1954 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

1954 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
	13 May 1954
8 of 32 seats ; to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1954 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1954. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	3,520 (43.3%)	17.0	4 (50.0%)	4 / 8		18 (56.3%)	18 / 32
Independent	672 (8.3%)	8.3	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8		8 (25.0%)	8 / 32
Labour Party	3,177 (39.1%)	0.6	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8		6 (18.8%)	6 / 32
Liberal Party	756 (9.3%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

↓
6	8	18

Aldermen

↓
5	3

Councillors

↓
6	3	15

Ward results

Dunham

Dunham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Yates	1,070	61.4	N/A
	Conservative	R. F. Legat	672	38.6	N/A
Majority			398	22.8
Turnout			1,742
	Labour hold		Swing

East Central

East Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	J. W. Yarwood*	672	53.2	N/A
	Labour	S. G. Marshall	592	46.8	+9.7
Majority			80	6.4
Turnout			1,264
	Independent hold		Swing

North

North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Street*	1,023	54.0	-1.0
	Conservative	C. W. Thorpe	872	46.0	+1.0
Majority			151	8.0	-2.0
Turnout			1,895
	Labour hold		Swing

South West

South West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. C. Lochhead*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timperley (1)

Timperley (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. S. Watson*	1,042	67.9	N/A
	Labour	E. M. Harmer	492	32.1	N/A
Majority			550	35.9
Turnout			1,534
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timperley (2)

Timperley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. M. Kelsall*	934	55.3	-12.8
	Liberal	P. Franklin	756	44.7	N/A
Majority			178	10.6	-25.6
Turnout			1,690
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timperley (3)

Timperley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Marsland*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timperley (4)

Timperley (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	F. Gibson*	uncontested
	Independent hold		Swing

References

SUPPORT FOR LIBERAL IN NO CHANGE ELECTION, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 21, 1954, p.11
LABOUR CONTROLS STOCKPORT, The Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4

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[1] SUPPORT FOR LIBERAL IN NO CHANGE ELECTION, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 21, 1954, p.11

[2] LABOUR CONTROLS STOCKPORT, The Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4