Election summary
| Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | ±% | No. | |
| Independent | |||||||||
| Ind. Labour | |||||||||
| Liberal | |||||||||
| Conservative | |||||||||
| Total | |||||||||
| Turnout: [n. 1] | |||||||||
| Registered electors: [n. 1] | |||||||||
Councillors not standing for re-election
| Councillor | Ward | Party | Reason | Successor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Puffett[1] | Stourton | Independent | John Smith |
Ward results
Carlton
As there were no other candidates, incumbent councillor Thomas Oliver was elected.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Oliver* | - | - | - |
| Majority | - | - | - | |
| Turnout | - | - | - | |
| Registered electors | - | - | - | |
| Independent hold | ||||
| Bold indicates the candidate was elected. * indicates that the candidate was the incumbent councillor. | ||||
Lofthouse-with-Thorpe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | James Armitage* | 108 | 85% | +57.6 |
| Independent[n. 2] | Joe Fielding | 18 | 14.2% | - |
| Majority | 90 | 70.8 | - | |
| Turnout | 127 | 31.7[n. 3] | - | |
| Registered electors | 401[n. 3] | |||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Bold indicates the candidate was elected. * indicates that the candidate was the incumbent councillor. | ||||
North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Ward Harrison*[n. 4] | 208 | 66.2 | |
| Ind. Labour | Wright Stead | 106 | 33.8 | -2.4 |
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 314 | 83.7[n. 1] | +8.5[n. 1] | |
| Registered electors | 375[n. 1] | |||
| Independent gain from Ind. Labour | ||||
| Bold indicates the candidate was elected. * indicates that the candidate was the incumbent councillor. | ||||
South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joseph Stead Jr. | 236 | 53.2 | +19.5 |
| Ind. Labour | John Smith* | 206 | 46.4 | +26.7 |
| Majority | 30 | 6.8 | - | |
| Turnout | 444 | 85.9[n. 1] | 12.5[n. 1] | |
| Registered electors | 517[n. 1] | |||
| Independent hold | ||||
| Bold indicates the candidate was elected. * indicates that the candidate was the incumbent councillor. | ||||
Stourton
The incumbent councillor, Fred Puffett, decided not to stand for re-election and the Ratepayers' Association selected John Smith to replace him.[1] As there were no other nominees for the ward, John Smith was elected by default.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Smith | - | - | - |
| Majority | - | - | - | |
| Turnout | - | - | - | |
| Registered electors | - | - | - | |
| Independent hold | - | - | - | |
| Bold indicates the candidate was elected. * indicates that the candidate was the incumbent councillor. | ||||
See Also
| Rothwell Urban District Council elections | ||
| 1894 • 1896 • 1897 | ||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 These figures are wholly or partially based on the previous year's registered electors as the number of registered electors were only given for Lofthouse.
- ↑ No party is given for Fielding in the Rothwell Times, but he was not an ILP candidate. It seems likely therefore that he was an independent.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The exact number of registered electors isn't given. Instead the Rothwell Times says "slightly over 400" so 401 has been used here.
- ↑ At a previous election, in the Wakefield Free Press, Harrison was listed as a Labour candidate. However, the Rothwell Times for this election does not list him as one of the ILP candidates. Therefore, it is assumed he never joined the ILP and is instead an independent.
References
- The Rothwell Times (1897a) ‘District Council Election’, 12 March, p. 2.