1938 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Election in Cheshire, England 1938 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1937 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election 1937 1938 11 01 y 1945 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election 1945 7 of 28 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council 14 Altrincham 1938.png Map of results of 1938 election Leader of the Council Independent (politician) Leader of the Council after election Independent (politician) Independent (politician) 17 seats,89.3% 22 5 22 2,882 55.5% 33.8% Labour Party (UK) 4 seats,10.6% 6 2 6 2,310 44.5% 33.8% Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1938. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. Independents retained overall control of the council.CHESHIRE, The Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1938, p.14INDEPENDENTS HOLD TIMPERLEY, Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser, November 4, 1938, p.11 These were the last local elections held in Altrincham until after the end of the Second World War. Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilIndependent2,882 (55.5%)55.5 Independent (politician) 33.8 5 (71.4%)5 7 Independent (politician) 22 (78.6%)22 28 Independent (politician)Labour Party2,310 (44.5%)44.5 Labour Party (UK) 33.82 (28.6%)2 7 Labour Party (UK) 6 (21.4%)6 28 Labour Party (UK) Full council + ↓ 6 22 Aldermen + ↓ 1 6 Councillors + ↓ 5 16 Ward results Dunham Dunham Labour Party (UK) T. C. Handford* 889 64.1 N/A Independent (politician) B. Freeman 497 35.9 N/A 392 28.3 1,386 Labour Party (UK) East Central East Central Independent (politician) J. S. Pearson* uncontested Independent (politician) North North Labour Party (UK) T. Farrar* uncontested Labour Party (UK) South West South West Independent (politician) T. P. Bell Houlden* uncontested Independent (politician) Timperley (1) Timperley (1) Independent (politician) R. S. Watson 541 51.9 Labour Party (UK) F. B. Meadowcroft 501 48.1 40 3.8 1,042 Independent (politician) Timperley (2) Timperley (2) Independent (politician) G. C. Aldhouse* 806 67.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Peacock 392 32.7 414 34.6 1,198 Independent (politician) Timperley (3) Timperley (3) Independent (politician) G. M. Rourke* 1,038 66.3 Labour Party (UK) J. E. Marsden 528 33.7 510 32.6 1,566 Independent (politician) References Altrincham Category:Altrincham Council elections