1965 Hale Urban District Council election
Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 15 May 1965. 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]
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4 of 12 seats to Hale Urban District Council 6 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of results of 1965 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 796 (25.3%) | 22.0 | 2 (50.0%) | 2 / 4 |
1 | 7 (58.3%) | 7 / 12 | |||
| Residents | 887 (28.2%) | 9.2 | 1 (25.0%) | 1 / 4 |
1 | 3 (25.0%) | 3 / 12 | |||
| Liberal Party | 1,108 (35.1%) | 12.6 | 1 (25.0%) | 1 / 4 |
2 (16.7%) | 2 / 12 | ||||
| Labour Party | 361 (11.5%) | 0.4 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 4 |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 12 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 7 |
Ward results
Bollin
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | R. W. Gurney* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Central
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | B. S. Hall* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | E. Wilkinson* | 1,108 | 75.4 | +43.8 | |
| Labour | J. Cope | 361 | 24.6 | -5.8 | |
| Majority | 747 | 50.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,469 | 50.1 | -13.4 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Wellgreen
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Residents | A. Fielding | 887 | 52.7 | -9.2 | |
| Conservative | A. M. Hanrahan | 796 | 47.3 | +9.2 | |
| Majority | 91 | 5.4 | -18.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,683 | 64.4 | +1.3 | ||
| Residents gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- Tories sweep on with more gains, Manchester Evening News, May 17, 1965, p.4
- Hale Residents win third seat from the Tories, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 21, 1965, p.11
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