1972 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

UK local government election 1972 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1971 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election 1971 1972 05 04 y 1973 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1973 Trafford 8 of 32 seats to Stretford Municipal Borough Council 16 Stretford 1972.png Map of results of 1972 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 6 seats,60.7% 14 5 19 5 8,908 55.3% 5.4% Conservative Party (UK) 2 seats,39.1% 18 3 13 5 7,119 44.2% 5.1% Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1972. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office. These were the final elections held in Stretford before it became part of Trafford. The Labour Party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party.Town by town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1972, p.16Stretford goes Labour: Tories hold Urmston, Stretford & Urmston Journal, May 10, 1972, p.1 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party Labour Party (UK)8,908 (55.3%)55.3 Labour Party (UK) 5.4 5 (62.5%)5 8 Labour Party (UK) 5 19 (59.4%)19 32 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party Conservative Party (UK)7,119 (44.2%)44.2 Conservative Party (UK) 5.1 3 (37.5%)3 8 Conservative Party (UK) 5 13 (40.6%)13 32 Conservative Party (UK)Communist Party Communist Party of Britain91 (0.6%)0.6 Communist Party of Britain 0.4 0 (0.0%)0 8 Communist Party of Britain 0 (0.0%)0 32 Communist Party of Britain Full council + ↓ 19 13 Aldermen + ↓ 4 4 Councillors + ↓ 15 9 Ward results Clifford Clifford Labour Party (UK) J. S. Maher 826 75.6 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Kelly 267 24.4 -2.3 559 51.2 +4.6 1,093 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cornbrook Cornbrook Labour Party (UK) D. L. Stewart 826 64.1 -5.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. W. Corke* 463 35.9 +5.0 363 28.2 -10.0 1,289 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Longford Longford Conservative Party (UK) C. Lever* 1,090 51.3 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) J. R. Haydock 1,033 48.7 -0.5 57 2.6 +1.0 2,123 Conservative Party (UK) Park Park Labour Party (UK) R. N. Barraclough 1,429 62.5 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) M. A. M. Evans 767 33.5 +3.2 Communist Party of Britain A. Jarratt 91 4.0 +2.5 662 29.0 -8.9 2,287 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stretford Stretford Conservative Party (UK) M. Hindley* 1,623 62.1 +8.6 Labour Party (UK) J. H. Somerville 989 37.9 -8.6 634 24.2 +17.2 2,612 Conservative Party (UK) Talbot North Talbot North Labour Party (UK) J. Bailey 1,607 69.9 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) I. M. Farrer 691 30.1 +2.6 916 39.8 -5.2 2,298 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Talbot South Talbot South Labour Party (UK) R. A. Tully 1,122 54.4 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) E. J. Kelson* 939 45.6 +4.6 183 8.8 -9.2 2,061 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Trafford Trafford Conservative Party (UK) C. Warbrick* 1,279 54.3 +4.5 Labour Party (UK) V. J. Wynne 1,076 45.7 -4.5 203 8.6 2,355 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1972 English local elections