1971 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
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10 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, 13 May 1971. 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
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 5,842 (36.3%) | ![]() |
3 (30.0%) | 3 / 10
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17 (53.1%) | 17 / 32
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Labour Party | 4,999 (31.0%) | ![]() |
4 (40.0%) | 4 / 10
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7 (21.7%) | 7 / 32
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Liberal Party | 5,018 (31.2%) | ![]() |
3 (30.0%) | 3 / 10
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6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32
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Independent | 0 (0.0%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 10
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2 (6.3%) | 2 / 32
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Communist Party | 245 (1.5%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 10
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32
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Full council
[edit]7 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
Aldermen
[edit]1 | 2 | 5 |
Councillors
[edit]6 | 6 | 12 |
Ward results
[edit]Dunham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. M. Hoyle* | 1,184 | 94.9 | +29.0 | |
Communist | A. Cooper | 63 | 5.1 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 1,121 | 89.8 | +61.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,247 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Crossman | 746 | 64.3 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | H. Scholar | 415 | 35.7 | −9.7 | |
Majority | 331 | 28.6 | +19.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,161 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Webb | 893 | 28.9 | ||
Labour | W. Oliver | 876 | 28.4 | ||
Conservative | W. Simm | 571 | 18.5 | ||
Conservative | V. T. J. Symond | 565 | 18.3 | ||
Communist | E. Sheldon | 182 | 5.9 | ||
Majority | 305 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,087 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
South West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K. Harrison* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (1)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | E. Faulkner | 795 | 26.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | F. R. Metcalf* | 753 | 25.2 | N/A | |
Liberal | B. C. Lynch | 738 | 24.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | H. E. Ablard | 702 | 28.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 15 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,988 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (2)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | M. R. Farnsworth | 993 | 52.9 | 0 | |
Conservative | A. E. Jackson* | 885 | 47.1 | 0 | |
Majority | 108 | 5.8 | 0 | ||
Turnout | 1,878 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Timperley (3)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | M. W. F. Hiett* | 1,465 | 70.7 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | E. Nisbet | 607 | 29.3 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 858 | 41.4 | +9.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,072 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Timperley (4)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. R. Weedall* | 1,344 | 36.6 | N/A | |
Labour | J. Hutchinson | 1,300 | 35.4 | N/A | |
Liberal | R. Bowker | 1,027 | 28.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 44 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,671 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |