1971 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Local Election in Cheshire, England 1971 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1970 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election 1970 1971 05 13 y 1972 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election 1972 10 of 32 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council 16 Altrincham 1971.png Map of results of 1971 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 4 seats,36.8% 22 3 17 5 5,842 36.3% 0.5% Labour Party (UK) 2 seats,25.0% 4 4 7 3 4,999 31.0% 4.2% Liberal Party (UK) 2 seats,25.4% 4 3 6 2 5,018 31.2% 5.8% Independent (politician) 0 seats,0.0% 2 0 2 0 0.0% Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1971. 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.Town by town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.1615 VOTES SAVE TORIES, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 20, 1971, p.1 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party5,842 (36.3%)36.3 Conservative Party (UK) 0.53 (30.0%)3 10 Conservative Party (UK) 517 (53.1%)17 32 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party4,999 (31.0%)31.0 Labour Party (UK) 6.04 (40.0%)4 10 Labour Party (UK) 3 7 (21.7%)7 32 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party5,018 (31.2%)31.2 Liberal Party (UK) 5.8 3 (30.0%)3 10 Liberal Party (UK) 2 6 (18.8%)6 32 Liberal Party (UK)Independent0 (0.0%)0.0 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 10 Independent (politician) 2 (6.3%)2 32 Independent (politician)Communist Party245 (1.5%)1.5 Communist Party of Britain 0.4 0 (0.0%)0 10 Communist Party of Britain 0 (0.0%)0 32 Communist Party of Britain Full council + ↓ 7 6 2 17 Aldermen + ↓ 1 2 5 Councillors + ↓ 6 6 12 Ward results Dunham Dunham Labour Party (UK) E. M. Hoyle* 1,184 94.9 +29.0 Communist Party of Britain A. Cooper 63 5.1 +2.3 1,121 89.8 +61.2 1,247 Labour Party (UK) East Central East Central Labour Party (UK) R. Crossman 746 64.3 +9.7 Conservative Party (UK) H. Scholar 415 35.7 -9.7 331 28.6 +19.4 1,161 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) North North (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) J. Webb 893 28.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Oliver 876 28.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. Simm 571 18.5 Conservative Party (UK) V. T. J. Symond 565 18.3 Communist Party of Britain E. Sheldon 182 5.9 305 9.9 3,087 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South West South West Conservative Party (UK) K. Harrison* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Timperley (1) Timperley (1) (2 vacancies) Liberal Party (UK) E. Faulkner 795 26.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) F. R. Metcalf* 753 25.2 N/A Liberal Party (UK) B. C. Lynch 738 24.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H. E. Ablard 702 28.4 N/A 15 0.5 2,988 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Timperley (2) Timperley (2) Liberal Party (UK) M. R. Farnsworth 993 52.9 0 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Jackson* 885 47.1 0 108 5.8 0 1,878 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Timperley (3) Timperley (3) Liberal Party (UK) M. W. F. Hiett* 1,465 70.7 +4.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. Nisbet 607 29.3 -4.7 858 41.4 +9.4 2,072 Liberal Party (UK) Timperley (4) Timperley (4) Conservative Party (UK) A. R. Weedall* 1,344 36.6 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Hutchinson 1,300 35.4 N/A Liberal Party (UK) R. Bowker 1,027 28.0 N/A 44 1.2 3,671 Conservative Party (UK) References expanded Altrincham Category:Altrincham Council elections