1972 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Local Election in Cheshire, England 1972 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1971 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election 1971 1972 05 04 y 1973 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1973 Trafford 9 of 32 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council 16 Altrincham 1972.png Map of results of 1972 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election No overall control Labour Party (UK) 4 seats,31.0% 8 5 12 4 5,749 33.8% 2.8% Conservative Party (UK) 3 seats,36.8% 17 2 11 6 5,557 32.6% 3.7% Liberal Party (UK) 3 seats,31.2% 6 3 8 2 5,018 32.4% 1.2% Independent (politician) 0 seats,0.0% 1 0 1 0 0.0% Elections to Altrincham 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 Altrincham before it became part of Trafford. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council.Town by town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1972, p.16Labour take over Borough Council, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 11, 1972, p.1 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party5,749 (33.8%)33.8 Labour Party (UK) 2.85 (55.6%)5 9 Labour Party (UK) 4 12 (37.5%)12 32 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party5,557 (32.6%)32.6 Conservative Party (UK) 3.71 (11.1%)1 9 Conservative Party (UK) 611 (34.4%)11 32 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party5,521 (32.4%)32.4 Liberal Party (UK) 1.2 3 (33.3%)3 9 Liberal Party (UK) 2 8 (25.0%)8 32 Liberal Party (UK)Independent0 (0.0%)0.0 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 9 Independent (politician) 1 (3.1%)1 32 Independent (politician)Communist Party203 (1.2%)1.2 Communist Party of Britain 0.3 0 (0.0%)0 9 Communist Party of Britain 0 (0.0%)0 32 Communist Party of Britain Full council + ↓ 12 8 1 11 Aldermen + ↓ 2 1 5 Councillors + ↓ 10 8 6 Ward results Dunham Dunham Labour Party (UK) J. Hutchinson 872 64.2 -30.7 Conservative Party (UK) I. N. Dixon 424 31.2 N/A Communist Party of Britain A. Cooper 63 4.6 -0.5 448 33.0 -56.8 1,359 40.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) East Central East Central Labour Party (UK) P. McGarry 571 60.6 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) F. D. Whiteley 372 39.4 +3.7 199 21.2 -7.4 943 35.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) North North Labour Party (UK) W. Oliver* 693 83.2 Communist Party of Britain E. Sheldon 140 16.8 553 66.4 833 25.2 Labour Party (UK) South West South West Conservative Party (UK) J. B. Dunn* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) Timperley (1) Timperley (1) Liberal Party (UK) B. C. Lynch 871 51.7 Conservative Party (UK) F. R. Metcalf* 815 48.3 56 3.4 1,686 50.0 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Timperley (2) Timperley (2) Liberal Party (UK) J. R. Richardson 1,066 60.4 +7.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Somerset* 700 39.6 -7.5 366 20.8 +15.0 1,766 52.8 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Timperley (3) Timperley (3) Liberal Party (UK) S. Williamson* 1,379 70.7 0 Conservative Party (UK) H. D. Burton 571 29.3 0 808 41.4 0 1,950 53.3 Liberal Party (UK) Timperley (4) Timperley (4) (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) H. Wharton 1,937 46.4 +11.0 Labour Party (UK) V. Collett 1,676 40.2 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Holden 1,366 32.7 -3.9 Liberal Party (UK) R. Bowker 1,325 31.7 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Bowyer 1,309 31.4 -4.0 Liberal Party (UK) T. D. Ballard 880 21.1 -6.9 310 7.4 4,174 55.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1972 English local elections Category:Altrincham Council elections