1965 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

UK local government election 1965 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1964 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election 1964 1965 05 13 y 1966 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election 1966 8 of 32 seats to Stretford Municipal Borough Council 16 Stretford 1965.png Map of results of 1965 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 5 seats,47.2% 17 4 17 6,474 41.8% 5.4% Conservative Party (UK) 3 seats,36.9% 13 4 15 2 6,904 44.6% 7.7% Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1965. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Labour Party retained overall control.STRETFORD, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1965, p.17STRETFORD, The Guardian, May 14, 1965, p.4 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party6,474 (41.8%)41.8 Labour Party (UK) 5.4 4 (50.0%)4 8 Labour Party (UK) 17 (53.1%)17 32 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party6,904 (44.6%)44.6 Conservative Party (UK) 7.7 4 (50.0%)4 8 Conservative Party (UK) 2 15 (46.9%)15 32 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party1,638 (10.6%)10.6 Liberal Party (UK) 4.9 0 (0.0%)0 8 Liberal Party (UK) 2 0 (0.0%)0 32 Liberal Party (UK)Independent Conservative402 (2.6%)2.6 Independent Conservative N/A 0 (0.0%)0 8 Independent Conservative N/A 0 (0.0%)0 32 Independent ConservativeCommunist Party57 (0.4%)0.4 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 8 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 32 Communist Party of Great Britain Full council + ↓ 17 15 Aldermen + ↓ 4 4 Councillors + ↓ 13 11 Ward results Clifford Clifford Labour Party (UK) J. C. Shaw 666 58.6 -11.4 Conservative Party (UK) C. Hamilton 471 41.4 +11.4 195 17.2 -22.8 1,137 Labour Party (UK) Cornbrook Cornbrook Conservative Party (UK) J. J. Ward 699 43.2 +15.7 Labour Party (UK) V. Cooling* 667 41.2 -13.2 Liberal Party (UK) C. Christian 251 15.6 -2.5 32 2.0 1,617 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Longford Longford Conservative Party (UK) M. Merritt 1,443 63.9 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) H. Pollard 814 36.1 -4.0 629 27.8 +8.0 2,257 Conservative Party (UK) Park Park Labour Party (UK) A. S. Clough* 1,106 56.1 -8.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Boulton 808 41.0 +8.3 Communist Party of Great Britain V. Eddisford 57 2.9 -0.3 298 15.1 -16.3 1,971 Labour Party (UK) Stretford Stretford Conservative Party (UK) H. Jones 1,537 68.2 +20.1 Labour Party (UK) D. F. Sullivan 716 31.8 +0.4 821 36.4 +19.7 2,253 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Talbot North Talbot North Labour Party (UK) W. Fearnhead* 1,157 62.5 -5.6 Liberal Party (UK) W. Ellis 693 37.5 +5.6 464 25.0 -11.2 1,850 Labour Party (UK) Talbot South Talbot South Labour Party (UK) H. Davies 922 42.2 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) F. Heap* 860 39.4 -3.8 Independent Conservative J. Maxted 402 18.4 N/A 62 2.8 -0.1 2,182 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Trafford Trafford Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Schofield 1,086 49.2 +6.4 Liberal Party (UK) R. W. Corke* 694 31.5 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) I. Clough 426 19.3 -2.4 392 17.7 +10.4 2,206 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) References expanded Category:1965 English local elections