Joseph Stanley Snowden

Joseph Stanley Snowden (16 October 1901 – 22 January 1980), was a British Liberal Party politician and barrister.

Background

He was the eldest son of Joseph Snowden and Fanny Ruth Snowden of Morecambe and Heysham, Lancashire. He was educated at Sedbergh School and St John's College, Cambridge. Law Tripos (Cantab) 1923 (BA, LLB). He married, in 1938, Agnes Enid Mitchell. They had no children.

Professional career

He was Called to the Bar, Inner Temple, 1925. He joined the North-Eastern Circuit in 1925. He was Deputy Chairman, West Riding of Yorkshire Quarterly Sessions from 1960–71. He was Recorder of Scarborough from 1951–71. He was a Recorder and honorary Recorder of Scarborough from 1972–73. He was Chairman of the Yorkshire and Lancashire Agricultural Land Tribunal from 1963–71.[1]

Political career

He was active in Bradford and Yorkshire Liberal federations. He was Liberal candidate for the Bradford East Division of Yorkshire at the 1945 General Election.

General Election 1945: Bradford East[2] Electorate 44,305
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank McLeavy 15,743 45.0
Conservative William Taylor 9,109 26.1
Ind. Labour Party William Ballantine 5,105 14.6
Liberal Joseph Snowden 5,010 14.3
Majority 6,634 19.0
Turnout 78.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

He was Liberal candidate for the Bradford East Division of Yorkshire at the 1950 General Election.

General Election 1950: Bradford East[3] Electorate 54,730
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank McLeavy 27,694 59.8
Liberal National Geoffrey F Greenbank 12,527 27.0
Liberal Joseph Snowden 5,565 12.0
Communist H Green 543 1.2
Majority 15,167 32.7
Turnout 84.6
Labour hold Swing

He was Liberal candidate for the Dewsbury Division of Yorkshire at the 1951 General Election.

General Election 1951: Dewsbury[4] Electorate 62,680
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Paling 28,650 53.3 -0.4
Conservative JE Ramsden 19,562 36.4 +3.4
Liberal Joseph Snowden 5,584 10.4 -3.0
Majority 9,088 16.9 -3.7
Turnout 53,796 85.8 -2.1
Labour hold Swing -1.9

He was Liberal candidate for the Dewsbury Division of Yorkshire at the 1955 General Election.

General Election 1955: Dewsbury[5] Electorate 55,257
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Paling 23,286 52.1 -1.1
Conservative Michael Shaw 15,869 35.5 -0.9
Liberal Joseph Snowden 5,516 12.4 +2.0
Majority 7,417 16.6 -0.2
Turnout 44,671 80.8 -5.0
Labour hold Swing -0.1

He was Liberal candidate for the Pudsey Division of Yorkshire at the 1959 General Election.

General Election 1959: Pudsey[6] Electorate 52,285
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Hiley 22,752 50.1 2.4
Labour Vincent P Richardson 16,241 35.8 -1.3
Liberal Joseph Snowden 6,429 14.2 -1.1
Majority 6,511 14.3 3.7
Turnout 52,285 86.8 1.5
Conservative hold Swing 1.8

References
  1. ‘SNOWDEN, Joseph Stanley’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 15 Dec 2013
  2. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F.W.S.
  3. British parliamentary election results 1950-1970, Craig, F.W.S.
  4. British parliamentary election results 1950-1970, Craig, F.W.S.
  5. British parliamentary election results 1950-1970, Craig, F.W.S.
  6. Richard Kimber. "Political Science Resources: UK General Election results: October 1959". Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
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