1937 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

1937 UK local government election 1937 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1937 11 01 y 1938 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election 1938 21 of 28 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council 15 Altrincham 1937.png Map of results of 1937 election Leader of the Council Leader of the Council after election Independent (politician) Independent (politician) 17 23 15,336 89.3% Labour Party (UK) 4 5 1,736 10.6% The first elections to Altrincham Council were held on Monday, 1 November 1937. This was a new council to replace Altrincham Urban District Council. This election would create the entire 28-member council (three councillors to each ward and seven aldermen) to administer the municipal borough. Independents won overall control of the council.ALTRINCHAM'S FIRST BOROUGH ELECTION, The Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1937, p.13ALTRINCHAM'S FIRST COUNCILLORS, Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser, November 5, 1937, p.11 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilIndependent15,336 (89.3%)89.3 Independent (politician) 17 (81.0%)17 21 Independent (politician) 23 (82.1%)23 28 Independent (politician)Labour Party1,736 (10.6%)10.6 Labour Party (UK)4 (19.0%)4 21 Labour Party (UK) 5 (17.9%)5 28 Labour Party (UK) Full council + ↓ 5 23 Aldermen + ↓ 1 6 LORD STAMFORD ELECTED FIRST MAYOR OF ALTRINCHAM, The Manchester Guardian, November 10, 1937, p.5 Councillors + ↓ 4 17 Ward results Dunham Dunham Labour Party (UK) T. C. Handford* uncontested Labour Party (UK) A. Vesey* uncontested Independent (politician) W. Waterhouse* uncontested Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) East Central East Central Independent (politician) A. Whitley* 1,210 27.8 Independent (politician) A. E. Weston* 1,077 24.7 Independent (politician) J. S. Pearson* 1,035 23.8 Independent (politician) T. Clayton* 1,031 23.7 4 0.1 4,353 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) North North Independent (politician) W. G. H. Biddle* uncontested Labour Party (UK) T. Farrar* uncontested Labour Party (UK) R. H. Lee* uncontested Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) South West South West Independent (politician) S. N. Garner* 1,086 20.1 Independent (politician) P. Hewitt* 1,036 19.1 Independent (politician) T. P. Bell Houlden* 953 17.6 Independent (politician) H. Bailey* 815 15.1 Independent (politician) W. Bradley Jones* 782 14.4 Independent (politician) W. W. Stanier 741 13.7 138 2.5 5,414 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Timperley (1) Timperley (1) Independent (politician) J. L. Warren* 904 25.5 Independent (politician) W. H. Walker* 859 24.2 Independent (politician) A. Edge* 822 23.2 Labour Party (UK) F. B. Meadowcroft 501 15.1 Labour Party (UK) H. Keay 458 14.1 321 9.1 3,544 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Timperley (2) Timperley (2) Independent (politician) J. H. Cosgrove* 1,059 27.4 Independent (politician) C. Applewhite* 986 25.5 Independent (politician) G. C. Aldhouse 940 24.3 Labour Party (UK) J. J. Cummings 440 11.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Peacock 437 11.3 500 12.9 3,862 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Timperley (3) Timperley (3) Independent (politician) S. Dawson* uncontested Independent (politician) G. M. Rourke* uncontested Independent (politician) E. Webb* uncontested Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Aldermanic election Aldermanic elections took place at the council's inaugural meeting on 9 November 1937, all seven of the borough's aldermen were up for election by the council.ALTRINCHAM MAKES MORE HISTORY, Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser, November 12, 1937, p.11 Altrincham Municipal Borough Aldermanic election Independent (politician) C. Applewhite* uncontested Independent (politician) A. Edge* uncontested Independent (politician) S. N. Garner* uncontested Labour Party (UK) R. H. Lee* uncontested Independent (politician) W. Waterhouse* uncontested Independent (politician) E. Webb* uncontested Independent (politician) A. E. Weston* uncontested Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Independent (politician) By-elections between 1937 and 1938 By-elections were held in every ward on 4 December 1937 to fill the vacancies created by the Aldermanic election.ALTRINCHAM BY-ELECTIONS, Wilmslow and Alderley and Knutsford Advertiser, December 10, 1937, p.11 Dunham By-election 4 December 1937 Labour Party (UK) W. H. E. Anderson 423 52.7 N/A Independent (politician) E. T. Lockett 379 47.3 N/A 44 5.5 802 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) East Central By-election 4 December 1937 Independent (politician) T. Clayton uncontested Independent (politician) North By-election 4 December 1937 Labour Party (UK) H. Keay 472 55.7 N/A Independent (politician) W. H. Lill 222 26.2 N/A Independent (politician) G. H. Wood 152 18.0 N/A 250 29.6 846 Labour Party (UK) South West By-election 4 December 1937 Independent (politician) H. Bailey 868 84.2 Labour Party (UK) G. Cook 163 15.8 705 68.4 1,031 Independent (politician) Timperley (1) By-election 4 December 1937 Independent (politician) S. Dwyer 504 54.3 Labour Party (UK) F. B. Meadowcroft 425 45.7 79 8.5 929 Independent (politician) Timperley (2) By-election 4 December 1937 Independent (politician) J. H. Lingard 621 74.1 Labour Party (UK) A. Peacock 217 25.9 404 48.2 838 Independent (politician) Timperley (3) By-election 4 December 1937 Independent (politician) W. Bradley Jones uncontested Independent (politician) References expanded Altrincham Category:Altrincham Council elections