# 1967 Leeds City Council election

The 1967 Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 11 May 1967, with one third of the council up for election as well as vacancies in the wards of Woodhouse and Wortley.
The final election on present boundaries, the Conservatives won a decisive victory on a 3.8% swing to a record share and their highest vote in over fifteen years. The Tories picked up five seats in total from Labour, and for the first time since 1951, won their second seat in the wards of Kirkstall, Stanningley and Westfield, and gained full representation in Bramley and Wortley. With those gains the Conservatives now had a narrow lead in councillors, with only Labour's superior aldermen totals stopping the Tories from gaining the council and adding it to the list of momentous victories that night.
Elsewhere the Liberals seen yet another fall in their vote, returning their third place to contention as the Communists continued inching upwards, comfortably achieving their greatest vote. Last year's British National candidate stood again in Armley, but this time as a National Front candidate and an Independent contested Bramley. Turnout rose dramatically following the previous year's poor figure to 39.2%, the best participation seen since 1955.

## Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1967 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 17 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 56.7 | 58.1 | 74,853 | +4.4 |
| Labour | 13 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 43.3 | 37.5 | 48,361 | -3.2 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2,999 | -1.5 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2,170 | +0.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 300 | +0.2 |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 94 | +0.1 |
The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| Party | Party | Previous council | Previous council | New council | New council |
| Party | Party | Cllr | Ald | Cllr | Ald |
| | Labour | 46 | 19 | 41 | 19 |
| | Conservatives | 38 | 9 | 43 | 9 |
| Total | Total | 84 | 28 | 84 | 28 |
| Total | Total | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 |

## Ward results

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. Bidgood | 5,885 | 85.2 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | V. Zermansky | 1,024 | 14.8 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,861 | 70.4 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,909 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |
Armley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Cohen | 2,598 | 50.0 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative | G. Atkinson | 2,354 | 45.3 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal | T. Alcock | 152 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | National Front | P. Stone | 94 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 4.7 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,198 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.2 | |
Beeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. Snape | 3,941 | 54.3 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | A. Beevers | 3,321 | 45.7 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | 8.5 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,262 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
Blenheim :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Wallbanks | 904 | 51.1 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | R. Harker | 864 | 48.9 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 2.3 | −18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,768 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.2 | |
Bramley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Robinson | 3,328 | 49.0 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Eric Atkinson | 3,159 | 46.5 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | J. Waddington | 300 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 2.5 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,787 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -1.5 | |
Burmantofts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Lloyd | 1,543 | 55.6 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | C. Thomas | 1,232 | 44.4 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 11.2 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,775 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.6 | |
City :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Tallant | 659 | 53.0 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | D. Ramsden | 584 | 47.0 | +12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 6.0 | −24.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,243 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -12.4 | |
Cross Gates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Booth | 3,537 | 52.7 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | R. Vaughan | 2,787 | 41.5 | −3.5 |
| | Communist | T. Scawthorne | 390 | 5.8 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 | 11.2 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,714 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |
East Hunslet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Fish | 1,084 | 58.9 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | E. Feather | 756 | 41.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 328 | 17.8 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,840 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.1 | |
Far Headingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Hall | 6,555 | 72.5 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | C. Furniss | 1,351 | 15.0 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal | J. Harris | 1,130 | 12.5 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,204 | 57.6 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,036 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
Halton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Watson | 5,323 | 78.5 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | D. Hamilton | 1,462 | 21.5 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,861 | 56.9 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,785 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.0 | |
Harehills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. White | 3,013 | 66.9 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Doreen Jenner | 1,488 | 33.1 | −6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,525 | 33.9 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,501 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.0 | |
Holbeck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Jones | 1,504 | 52.0 | −9.9 |
| | Conservative | M. Waddington | 1,259 | 43.5 | +8.1 |
| | Communist | J. McCarthy | 130 | 4.5 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 8.5 | −17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,893 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.0 | |
Hunslet Carr :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Pepper | 1,684 | 55.7 | −11.3 |
| | Conservative | P. Goodwin | 1,226 | 40.5 | +10.9 |
| | Communist | F. Burwin | 116 | 3.8 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 458 | 15.1 | −22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,026 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -11.1 | |
Hyde Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Hall | 2,657 | 67.2 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | H. Best | 1,112 | 28.1 | −10.1 |
| | Communist | S. Walker | 185 | 4.7 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,545 | 39.1 | +19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,954 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.7 | |
Kirkstall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Newton | 3,055 | 50.4 | +7.7 |
| | Labour | Albert Smith | 2,871 | 47.4 | −7.0 |
| | Communist | B. Huffingley | 133 | 2.2 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 3.0 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,059 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.3 | |
Meanwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | V. Cardno | 3,677 | 72.6 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | O. Winship | 879 | 17.4 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal | A. Wren | 507 | 10.0 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,798 | 55.3 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,063 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +4.8 | |
Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Malcolm | 2,382 | 67.2 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative | R. Heslett | 973 | 27.4 | +11.0 |
| | Communist | D. Priscott | 192 | 5.4 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,409 | 39.7 | −23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,547 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -11.4 | |
Moortown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bertrand Mather | 6,141 | 79.6 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | C. Say | 1,169 | 15.1 | −2.9 |
| | Communist | T. Kelly | 409 | 5.3 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,972 | 64.4 | +6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,719 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
Osmondthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Addlestone | 1,638 | 57.8 | −9.8 |
| | Conservative | E. Lewis | 1,197 | 42.2 | +9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 15.6 | −19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,835 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.8 | |
Potternewton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sydney Symmonds | 2,003 | 77.2 | +17.4 |
| | Labour | M. Lawrence | 418 | 16.1 | −13.1 |
| | Communist | A. Dale | 175 | 6.7 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,585 | 61.1 | +30.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,596 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +15.2 | |
Richmond Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Mathers | 1,834 | 61.9 | −9.3 |
| | Conservative | G. Russell | 914 | 30.9 | +10.3 |
| | Communist | T. Johnson | 213 | 7.2 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 920 | 31.1 | −19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,961 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.8 | |
Roundhay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allan Bretherick | 4,777 | 80.4 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | D. Thomas | 1,168 | 19.6 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,609 | 60.7 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,945 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
Stanningley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | K. Knapton | 3,037 | 49.1 | +9.3 |
| | Labour | H. Waterman | 2,871 | 46.4 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | F. Robertson | 279 | 4.5 | −10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 2.7 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,187 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.0 | |
Wellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | N. Barrett | 980 | 55.7 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | B. Pearce | 482 | 27.4 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal | W. Alcock | 228 | 13.0 | −2.7 |
| | Communist | M. Rogers | 70 | 4.0 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | 28.3 | −18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,760 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.5 | |
Westfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Sexton | 1,332 | 54.4 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | V. Whelan | 1,118 | 45.6 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 8.7 | +6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,450 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +5.7 | |
Woodhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Taylor | 2,100 | 48.9 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | P. Fingret | 2,036 | 47.4 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | D. Crawford | 2,033 | | |
| | Labour | J. Moynihan | 2,006 | | |
| | Communist | M. Moore | 157 | 3.7 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 1.5 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,293 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wortley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Beal | 3,465 | 51.9 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | R. Treeman | 3,380 | | |
| | Labour | J. Klineberg | 2,503 | 37.5 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | J. Stephen | 2,479 | | |
| | Liberal | Walter Holdsworth | 703 | 10.5 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal | J. Saxton | 687 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 877 | 14.4 | +8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,671 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.2 | |