1961 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
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Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 11 May 1961. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council.[1][2]
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8 of 32 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
editParty | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 5,201 (39.6%) | 11.4 | 2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8
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2 | 15 (46.9%) | 15 / 32
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Labour Party | 3,388 (25.8%) | 2.9 | 2 (37.5%) | 3 / 8
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8 (25.0%) | 8 / 32
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Liberal Party | 4,542 (34.6%) | 12.9 | 3 (37.5%) | 3 / 8
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2 | 5 (15.6%) | 5 / 32
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Independent | 0 (0.0%) | 4.4 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 8
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4 (12.5%) | 4 / 32
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Full council
edit8 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
Aldermen
edit4 | 4 |
Councillors
edit8 | 5 | 11 |
Ward results
editDunham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Hoyle* | uncontested | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. R. Littler* | 730 | 52.8 | −7.7 | |
Labour | A. Quinn | 654 | 47.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 76 | 5.5 | −15.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,384 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Harmer* | 780 | 41.5 | −12.4 | |
Conservative | P. Oliver | 639 | 34.0 | −12.1 | |
Liberal | F. Valentine | 461 | 24.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 141 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,880 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
South West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. J. Jones* | uncontested | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Timperley (1)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | F. Aldhouse | 1,022 | 51.2 | −4.6 | |
Conservative | L. W. Adkin | 748 | 37.5 | −6.7 | |
Labour | W. Smith | 225 | 11.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 274 | 13.7 | +2.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,995 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Timperley (2)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | W. H. Cawdron* | 983 | 49.2 | +15.7 | |
Conservative | R. P. Spragg | 739 | 37.0 | −14.7 | |
Labour | B. Mines | 277 | 13.8 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 244 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,999 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Timperley (3)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | D. Harper | 1,280 | 58.2 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | H. N. Jackson | 919 | 41.8 | −8.3 | |
Majority | 361 | 16.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,199 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Timperley (4)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. Wharton* | 1,452 | 39.5 | ||
Conservative | R. Hall | 1,426 | 38.8 | ||
Liberal | A. Wright | 796 | 21.7 | ||
Majority | 26 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,674 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |