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    Potternewton, Leeds County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (11 May 1967), S. Symmonds (Conservative Party) won Potternewton, with a majority of 1,585 votes.

    Area type
    ward
    Within
    Leeds County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    17
    Recorded results
    56
    Potternewton: Local elections 11 May 1967electorate 8,780
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    S. SymmondsConservative Party2,00377.2%Yes
    M. LawrenceThe Labour Party41816.1%No
    A. DaleCommunist1756.7%No
    Potternewton: Local elections 12 May 1966electorate 8,963
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D. BradleyConservative Party1,67659.8%Yes
    J. GouldThe Labour Party81929.2%No
    S. BexonThe Liberal Party2599.2%No
    R. RawsonCommunist491.7%No
    Potternewton: Local elections 13 May 1965electorate 9,362
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    I. BellowConservative Party2,27056.2%Yes
    J. GouldThe Labour Party1,26731.4%No
    S. BexanThe Liberal Party42710.6%No
    R. RamsdenCommunist731.8%No
    Potternewton: Local Elections 1964Turnout 36.7%, electorate 9,233
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    S. SymmondsConservative Party1,60647.5%Yes
    J. GouldThe Labour Party1,45943.1%No
    B. MeekThe Liberal Party2457.2%No
    R. RamsdenCommunist742.2%No
    Potternewton: Local elections 9 May 1963Turnout 34%, electorate 9,216
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D. BradleyConservative Party1,42745.5%Yes
    R. TaylorThe Labour Party1,11035.4%No
    B. MeekThe Liberal Party48915.6%No
    H. FawcettCommunist1123.6%No
    Potternewton: Local elections 10 May 1962Turnout 37%, electorate 9,187
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    L. LyonsConservative Party1,78552.5%Yes
    K. GouldThe Labour Party85925.3%No
    T. LonghornThe Liberal Party65219.2%No
    H. FawcettCommunist1033%No
    Potternewton: Local elections 11 May 1961Turnout 30.1%, electorate 9,310
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    S. SymmondsConservative Party1,64058.5%Yes
    K. GouldThe Labour Party70225%No
    T. LonghornThe Liberal Party36813.1%No
    H. FawcettCommunist953.4%No
    Potternewton: Local elections 12 May 1960electorate 9,459
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D. BradleyConservative Party1,69170.1%Yes
    K. GouldThe Labour Party60225%No
    H. FawcettCommunist1184.9%No
    Potternewton: Local elections 7 May 1959electorate 9,608
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    L. LyonsConservative Party2,26665.8%Yes
    V. ZermanskyThe Labour Party1,02129.7%No
    H. FawcettCommunist1564.5%No
    Potternewton: Local elections 8 May 1958Turnout 35.3%, electorate 9,757
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    S. SymmondConservative Party2,13161.8%Yes
    V. ZermanskiThe Labour Party1,31638.2%No
    Potternewton: Local elections 9 May 1957Turnout 33.9%, electorate 9,975
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    D. BradleyConservative Party2,04460.4%Yes
    V. ZermanskyThe Labour Party1,34139.6%No
    Potternewton: Local elections 10 May 1956Turnout 30%, electorate 10,194
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. ColemanConservative Party1,86660.9%Yes
    B. AthaThe Labour Party1,04134%No
    S. BloomCommunist1565.1%No

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