1972 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

Elections to Altrincham 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 Altrincham before it became part of Trafford. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council.[1][2]

1972 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
4 May 1972 (1972-05-04)
9 of 32 seats
to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Last election 4 seats,
31.0%		 3 seats,
36.8%		 3 seats,
31.2%
Seats before 8 17 6
Seats won 5 2 3
Seats after 12 11 8
Seat change 4 6 2
Popular vote 5,749 5,557 5,018
Percentage 33.8% 32.6% 32.4%
Swing 2.8% 3.7% 1.2%
  Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 0 seats,
0.0%
Seats before 1
Seats won 0
Seats after 1
Seat change
Popular vote 0
Percentage 0.0%
Swing
Map of results of 1972 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

 Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

Election result
Party Votes Seats Full Council
Labour Party 5,749 (33.8%)
2.8 5 (55.6%)
5 / 9
 4 12 (37.5%)
12 / 32
Conservative Party 5,557 (32.6%)
3.7 1 (11.1%)
1 / 9
 6 11 (34.4%)
11 / 32
Liberal Party 5,521 (32.4%)
1.2 3 (33.3%)
3 / 9
 2 8 (25.0%)
8 / 32
Independent 0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 9
 1 (3.1%)
1 / 32
Communist Party 203 (1.2%)
0.3 0 (0.0%)
0 / 9
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council
↓
12 8 1 11

Aldermen
↓
2 1 5

Councillors
↓
10 8 6

Ward results

Dunham
Dunham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Hutchinson 872 64.2 -30.7
Conservative I. N. Dixon 424 31.2 N/A
Communist A. Cooper 63 4.6 -0.5
Majority 448 33.0 -56.8
Turnout 1,359 40.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

East Central
East Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. McGarry 571 60.6 -3.7
Conservative F. D. Whiteley 372 39.4 +3.7
Majority 199 21.2 -7.4
Turnout 943 35.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

North
North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Oliver* 693 83.2
Communist E. Sheldon 140 16.8
Majority 553 66.4
Turnout 833 25.2
Labour hold Swing

South West
South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. B. Dunn* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (1)
Timperley (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal B. C. Lynch 871 51.7
Conservative F. R. Metcalf* 815 48.3
Majority 56 3.4
Turnout 1,686 50.0
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Timperley (2)
Timperley (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. R. Richardson 1,066 60.4 +7.5
Conservative J. Somerset* 700 39.6 -7.5
Majority 366 20.8 +15.0
Turnout 1,766 52.8
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Timperley (3)
Timperley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal S. Williamson* 1,379 70.7 0
Conservative H. D. Burton 571 29.3 0
Majority 808 41.4 0
Turnout 1,950 53.3
Liberal hold Swing

Timperley (4)
Timperley (4) (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Wharton 1,937 46.4 +11.0
Labour V. Collett 1,676 40.2 +4.8
Conservative R. Holden 1,366 32.7 -3.9
Liberal R. Bowker 1,325 31.7 +3.7
Conservative D. Bowyer 1,309 31.4 -4.0
Liberal T. D. Ballard 880 21.1 -6.9
Majority 310 7.4
Turnout 4,174 55.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References
  1. Town by town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1972, p.16
  2. Labour take over Borough Council, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 11, 1972, p.1
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