1957 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
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8 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, 9 May 1957. 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 | 4,254 (42.0%) | ![]() |
5 (62.5%) | 5 / 8
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20 (62.5%) | 20 / 32
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Labour Party | 3,637 (35.9%) | ![]() |
2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8
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6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32
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Independent | 843 (8.3%) | ![]() |
1 (12.5%) | 1 / 8
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6 (18.8%) | 6 / 32
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Liberal Party | 1,406 (13.9%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32
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Full council
[edit]6 | 6 | 20 |
Aldermen
[edit]5 | 3 |
Councillors
[edit]6 | 1 | 17 |
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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Independent | B. Byrom | 843 | 52.5 | N/A | |
Labour | W. J. Webb | 763 | 47.5 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 80 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,606 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Street* | 1,012 | 56.8 | −3.4 | |
Conservative | E. Odlin | 771 | 43.2 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 241 | 13.6 | −6.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,783 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
South West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | I. C. Lockhead* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (1)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | L. W. Adkin | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (2)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. M. Kelsall* | 908 | 45.8 | −6.3 | |
Liberal | W. H. Cawdron | 650 | 32.8 | −15.1 | |
Labour | N. S. South | 424 | 21.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 258 | 13.0 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,982 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (3)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | L. Wilson | 900 | 54.3 | −13.9 | |
Liberal | D. Dickson | 756 | 45.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 144 | 8.6 | −27.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,656 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (4)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Leslie | 1,675 | 53.8 | −2.7 | |
Labour | R. Tomlinson | 1,438 | 46.2 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 237 | 7.6 | −6.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,113 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "YOUR election results at a glance". Manchester Evening News. 10 May 1957. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "OTHER RESULTS FROM THE NORTH-WEST". Manchester Guardian. 10 May 1957. Retrieved 3 March 2024.