1947 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election

1947 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 Liberal Labour Last election 4 seats, 35.2% 2 seats, 20.3% 2 seats, 43.0% Seats before 16 7 9 Seats won 7 1 0 Seats after 20 7 5 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 15,243 2,750 11,354 Percentage 51.7% 9.3% 38.5% Swing 16.5% 11.0% 4.5%
Map of results of 1947 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Stretford Council were held on Saturday, 1 November 1947. 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

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		15,243 (51.7%)		16.5	7 (87.5%)	7 / 8	4	20 (62.5%)	20 / 32
Liberal Party		2,750 (9.3%)		11.0	1 (12.5%)	1 / 8		7 (21.9%)	7 / 32
Labour Party		11,354 (38.5%)		4.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8	4	5 (15.6%)	5 / 32
Communist Party		135 (0.5%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

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Ward results

Clifford

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Butterworth	1,942	58.9	N/A
	Labour	G. Ney*	1,286	39.0	−13.5
	Communist	R. Watts	68	2.1	N/A
Majority			656	19.9
Turnout			3,296
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Cornbrook

Cornbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. M. Maxted	1,926	60.3	+3.9
	Labour	J. Stoddart	1,269	39.7	−3.9
Majority			657	20.6
Turnout			3,195
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. T. Lee*	2,576	62.4	+4.6
	Labour	H. Pyper	1,552	37.6	−4.6
Majority			1,024	24.8	+9.2
Turnout			4,128
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. P. Downes	1,926	52.0	+8.7
	Labour	H. Ney*	1,778	48.0	−8.7
Majority			148	4.0
Turnout			3,704
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Stretford

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Cawley*	2,446	65.5	+4.2
	Labour	G. H. Evans	1,291	34.5	−4.2
Majority			1,155	31.0	+8.4
Turnout			3,737
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talbot North

Talbot North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Matthews	2,114	50.6	+2.6
	Labour	W. Fearnhead*	2,000	47.8	+1.8
	Communist	A. Bates	67	1.6	−2.4
Majority			114	2.7	+0.7
Turnout			4,181
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Talbot South

Talbot South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. W. Davison	2,313	61.0	N/A
	Labour	E. Hall*	1,481	39.0	−2.9
Majority			832	22.0
Turnout			3,794
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Trafford

Trafford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. R. Cannell*	2,750	79.8	+6.2
	Labour	S. Bradshaw	697	20.2	−6.2
Majority			2,053	59.6	+12.4
Turnout			3,447
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. Conservatives Gain 4 Seats in Stretford, Stretford & Urmston News, November 7, 1947, p.7
2. SALFORD TORY GAINS IN BIGGEST POLL, The Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1947, p.6