Abbey Ward (3 seats)
*William Griffiths | Independent | 582 |
*Frederick Whitehouse | Independent | 475 |
*Alexander Jeacock | Independent | 461 |
Harry Andrew | Labour Party | 222 |
Leonard McDonald | Labour Party | 185 |
Borrowell Ward (3 seats)
*Wiliam Bostock | Independent | 954 |
*Eric Bernard Smith | Independent | 857 |
*Alan Huckvale | Independent | 810 |
Alice Andrew | Labour Party | 242 |
Castle Ward (3 seats)
*Leonard Smalley | Independent | 829 |
*Frank Weetman | Independent | 779 |
*Henry Watling | Independent | 690 |
Thomas Ingram | Labour Party | 236 |
Park Hill Ward (3 seats)
Thomas Jackson | Independent | 929 |
*Miles Smallwood | Independent | 747 |
*Hubert Howe | Conservative Party | 702 |
Harold Gloster | Labour Party | 394 |
Carl Ashford | Labour Party | 263 |
*denotes retiring member
INDEPENDENTS RULE – LABOUR HAVE BAD DAY
It was an easy victory for the ‘Independents’ with all their eleven candidates being returned. But for the Labour party it was a bad day, all six of their candidates failed get anywhere near being elected.
Before the poll, Hubert Howe, who was elected as an Independent in 1946, said in his election address that he was going to stand as a Conservative this time around. He added that as he was the Chairman of the Kenilworth Conservative Men’s Association, and if I stood as anything but a Conservative I would be letting down not only my friends in the local association but the Conservative cause as a whole. The question of politics even at a local level, cannot be ruled out entirely. The present government are gradually removing many powers of local authorities. This can see seen in the nationalisation of electricity, gas, transport, hospitals and probably water as well. Mr Howe’s statement did not effect his re-election in any way, he was easily returned in the Park Hill Ward. But he was the only official tory on the KUDC.
KUDC Councillors
11 Independents (W. Griffiths, F. Whitehouse, A. Jeacock, W. Bostock, E. Smith, A. Huckvale, L. Smalley, F. Weetman, H. Watling, T. Jackson, M. Smallwood)
1 Conservative (H. Howe)
Chairman 1949-52
1949-50 Alan Huckvale
1950-51 Hubert Howe
1951-52 Hubert Howe
Chairmans Chain of Office – Courtesy of the Warwickshire County Records Office. (ref. PH (N) 600/147/3)