1967 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

UK local government election 1967 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election England parliamentary no 1966 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election 1966 1967 05 11 y 1968 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election 1968 8 of 32 seats to Stretford Municipal Borough Council 16 Stretford 1967.png Map of results of 1967 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 3 seats,44.7% 14 6 17 3 7,850 53.9% 9.2% Labour Party (UK) 5 seats,43.7% 18 2 15 3 5,414 37.2% 6.5% Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1967. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party.STRETFORD, Manchester Evening News, April 25, 1967, p.8STRETFORD, The Guardian, May 12, 1967, p.6 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party7,850 (53.9%)53.9 Conservative Party (UK) 9.2 6 (75.0%)6 8 Conservative Party (UK) 3 17 (53.1%)17 32 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party5,414 (37.2%)37.2 Labour Party (UK) 6.5 2 (25.0%)2 8 Labour Party (UK) 3 15 (46.9%)15 32 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party1,177 (8.1%)8.1 Liberal Party (UK) 3.1 0 (0.0%)0 8 Liberal Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 32 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party89 (0.6%)0.6 Communist Party of Great Britain 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 8 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 32 Communist Party of Great BritainIndependent36 (0.2%)0.2 Independent (politician) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 8 Independent (politician) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 32 Independent (politician) Full council + ↓ 15 17 Aldermen + ↓ 4 4 Councillors + ↓ 11 13 Ward results Clifford Clifford Conservative Party (UK) D. H. Shawcross 544 51.6 +15.5 Labour Party (UK) E. Fawcett* 510 48.4 -9.2 34 3.2 1,054 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cornbrook Cornbrook Conservative Party (UK) F. Green 570 48.8 +14.4 Labour Party (UK) E. Cavanagh* 456 39.1 -14.4 Liberal Party (UK) C. Christian 141 12.1 0 114 9.7 1,167 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Longford Longford Conservative Party (UK) D. Homer* 1,288 61.1 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) O. Raby 658 31.2 -6.5 Liberal Party (UK) B. Cohen 162 7.7 -2.3 630 29.9 +15.3 2,108 Conservative Party (UK) Park Park Labour Party (UK) C. Shea 991 50.5 -12.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. A. M. Evans 881 44.9 +10.9 Communist Party of Great Britain A. Jarratt 89 4.6 +1.5 110 5.6 -23.3 1,961 Labour Party (UK) Stretford Stretford Conservative Party (UK) R. Moores* 1,566 65.7 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) I. Clough 521 21.9 -7.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. W. Corke 296 12.4 +3.9 1,045 43.8 +10.5 2,383 Conservative Party (UK) Talbot North Talbot North Labour Party (UK) H. Cronshaw* 1,119 52.6 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Gregory 1,010 47.4 +8.1 109 5.2 -16.2 2,129 Labour Party (UK) Talbot South Talbot South Conservative Party (UK) J. Schofield 1,086 53.6 +9.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Stewart* 706 34.9 -10.3 Liberal Party (UK) R. Burke 197 9.7 -1.4 Independent (politician) T. Harthill 36 1.8 N/A 380 18.7 2,025 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Trafford Trafford Conservative Party (UK) C. Hamilton* 905 52.0 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) N. Wrigley 453 26.0 +7.1 Liberal Party (UK) J. M. Bainbridge 381 22.0 -14.6 452 26.0 +18.1 1,739 Conservative Party (UK) References expanded Category:1967 English local elections