1970 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
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8 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, 7 May 1970. 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 | 3,355 (36.8%) | ![]() |
4 (50.0%) | 4 / 8
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22 (68.8%) | 22 / 32
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Labour Party | 2,280 (25.0%) | ![]() |
2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8
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5 (15.6%) | 5 / 32
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Liberal Party | 2,318 (25.4%) | ![]() |
2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8
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4 (12.5%) | 4 / 32
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Independent | 0 (0.0%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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1 (3.1%) | 1 / 32
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Communist Party | 175 (1.9%) | ![]() |
0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 32
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Full council
[edit]5 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
Aldermen
[edit]2 | 1 | 5 |
Councillors
[edit]3 | 4 | 17 |
Ward results
[edit]Dunham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Hoyle* | 1,099 | 65.9 | +35.2 | |
Conservative | A. Whitehurst | 522 | 31.3 | −26.0 | |
Communist | B. Rothman | 46 | 2.8 | −9.2 | |
Majority | 577 | 28.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,667 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | C. R. Tyrie | 589 | 54.6 | +12.2 | |
Conservative | H. Scholar | 489 | 45.4 | −12.2 | |
Majority | 100 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,078 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. W. Stroud | 795 | 52.4 | ||
Labour | W. J. Webb | 592 | 39.1 | ||
Communist | E. Sheldon | 129 | 8.5 | ||
Majority | 203 | 13.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,516 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. A. Ryder | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (1)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. A. Cragg* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (2)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. W. Davenport | 945 | 52.9 | +13.5 | |
Conservative | H. E. Ablard | 843 | 47.1 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 102 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,788 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Timperley (3)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | D. Harper* | 1,373 | 66.0 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | V. T. J. Symond | 706 | 34.0 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 667 | 32.0 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,079 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Timperley (4)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Sheldon | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |