 He was re-elected at the general election of 1945 as a National Independent, but at the 1950 election his vote fell and he lost the seat to the Conservative candidate William Hicks Beach, coming third behind the Labour candidate.Lipson was made an Alderman, and in 1953 an honorary Freeman of the Borough of Cheltenham.A road on the Hesters Way housing estate in Cheltenham was named after him

He was also an enthusiastic supporter and a vice president of the Cheltenham YMCA.