1945 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

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1945 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election
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12 of 32 seats
to Stretford Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats before1849
Seats won372
Seats after1399
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg5Steady2.svg
Popular vote12,57815,9392,820
Percentage37.5%47.5%8.4%
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats before1
Seats won0
Seats after1
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,458
Percentage4.3%
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Map of results of 1945 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1945. 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] These were the first local elections held in Stretford since the outbreak of the Second World War.

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 12,578 (37.5%)
3 (25.0%)
3 / 12
Decrease2.svg 513 (40.6%)
13 / 32
Labour Party 15,939 (47.5%)
7 (58.3%)
7 / 12
Increase2.svg 59 (28.1%)
9 / 32
Liberal Party 2,820 (8.4%)
2 (16.7%)
2 / 12
Steady2.svg9 (28.1%)
9 / 32
Independent 1,458 (4.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 12
Steady2.svg1 (3.1%)
1 / 32
Independent Labour Party 760 (2.3%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 12
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council

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99113

Aldermen

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1313

Councillors

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8610

Ward results

Clifford

Clifford (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Kirkbright1,10750.6
Labour G. Ney1,10150.3
Conservative T. Butterworth*1,09149.9
Conservative W. W. Smith*1,07549.2
Majority100.5
Turnout 2,187
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Cornbrook

Cornbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal F. Ellison*1,13157.8
Labour J. Stoddart82742.2
Majority30415.6
Turnout 1,958
Liberal hold Swing

Longford

Longford (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Forbes*2,24759.8
Conservative R. T. Lee1,91150.8
Labour D. C. Moody1,44338.4
Labour A. Burrows1,33635.5
Independent F. P. Fay58215.5
Majority46812.4
Turnout 3,760
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Park

Park (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. F. Fox1,69162.4
Labour H. Ney1,53456.6
Independent H. Maunders87632.3
Conservative G. Wakerley87432.3
Ind. Labour Party W. Hall2609.6
Ind. Labour Party F. G. Barton1826.7
Majority65824.3
Turnout 2,709
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Stretford

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Trythall*1,40455.7
Labour E. Alcock1,11844.3
Majority28611.4
Turnout 2,522
Conservative hold Swing

Talbot North

Talbot North (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Reid1,69354.0
Labour W. Fearnhead1,57950.4
Conservative B. Davidson1,43245.7
Conservative T. Davies*1,24839.8
Ind. Labour Party J. J. Vivian1605.1
Ind. Labour Party L. Flash1585.0
Majority1474.7
Turnout 3,135
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Talbot South

Talbot South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Hall1,55154.5
Conservative R. P. Wheeler1,29645.5
Majority2559.0
Turnout 2,847
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Trafford

Trafford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Thorpe*1,68963.8
Labour A. Ward95936.2
Majority73027.6
Turnout 2,648
Liberal hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Clifford, Stretford & Urmston News, November 9, 1946, p.7
  2. ↑ "NORTH OF ENGLAND BOROUGHS". Manchester Guardian. 2 November 1945. Retrieved 3 March 2024.{{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
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