1958 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

UK local government election 1958 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1957 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election 1957 1958 05 08 y 1959 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election 1959 8 of 32 seats to Stretford Municipal Borough Council 16 Stretford 1958.png Map of results of 1958 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 4 seats,50.6% 20 4 18 2 9,770 53.0% 2.4% Labour Party (UK) 4 seats,49.4% 12 4 14 2 7,671 46.6% 2.8% Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1958. 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.STRETFORD, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1958, p.7STRETFORD, The Guardian, May 9, 1958, p.4 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party8,726 (53.0%)53.0 Conservative Party (UK) 2.4 4 (50.0%)4 8 Conservative Party (UK) 2 18 (56.3%)18 32 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party7,671 (46.6%)46.6 Labour Party (UK) 2.8 4 (50.0%)4 8 Labour Party (UK) 2 14 (43.7%)14 32 Labour Party (UK)Communist Party64 (0.4%)0.4 Communist Party of Britain N/A 0 (0.0%)0 8 Communist Party of Britain N/A 0 (0.0%)0 32 Communist Party of Britain Full council + ↓ 14 18 Aldermen + ↓ 2 6 Councillors + ↓ 12 12 Ward results Clifford Clifford Labour Party (UK) E. Fawcett 1,027 60.2 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) C. R. Hamilton 680 39.8 -2.5 347 20.4 +5.0 1,707 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cornbrook Cornbrook Labour Party (UK) E. Cavanagh 965 54.1 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. H. Black 820 45.9 +3.2 145 8.2 -6.4 1,785 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Longford Longford Conservative Party (UK) L. W. Hall* 1,593 62.5 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Marland 956 37.5 -7.5 637 25.0 +15.0 2,549 Conservative Party (UK) Park Park Labour Party (UK) F. P. Fay* 1,352 57.4 -6.9 Conservative Party (UK) T. Smith 941 39.9 +4.2 Communist Party of Great Britain V. Eddisford 64 2.7 N/A 411 17.5 -11.1 2,357 Labour Party (UK) Stretford Stretford Conservative Party (UK) T. Davies* 1,480 64.2 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) W. Malone 826 35.8 -1.8 654 28.4 +3.6 2,306 Conservative Party (UK) Talbot North Talbot North Labour Party (UK) E. Reid* 1,475 67.6 +5.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Holderness 706 32.4 -5.8 769 35.2 +11.6 2,181 Labour Party (UK) Talbot South Talbot South Conservative Party (UK) B. Davison* 1,273 65.5 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) E. Allcock 671 34.5 -5.7 602 31.0 +11.4 1,944 Conservative Party (UK) Trafford Trafford Conservative Party (UK) H. H. Eckersall* 1,233 75.6 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Hillson 399 24.4 -6.5 834 51.2 +13.0 1,632 Conservative Party (UK) References expanded Category:1958 English local elections