# 1952 West Riding County Council election

The 1952 West Riding County Council election was held on Saturday, 5 April 1952. 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. The whole council of ninety-six members was up for election, with each county electoral division returning one councillor.
After the election the composition of the council was:
* Labour Party: 61
* Conservative Party: 28
* Independents: 4
* Liberal Party: 3

## Results by division
### Adwick-le-Street

Adwick-le-Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. W. Lane (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Aireborough

Aireborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. E. Bowes | 4,739 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Martin | 3,595 | | |

### Askern

Askern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Thompson (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Aston

Aston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Cloke | 3,386 | | |
| | Conservative | D. Marcroft | 635 | | |

### Baildon

Baildon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Oates | 2,902 | | |
| | Labour | R. Lawrie | 1,472 | | |

### Barnoldswick

Barnoldswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Carradice | 4,216 | | |
| | Conservative | H. Hogarth | 2,995 | | |

### Barwick

Barwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. G. W. Lane Fox | 3,315 | | |
| | Labour | V. P. Richardson | 1,679 | | |

### Batley No. 1

Batley No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Westerby (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Batley No. 2

Batley No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Laura I. Fitzpatrick (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Bentley

Bentley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. E. Keers (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Birstall

Birstall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | W. A. Ogilvy (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Bingley

Bingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Whitehead (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Brighouse North

Brighouse North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. S. Wilkinson | 3,634 | | |
| | Conservative | J. W. Sutcliffe | 2,548 | | |

### Brighouse South

Brighouse South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Clamp | 2,871 | | |
| | Conservative | H. Postlethwaite | 2,146 | | |

### Castleford No. 1

Castleford No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Whittock (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Castleford No. 2

Castleford No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Dews (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Colne Valley No. 1

Colne Valley No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. E. Whiteley (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Colne Valley No. 2

Colne Valley No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jessie Smith | 3,418 | | |
| | Conservative | G. Wimpenny | 2,195 | | |

### Conisborough

Conisborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Roberts (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Craven

Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Knowles-Fitton (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Crofton

Crofton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Dwyer (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Cudworth

Cudworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Berry (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Dalton

Dalton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. H. Townend | 2,269 | | |
| | Conservative | J. Brittain | 571 | | |

### Darfield and Thurnscoe

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

### Darton

Darton :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | C. Skelton | 1,690 |
| Conservative | J. Johnson | 628 |
| Independent | S. Homer | 87 |

### Dearne

Dearne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Davies | 1,758 | | |
| | Conservative | G. Roberts | 268 | | |

### Denby Dale

Denby Dale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Hibbert | 1,840 | | |
| | Independent | C. H. Moxon | 1,202 | | |

### Ecclesfield

Ecclesfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. W. Trickett | 2,465 | | |
| | Conservative | F. Scampton | 786 | | |

### Edlington

Edlington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Yorke (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Elland

Elland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Cockroft (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Featherstone

Featherstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Rowley (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Garforth

Garforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. B. Holt (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Goole

Goole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. T. Medcalf | 3,610 | | |
| | Conservative | R. Jolly | 2,592 | | |

### Harrogate No. 1

Harrogate No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. J. Craven (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Harrogate No. 2

Harrogate No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. C. Hunter (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Harrogate No. 3

Harrogate No. 3 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. S. Tennant (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Hatfield and Stainforth

Hatfield and Stainforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Kelley (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. W. Sutcliffe | 1,840 | | |
| | Labour | P. Sowden | 1,625 | | |

### Heckmondwike

Heckmondwike :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Thackray | 2,356 | | |
| | Labour | A. S. Thornton | 2,174 | | |

### Hemsworth

Hemsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Bednall (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Holmfirth

Holmfirth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | N. Denton (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Horbury

Horbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Lloyd | 3,031 | | |
| | Independent | G. Senior | 2,303 | | |

### Horsforth

Horsforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. E. Thackray (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Hoyland

Hoyland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. E. Wilkinson (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Ilkley

Ilkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Geldard (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Keighley No. 1

Keighley No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. McNulty | 3,300 | | |
| | Conservative | C. Berry | 2,763 | | |

### Keighley No. 2

Keighley No. 2 :
| Party | 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Harrison | 2,824 | | |
| | Conservative | A. W. Tack | 2,368 | | |

### Kirkburton

Kirkburton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | G. T. Haigh | 2,668 | | |
| | Labour | J. A. Lawton | 3,085 | | |

### Kiveton Park

Kiveton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alice Rastall | 3,740 | | |
| | Independent | E. K. P. C. Rigden | 543 | | |

### Knaresborough

Knaresborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. C. Crowther | | | |

### Knottingley

Knottingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Blackburn | 4,104 | | |
| | Conservative | E. K. Thirkettle | 2,248 | | |

### Maltby and Tickhill

Maltby and Tickhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Cheetham | 2,627 | | |
| | Conservative | C. Line | 756 | | |

### Mexborough

Mexborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. M. Hanson (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Mirfield

Mirfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. Hardy | 2,648 | | |
| | Labour | M. Day | 2,455 | | |

### Morley No. 1

Morley No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Barnes | 2,330 | | |
| | Independent | T. Barker | 1,564 | | |

### Morley No. 2

Morley No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Rankin | 3,097 | | |
| | Independent | J. Wilcock | 1,616 | | |

### Normanton

Normanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. E. Metcalfe (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Ossett

Ossett :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. M. Hyman | 3,556 | | |
| | Conservative | H. Smith | 2,597 | | |

### Otley

Otley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Guy | 3,247 | | |
| | Labour | A. M. Pickering | 2,402 | | |

### Pateley Bridge

Pateley Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. L. Barran (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Penistone

Penistone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Goldthorpe | 2,073 | | |
| | Independent | S. Palmer | 2,035 | | |

### Pontefract

Pontefract :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Wright | 3,455 | | |
| | Conservative | W. Storey | 1,512 | | |

### Pudsey No. 1

Pudsey No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Fuller Smith (Unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Pudsey No. 2

Pudsey No. 2 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | H. V. Waldegrave | 2,290 |
| Conservative | J. O. Cowgill | 2,245 |
| Liberal | W. C. Knowison | 1,467 |

### Queensbury

Queensbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. E. McCreath | 2,360 | | |
| | Labour | P. Hemingway | 2,035 | | |

### Rawmarsh

Rawmarsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. E. Payne (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Ripon

Ripon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. B. Eccles (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Ripponden

Ripponden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Stott | | | |

### Rossington

Rossington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. E. Hughes (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Rothwell

Rothwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. H. Turner (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Saddleworth

Saddleworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. E. Smith | 3,531 | | |
| | Labour | F. G. Battye | 3,115 | | |

### Sedbergh

Sedbergh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. H. Illingworth (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Selby

Selby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. E. Anson (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Settle

Settle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Knowles (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Silsden

Silsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. A. D. Warren | 2,988 | | |
| | Conservative | N. Fortune | 2,950 | | |

### Shipley East

Shipley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Wilcock | 3,369 | | |
| | Conservative | L. P. Warne | 955 | | |

### Shipley West

Shipley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Waddilove | 3,754 | | |
| | Labour | C. V. Barber | 1,611 | | |

### Skipton

Skipton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. P. Banks | 3,378 | | |
| | Conservative | M. Mitchell | 2,435 | | |

### Snaith

Snaith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Martinson | 1,824 | | |
| | Labour | J. Street | 1,400 | | |

### South Elmsall

South Elmsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. King (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### South Kirkby

South Kirkby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Flavell (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Sowerby Bridge

Sowerby Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Barker | 2,212 | | |
| | Independent | E. Cockroft | 1,447 | | |

### Spenborough No. 1

Spenborough No. 1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Morton | 2,664 | | |
| | Labour | F. Kirkman | 2,441 | | |

### Spenborough No. 2

Spenborough No. 2 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dorothy Greenald | 3,190 | | |
| | Liberal | H. W. Edwards | 2,892 | | |

### Stanley

Stanley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. E. Howe (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Stocksbridge

Stocksbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Sweeney | 2,121 | | |
| | Conservative | Helen Green | 1,919 | | |

### Swinton

Swinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Creighton (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Tadcaster

Tadcaster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. W. Atkinson | 2,630 | | |
| | Labour | W. Tomlinson | 1,590 | | |

### Thorne

Thorne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. H. Nicholson (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Todmorden

Todmorden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. de Ville Mather (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Wath-on-Dearne

Wath-on-Dearne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Cutts (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Wetherby

Wetherby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Porteous (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Whitwood

Whitwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Taylor (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Wombwell

Wombwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. A. Newsome (unopposed) | N/A | | |

### Worsborough

Worsborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. W. Boland | 3,062 | | |
| | Conservative | K. S. Dickinson | 659 | | |