1972 Hale Urban District Council election
Appearance
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5 of 12 seats to Hale Urban District Council 6 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of results of 1972 election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 6 May 1972. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office. These were the final elections held in Hale before it became part of Trafford. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1][2]
Election result
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 2,337 (54.1%) | 3.2 | 3 (60.0%) | 3 / 5
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8 (66.7%) | 8 / 12
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Liberal Party | 1,405 (32.5%) | 10.2 | 2 (40.0%) | 2 / 5
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4 (33.3%) | 4 / 12
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Labour Party | 575 (13.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 5
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N/A | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 12
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4 | 8 |
Ward results
[edit]Bollin
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. A. Roberts* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | N. W. Barrett* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | E. P. Atkin* | 744 | 50.8 | ||
Liberal | C. G. Ball | 661 | 45.1 | ||
Conservative | G. Worthington | 620 | 42.3 | ||
Conservative | I. Grossock | 587 | 40.1 | ||
Majority | 41 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,465 | 48.5 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Wellgreen
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. F. Stewart | 1,130 | 66.3 | +3.1 | |
Labour | M. P. Whitehead | 575 | 33.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 555 | 32.6 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,705 | 55.7 | +4.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |