1946 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

1946 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

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8 of 32 seats to Stretford Municipal Borough Council 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Last election 3 seats, 37.5% 7 seats, 47.5% 2 seats, 8.4% Seats before 13 9 10 Seats won 4 2 2 Seats after 13 10 9 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 7,643 9,328 4,393 Percentage 35.2% 43.0% 20.3% Swing 2.3% 4.5% 11.9%
Map of results of 1946 election
Leader of the Council before election No overall control Leader of the Council after election No overall control

Elections to Stretford Council were held on Friday, 1 November 1946. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		7,643 (35.2%)		2.3	4 (50.0%)	4 / 8		13 (40.6%)	13 / 32
Labour Party		9,328 (43.0%)		4.5	1 (25.0%)	2 / 8	1	10 (31.3%)	10 / 32
Liberal Party		4,393 (20.3%)		11.9	2 (25.0%)	2 / 8	1	9 (28.1%)	9 / 32
Communist Party		123 (0.6%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 32
Independent Labour Party		116 (0.5%)		1.8	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32
Independent		81 (0.4%)		3.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

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13

Aldermen

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Councillors

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Ward results

Clifford

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Cavanagh	962	52.5	+1.9
	Liberal	H. H. Eckersall	788	43.0	N/A
	Independent	A. Dillon	81	4.4	N/A
Majority			174	9.5	+9.0
Turnout			1,831
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Cornbrook

Cornbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. S. Holt*	1,207	56.4	N/A
	Labour	J. Stoddart	932	43.6	+1.4
Majority			275	12.8
Turnout			2,139
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. M. Robinson*	1,914	57.8	−2.0
	Labour	H. Pyper	1,396	42.2	+3.8
Majority			518	15.6	+3.2
Turnout			3,310
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. S. Armitage	1,535	56.7	−5.7
	Conservative	W. P. Downes	1,171	43.3	+11.0
Majority			364	13.4	−10.9
Turnout			2,706
	Labour hold		Swing

Stretford

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Hewerdine	1,880	61.3	+5.6
	Labour	G. H. Evans	1,185	38.7	−5.6
Majority			695	22.6	+11.2
Turnout			3,065
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talbot North

Talbot North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Grieve*	1,471	48.0	+2.3
	Labour	G. R. Parker	1,411	46.0	−8.0
	Communist	R. Watts	123	4.0	N/A
	Ind. Labour Party	L. Flash	62	2.0	−3.1
Majority			60	2.0
Turnout			3,067
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talbot South

Talbot South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Hargreaves*	1,580	56.2	N/A
	Labour	W. E. Dutton	1,179	41.9	−12.6
	Ind. Labour Party	F. G. Barton	54	1.9	N/A
Majority			401	14.3
Turnout			2,813
	Liberal hold		Swing

Trafford

Trafford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Thomason*	2,025	73.6	+9.8
	Labour	A. Wilcox	728	26.4	−9.8
Majority			1,297	47.2	+19.4
Turnout			2,753
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. LABOUR GAMBLE FAILED, Stretford & Urmston News, November 8, 1946, p.7
2. "SALFORD LABOUR GAINS". Manchester Guardian. 2 November 1946. Retrieved 16 March 2024.