1966 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1966. 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]

1966 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
12 May 1966 (1966-05-12)
8 of 32 seats
to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election 6 seats,
48.6%		 2 seats,
24.6%		 1 seats,
26.8%
Seats before 16 10 4
Seats won 4 3 1
Seats after 17 10 3
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 4,323 4,318 2,391
Percentage 37.7% 37.6% 20.8%
Swing 10.9% 13.0% 6.0%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 0 seats,
0.0%
Seats before 3
Seats won 0
Seats after 2
Seat change
Popular vote 351
Percentage 3.1%
Swing 3.1
Map of results of 1966 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

 Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Election result
Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 4,323 (37.7%)
10.9 4 (50.0%)
4 / 8
 2 17 (53.1%)
17 / 32
Labour Party 4,318 (37.6%)
13.0 3 (37.5%)
3 / 8
 10 (31.6%)
10 / 32
Liberal Party 2,391 (20.8%)
6.0 1 (12.5%)
1 / 8
 1 3 (9.4%)
3 / 32
Independent 351 (3.1%)
3.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 2 (6.3%)
2 / 32
Communist Party 98 (0.9%)
0.9 0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council
↓
10 3 2 17

Aldermen
↓
1 2 5

Councillors
↓
9 3 12

Ward results

Dunham
Dunham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Yates* 728 88.1 N/A
Communist B. Rothman 98 11.9 N/A
Majority 630 76.2
Turnout 826
Labour hold Swing

East Central
East Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Livingstone* 491 58.3 +20.2
Independent K. Jagger 351 41.7 N/A
Majority 140 16.6
Turnout 842
Labour hold Swing

North
North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Street* 679 59.2 +14.1
Liberal S. Hughes 468 40.8 +16.1
Majority 211 18.5 +3.5
Turnout 1,147
Labour hold Swing

South West
South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. B. Dunn* 743 88.6 +24.0
Labour R. Wilman 96 11.4 N/A
Majority 647 77.2 +24.4
Turnout 839
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (1)
Timperley (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Gordon 774 48.0 +0.5
Liberal N. Schofield* 458 28.4 -0.2
Labour D. Gill 381 23.6 -0.3
Majority 316 19.6 +0.7
Turnout 1,613
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Timperley (2)
Timperley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Somerset* 700 38.5
Labour C. R. Tyrie 575 31.6
Liberal P. Franklin 544 29.9
Majority 125 6.9
Turnout 1,819
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (3)
Timperley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal S. Williamson* 921 47.9 -6.0
Conservative M. Duffield 742 38.6 -7.5
Labour G. Potts 259 13.5 N/A
Majority 179 9.3 +1.5
Turnout 1,922
Liberal hold Swing

Timperley (4)
Timperley (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Lydiatt 1,364 55.2 +5.7
Labour R. E. Singer 1,109 44.8 +6.2
Majority 255 10.4 -0.5
Turnout 2,437
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. How the towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1966, p.16
  2. Lancashire and Cheshire boroughs, The Guardian, May 13, 1966, p.6
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