1960 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
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9 of 32 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1960. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1][2]
Election result
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Conservative Party | 7,074 (51.0%) | ![]() |
6 (66.7%) | 6 / 9
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17 (53.1%) | 17 / 32
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Labour Party | 3,170 (22.9%) | ![]() |
2 (22.2%) | 2 / 9
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8 (25.0%) | 8 / 32
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Independent | 608 (4.4%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9
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4 (12.5%) | 4 / 32
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Liberal Party | 3,009 (21.7%) | ![]() |
1 (11.1%) | 1 / 9
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3 (9.4%) | 3 / 32
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Full council
[edit]8 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
Aldermen
[edit]4 | 4 |
Councillors
[edit]8 | 3 | 13 |
Ward results
[edit]Dunham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Yates* | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. Barry | 930 | 60.5 | +10.6 | |
Independent | W. Murphy | 608 | 39.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 322 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,538 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Street* | 843 | 53.9 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | P. Oliver | 720 | 46.1 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 123 | 7.8 | −6.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,563 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
South West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. B. Dunn | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (1)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | N. Schofield | 905 | 55.8 | −1.0 | |
Conservative | L. W. Adkin | 716 | 44.2 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 189 | 11.7 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,621 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Timperley (2)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. M. Kelsall* | 985 | 51.7 | +7.0 | |
Liberal | A. Gibbon | 638 | 33.5 | −8.2 | |
Labour | B. Culkingworth | 282 | 14.8 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 347 | 18.2 | +15.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,905 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (3)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | L. R. Wilson* | 922 | 50.1 | −1.1 | |
Liberal | D. Harper | 920 | 49.9 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.2 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,842 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (4)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K. Jagger | 1,463 | 27.1 | ||
Conservative | W. Glenfield | 1,338 | 24.8 | ||
Labour | E. Richardson | 1,039 | 19.3 | ||
Labour | C. Mack | 1,006 | 18.7 | ||
Liberal | P. Tinker | 546 | 10.1 | ||
Majority | 299 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,392 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |