1969 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
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9 of 32 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1969. 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
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 7,689 (58.7%) | ![]() |
8 (88.9%) | 8 / 9
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23 (71.9%) | 23 / 32
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Labour Party | 2,723 (20.8%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9
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4 (12.5%) | 4 / 32
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Liberal Party | 2,351 (17.9%) | ![]() |
1 (11.1%) | 1 / 9
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3 (9.4%) | 3 / 32
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Independent | 0 (0.0%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9
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2 (6.3%) | 2 / 32
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Communist Party | 342 (2.6%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 9
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32
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Full council
[edit]4 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
Aldermen
[edit]2 | 2 | 4 |
Councillors
[edit]2 | 3 | 19 |
Ward results
[edit]Dunham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | N. Spratt | 714 | 57.3 | N/A | |
Labour | W. Yates* | 383 | 30.7 | −54.8 | |
Communist | B. Rothman | 149 | 12.0 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 331 | 26.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,246 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
East Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | F. J. Cable | 610 | 57.6 | −6.1 | |
Labour | C. Livingstone* | 449 | 42.4 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 161 | 15.2 | −12.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,059 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | O. Wilson | 939 | 31.3 | ||
Conservative | F. Dodson | 816 | 27.2 | ||
Labour | W. J. Webb | 560 | 18.7 | ||
Labour | C. R. Tyrie | 491 | 16.4 | ||
Communist | E. Sheldon | 193 | 6.4 | ||
Majority | 256 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,999 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. B. Dunn* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (1)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Gordon* | 1,142 | 75.8 | +12.1 | |
Liberal | S. Hughes | 364 | 24.2 | −12.1 | |
Majority | 778 | 51.6 | +24.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,506 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (2)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Somerset* | 893 | 50.6 | −17.3 | |
Liberal | J. W. Davenport | 695 | 39.4 | +7.3 | |
Labour | R. E. Slager | 177 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 198 | 11.2 | −24.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,765 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (3)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | S. Williamson* | 1,292 | 63.3 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | H. Scholar | 750 | 36.7 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 542 | 26.6 | +10.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,042 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Timperley (4)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Lydiatt* | 1,824 | 73.3 | +0.2 | |
Labour | V. Collett | 663 | 26.7 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 1,161 | 46.6 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,487 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections between 1969 and 1970
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Weedall | 1,019 | 68.5 | −4.8 | |
Labour | V. Collett | 468 | 31.5 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 551 | 37.0 | −9.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,487 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |