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 Johnson Taylor	9,109	26.1
	Ind. Labour Party	William Ballantine	5,105	14.6
	Liberal	Joseph Stanley 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 Stanley 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 Thomas Paling	28,650	53.3	-0.4
	Conservative	JE Ramsden	19,562	36.4	+3.4
	Liberal	Joseph Stanley 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 Thomas Paling	23,286	52.1	-1.1
	Conservative	Michael Norman Shaw	15,869	35.5	-0.9
	Liberal	Joseph Stanley 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 Stanley 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".