 | +5.3 | |
| Communist | F. Sidebottom | 160 | 4.2 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 302 | 7.9 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,840 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +0.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Brayshay | 3,398 | 87.5 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | A. Vollans | 487 | 12.5 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 2,911 | 74.9 | −2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,885 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -1.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Rostron | 3,789 | 81.3 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal | W. Beaumont | 583 | 12.5 | −2.5 | |
| Labour | C. Collinge | 287 | 6.2 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 3,206 | 68.8 | +7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,659 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dennis Pedder | 2,104 | 54.8 | +54.8 | |
| Conservative | M. Waddington | 1,038 | 27.0 | −28.8 | |
| Labour | A. Donohoe | 698 | 18.2 | −17.3 | |
| Majority | 1,066 | 27.8 | +7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,840 | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | +41.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peggy White | 1,329 | 49.5 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | L. Jackson | 1,305 | 48.6 | +4.1 | |
| Communist | W. Rumbelow | 49 | 1.8 | −4.8 | |
| Majority | 24 | 0.9 | −3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,683 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | P. Fingret | 1,856 | 63.1 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | Eric Atkinson | 916 | 31.1 | +3.0 | |
| Communist | L. Morris | 169 | 5.7 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 940 | 32.0 | −2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,941 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Stubley | 2,410 | 60.3 | −3.7 | |
| Labour | W. Thurlow | 1,110 | 27.8 | +6.1 | |
| Liberal | Walter Holdsworth | 475 | 11.9 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 1,300 | 32.5 | −9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,995 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -4.9 | |||