Local elections 5 Apr 1952 Local elections 5 Apr 1952 was held on 5 April 1952. 96 seats were filled across 96 wards and divisions in 1 councils, from 145 candidates. The Labour Party won 62, Conservative Party won 28 and Independent won 3.
Date 5 April 1952
Seats filled 96
Candidates 145
Councils 1 Local elections 5 Apr 1952: winner in each area Area Elected Party Votes Adwick-le-Street J. W. Lane (Unopposed) Labour 0 Aireborough J. E. Bowes Labour 4,739 Askern M. Thompson (Unopposed) Labour 0 Aston W. Cloke Labour 3,386 Baildon P. Oates Conservative 2,902 Barnoldswick P. Carradice Labour 4,216 Barwick F. G. W. Lane Fox Conservative 3,315 Batley No. 1 H. Westerby (Unopposed) Labour 0 Batley No. 2 I. Laura Fitzpatrick (Unopposed) Independent 0 Bentley S. E. Keers (Unopposed) Labour 0 Bingley H. Whitehead (Unopposed) Conservative 0 Birstall W. A. Ogilvy (Unopposed) The Liberal Party 0 Brighouse North H. S. Wilkinson Labour 3,634 Brighouse South M. Clamp Labour 2,871 Castleford No. 1 M. Whittock (Unopposed) Labour 0 Castleford No. 2 C. Dews (Unopposed) Labour 0 Colne Valley No. 1 A. E. Whiteley (Unopposed) The Liberal Party 0 Colne Valley No. 2 Jessie Smith Labour 3,418 Conisborough B. Roberts (Unopposed) Labour 0 Craven A. Knowles-Fitton (Unopposed) Conservative 0 Crofton A. Dwyer (Unopposed) Labour 0 Cudworth J. Berry (Unopposed) Labour 0 Dalton J. H. Townend Labour 2,269 Darfield and Thurnscoe H. Clarney Labour 2,661 Darton C. Skelton Labour 1,690 Dearne E. Davies Labour 1,758 Denby Dale J. Hibbert Labour 1,840 Ecclesfield J. W. Trickett Labour 2,465 Edlington J. Yorke (Unopposed) Labour 0 Elland H. Cockroft (Unopposed) Conservative 0 Featherstone E. Rowley (Unopposed) Labour 0 Garforth R. B. Holt (Unopposed) Labour 0 Goole G. T. Medcalf Labour 3,610 Harrogate No. 1 H. J. Craven (Unopposed) Conservative 0 Harrogate No. 2 J. C. Hunter (Unopposed) Conservative 0 Harrogate No. 3 J. S. Tennant (Unopposed) Conservative 0 Hatfield and Stainforth R. Kelley (Unopposed) Labour 0 Hebden Bridge J. W. Sutcliffe Independent 1,840 Heckmondwike C. Thackray Conservative 2,356 Hemsworth A. Bednall (Unopposed) Labour 0 Holmfirth N. Denton (Unopposed) Labour 0 Horbury H. Lloyd Labour 3,031 Horsforth H. E. Thackray (Unopposed) Conservative 0 Hoyland A. E. Wilkinson (Unopposed) Labour 0 Ilkley N. Geldard (Unopposed) Conservative 0 Keighley No. 1 F. McNulty Labour 3,300 Keighley No. 2 G. S. Mason Labour 2,390 Keighley No. 3 A. Harrison Labour 2,824 Kirkburton J. A. Lawton Labour 3,085 Kiveton Park Alice Rastall Labour 3,740 Knaresborough A. C. Crowther Conservative 0 Knottingley J. Blackburn Labour 4,104 Maltby and Tickhill T. Cheetham Labour 2,627 Mexborough G. M. Hanson (Unopposed) Labour 0 Mirfield J. Hardy Independent 2,648 Morley No. 1 M. Barnes Labour 2,330 Morley No. 2 H. Rankin Labour 3,097 Normanton W. E. Metcalfe (Unopposed) Labour 0 Ossett W. M. Hyman Labour 3,556 Otley H. Guy Conservative 3,247 Pateley Bridge J. L. Barran (Unopposed) Conservative 0 Penistone A. Goldthorpe Conservative 2,073 Pontefract G. Wright Labour 3,455 Pudsey No. 1 J. Fuller Smith (Unopposed) Conservative 0 Pudsey No. 2 H. V. Waldegrave Labour 2,290 Queensbury M. E. McCreath Conservative 2,360 Rawmarsh J. E. Payne (unopposed) Labour 0 Ripon E. B. Eccles (unopposed) Conservative 0 Ripponden S. Stott Conservative 0 Rossington R. E. Hughes (unopposed) Labour 0 Rothwell W. H. Turner (unopposed) Labour 0 Saddleworth E. E. Smith Conservative 3,531 Sedbergh W. H. Illingworth (unopposed) Conservative 0 Selby C. E. Anson (unopposed) Conservative 0 Settle W. Knowles (unopposed) Conservative 0 Shipley East T. Wilcock Labour 3,369 Shipley West G. Waddilove Conservative 3,754 Silsden R. A. D. Warren Labour 2,988 Skipton M. P. Banks Labour 3,378 Snaith J. Martinson Conservative 1,824 South Elmsall W. King (unopposed) Labour 0 South Kirkby A. Flavell (unopposed) Labour 0 Sowerby Bridge F. Barker Labour 2,212 Spenborough No. 1 F. Morton Conservative 2,664 Spenborough No. 2 Dorothy Greenald Labour 3,190 Stanley J. E. Howe (unopposed) Labour 0 Stocksbridge A. Sweeney Labour 2,121 Swinton M. Creighton (unopposed) Labour 0 Tadcaster D. W. Atkinson Conservative 2,630 Thorne G. H. Nicholson (unopposed) Labour 0 Todmorden J. de Ville Mather (unopposed) The Liberal Party 0 Wath-on-Dearne W. Cutts (unopposed) Labour 0 Wetherby S. Porteous (unopposed) Conservative 0 Whitwood E. Taylor (unopposed) Labour 0 Wombwell T. A. Newsome (unopposed) Labour 0 Worsborough C. W. Boland Labour 3,062
