Elections to Urmston 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 Urmston before it became part of Trafford The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1][2]
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7 of 21 seats to Urmston Urban District 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map of results of 1972 election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
edit| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 7,467 (56.7%) |  14.7
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6 (85.7%) | 6 / 7
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16 (76.2%) | 16 / 21
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| Labour Party | 5,692 (43.3%) | 3.9
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1 (14.3%) | 1 / 7
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4 (19.0%) | 4 / 21
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| Liberal Party | 0 (0.0%) | 6.0
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0 (0.0%) | 0 / 7
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1 (4.8%) | 1 / 21
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| 4 | 1 | 16 |
Ward results
editDavyhulme East
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | R. Haigh* | 1,214 | 58.0 | +11.1 | |
| Labour | A. P. Beaver | 880 | 42.0 | -11.1 | |
| Majority | 334 | 16.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,094 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Davyhulme West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | E. Durant* | 1,288 | 58.5 | +7.9 | |
| Labour | C. Jackson | 913 | 41.5 | -7.9 | |
| Majority | 375 | 17.0 | +15.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,201 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Flixton Central
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | W. Wroe* | 1,111 | 58.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | P. Hayes | 796 | 41.7 | +14.4 | |
| Majority | 315 | 16.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,907 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Flixton East
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | T. Evans | 1,168 | 66.0 | +7.0 | |
| Labour | K. D. Barnes | 603 | 34.0 | -7.0 | |
| Majority | 565 | 32.0 | +14.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,771 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Flixton West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | A. Stringer | 1,031 | 57.2 | -4.0 | |
| Conservative | G. B. Lumby | 772 | 42.8 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 259 | 14.4 | -8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,803 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Urmston East
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | A. R. Coupe | 995 | 55.7 | +7.6 | |
| Labour | A. Payne | 790 | 44.3 | -7.6 | |
| Majority | 205 | 11.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,785 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Urmston West
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | J. F. Egan* | 919 | 57.5 | +1.0 | |
| Labour | R. E. Taylor | 679 | 42.5 | -1.0 | |
| Majority | 240 | 15.0 | +2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,598 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||