1938 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
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7 of 28 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council 14 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Tuesday, 1 November 1938. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. Independents retained overall control of the council.[1][2] These were the last local elections held in Altrincham until after the end of the Second World War.
Election result
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Independent | 2,882 (55.5%) | ![]() |
5 (71.4%) | 5 / 7
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22 (78.6%) | 22 / 28
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Labour Party | 2,310 (44.5%) | ![]() |
2 (28.6%) | 2 / 7
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6 (21.4%) | 6 / 28
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Full council
[edit]6 | 22 |
Aldermen
[edit]1 | 6 |
Councillors
[edit]5 | 16 |
Ward results
[edit]Dunham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. C. Handford* | 889 | 64.1 | N/A | |
Independent | B. Freeman | 497 | 35.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 392 | 28.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,386 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | J. S. Pearson* | uncontested | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. Farrar* | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
South West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | T. P. Bell Houlden* | uncontested | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Timperley (1)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | R. S. Watson | 541 | 51.9 | ||
Labour | F. B. Meadowcroft | 501 | 48.1 | ||
Majority | 40 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,042 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Timperley (2)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | G. C. Aldhouse* | 806 | 67.3 | ||
Labour | A. Peacock | 392 | 32.7 | ||
Majority | 414 | 34.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,198 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Timperley (3)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | G. M. Rourke* | 1,038 | 66.3 | ||
Labour | J. E. Marsden | 528 | 33.7 | ||
Majority | 510 | 32.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,566 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |