The 1952 West Riding County Council election was held on Saturday, 5 April 1952.[1] The election took place in the administrative county of the West Riding of Yorkshire, which excluded the county boroughs of Barnsley, Bradford, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Halifax, Huddersfield, Leeds, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield and York.[2] The whole council of ninety-six members was up for election, with each county electoral division returning one councillor.[3]
After the election the composition of the council was:[1]
Labour Party: 61
Conservative Party: 28
Independents: 4
Liberal Party: 3
Results by division
Adwick-le-Street
Adwick-le-Street
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
J. W. Lane (Unopposed)
N/A
Aireborough
Aireborough
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
J. E. Bowes
4,739
Conservative
R. Martin
3,595
Askern
Askern
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
M. Thompson (Unopposed)
N/A
Aston
Aston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
W. Cloke
3,386
Conservative
D. Marcroft
635
Baildon
Baildon
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
P. Oates
2,902
Labour
R. Lawrie
1,472
Barnoldswick
Barnoldswick
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
P. Carradice
4,216
Conservative
H. Hogarth
2,995
Barwick
Barwick
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
F. G. W. Lane Fox
3,315
Labour
V. P. Richardson
1,679
Batley No. 1
Batley No. 1
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
H. Westerby (Unopposed)
N/A
Batley No. 2
Batley No. 2
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
Laura I. Fitzpatrick (Unopposed)
N/A
Bentley
Bentley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
S. E. Keers (Unopposed)
N/A
Birstall
Birstall
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
W. A. Ogilvy (Unopposed)
N/A
Bingley
Bingley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
H. Whitehead (Unopposed)
N/A
Brighouse North
Brighouse North
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
H. S. Wilkinson
3,634
Conservative
J. W. Sutcliffe
2,548
Brighouse South
Brighouse South
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
M. Clamp
2,871
Conservative
H. Postlethwaite
2,146
Castleford No. 1
Castleford No. 1
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
M. Whittock (Unopposed)
N/A
Castleford No. 2
Castleford No. 2
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
C. Dews (Unopposed)
N/A
Colne Valley No. 1
Colne Valley No. 1
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
A. E. Whiteley (Unopposed)
N/A
Colne Valley No. 2
Colne Valley No. 2
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Jessie Smith
3,418
Conservative
G. Wimpenny
2,195
Conisborough
Conisborough
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
B. Roberts (Unopposed)
N/A
Craven
Craven
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
A. Knowles-Fitton (Unopposed)
N/A
Crofton
Crofton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
A. Dwyer (Unopposed)
N/A
Cudworth
Cudworth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
J. Berry (Unopposed)
N/A
Dalton
Dalton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
J. H. Townend
2,269
Conservative
J. Brittain
571
Darfield and Thurnscoe
Darfield and Thurnscoe
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
H. Clarney
2,661
Conservative
A. W. Bramham
650
Darton
Darton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
C. Skelton
1,690
Conservative
J. Johnson
628
Independent
S. Homer
87
Dearne
Dearne
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
E. Davies
1,758
Conservative
G. Roberts
268
Denby Dale
Denby Dale
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
J. Hibbert
1,840
Independent
C. H. Moxon
1,202
Ecclesfield
Ecclesfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
J. W. Trickett
2,465
Conservative
F. Scampton
786
Edlington
Edlington
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
J. Yorke (Unopposed)
N/A
Elland
Elland
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
H. Cockroft (Unopposed)
N/A
Featherstone
Featherstone
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
E. Rowley (Unopposed)
N/A
Garforth
Garforth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
R. B. Holt (Unopposed)
N/A
Goole
Goole
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
G. T. Medcalf
3,610
Conservative
R. Jolly
2,592
Harrogate No. 1
Harrogate No. 1
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
H. J. Craven (Unopposed)
N/A
Harrogate No. 2
Harrogate No. 2
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
J. C. Hunter (Unopposed)
N/A
Harrogate No. 3
Harrogate No. 3
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
J. S. Tennant (Unopposed)
N/A
Hatfield and Stainforth
Hatfield and Stainforth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
R. Kelley (Unopposed)
N/A
Hebden Bridge
Hebden Bridge
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
J. W. Sutcliffe
1,840
Labour
P. Sowden
1,625
Heckmondwike
Heckmondwike
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
C. Thackray
2,356
Labour
A. S. Thornton
2,174
Hemsworth
Hemsworth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
A. Bednall (Unopposed)
N/A
Holmfirth
Holmfirth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
N. Denton (Unopposed)
N/A
Horbury
Horbury
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
H. Lloyd
3,031
Independent
G. Senior
2,303
Horsforth
Horsforth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
H. E. Thackray (Unopposed)
N/A
Hoyland
Hoyland
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
A. E. Wilkinson (Unopposed)
N/A
Ilkley
Ilkley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
N. Geldard (Unopposed)
N/A
Keighley No. 1
Keighley No. 1
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
F. McNulty
3,300
Conservative
C. Berry
2,763
Keighley No. 2
Keighley No. 2
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
G. S. Mason
2,390
Liberal
W. E. Walton
2,351
Independent
S. Unwin
544
Keighley No. 3
Keighley No. 3
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
A. Harrison
2,824
Conservative
A. W. Tack
2,368
Kirkburton
Kirkburton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
G. T. Haigh
2,668
Labour
J. A. Lawton
3,085
Kiveton Park
Kiveton Park
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Alice Rastall
3,740
Independent
E. K. P. C. Rigden
543
Knaresborough
Knaresborough
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
A. C. Crowther
Knottingley
Knottingley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
J. Blackburn
4,104
Conservative
E. K. Thirkettle
2,248
Maltby and Tickhill
Maltby and Tickhill
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
T. Cheetham
2,627
Conservative
C. Line
756
Mexborough
Mexborough
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
G. M. Hanson (Unopposed)
N/A
Mirfield
Mirfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Independent
J. Hardy
2,648
Labour
M. Day
2,455
Morley No. 1
Morley No. 1
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
M. Barnes
2,330
Independent
T. Barker
1,564
Morley No. 2
Morley No. 2
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
H. Rankin
3,097
Independent
J. Wilcock
1,616
Normanton
Normanton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
W. E. Metcalfe (Unopposed)
N/A
Ossett
Ossett
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
W. M. Hyman
3,556
Conservative
H. Smith
2,597
Otley
Otley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
H. Guy
3,247
Labour
A. M. Pickering
2,402
Pateley Bridge
Pateley Bridge
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
J. L. Barran (Unopposed)
N/A
Penistone
Penistone
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
A. Goldthorpe
2,073
Independent
S. Palmer
2,035
Pontefract
Pontefract
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
G. Wright
3,455
Conservative
W. Storey
1,512
Pudsey No. 1
Pudsey No. 1
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
J. Fuller Smith (Unopposed)
N/A
Pudsey No. 2
Pudsey No. 2
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
H. V. Waldegrave
2,290
Conservative
J. O. Cowgill
2,245
Liberal
W. C. Knowison
1,467
Queensbury
Queensbury
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
M. E. McCreath
2,360
Labour
P. Hemingway
2,035
Rawmarsh
Rawmarsh
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
J. E. Payne (unopposed)
N/A
Ripon
Ripon
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
E. B. Eccles (unopposed)
N/A
Ripponden
Ripponden
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
S. Stott
Rossington
Rossington
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
R. E. Hughes (unopposed)
N/A
Rothwell
Rothwell
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
W. H. Turner (unopposed)
N/A
Saddleworth
Saddleworth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
E. E. Smith
3,531
Labour
F. G. Battye
3,115
Sedbergh
Sedbergh
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
W. H. Illingworth (unopposed)
N/A
Selby
Selby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
C. E. Anson (unopposed)
N/A
Settle
Settle
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
W. Knowles (unopposed)
N/A
Silsden
Silsden
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
R. A. D. Warren
2,988
Conservative
N. Fortune
2,950
Shipley East
Shipley East
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
T. Wilcock
3,369
Conservative
L. P. Warne
955
Shipley West
Shipley West
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
G. Waddilove
3,754
Labour
C. V. Barber
1,611
Skipton
Skipton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
M. P. Banks
3,378
Conservative
M. Mitchell
2,435
Snaith
Snaith
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
J. Martinson
1,824
Labour
J. Street
1,400
South Elmsall
South Elmsall
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
W. King (unopposed)
N/A
South Kirkby
South Kirkby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
A. Flavell (unopposed)
N/A
Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
F. Barker
2,212
Independent
E. Cockroft
1,447
Spenborough No. 1
Spenborough No. 1
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
F. Morton
2,664
Labour
F. Kirkman
2,441
Spenborough No. 2
Spenborough No. 2
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Dorothy Greenald
3,190
Liberal
H. W. Edwards
2,892
Stanley
Stanley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
J. E. Howe (unopposed)
N/A
Stocksbridge
Stocksbridge
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
A. Sweeney
2,121
Conservative
Helen Green
1,919
Swinton
Swinton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
M. Creighton (unopposed)
N/A
Tadcaster
Tadcaster
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
D. W. Atkinson
2,630
Labour
W. Tomlinson
1,590
Thorne
Thorne
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
G. H. Nicholson (unopposed)
N/A
Todmorden
Todmorden
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Liberal
J. de Ville Mather (unopposed)
N/A
Wath-on-Dearne
Wath-on-Dearne
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
W. Cutts (unopposed)
N/A
Wetherby
Wetherby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
S. Porteous (unopposed)
N/A
Whitwood
Whitwood
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
E. Taylor (unopposed)
N/A
Wombwell
Wombwell
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
T. A. Newsome (unopposed)
N/A
Worsborough
Worsborough
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
C. W. Boland
3,062
Conservative
K. S. Dickinson
659
References
^ ab"Socialist Majority on W.R.C.C. May Be 34". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 April 1952. p. 5.
^"Local Government Act 1888, Part II, Section 31". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
^"Electoral Reshuffle of West Riding". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 11 January 1947. p. 8.