The
Leeds
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municipal elections were held 9 May 1957,
with one third of the council up for election, alongside extra vacancies in the
City
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,
Halton and
Woodhouse wards.
Much like the national picture, with
Labour
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winning record representation on borough councils,
Labour outstripped their prior efforts, defending all of their
1954 gains as well as gaining in
Beeston and
Harehills
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– two wards they failed to win in their peak of
1952
Events January–February
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* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
, despite accruing only a modest swing of 1.2% swing
(although they had come within a vote to taking the former the
previous year). Unlike 1952 or the year before, Labour failed to gain
Wortley this time, as the
Liberal
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** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
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* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
damage to the
Conservative
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vote was unwound.
The two gains increased Labour's majority to 28, mirroring the Conservatives' after their triumphant
1951 election. Turnout rose to 36.2% following last year's plummet to the low thirties.
Election result
The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
Ward results
References
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Leeds City Council election
1957
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City Council election 1957
May 1957 events in the United Kingdom, Leeds City Council election