1975 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1975 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1975 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election England Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png parliamentary no 1973 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1973 1975 05 01 y 1976 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1976 22 of 63 seats (One Third and one by-election) to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 Trafford 75.png Map of results of 1975 election Leader of the Council Frank Eadie Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Mike King Conservative Party (UK) Mike King Conservative Party (UK) 32 seats,45.0% St. Martin's 33 21 42 9 39,914 56.1% 11.1% Bert Pyper Labour Party (UK) 19 seats,33.1% Park 18 1 13 5 15,821 22.2% 10.9% Cecil Fink Liberal Party (UK) Brooklands 12 seats,20.9% 12 0 8 4 15,170 21.3% 0.4% Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1979. These were the first Borough elections to be held in Trafford since it received its Royal Charter (and effectively took over from its predecessor Districts and Municipal Boroughs) in 1974. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council."Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1975", Trafford M.B.C.(1975). Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party39,914 (56.1%)56.1 Conservative Party (UK) 11.121 (95.5%)21 22 Conservative Party (UK) 942 (66.7%)42 63 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party15,821 (22.2%)22.2 Labour Party (UK) 10.91 (4.5%)1 22 Labour Party (UK) 5 13 (20.6%)13 63 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party15,170 (21.3%)21.3 Liberal Party (UK) 0.4 0 (0.0%)0 22 Liberal Party (UK) 4 8 (12.7%)8 63 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party262 (0.4%)0.4 Communist Party (UK) 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 22 Communist Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 63 Communist Party (UK) + ↓ 13 8 42 Ward results No.1 (Altrincham South West) Altrincham South West Conservative Party (UK) Albert Whitehurst 1,147 42.9 -9.7 Liberal Party (UK) J. B. Kenny 806 30.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) Robert Crossman 721 27.0 -26.7 341 12.8 +12.4 2,674 41.6 Conservative Party (UK) No.2 (Altrincham East) Altrincham East Conservative Party (UK) Peter Leigh 2,016 47.7 +10.4 Liberal Party (UK) Roy Richardson* 1,574 37.3 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Gregory 632 15.0 -6.8 442 10.5 4,222 44.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.3 (Altrincham North) Altrincham North Conservative Party (UK) C. Harrison 1,387 47.9 +8.0 Liberal Party (UK) Eric Faulkner 803 27.7 -5.8 Labour Party (UK) Barry Jones 704 24.3 -9.9 584 20.2 +19.7 2,894 44.1 Conservative Party (UK) No.4 (Timperley) Timperley Conservative Party (UK) John Robertson 1,626 47.9 +13.4 Labour Party (UK) John Webb 1,026 30.2 -8.7 Liberal Party (UK) C. R. Gibson 741 21.8 -13.6 600 17.7 3,393 42.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.5 (Mersey-St. Mary’s) Mersey-St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Bannister* 2,069 56.5 +6.4 Liberal Party (UK) Kenneth Humber 1,591 43.5 -9.3 478 13.1 +12.5 3,660 41.4 Conservative Party (UK) No.6 (St. Martin’s) St. Martin's Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Brownhill* 2,276 69.1 +17.3 Labour Party (UK) J. K. Morgan 1,020 30.9 -23.7 1,256 38.1 +33.1 3,296 30.4 Conservative Party (UK) No.7 (Sale Moor) Sale Moor Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Rhodes 1,105 42.4 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) Barry Brotherton* 888 34.1 -23.1 Liberal Party (UK) Michael Wood 550 21.1 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain A. H. Burrage 61 2.3 -2.4 132 8.3 2,604 39.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.8 (St. Anne’s) St. Anne's Conservative Party (UK) K. R. Newton 1,642 47.3 +9.1 Liberal Party (UK) Alan Thorpe* 1,195 34.5 -8.2 Labour Party (UK) David Teasdale 631 18.2 -4.6 447 12.9 3,468 41.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.9 (Brooklands) Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Taylor 2,362 58.0 +9.1 Liberal Party (UK) Sydney Evans* 1,375 33.7 -20.3 Labour Party (UK) E. P. M. Wollaston 338 8.3 N/A 987 24.3 4,075 45.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.10 (Talbot North) Talbot North Labour Party (UK) Clifford Cronshaw* 1,406 45.6 -19.7 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Kelson 950 30.8 -4.8 Liberal Party (UK) T. A. Dixon 729 23.6 N/A 456 14.8 -10.7 3,085 34.9 Labour Party (UK) No.11 (Clifford) Clifford Conservative Party (UK) Roy Corke 1,309 57.2 +10.3 Labour Party (UK) John Maher 981 42.8 -15.2 328 14.4 2,290 34.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.12 (Longford) Longford Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Kelly* 1,844 53.2 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) K. Silcock 1,064 30.7 -18.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Stockley 557 16.1 N/A 780 22.5 +21.7 3,465 35.6 Conservative Party (UK) No.13 (Stretford) Stretford Conservative Party (UK) Harry Walker* 1,468 63.2 -5.5 Labour Party (UK) G. R. Scott 588 25.3 -9.0 Liberal Party (UK) R. K. Sangster 268 11.5 N/A 880 37.9 +7.4 2,324 39.0 Conservative Party (UK) No.14 (Park) Park Conservative Party (UK) John Schofield 1,061 42.8 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) James Haydock* 1,032 41.6 -20.6 Liberal Party (UK) W. A. Munden 324 13.1 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain A. Jarratt 61 2.5 -4.9 29 1.2 2,478 40.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.15 (Bowdon) Bowdon Conservative Party (UK) John Humphreys* 2,520 71.9 -1.5 Liberal Party (UK) G. M. R. Willmott 545 15.5 -21.0 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Johnson 440 12.6 -8.5 1,975 56.4 +24.9 3,505 49.9 Conservative Party (UK) No.16 (Hale) Hale (2 vacancies) Conservative Party (UK) Norman Barrett 3,208 81.3 +13.3 Conservative Party (UK) Roy Godwin* 3,058 77.5 +9.5 Liberal Party (UK) Roy Allen 1,047 26.5 +2.0 2,011 51.0 +9.7 3,944 43.6 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No.17 (Partington) Partington Conservative Party (UK) Michael Barltrop 996 46.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) C. Younghusband 991 46.6 -27.6 Communist Party of Great Britain Eileen Wilkinson 140 6.6 -5.0 5 0.2 2,127 27.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.18 (Urmston West East) Urmston West East Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Platt 1,968 54.5 +14.3 Labour Party (UK) D. T. Taylor 854 23.6 -2.2 Liberal Party (UK) Gwen Davies* 790 21.9 -16.4 1,114 30.8 3,612 43.3 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.19 (Flixton East Central) Flixton East Central Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Lumby* 2,363 54.5 +7.1 Liberal Party (UK) D. J. Gilbert 1,123 25.9 -13.0 Labour Party (UK) C. Nightingale 851 19.6 +1.0 1,240 28.6 +23.6 4,337 47.6 Conservative Party (UK) No.20 (Flixton West) Flixton West Conservative Party (UK) Donald Harding 2,414 58.9 +2.4 Labour Party (UK) Laura Seex 1,088 26.5 -20.6 Liberal Party (UK) E. F. Teal 598 14.6 N/A 1,326 32.4 +24.9 4,100 43.0 Conservative Party (UK) No.21 (Davyhulme East) Davyhulme East Conservative Party (UK) Eric Crosbie* 1,125 50.1 -14.3 Labour Party (UK) W. J. Williams 566 25.2 -12.5 Liberal Party (UK) T. M. Owen 554 24.7 N/A 559 24.9 +0.2 2,245 41.6 Conservative Party (UK) References expanded Category:1975 English local elections 1975 Category:1970s in Greater Manchester