Who won the most seats in the Local elections 11 May 1950?

The Labour Party won the most seats in the Local elections 11 May 1950, with 561 of 1,266 seats filled.

When was the Local elections 11 May 1950?

The Local elections 11 May 1950 was held on 11 May 1950.

Local elections 11 May 1950

Local elections 11 May 1950 was held on 11 May 1950. 1,266 seats were filled across 1,187 wards and divisions in 85 councils, from 2,602 candidates. The Labour Party won 561, Conservative Party won 480 and Independent won 68.

Date: 11 May 1950
Seats filled: 1,266
Candidates: 2,602
Councils: 85

Local elections 11 May 1950: seats and votes by party
Party	Candidates	Seats won	Votes	Vote share
The Labour Party	1,139	561	1,904,783	46.4%
Conservative Party	808	480	1,552,307	37.8%
Independent	112	68	117,309	2.9%
The Liberal Party	108	32	85,098	2.1%
Prog	51	30	73,815	1.8%
R.A	40	29	101,470	2.5%
Cit	36	14	70,193	1.7%
R.R	24	13	29,628	0.7%
Municipal Action Group (Hull)	19	9	35,987	0.9%
Municipal Group	14	9	13,341	0.3%
Citizens League (Sheffield)	24	8	66,921	1.6%
Citizens' Association	12	8	15,950	0.4%
Independent Labour Party	4	2	2,419	0.1%
E.A	1	1	5,704	0.1%
PROT	1	1	2,868	0.1%
Lib.Nat	1	1	1,652	0.0%
Communist	191	0	19,592	0.5%
I.Con	5	0	2,059	0.1%
Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales	3	0	807	0.0%
P.P	3	0	787	0.0%
N.Lib	1	0	629	0.0%
I.Lab	1	0	587	0.0%
PSC	1	0	575	0.0%
I.Prog	1	0	144	0.0%
Coal.	1	0	140	0.0%
I.Lib	1	0	96	0.0%

Local elections 11 May 1950: results by council
Council	Wards / divisions	Seats filled	Largest party	Its seats
Barnsley County Borough Council	10	10	Labour	8
Barrow County Borough Council	8	8	Labour	6
Bath County Borough Council	14	14	Prog	7
Birkenhead County Borough Council	16	16	Labour	9
Birmingham County Borough Council	38	46	Conservative	27
Blackburn County Borough Council	14	14	Labour	7
Blackpool County Borough Council	14	14	Conservative	11
Bolton County Borough Council	16	23	Conservative	12
Bootle County Borough Council	6	12	Conservative	6
Bournemouth County Borough Council	15	15	Conservative	15
Bradford County Borough Council	20	21	Labour	11
Brighton County Borough Council	19	19	Conservative	16
Bristol County Borough Council	28	30	Labour	18
Burnley County Borough Council	12	13	Conservative	6
Burton upon Trent County Borough Council	8	8	Independent	6
Bury County Borough Council	6	11	Conservative	9
Canterbury County Borough Council	3	6	Independent	6
Cardiff County Borough Council	14	14	Conservative	6
Carlisle County Borough Council	10	10	Independent	5
Chester County Borough Council	6	11	Conservative	5
Colchester Borough Council	9	9	Conservative	5
Coventry County Borough Council	16	17	Labour	11
Croydon County Borough Council	15	15	R.A	10
Darlington County Borough Council	10	11	Independent	7
Derby County Borough Council	16	16	Labour	8
Dewsbury County Borough Council	9	9	Independent	5
Doncaster County Borough Council	12	13	Labour	6
Dudley County Borough Council	11	11	Labour	6
East Ham County Borough Council	10	10	Labour	9
Eastbourne County Borough Council	9	11	Conservative	10
Exeter County Borough Council	17	17	Conservative	12
Gateshead County Borough Council	10	10	Labour	6
Gloucester County Borough Council	10	10	Conservative	5
Great Yarmouth County Borough Council	12	12	Conservative	8
Grimsby County Borough Council	14	14	M.G	9
Halifax County Borough Council	15	16	Labour	8
Hastings County Borough Council	8	9	Conservative	8
Huddersfield County Borough Council	15	15	The Liberal Party	8
Ipswich County Borough Council	6	12	Conservative	8
Kingston upon Hull County Borough Council	21	22	Labour	12
Leeds County Borough Council	26	26	Labour	17
Leicester County Borough Council	16	16	Conservative	10
Lincoln County Borough Council	7	9	Conservative	3
Liverpool County Borough Council	40	42	Conservative	25
Manchester County Borough Council	36	37	Labour	19
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council	8	8	Labour	8
Middlesbrough County Borough Council	17	17	Labour	8
Newcastle upon Tyne County Borough Council	19	19	Prog	11
Newport County Borough Council	10	10	Conservative	6
Northampton County Borough Council	12	13	Conservative	8
Norwich County Borough Council	16	17	Labour	9
Nottingham County Borough Council	16	16	Conservative	9
Oldham County Borough Council	12	12	Conservative	6
Oxford County Borough Council	7	14	Conservative	12
Plymouth County Borough Council	19	19	Conservative	11
Portsmouth County Borough Council	16	16	Conservative	14
Preston County Borough Council	12	12	Labour	7
Reading County Borough Council	13	14	Labour	8
Rochdale County Borough Council	12	12	Conservative	5
Rotherham County Borough Council	10	10	Labour	9
Sale Borough Council	8	8	Conservative	7
Salford County Borough Council	16	17	Labour	11
Sheffield County Borough Council	25	25	Labour	17
Smethwick County Borough Council	8	8	Labour	5
South Shields County Borough Council	15	15	R.R	9
Southampton County Borough Council	17	18	R.A	13
Southend-on-Sea County Borough Council	13	13	Conservative	11
Southport County Borough Council	15	16	Conservative	13
St Helens County Borough Council	9	9	Labour	7
Stockport County Borough Council	18	19	Conservative	15
Stoke-on-Trent County Borough Council	28	28	Labour	25
Sunderland County Borough Council	18	18	Labour	12
Swansea County Borough Council	15	15	Labour	11
Tynemouth County Borough Council	9	9	Independent	6
Wakefield County Borough Council	11	11	Conservative	6
Wallasey County Borough Council	16	16	Conservative	12
Walsall County Borough Council	10	10	Labour	5
Warrington County Borough Council	9	9	Labour	6
West Bromwich County Borough Council	9	9	Labour	8
West Ham County Borough Council	16	16	Labour	16
West Hartlepool County Borough Council	8	8	Conservative	5
Wigan County Borough Council	14	14	Labour	12
Wolverhampton County Borough Council	15	15	Labour	9
Worcester County Borough Council	6	13	Conservative	8
York County Borough Council	13	14	Conservative	12