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Abbreviations:-
Con – Conservative
Lab – Labour
Lib – Liberal
Comm – Communist
Dem – Democrat
ILP – Independent Labour Party
Soc – Socialist
*signifies serving member on the council
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1st November 1946 *Elected retire in 1949 |
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Akroydon *Charles Lucas Con 1458 J. Moran Lab 775 |
Central Francis Lawrence Lib 882 B. Ward Lab 830
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Copley Harold Pickles Con 1061 *H. Powney Lab 913 |
East Alfred Taylor Lab 618 H. Ludlam Con 544 |
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Illingworth *Wilfred Lees Con 1699 F. Mountain Lab 828
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Leslie Halliday Lib 2277 *E. Sugden Lab 1655
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North *George Lucas Con 1121 G.
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Northowram John Crosby Con900 Ms L. Warne Lab465
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Ovenden *Roland Garside Lib 2276 G. Terry Lab 1683
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Pellon Fred Ellis Lib 1263 *A. Chown Lab 1246 J. Maude Comm 98
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Skircoat *Edgar Bower Lib 3244 S. Fowler Lab 757 |
South *Douglass Robinson Lib 1644 Ms L. Stephenson Lab 732
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Southowram *Dryden Brook Lab 1507 Ms D. Holdsworth Con 928
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Warley *Arthur Pickles Lib 975 H. Woodhead Lab 426
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West *Frank Hodgson Lab 1062 A. Dobson Lib 950
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Aldermen *Retiring 1948 Lewis Chambers Lib Arthur Gledhill Con Charles Holdsworth Lib Ernest Midgley Lib (to Oct 1947) Arthur Muff Lib John Radcliffe Lib William Regan Lab Fred Sharp Lab
*Retiring 1951 Enoch Jarvis Lab Fred Leach Lab Ms Miriam Lightowler Con John Oddy Lab Joseph Stephenson Lab Frank Watkinson Con Norman Winter Con
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Constitution of the Council Nov 1946 Lib 23 Lab 22 Con 14 Ind 1
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Akroydon * Ms P. Gledhill Con 979 |
Central James Blackburn Lib 738 *F. O'Rourke Lab 677
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Copley *William Webb Con 1413 W. Burton Lab 923
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East *William Horsley Lib 720 B. Ward Lab 446
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Illingworth *Arthur Ainley Con Returned unopposed
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Charles Mitchell Lib 2961 E. Sugden Lab 1773 |
North John Taylor Lab 1078 Ms G. Veal Con 791 |
Northowram *Eric Riley Lib Returned unopposed |
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Ovenden James Oldfield Lib 2090 *H. Seal Lab 2034
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Pellon Joseph Liley Lib 1784 *D. Fawcett Lab 1390
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Skircoat Frank Swire Con 3880 C. WardLab 877
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South *John Burdock Con Returned unopposed
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Southowram *Joe Nicholl Lab 1621 Ms D. Harmsworth Con 1239 |
Warley *Wilson Haigh Lib 1161 H. Woodhead Lab 501
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West Malcolm Briggs Lib 1122 *J. McAndrew Lab 1117 |
Aldermen *Retiring 1948 Lewis Chambers Lib Arthur Gledhill Con Charles Holdsworth Lib Arthur Muff Lib John Radcliffe Lib William Regan Lab Fred Sharp Lab Percival Whitley Lib (from Nov 1947)
*Retiring 1951 Enoch Jarvis Lab Fred Leach Lab Wilfred Lees Con (from Feb 1949) Ms Miriam Lightowler Con John Oddy Lab Joseph Stephenson Lab Frank Watkinson Con (to Jan 1949) Norman Winter Con
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East 6th Dec 1947 By-election to replace Whitley, elevated to the Aldermanic Bench Ms Elizabeth Whitley Lib 686 B. Ward Lab 453 *retirement altered |
Constitution of the Council Dec 1947 Lib 27 Lab 18 Con 14 Ind 1
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Illingworth 1st Mar 1949 By-election to replace Lees, elevated to the Aldermanic Bench Harold Whittemore Con 1543 F. Mountain Lab 1188 *retirement altered
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*Under the Representation of the People Act, 1948, Municipal Elections were not held in 1948. The next elections were due in May 1949. Consequently all retirements were extended to comply with the new electoral cycle. |
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12th May 1949 Elected retire in 1952 |
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Akroydon Sam Reed Con 1121 *W. Regan Lab 966
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Central *Norman Barber Lib 698 F. O'Rourke Lab 653
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Copley *George Shotton Lib 1127 W. Burton Lab 893
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East *Ms Elizabeth Whitley Lib 629 W. Priestley Lab 369
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Illingworth *Henry Nutton Con 2053 H. Seal Lab 1157
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Kingston Maurice Jagger Lib 2635 *T. Slater Lab 1369 |
North *Ms W. Oxley Lab 941 R. Lucas Con 779
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Northowram *Reggy Ambler Lib Returned unopposed |
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Ovenden *F. Sharp Lab 2224 F. Milnes Lib 1990
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Pellon Neil Patterson Lib 1682 H. Clee Lab 1217
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Skircoat Cyril Sunderland Con 2674 G. Hackett Lib 1270
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South *Ms M. Pickles Con 1597 C. Ward Lab 598
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Southowram *William Higgins Lab 1765 Ms D. Holdsworth Con 1148 |
Warley William Hill Lib 679 Ms H. Garnett Con 616 F. Dixon Lab 526
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West *Arnold Gelder Lib 1362 J. McAndrew Lab 1105 |
Akroydon 29th June 1949 By-election to replace Lucas, elevated to the Aldermanic Bench Herbert Woodhead Lab 888 A. Bickerdike Con 734 Woodhead retires 1950
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Central 29th June 1949 By-election to replace Barber, elevated to the Aldermanic Bench Francis O’Rourke Lab 794 A. Thornber Lib 616 O’Rourke retires 1952
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Skircoat 29th June 1949 By-election to replace Bower, elevated to the Aldermanic Bench Ms Betty Fox Con 1879 M. Goldin Lib 1566 Ms Fox retires 1950 |
Warley 29th June 1949 By-election to replace Pickles, elevated to the Aldermanic Bench Arnold Walker Lib 676 Ms H. Garnett Con 594 F. Dixon Lab 483 Walker retires 1950
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Aldermen Retiring 1952 Enoch Jarvis Lab Fred Leach Lab Wilfred Lees Con Ms Miriam Lightowler Con John Oddy Lab Joseph Stephenson Lab Norman Winter Con Percival Whitley Lib Retiring 1955 Norman Barber Lib Edgar Bower Lib Lewis Chambers Lib Charles Holdsworth Lib Charles Lucas Con Arthur Pickles Lib John Radcliffe Lib
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Constitution of the Council June 1949 Lib 28 Con 17 Lab 15
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West 1st Sep 1949 By-election to replace Briggs, died Francis McHugh Lab 1147 K. Pearson Lib 965 McHugh retires 1951 |
Northowram 12th Nov 1949 By-election to replace Crosby, died Leonard Shepherd Con 834 E. Oldroyd Lab 351 Shepherd retires 1950 |
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Regan and Sharp were serving aldermen whilst seeking election as councillors. |
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11th May 1950 Elected retire in 1953 |
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Akroydon Double vacancy to replace Thomas, died *Herbert Woodhead Lab 889 James Moran Lab 851 N. Smith Con 805 G. Hackett Lib 552 Moran retires 1951
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Central Alfred Haley Lab 547 A. Ellison Lib 443
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Copley *Harold Pickles Con 946 W. Burton Lab 804 |
East Gilbert Greenwood Con 599 A. Berry Lab 301
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Illingworth *Harold Whittemore Con 1641 F. Mountain Lab 1382
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Kingston Ernest Sugden Lab 1258 *L. Halliday Lib 1179 J. Gill Con 861
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North William Regan Lab 971 L. Chapman Con 636 |
Northowram *Leonard Shepherd Con Returned unopposed
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Ovenden Douglas Fawcett Lab 1875 M. Doran Lib 1007 J. Maude Comm 101 |
Pellon *Fred Ellis Lib 1235 H. Powney Lab 1028
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Skircoat James Musgrave Con 2094 M. Goldin Lib 1356 |
South *Douglass Robinson Lib Returned unopposed
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Southowram *Dryden Brook Lab Returned unopposed |
Warley *Arnold Walker Lib 905 W. Garnett Con 665 |
West *Frank Hodgson Lab 1121 D. Sykes Lib 818
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Aldermen Retiring 1952 Enoch Jarvis Lab Fred Leach Lab Wilfred Lees Con Ms Miriam Lightowler Con John Oddy Lab Joseph Stephenson Lab Norman Winter Con Percival Whitley Lib Retiring 1955 Norman Barber Lib Edgar Bower Lib Lewis Chambers Lib Charles Holdsworth Lib Charles Lucas Con Arthur Pickles Lib John Radcliffe Lib
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Constitution of the Council May 1950 Lib 24 Lab 19 Con 17
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10th May 1951 Elected retire in 1954 |
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Akroydon *James Moran Lab 873 N. Smith Con 834 |
Central Thomas Bates Lab 474 *J. Blackburn Lib 326
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Copley Horace Brook Con 1051 A. Berry Lab 690
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East *William Horsley Lib Returned unopposed
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Illingworth Tom Berry Con 2109 P. Acton Lab 1294
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Kingston *Charles Mitchell Lib Returned unopposed
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North *John Taylor Lab 892 Ms E. Oram Lib 596 |
Northowram *Eric Riley Lib Returned unopposed |
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Ovenden Ms Emma Effron Lab 1678 *J. Oldfield Lib 1281
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Pellon *Joseph Liley Lib 1454 E. Dignan Lab 1043 |
Skircoat *Frank Swire Con Returned unopposed |
South *John Burdock Con Returned unopposed
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Southowram *Joe Nicholl Lab Returned unopposed
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Warley *Wilson Haigh Lib Returned unopposed |
West *Francis McHugh Lab 976 D. Sykes Lib 811 |
Aldermen Retiring 1952 Enoch Jarvis Lab Fred Leach Lab Wilfred Lees Con Ms Miriam Lightowler Con John Oddy Lab Fred Sharp Lab (from Oct 1951) Joseph Stephenson Lab (died Sep 1951) Norman Winter Con Retiring 1955 Norman Barber Lib Edgar Bower Lib Lewis Chambers Lib Charles Holdsworth Lib Charles Lucas Con Arthur Pickles Lib John Radcliffe Lib Percival Whitley Lib
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Constitution of the Council May 1951 Lib 22 Lab 21 Con 17
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Fred Sharp’s seat in Ovenden ward remained vacant upon his elevation to the Aldermanic Bench owing to the imminent boundary review. |
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1952 Boundary Changes – Councillors assigned to the new wards
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Akroydon Assigned from North Ms Winifred Oxley Lab retires 1952 William Regan Lab 1953 John Taylor Lab 1954
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Calder Assigned from Copley George Shotton Lib 1952 Harold Pickles Con 1953 Horace Brook Con 1954 |
Illingworth Assigned from Central Francis O’Rourke Lab 1952 Alfred Haley Lab 1953 Thomas Bates Lab 1954 |
Kingston Assigned from Kingston Maurice Jagger Lib 1952 Ernest Sugden Lab 1953 Charles Mitchell Lib 1954 |
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Lee Mount Assigned from Ovenden Douglas Fawcett Lab 1953 Ms Emma Effron Lab 1954 |
Mixenden Assigned from Akroydon Sam Reed Con 1952 Herbert Woodhead Lab 1953 James Moran Lab 1954
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Northowram Assigned from Northowram Reggy Ambler Lib 1952 Leonard Shepherd Con 1953 Eric Riley Lib 1954 |
Ovenden Assigned from Illingworth Henry Nutton Con 1952 Harold Whittemore Con 1953 Tom Berry Con 1954 |
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Park Assigned from South Ms Mary Pickles Con 1952 Douglass Robinson Lib 1953 John Burdock Con 1954
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Pellon Assigned from Pellon Neil Patterson Lib 1952 Fred Ellis Lib 1953 Joseph Liley Lib 1954 |
St. John’s Assigned from West Arnold Gelder Lib 1952 Frank Hodgson Lab 1953 Francis McHugh Lab 1954 |
Skircoat Assigned from Skircoat Cyril Sunderland Con 1952 James Musgrave Con 1953 Frank Swire Con 1954 |
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Southowram Assigned from Southowram William Higgins Lab 1952 Dryden Brook Lab 1953 Joe Nicholl Lab 1954
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Town Assigned from East Ms Elizabeth Whitley Lib 1952 Gilbert Greenwood Con 1953 William Horsley Lib 1954 |
Warley Assigned from Warley William Hill Lib 1952 Arnold Walker Lib 1953 Wilson Haigh Lib 1954 |
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8th May1952 Elected retire in 1955 |
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Akroydon *Ms Winifred Oxley Lab 1784 *S. Reed Con 1039
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Calder George Hackett Lib 1501 A. Berry Lab 1257 |
Illingworth Jack Johnson Lab 904 L. Ambler Con 727 |
Kingston *Maurice Jagger Lib 1556 J. Bates Lab 1193 |
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Lee Mount *Francis O’Rourke Lab 1668 F. Milnes Lib 1076 |
Mixenden Arthur Malton Lab 871 E. Whitehead Con 705 |
Northowram *Reggy Ambler Lib Returned unopposed |
Ovenden Robert Kitchen Lab 1595 *H. Nutton Con 1107
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Park *Ms Mary Pickles Con 1511 C. Reddyhoff Lab 1075 |
Pellon Eric Dignan Lab 1688 Ms E. Oram Lib 1292 |
St. John’s Ms Laura Mawson Lab 1776 *A. Gelder Lib 1323 |
Skircoat *Cyril Sunderland Con Returned unopposed
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Southowram *William Higgins Lab Returned unopposed
Akroydon 3rd July 1952 By-election to replace Regan, elevated to the Aldermanic Bench Albert Berry Lab 1223 S. Reed Con 977 Berry retires 1953 |
Town *Ms Elizabeth Whitley Lib 1293 A. Taylor Lab 1175
Park 3rd July 1952 By-election to replace Burdock, elevated to the Aldermanic Bench John Mayhew Con 1310 C. Reddyhoff Lab 948 Mayhew retires 1954
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Warley *William Hill Lib Returned unopposed
Southowram 29th Oct 1952 By-election to replace Nicholl, elevated to the Aldermanic Bench Douglas A. Fawcett Lab 1513 P. Worsnop Con 751 Fawcett retires 1954 |
Aldermen Retiring 1955 Norman Barber Lib Edgar Bower Lib Lewis Chambers Lib Charles Holdsworth Lib Charles Lucas Con Joe Nicholl Lab (from Sep 1952) Arthur Pickles Lib John Radcliffe Lib (to Aug1952) Percival Whitley Lib Retiring 1958 John Burdock Con Frank Hodgson Lab (from Apr 1953) Enoch Jarvis Lab (to Mar 1953) Fred Leach Lab John Oddy Lab William Regan Lab Fred Sharp Lab Norman Winter Con
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Constitution of the Council Oct 1952 Lab 27 Lib 19 Con 14
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*Two Labour councillors, Haley & Johnson, resigned the whip in April 1953 because of their concerns about extremist elements within the party. |
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7th May 1953 Elected retire in 1956 |
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Akroydon *Albert Berry Lab 1250 S. Reed Con 1115 |
Calder *Harold Pickles Con 1783 Ms J. Farrar Lab 1012 |
Illingworth Charlie Warne Lab 822 L. Ambler Con 754 *A. Haley Ind Lab 112
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Kingston Samuel Holland Lib 1322 *E. Sugden Lab 964
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Lee Mount *Douglas Fawcett Lab 1350 N. Waddington Lib 816 |
Mixenden Eric Whitehead Con 800 *H. Woodhead Lab 690
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Northowram Harry Ludlam Con 1473 Ms F. Edwards Lab 815 |
Ovenden Melvyn Holroyd Lab 1294 Ms A. Cockroft Con 1242 |
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Park *Douglass Robinson Lib 1452 K. Carlin Lab 902
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Pellon *Fred Ellis Lib 1591 C. Gledhill Lab 1248
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St. John’s Jack Bates Lab 1391 W. Horne Lib 903 |
Skircoat *James Musgrave Con 2127 C. Marchinton Lab 270
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Southowram *Dryden Brook Lab 1561 E. Pilling Con 760 |
Town *Gilbert Greenwood Con 1454 A. Taylor Lab 939 |
Warley *Arnold Walker Lib Returned unopposed
Warley 14th Jan 1954 By-election to replace Hill, died Frederick Pay Con 918 Ms D. Sutcliffe Lib 695 H. Woodhead Lab 498 Pay retires 1955 |
Aldermen Retiring 1955 Norman Barber Lib Edgar Bower Lib Lewis Chambers Lib Charles Holdsworth Lib Charles Lucas Con Joe Nicholl Lab Arthur Pickles Lib Percival Whitley Lib Retiring 1958 Dryden Brook Lab (from Apr 1954) John Burdock Con Frank Hodgson Lab (to Mar 1954) Fred Leach Lab John Oddy Lab William Regan Lab Fred Sharp Lab Norman Winter Con
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Constitution of the Council May 1953 Lab 25 Lib 20 Con 14 Ind Lab 1
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13th May 1954 Elected retire in 1957 |
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Akroydon *John Taylor Lab 1344 S. Reed Con 1159
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Calder Charles Streeter Con Elected unopposed |
Illingworth Herbert Woodhead Lab 931 G. Smith Con 765 |
Kingston *Charles Mitchell Lib 1205 E. Sugden Lab 798 |
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Lee Mount *Ms Emma Effron Lab Returned unopposed |
Mixenden Leslie Chapman Con 785 *J. Moran Lab 688
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Northowram *Eric Riley Lib Returned unopposed |
Ovenden *Tom Berry Con 1330 J. Dennis Lab 1009 |
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Park *John Mayhew Con Returned unopposed
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Pellon *Joseph Liley Lib 1369 H. Clee Lab 1005 |
St. John’s *Francis McHugh Lab 1292 Ms M. Nobbs Lib 816 |
Skircoat *Frank Swire Con Returned unopposed |
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Southowram Double vacancy to replace Brook, raised to the Aldermanic Bench *Douglas A. Fawcett Lab 1410 James Rafferty Lab 1309 J. Maude Comm 107 Rafferty retires 1956
Park 25th Nov 1954 By-election to replace Mayhew, died Hamilton Bell Con 1367 J. Spetch Lab 530 Bell retires 1957 |
Town *William Horsley Lib Returned unopposed |
Warley *Wilson Haigh Lib Returned unopposed |
Aldermen Retiring 1955 Norman Barber Lib Edgar Bower Lib Lewis Chambers Lib Charles Holdsworth Lib Charles Lucas Con Joe Nicholl Lab Arthur Pickles Lib Percival Whitley Lib Retiring 1958 Dryden Brook Lab John Burdock Con Fred Leach Lab John Oddy Lab William Regan Lab Fred Sharp Lab Norman Winter Con
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Constitution of the Council May 1954 Lab 24 Lib 19 Con 16 Ind Lab 1
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12th May1955 Elected retire in 1958 |
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Akroydon *Ms Winifred Oxley Lab Returned unopposed
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Calder *George Hackett Lib 1623 J. Blackburn Lab 834 |
Illingworth George Smith Con 934 W. Turner Lab 853 |
Kingston *Maurice Jagger Lib 1593 J. Bates Lab 601 |
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Lee Mount *Francis O’Rourke Lab Returned unopposed
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Mixenden Walter Horsfall Con 920 L. Thornton Lab 841 |
Northowram *Reggy Ambler Lib 1169 J. Maude Comm 83 |
Ovenden Tom Enderby Con 1285 *R. Kitchen Lab 1147 |
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Park *Ms Mary Pickles Con Returned unopposed
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Pellon Jack Charnock Lib 1505 *E. Dignan Lab 1114
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St. John’s Ms Laura Mawson Lab 1213 Ms M. Nobbs Lib 850
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Skircoat *Cyril Sunderland Con Returned unopposed
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Southowram *William Higgins Lab Returned unopposed
Calder 30th June 1955 By-election to replace Pickles, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Frank Holden Con 1583 J. Blackburn Lab 750 Holden retires 1956
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Town James Greenwood Con 1190 J. Farrar Lab 654 J. Oldfield Lib 375
Park 30th June 1955 By-election to replace Ms Pickles, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Thomas Hoyle Con retires1958 Elected unopposed |
Warley *Frederick Pay Con Returned unopposed
Skircoat 30th June 1955 By-election to replace Swire, raised to the Aldermanic Bench John Drake Con retires 1957 Elected unopposed |
Aldermen Retiring 1958 Dryden Brook Lab John Burdock Con Fred Leach Lab John Oddy Lab William Regan Lab Fred Sharp Lab Norman Winter Con Retiring 1961 Reggy Ambler Lib (from Apr 1956) Norman Barber Lib Edgar Bower Lib Charles Lucas Con Arthur Pickles Lib Harold Pickles Con Ms Mary Pickles Con Frank Swire Con Percival Whitley Lib (died Mar 1956)
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Constitution of the Council July 1955 Con 23 Lab 20 Lib 17
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Northowram 1st Sep 1955 By-election to replace Riley, resigned Arthur Oakes Lib 1121 S. Reed Con 841 Oakes retires 1957 |
Akroydon 1st Mar 1956 By-election to replace Taylor, resigned *Joe Nicholl Lab retires 1957 Returned unopposed |
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*Joe Nicholl served as Mayor during this municipal year however he had lost his seat on the Aldermanic Bench. He sat on the council as Mr. Joe Nicholl, Esq and therefore Halifax CB had 61 members until his return at a by-election in March 1956. |
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10th May 1956 Elected retire in 1959 |
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Akroydon *Albert Berry Lab Returned unopposed
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Calder *Frank Holden Con Returned unopposed |
Illingworth *Charlie Warne Lab 1075 S. Norgate Con 656 |
Kingston *Samuel Holland Lib Returned unopposed
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Lee Mount *Douglas Fawcett Lab Returned unopposed |
Mixenden *Eric Whitehead Con 989 L. Thornton Lab 888
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Northowram Double vacancy to replace Ambler, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Arnold Sladdin Lib 1586 *Harry Ludlam Con 1313 J. Moran Lab 652 Ludlam retires 1958
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Ovenden Robert Kitchen Lab 1259 P. Robertshaw Con 1111 |
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Park *Douglass Robinson Lib Returned unopposed |
Pellon *Fred Ellis Lib 1259 W. Turner Lab 848
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St. John’s *Jack Bates Lab Returned unopposed
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Skircoat *James Musgrave Con Returned unopposed |
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Southowram *James Rafferty Lab Returned unopposed
Skircoat 2nd Oct 1956 By-election to replace Sunderland, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Fred Bentley Con retires 1958 Elected unopposed |
Town James Austin Con 1108 J. Blackburn Lab 549 |
Warley Eddie Astin Lib Returned unopposed
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Aldermen Retiring 1958 Dryden Brook Lab John Burdock Con Fred Leach Lab Joe Nicholl Lab (from Nov 1956) John Oddy Lab (died Oct 1956) William Regan Lab Fred Sharp Lab Cyril Sunderland Con (from Sep 1956) Norman Winter Con (to July 1956) Retiring 1961 Reggy Ambler Lib Norman Barber Lib Edgar Bower Lib Charles Lucas Con Arthur Pickles Lib Harold Pickles Con Ms Mary Pickles Con Frank Swire Con
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Constitution of the Council May 1956 Con 23 Lab 20 Lib 17
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The vacancy created in Akroydon ward, by the elevation of Joe Nicholl to the Aldermanic Bench, was not filled. |
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9th May 1957 Elected retire in 1960 |
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Akroydon James Blackburn Lab 1069 F. Lawrence Lib 779
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Calder *Charles Streeter Con 1294 Ms E. Carbutt Lab 786
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Illingworth *Herbert Woodhead Lab 1042 S. Spark Con 642
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Kingston *Charles Mitchell Lib 719 V. Highley Lab 567
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Lee Mount *Ms Emma Effron Lab 1290 L. Dean Con 634
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Mixenden Lewis Thornton Lab 1115 *L. Chapman Con 797
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Northowram *Arthur Oakes Lib Returned unopposed |
Ovenden *Tom Berry Con 1255 M. Holroyd Lab 1210 |
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Park *Hamilton Bell Con Returned unopposed
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Pellon *Joseph Liley Lib 1279 W. Turner Lab 1047
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St. John’s *Francis McHugh Lab Returned unopposed
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Skircoat *John Drake Con Returned unopposed |
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Southowram Eric Dignan Lab Elected unopposed
Town 5th Sep 1957 By-election to replace Austin, died Gerald Chadwick Con 731 W. Priestley Lab 508 F. Lawrence Lib 446 Chadwick retires 1959
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Town *William Horsley Lib Returned unopposed |
Warley *Wilson Haigh Lib Returned unopposed |
Aldermen Retiring 1958 Dryden Brook Lab John Burdock Con Fred Leach Lab Joe Nicholl Lab (to Feb 1958) Ms Winifred Oxley Lab (from Mar 1958) William Regan Lab Fred Sharp Lab Cyril Sunderland Con Retiring 1961 Reggy Ambler Lib Norman Barber Lib Edgar Bower Lib Charles Lucas Con Arthur Pickles Lib Harold Pickles Con Ms Mary Pickles Con Frank Swire Con
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Constitution of the Council May 1957 Con 22 Lab 21 Lib 17
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8th May 1958 Elected retire in 1961 |
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Akroydon Clifford Ward Lab 1185 D. Kirwin Con 785 |
Calder *George Hackett Lib Returned unopposed
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Illingworth *George Smith Con 1054 Ms I. Warne Lab 980 |
Kingston *Maurice Jagger Lib 1396 D. Baxendale Lab 659 |
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Lee Mount Walter Priestley Lab Elected unopposed
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Mixenden Leslie Smith Lab 1446 *W. Horsfall Con 905
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Northowram *Harry Ludlam Con Returned unopposed
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Ovenden *Tom Enderby Con 1640 J. McGowan Lab 1211 |
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Park *Thomas Hoyle Con Returned unopposed
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Pellon *Jack Charnock Lib 1194 W. Turner Lab 1084 |
St. John’s *Ms Laura Mawson Lab Returned unopposed
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Skircoat *Fred Bentley Con Returned unopposed
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Southowram *William Higgins Lab Returned unopposed
Southowram 26th June 1958 By-election to replace Higgins, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Walter Hardy Lab retires 1961 Elected unopposed
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Town *James Greenwood Con Returned unopposed
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Warley Walter Whatmough Lib 1277 *C. Sunderland Con 825
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Aldermen Retiring 1961 Reggy Ambler Lib Norman Barber Lib Edgar Bower Lib Charles Lucas Con Arthur Pickles Lib Harold Pickles Con Ms Mary Pickles Con Frank Swire Con Retiring 1964 Dryden Brook Lab John Burdock Con William Higgins Lab Fred Leach Lab Ms Winifred Oxley Lab William Regan Lab Fred Sharp Lab
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Constitution of the Council June 1958 Lab 23 Con 19 Lib 18
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Sunderland was a serving alderman whilst seeking election as a councillor |
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7th May 1959 Elected retire in 1962 |
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Akroydon *Albert Berry Lab 1157 C. Beverley Con 745
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Calder *Frank Holden Con 1556 J. McGowan Lab 817 |
Illingworth *Charlie Warne Lab 1289 J. Crossley Con 906 |
Kingston *Samuel Holland Lib 1146 L. Buckley Lab 557 |
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Lee Mount *Douglas Fawcett Lab 1319 C. Mason Con 647
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Mixenden *Eric Whitehead Con 1498 W. King Lab 1221 |
Northowram *Arnold Sladdin Lib 1638 J. Moran Lab 516 |
Ovenden *Robert Kitchen Lab 1558 D. Kirwin Con 1405 |
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Park *Douglass Robinson Lib 1271 D. Corbett Lab 702
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Pellon *Fred Ellis Lib 1437 A. Carter Lab 1022 |
St. John’s *Jack Bates Lab 1177 R. Lucas Con 679 |
Skircoat *James Musgrave Con 1783 E. Lord Lab 249 |
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Southowram *James Rafferty Lab 1502 G. Thickett Con 585
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Town *Gerald Chadwick Con 1130 C. Parsisson Lab 411 |
Warley *Eddie Astin Lib 1295 W. Turner Lab 328
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Aldermen Retiring 1961 Reggy Ambler Lib (to Mar 1960) Norman Barber Lib Edgar Bower Lib Charles Lucas Con Arthur Pickles Lib Harold Pickles Con Ms Mary Pickles Con Douglass Robinson Lib (from Apr 1960) Frank Swire Con Retiring 1964 Dryden Brook Lab John Burdock Con William Higgins Lab Fred Leach Lab Ms Winifred Oxley Lab William Regan Lab Fred Sharp Lab
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Constitution of the Council May 1959 Lab 23 Con 19 Lib 18 |
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12th May 1960 Elected retire in 1963 |
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Akroydon John McGowan Lab 990 C. Beverley Con 625 |
Calder *Charles Streeter Con Returned unopposed |
Illingworth Jonathan Crossley Con 821 *H. Woodhead Lab 687
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Kingston John Chambers Con 809 D. Waite Lib 698 L. Buckley Lab 372
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Lee Mount *James Blackburn Lab 773 S. Toft Lib 533 |
Mixenden Lewis Thornton Lab 812 F. Mitchell Con 750
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Northowram *Arthur Oakes Lib Returned unopposed |
Ovenden *Tom Berry Con 1299 E. Carter Lab 689 |
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Park Double vacancy to replace Robinson, raised to the Aldermanic Bench *Hamilton Bell Con 1125 Richard Morley Lib 910 J. Mays Con 802 D. Corbett Lab 484 Morley retires 1962
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Pellon *Joseph Liley Lib 1152 T. Nicholl Lab 746
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St. John’s *Francis McHugh Lab 816 J. Maude Comm 70
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Skircoat *John Drake Con Returned unopposed |
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Southowram Trevor Fairclough Lab Elected unopposed
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Town *William Horsley Lib Returned unopposed |
Warley *Wilson Haigh Lib Returned unopposed |
Aldermen Retiring 1961 Norman Barber Lib (to Nov 1960) Edgar Bower Lib Wilson Haigh Lib (from Dec 1960) Charles Lucas Con Arthur Pickles Lib Harold Pickles Con Ms Mary Pickles Con Douglass Robinson Lib Frank Swire Con Retiring 1964 Dryden Brook Lab John Burdock Con William Higgins Lab Fred Leach Lab Ms Winifred Oxley Lab William Regan Lab Fred Sharp Lab
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Constitution of the Council May 1960 Lab 22 Con 21 Lib 17 |
Warley 12th Jan 1961 By-election to replace Haigh, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Sydney Hirst Con 994 D. Waite Lib 586 C. O’Brien Lab 300 Hirst retires 1963 |
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11th May 1961 Elected retire in 1964 |
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Akroydon Sam Reed Con 1038 *C. Ward Lab 919
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Calder *George Hackett Lib 1270 D. Senior Lab 516
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Illingworth *George Smith Con 1083 L. Warn Lab 995 |
Kingston *Maurice Jagger Lib 1522 C. O’Brien Lab 559 |
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Lee Mount *Walter Priestley Lab Returned unopposed
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Mixenden *Leslie Smith Lab 1283 F. Mitchell Con 996 |
Northowram *Harry Ludlam Con Returned unopposed
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Ovenden *Tom Enderby Con 1643 Ms O. Fells Lab 1078
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Park *Thomas Hoyle Con Returned unopposed
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Pellon *Jack Charnock Lib 1174 E. Carter Lab 870
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St. John’s *Ms Laura Mawson Lab 768 A. Clegg Lib 761 J. Maude Comm 81
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Skircoat *Fred Bentley Con 1646 W. King Lab 181 |
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Southowram *Walter Hardy Lab Returned unopposed
Southowram 29th June 1961 By-election to replace Hardy, died Walter Tate Lab 1241 A. Clegg Lib 861 E. Dignan Ind Soc 130 Tate retires 1964
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Town *James Greenwood Con Returned unopposed
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Warley *Walter Whatmough Lib 1317 Ms J. O’Brien Lab 287
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Aldermen Retiring 1964 Dryden Brook Lab John Burdock Con Douglas Fawcett Lab (from Apr 1962) William Higgins Lab Fred Leach Lab (to Mar 1962) James Musgrave Con (from Apr 1962) Ms Winifred Oxley Lab William Regan Lab Fred Sharp Lab (died Mar 1962) Retiring 1967 Edgar Bower Lib Wilson Haigh Lib Charles Lucas Con (to Dec 1961) Arthur Pickles Lib Harold Pickles Con Ms Mary Pickles Con Douglass Robinson Lib Frank Swire Con Eric Whitehead Con (from Jan 1962)
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Constitution of the Council May 1961 Con 23 Lab 21 Lib 16
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Northowram 19th Oct 1961 By-election to replace Sladdin, resigned George Marsden Con 1001 E. Compton Lib 813 E. Carter Lab 397 Marsden retires 1962
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The vacancy created in Mixenden ward, by the elevation of Eric Whitehead to the Aldermanic Bench, was not filled. |
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10th May 1962 Elected retire in 1965 |
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Akroydon *Albert Berry Lab 1284 Ms E. Taylor Con 809
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Calder *Frank Holden Con 1273 C. Ward Lab 610
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Illingworth *Charlie Warne Lab 1319 Ms N. Perry Con 770 |
Kingston *Samuel Holland Lib 1084 J. Butterworth Lab 609 Ms B. Ramsden Con 597
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Lee Mount Lewis Corina Lab Elected unopposed
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Mixenden Richard Deadman Lib 1240 W. King Lab 1111 F. Mitchell Con 427
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Northowram *George Marsden Con 988 R. Cole Lib 976 F. Fothergill Lab 395 |
Ovenden *Robert Kitchen Lab 1732 B. Ambler Con 949 |
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Park *Richard Morley Lib Returned unopposed
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Pellon *Fred Ellis Lib 1317 E. Carter Lab 875 |
St. John’s *Jack Bates Lab 888 S. Allen Lib 683 |
Skircoat Eric Jeffrey Con 1172 D. Waite Lib 1096 |
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Southowram *James Rafferty Lab Returned unopposed
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Town *Gerald Chadwick Con 901 G. Hall Lab 446 |
Warley *Eddie Astin Lib Returned unopposed
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Aldermen Retiring 1964 Dryden Brook Lab John Burdock Con Douglas Fawcett Lab William Higgins Lab James Musgrave Con Ms Winifred Oxley Lab William Regan Lab Retiring 1967 Edgar Bower Lib Wilson Haigh Lib Arthur Pickles Lib Harold Pickles Con Ms Mary Pickles Con Douglass Robinson Lib Frank Swire Con Eric Whitehead Con
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Constitution of the Council May 1962 Con 24 Lab 20 Lib 16 |
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9th May 1963 Elected retire in 1966 |
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Akroydon *John McGowan Lab 1276 Ms E. Taylor Con 827
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Calder *Charles Streeter Con 1148 C. Ward Lab 715 |
Illingworth Ms I. Warne Lab 1204 Ms N. Perry Con 856 |
Kingston Allen Clegg Lib 948 *J. Chambers Con 676 J. Butterworth Lab 646
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Lee Mount *James Blackburn Lab Returned unopposed |
Mixenden *Lewis Thornton Lab 1220 G. Bottomley Lib 742 L. Rees Con 620
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Northowram *Arthur Oakes Lib Returned unopposed |
Ovenden James Keenan Lab 1386 *T. Berry Con 1361
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Park *Hamilton Bell Con Returned unopposed |
Pellon *Joseph Liley Lib 1142 W. King Lab 991 |
St. John’s *Francis McHugh Lab Returned unopposed
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Skircoat *John Drake Con 1200 D. Waite Lib 938 R. Scott Lab 217
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Southowram *Trevor Fairclough Lab Returned unopposed |
Town Herbert Squire Con 584 *W. Horsley Lib 574 C. Nolan Lab 426
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Warley *Sydney Hirst Con 996 S. Allen Lib 630 F. Fothergill Lab 416 |
Aldermen Retiring 1964 Dryden Brook Lab John Burdock Con Douglas Fawcett Lab William Higgins Lab James Musgrave Con Ms Winifred Oxley Lab William Regan Lab Retiring 1967 Edgar Bower Lib Wilson Haigh Lib Arthur Pickles Lib Harold Pickles Con Ms Mary Pickles Con Douglass Robinson Lib Frank Swire Con Eric Whitehead Con
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Constitution of the Council May 1963 Con 22 Lab 22 Lib 16 |
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7th May 1964 Elected retire in 1967 |
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Akroydon Raymond Talbot Lab 1199 *S. Reed Con 1010 |
Calder *George Hackett Lib 1343 R. Scott Lab 811 |
Illingworth Leonard Warn Lab 1067 *G. Smith Con 1047
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Kingston *Maurice Jagger Lib 1364 E. Sampson Lab 787 |
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Lee Mount *Walter Priestley Lab 1349 E. Pemberton Lib 725
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Mixenden Joseph Butterworth Lab 1432 G. Bottomley Lib 818 |
Northowram *Harry Ludlam Con 1446 F. Higgins Lab 744 |
Ovenden *Tom Enderby Con 1688 C. Nolan Lab 1263 |
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Park *Thomas Hoyle Con 1167 A. Drake Lab 787
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Pellon Austin Davies Lab 1406 S. Allen Lib 1100 |
St. John’s *Ms Laura Mitchell Lab 901 D. Shaw Lib 606 |
Skircoat *Fred Bentley Con 1775 A. McKenzie Lab 492 |
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Southowram *Walter Tate Lab 1477 W. Jackson Con 662
St. John’s 25th June 1964 By-election to replace Ms Mitchell, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Frank Higgins Lab 769 D. Shaw Lib 555 Higgins retires 1967
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Town *James Greenwood Con 817 M. Bridge Lab 467
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Warley *Walter Whatmough Lib 1339 F. Fothergill Lab 588
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Aldermen Retiring 1967 Edgar Bower Lib Wilson Haigh Lib Arthur Pickles Lib Harold Pickles Con Ms Mary Pickles Con Douglass Robinson Lib Frank Swire Con Eric Whitehead Con Retiring 1970 Albert Berry Lab (from Oct 1964) Dryden Brook Lab John Burdock Con Douglas Fawcett Lab William Higgins Lab Ms Laura Mitchell Lab Ms Winifred Oxley Lab William Regan Lab (died Aug 1964)
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Constitution of the Council June 1964 Lab 26 Con 19 Lib 15
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Ms Mitchell was previously known as Ms Mawson. The vacancy created in Akroydon ward, by the elevation of Albert Berry to the Aldermanic Bench, was not filled. |
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13th May 1965 Elected retire in 1968 |
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Akroydon Sam Reed Con 942 J. Smith Lab 918 |
Calder *Frank Holden Con 1431 R. Scott Lab 734 |
Illingworth Ms Norah Perry Con 988 *C. Warne Lab 931
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Kingston *Samuel Holland Lib 802 H. Hunt Con 721 P. Commons Lab 632
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Lee Mount *Lewis Corina Lab 933 F. Withey Lib 765 |
Mixenden *Richard Deadman Lib 1369 M. Bridge Lab 890 L. Rees Con 392
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Northowram *George Marsden Con 1543 J. Eastwood Lab 349 |
Ovenden Hugh Gresham Con 1287 *R. Kitchen Lab 1164
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Park Rodney Hemmings Con 895 *R. Morley Lib 608 K. Donkersley Lab 461
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Pellon *Fred Ellis Lib 1153 Ms H. Pickles Lab 831 |
St. John’s *Jack Bates Lab Returned unopposed
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Skircoat *Eric Jeffrey Con 1739 A. McKenzie Lab 392 |
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Southowram *James Rafferty Lab Returned unopposed
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Town *Gerald Chadwick Con 793 R. Helliwell Lab 349 W. Copp Lib 291 |
Warley George Smith Con 1148 D. Whitham Lib 741 K. Lord Lab 464
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Aldermen Retiring 1967 Edgar Bower Lib Wilson Haigh Lib Arthur Pickles Lib Harold Pickles Con Ms Mary Pickles Con Douglass Robinson Lib Frank Swire Con Eric Whitehead Con Retiring 1970 Albert Berry Lab Dryden Brook Lab John Burdock Con Douglas Fawcett Lab William Higgins Lab Ms Laura Mitchell Lab Ms Winifred Oxley Lab William Regan Lab
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Constitution of the Council May 1965 Con 24 Lab 23 Lib 13
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12th May 1966 Elected retire in 1969 |
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Akroydon *John McGowan Lab 942 D. Porter Con 558
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Calder John Titley Con 1241 F. Fothergill Lab 594 |
Illingworth Charlie Warne Lab 1053 C. Rooks Con 793 |
Kingston *Allen Clegg Lib 856 T. Mawson Con 564 P. Commons Lab 479
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Lee Mount *James Blackburn Lab 913 F. Withey Lib 583
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Mixenden Harry Baldwin Lib 960 A. Giles Lab 896 |
Northowram *Arthur Oakes Lib 1059 K. Ambler Con 865 J. Brennan Lab 210
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Ovenden *James Keenan Lab 1138 R. Mead Con 1071 |
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Park *Hamilton Bell Con 891 J. Pearson Lib 428 K. Donkersley Lab 408
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Pellon Joseph Smith Lab 922 *J. Liley Lib 916
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St. John’s Kelvin Lord Lab 531 F. Mitchell Con 328 T. Haymer Lib 205 |
Skircoat *John Drake Con 1454 A. McKenzie Lab 360 |
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Southowram Francis Tinker Lab Elected unopposed
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Town *Herbert Squire Con 734 W. Webster Lab 251 |
Warley *Sydney Hirst Con 1227 J. Willis Lab 510 |
Aldermen Retiring 1967 Edgar Bower Lib (to May 1966) Fred Ellis Lib (from July 1966) Wilson Haigh Lib Harry Ludlam Con (from July 1966) Arthur Pickles Lib (to May 1966) Harold Pickles Con Ms Mary Pickles Con Douglass Robinson Lib Frank Swire Con Eric Whitehead Con Retiring 1970 Albert Berry Lab Dryden Brook Lab John Burdock Con Douglas Fawcett Lab William Higgins Lab Ms Laura Mitchell Lab Ms Winifred Oxley Lab William Regan Lab
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Northowram 8th Sep 1966 By-election to replace Ludlam, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Keith Ambler Con 1132 A. Walton Lib 809 J. Brennan Lab 200 Ambler retires 1967 |
Pellon 8th Sep 1966 By-election to replace Ellis, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Joseph Liley Lib 1100 F. Fothergill Lab 711 Liley retires 1968 |
Constitution of the Council Sep 1966 Con 25 Lab 23 Lib 12 |
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11th May 1967 Elected retire in 1970 |
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Akroydon Raymond Talbot Lab 870 A. Woodward Con 822 |
Calder *George Hackett Con 1073 J. Ingham Lib 741 W. Webster Lab 388
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Illingworth Clifford Rooks Con 1054 *L. Warn Lab 934
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Kingston *Maurice Jagger Lib 1287 Ms J. O’Brien Lab 433 |
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Lee Mount Hugh Lawler Lab 892 R. Slater Lib 879
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Mixenden *Joseph Butterworth Lab 975 A. Scott Lib 897 |
Northowram *Keith Ambler Con 1327 A. Walton Lib 693 Ms R. Walker Lab 244
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Ovenden *Tom Enderby Con 1561 J. Brennan Lab 717 |
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Park *Thomas Hoyle Con 1030 E. Pemberton Lib 351 K. Donkersley Lab 300
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Pellon David Whitham Lib 1095 *A. Davies Lab 821
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St. John’s *Frank Higgins Lab 507 F. Mitchell Con 450 |
Skircoat Peter Feather Con 1819 Ms M. Clayton Lab 326 |
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Southowram *Walter Tate Lab Returned unopposed
Park 29th June 1967 By-election to replace Bell, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Ms Alice Culpan Con 680 E. Pemberton Lib 398 K. Donkersley Lab 243 Ms Culpan retires 1969
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Town *James Greenwood Con 844 A. Giles Lab 232
Pellon 29th June 1967 By-election to replace Liley, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Austin Davies Lab 948 A. Walton Lib 612 P. Thompson Con 437 Davies retires 1968
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Warley Ms Betty Wildsmith Con 1313 J. Thompson Lab 391 D. Carlin Lib 389 |
Aldermen Retiring 1970 Jack Bates Lab (from Mar 1968) Albert Berry Lab Dryden Brook Lab (to Feb 1968) John Burdock Con Douglas Fawcett Lab William Higgins Lab Ms Laura Mitchell Lab Ms Winifred Oxley Lab William Regan Lab Retiring 1973 Hamilton Bell Con Fred Ellis Lib Tom Enderby Con (from Mar 1968) Joseph Liley Lib Harry Ludlam Con Harold Pickles Con Ms Mary Pickles Con (died Feb 1968) Frank Swire Con Eric Whitehead Con
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Constitution of the Council June 1967 Con 29 Lab 22 Lib 9 |
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George Hackett defected to the Conservatives prior to the election. |
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9th May 1968 Elected retire in 1971 |
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Akroydon *Sam Reed Con 878 P. Commons Lab 518
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Calder *Frank Holden Con 1083 J. Ingham Lib 722 |
Illingworth *Ms Norah Perry Con 960 Ms I. Warne Lab 627 R. Sweeney Lib 512
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Kingston *Samuel Holland Lib 837 N. Howe Con 744 |
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Lee Mount Ronald Slater Lib 1009 *L. Corina Lab 658
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Mixenden *Richard Deadman Lib 1272 P. Thompson Con 447 J. Willis Lab 418
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Northowram *George Marsden Con Returned unopposed |
Ovenden *Hugh Gresham Con 1243 A. Walton Lib 364 W. Webster Lab 273 |
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Park *Rodney Hemmings Con 904 E. Pemberton Lib 484 |
Pellon Stanley Allen Lib 863 S. Blaylock Lab 481 N. Mallinson Con 386
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St. John’s Bertram Mann Lab 599 F. Mitchell Con 373 |
Skircoat *Eric Jeffrey Con Returned unopposed
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Southowram John Ford Con 903 *A. Davies Lab 670 R. Scott Ind Lab 135
Ovenden 27th June 1968 By-election to replace Enderby, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Edmund Cavanagh Con 1005 A. Walton Lib 572 W. Webster Lab 321 Cavanagh retires 1970
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Town *Gerald Chadwick Con Returned unopposed |
Warley *George Smith Con Returned unopposed |
Aldermen Retiring 1970 Jack Bates Lab Albert Berry Lab John Burdock Con Douglas Fawcett Lab William Higgins Lab Ms Laura Mitchell Lab Ms Winifred Oxley Lab William Regan Lab Retiring 1973 Hamilton Bell Con Fred Ellis Lib Tom Enderby Con Joseph Liley Lib Harry Ludlam Con Harold Pickles Con Frank Swire Con Eric Whitehead Con
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Constitution of the Council June 1968 Con 30 Lab 19 Lib 11 |
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8th May 1969 Elected retire in 1972 |
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Akroydon Cyril Farrar Con 789 *J. McGowan Lab 708
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Calder *John Titley Con 1106 J. Ingham Lib 533 W. Webster Lab 211
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Illingworth Malcolm Whitham Con 1205 J. Tolan Lab 560 |
Kingston *Allen Clegg Lib 946 S. Town Con 676 |
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Lee Mount Granville Ellis Lib 736 *J. Blackburn Lab 530 |
Mixenden Frank Mitchell Con 781 *H. Baldwin Lib 604 C. Parker Lab 241 A. Giles ILP 92
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Northowram *Arthur Oakes Lib 1177 M. Jagger Con 873 |
Ovenden Ronald Mead Con 874 A. Walton Lib 540 *J. Keenan Lab 509
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Park *Ms Alice Culpan Con Returned unopposed |
Pellon Clifford Guy Lib 787 *J. Smith Lab 529 C. O’Brien ILP 83
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St. John’s *Kelvin Lord Lab Returned unopposed |
Skircoat *John Drake Con Returned unopposed |
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Southowram Walter Hemmings Con 760 *F. Tinker Lab 698 R. Scott ILP 49
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Town *Herbert Squire Con 722 C. Ward Lab 196 |
Warley Norman Howe Con Elected unopposed
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Aldermen Retiring 1970 Jack Bates Lab Albert Berry Lab John Burdock Con Douglas Fawcett Lab William Higgins Lab Ms Laura Mitchell Lab Ms Winifred Oxley Lab William Regan Lab Retiring 1973 Hamilton Bell Con Fred Ellis Ind Tom Enderby Con Joseph Liley Lib Harry Ludlam Con Harold Pickles Con Frank Swire Con Eric Whitehead Con
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Constitution of the Council May 1969 Con 35 Lab 13 Lib 11 Ind 1 |
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Alderman Ellis no longer accepted the Liberal whip |
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7th May 1970 Elected retire in 1973 |
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Akroydon *Raymond Talbot Lab 981 M. Jeffreys Con 728
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Calder *George Hackett Con 952 J. Ingham Lib 707 W. Webster Lab 441
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Illingworth *Clifford Rooks Con 1175 J. Duffy Lab 859 |
Kingston *Maurice Jagger Lib 949 R. Wade Con 528 J. Fairclough Lab 407 |
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Lee Mount *Hugh Lawler Lab 994 P. McCartney Con 632 B. Wade Lib 326 R. Binns Dem 34
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Mixenden Ms Marjorie Whall Con 682 B. Kelly Lab 663 H. Baldwin Lib 585 A. Giles ILP 127 |
Northowram *Keith Ambler Con Returned unopposed
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Ovenden *Edmund Cavanagh Con 846 J. Blackburn Lab 593 A. Walton Lib 575 |
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Park *Thomas Hoyle Con Returned unopposed
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Pellon Joseph Smith Lab 873 *D. Whitham Lib 798
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St. John’s *Ms Laura Mitchell Lab 581 J. Lockwood Con 208 C. O’Brien ILP 46
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Skircoat *Peter Feather Con Returned unopposed
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Southowram *Walter Tate Lab 1044 H. Duckworth Con 701
Calder 1st Oct 1970 By-election to replace Hackett, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Peter Waddington Con 1011 G. Wright Lab 523 A. Templeton Lib 454 Waddington retires 1973
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Town *James Greenwood Con Returned unopposed
Kingston 29th 1st Oct 1970 By-election to replace Jagger, raised to the Aldermanic Bench David Fleming Lib 719 R. Wade Con 454 Fleming retires 1973
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Warley *Ms Betty Wildsmith Con Returned unopposed
Park 1st Oct 1970 By-election to replace Hoyle, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Maurice Jeffreys Con 585 Ms E. Helliwell Lib 396 A. Burnett ILP 66 Jeffreys retires 1973
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Aldermen Retiring 1973 Hamilton Bell Con Fred Ellis Ind Tom Enderby Con Joseph Liley Lib Harry Ludlam Con (to May 1970) Harold Pickles Con Frank Swire Con Eric Whitehead Con Retiring 1976 Albert Berry Lab John Burdock Con John Drake Con James Greenwood Con George Hackett Con William Higgins Lab Trevor Hoyle Con (from June 1970) Maurice Jagger Lib
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Skircoat 1st Oct 1970 By-election to replace Drake, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Ms Joan Tidswell Con retires 1972 Elected unopposed |
Town 1st Oct 1970 By-election to replace Greenwood, raised to the Aldermanic Bench Ms Gladys Webb Con retires 1973 Elected unopposed |
Constitution of the Council Oct 1970 Con 39 Lib 11 Lab 9 Ind 1
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Ms Mitchell was a serving alderman whilst seeking election as a councillor. Alderman Ludlam’s successor was elected for a six-year term. |
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13th May 1971 Elected retire in 1974 |
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Akroydon Derek Thompson Lab 1177 *S. Reed Con 594
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Calder Joseph Schofield Con 1265 G. Wright Lab 804 |
Illingworth Lewis Corina Lab 1471 *Ms N. Perry Con 856 |
Kingston Ms Edith Helliwell Lib 923 M. Cross Con 521 |
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Lee Mount Joseph Tolan Lab 1317 A. Templeton Lib 483
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Mixenden Brian Kelly Lab 663 T. Riddlesden Con 550 A. Giles ILP 252
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Northowram Stanley Brownridge Lib 1244 *G. Marsden Con 863
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Ovenden Joseph Thelwell Lab 1200 *H. Gresham Con 867
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Park Ms Marjorie Fisher Lab 989 *R. Hemmings Con 850
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Pellon Ms Alice Mitchell Lab 1000 *S. Allen Lib 649
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St. John’s *Bertram Mann Lab Returned unopposed |
Skircoat *Eric Jeffrey Con Returned unopposed
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Southowram James Rafferty Lab 1315 *J. Ford Con 700
Constitution of the Council May 1971 Con 33 Lab 17 Lib 9 Ind 1
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Town *Gerald Chadwick Con Returned unopposed
Mixenden 2nd Sep 1971 By-election to replace Kelly, resigned John Thompson Lab 757 T. Riddlesden Con 352 A. Giles ILP 69 Thompson retires 1974
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Warley *George Smith Con Returned unopposed |
Aldermen Retiring 1973 Hamilton Bell Con Fred Ellis Ind Tom Enderby Con Joseph Liley Lib Harold Pickles Con Frank Swire Con Eric Whitehead Con Retiring 1976 Albert Berry Lab John Burdock Con John Drake Con James Greenwood Con George Hackett Con William Higgins Lab Trevor Hoyle Con Maurice Jagger Lib
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4th May 1972 Final elections to Halifax CB – all members to retire on 1st April 1974 |
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Akroydon John McGowan Lab 1098 *C. Farrar Con 519
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Calder *John Titley Con 1241 W. Stubbings Lab 1012 |
Illingworth Ian Jones Lab 1381 *M. Whitham Con 810
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Kingston *Allen Clegg Lib 815 P. Smith Lab 618
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Lee Mount James Blackburn Lab 1254 *G. Ellis Lib 525
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Mixenden Geoffrey Hall Lab 1312 *F. Mitchell Con 644 |
Northowram *Arthur Oakes Lib Returned unopposed
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Ovenden Tom Lawler Lab 1151 H. Gresham Con 897 |
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Park Edward Nicholls Lab 865 *Ms A. Culpan Con 799
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Pellon Richard Deadman Lab 993 *C. Guy Lib 550 |
St. John’s *Kelvin Lord Lab Returned unopposed |
Skircoat *Ms Joan Tidswell Con 1210 E. Thorne Lib 817 |
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Southowram Leonard Warn Lab 1241 J. Ford Con 565
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Town *Herbert Squire Con 690 W. Webster Lab 371 |
Warley *Norman Howe Con Returned unopposed |
Aldermen Hamilton Bell Con (died Sep 1972) Fred Ellis Ind Tom Enderby Con Joseph Liley Lib Harold Pickles Con Frank Swire Con Eric Whitehead Con Albert Berry Lab John Burdock Con John Drake Con James Greenwood Con George Hackett Con (died Oct 1973) William Higgins Lab Trevor Hoyle Con Maurice Jagger Lib Francis McHugh Lab (from Oct 1972)
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Constitution of the Council May 1972 Con 26 Lab 26 Lib 7 Ind 1
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Maurice Jeffreys, Park ward, had defected to Labour prior to the election. The vacancy caused by the death of Alderman Hackett was not filled. Vacancies in Mixenden (Whall, resigned) and Southowram (Rafferty, died) were also left unfilled. Final standings at abolition Lab 26 Con 23 Lib 7 Ind 1 |
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