# 1950 Leeds City Council election

The 1950 Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday, 11 May 1950, with one third of the seats to be elected.
The election was sparsely contested owing to an electoral truce between Labour and the Conservatives in anticipation of the impending boundary changes to take effect the following year. However the Liberals and Communists fielded candidates in a number of wards - although the Liberals' two candidates was much reduced from recent showings, whilst conversely the Communists contesting of over a quarter of wards was well above their usual three. Eight wards in total were opposed, with the five Labour and three Conservative incumbents easily defending them, ensuring an uneventful result in contrast to the national picture.

## Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 1950 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.4 | 51.2 | 9,733 | +8.4 |
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.6 | 39.0 | 7,415 | -13.5 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 980 | +4.6 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 892 | +0.6 |
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 | 42 | 14 | 42 | 14 |
| | Conservatives | 36 | 12 | 36 | 12 |
| Total | Total | 78 | 26 | 78 | 26 |
| Total | Total | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Working majority | Working majority | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

## Ward results

Armley & Wortley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ms. Marlow | 2,109 | 95.4 | +31.5 |
| | Communist | L. Burwin | 102 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,007 | 90.8 | +63.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,211 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.4 | |
Beeston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. Gummersall | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Blenheim :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Webster | 2,263 | 93.7 | +33.0 |
| | Communist | M. Roche | 152 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,111 | 87.4 | +66.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,415 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +13.3 | |
Bramley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Atkinson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Burmantofts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Murray | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Lowcock | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Cross Gates & Temple Newsam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Brooksbanks | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
East Hunslet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lizzie Naylor | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Far Headingley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Dovenor | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Farnley & Wortley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Muir | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Harehills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ms. Hill | 1,753 | 94.3 | +44.8 |
| | Communist | P. Warburton | 106 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,647 | 88.6 | +87.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,859 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +19.5 | |
Holbeck North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Hirst | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Holbeck South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Bray | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Hunslet Carr & Middleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Hand | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Hyde Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. McKay | 2,859 | 86.8 | +16.8 |
| | Liberal | G. Foster | 434 | 13.2 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,425 | 73.6 | +24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,293 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.4 | |
Kirkstall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Happold | 2,572 | 94.1 | +50.6 |
| | Communist | R. Huffingley | 160 | 5.9 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,412 | 88.3 | +86.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,732 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +23.5 | |
Mill Hill & South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Nipe | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Watson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Osmondthorpe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Potter | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Potternewton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Mulley | 2,293 | 88.5 | +25.3 |
| | Communist | B. Ramelson | 297 | 11.5 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,996 | 77.1 | +43.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,590 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +10.4 | |
Richmond Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Z. Fernandez | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Roundhay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Drake | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
Upper Armley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Hodgson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
West Hunslet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Ellison | 1,833 | 77.2 | +23.7 |
| | Liberal | Victor Louis Raymond Delepine | 458 | 19.3 | +8.2 |
| | Communist | J. Roche | 84 | 3.5 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,375 | 57.9 | +35.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,375 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.7 | |
Westfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Rafferty | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
Woodhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Henry Vick | 1,466 | 94.9 | +43.4 |
| | Communist | B. Kline | 79 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,387 | 89.8 | +86.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,545 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +19.1 | |