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Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1951. 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]
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 2,869 (32.2%) |  28.8 | 4 (50.0%) | 4 / 8 | 2 | 20 (62.5%) | 20 / 32 | |||
| Independent | 3,092 (34.7%) |  34.7 | 2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8 |  | 8 (25.0%) | 8 / 32 | |||
| Labour Party | 2,938 (33.0%) | 6.0 | 2 (25.0%) | 2 / 8 | 2 | 4 (12.5%) | 4 / 32 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Mason | 1,084 | 57.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | E. Ormerod | 816 | 42.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 268 | 14.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,900 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. A. Yarwood | 899 | 52.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | A. R. Littler* | 811 | 47.4 | -18.2 | |
| Majority | 88 | 5.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,710 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. E. Chapman | 871 | 51.3 | +3.7 | |
| Independent | E. Odlin* | 826 | 48.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 45 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,697 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | T. C. Lochhead | 1,242 | 76.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | D. R. Hughes | 380 | 23.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 862 | 53.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,622 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | R. S. Watson* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | R. M. Kelsall* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | F. Marsland* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | F. Gibson* | 1,367 | 69.4 | N/A | |
| Labour | G. Harmer | 603 | 30.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 764 | 38.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,970 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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