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The Leeds municipal elections were held on Thursday 10 May 1951, with boundary changes prompting the whole council's re-election. With the new wards the council grew by a further two (two additional wards also represented an increase of six councillors and two aldermen), as thirteen newly created wards replaced the eleven that were abolished: Abolished: *Armley & Wortley *Central *Cross Gates & Temple Newsam *Farnley & Wortley *Holbeck North *Holbeck South *Hunslet Carr & Middleton *Mill Hill & South *North *Upper Armley *West Hunslet Created: *Allerton *Armley *City *Cross Gates *Halton *Holbeck *Hunslet Carr *Meanwood *Middleton *Moortown *Stanningley *Wellington *Wortley There was a three percent swing from Labour to the Conservatives (as compared to 1949 - swings from 1950's distorted results show much larger swings as seen below) on the night, delivering the Conservatives control of the council with a 30-seat majority. Turnout naturally rose from the previous year's scarcely contested election, to an above average figure of 45.9%. ==Election result== The result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leeds Municipal election, 1951」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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