1972 Urmston Urban District Council election

1972 English local government election 1972 Urmston Urban District Council election England parliamentary no 1971 Urmston Urban District Council election 1971 1972 05 15 y 1973 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1973 Trafford 7 of 21 seats to Urmston Urban District 11 Urmston 1972.png Map of results of 1972 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 3 seats,42.0% 17 6 16 1 7,467 56.7% 14.7% Labour Party (UK) 3 seats,47.2% 3 1 4 1 5,692 43.3% 3.9% Liberal Party (UK) 1 seats,6.0% 1 0 1 0 0.0% 6.0% Elections to Urmston 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 Urmston before it became part of Trafford. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.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 CouncilConservative Party7,467 (56.7%)56.7 Conservative Party (UK) 14.76 (85.7%)6 7 Conservative Party (UK) 116 (76.2%)16 21 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party5,692 (43.3%)43.3 Labour Party (UK) 3.91 (14.3%)1 7 Labour Party (UK) 1 4 (19.0%)4 21 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party0 (0.0%)0.0 Liberal Party (UK) 6.00 (0.0%)0 7 Liberal Party (UK) 1 (4.8%)1 21 Liberal Party (UK) + ↓ 4 1 16 Ward results Davyhulme East Davyhulme East Conservative Party (UK) R. Haigh* 1,214 58.0 +11.1 Labour Party (UK) A. P. Beaver 880 42.0 -11.1 334 16.0 2,094 Conservative Party (UK) Davyhulme West Davyhulme West Conservative Party (UK) E. Durant* 1,288 58.5 +7.9 Labour Party (UK) C. Jackson 913 41.5 -7.9 375 17.0 +15.8 2,201 Conservative Party (UK) Flixton Central Flixton Central Conservative Party (UK) W. Wroe* 1,111 58.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) P. Hayes 796 41.7 +14.4 315 16.6 1,907 Conservative Party (UK) Flixton East Flixton East Conservative Party (UK) T. Evans 1,168 66.0 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) K. D. Barnes 603 34.0 -7.0 565 32.0 +14.0 1,771 Conservative Party (UK) Flixton West Flixton West Labour Party (UK) A. Stringer 1,031 57.2 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. B. Lumby 772 42.8 +4.0 259 14.4 -8.0 1,803 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Urmston East Urmston East Conservative Party (UK) A. R. Coupe 995 55.7 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Payne 790 44.3 -7.6 205 11.4 1,785 Conservative Party (UK) Urmston West Urmston West Conservative Party (UK) J. F. Egan* 919 57.5 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) R. E. Taylor 679 42.5 -1.0 240 15.0 +2.0 1,598 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1972 English local elections 1972 Category:20th century in Cheshire Category:1970s in Lancashire