1952 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

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1952 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
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  1951 8 May 1952 (1952-05-08) 1953  

8 of 32 seats
to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Last election4 seats,
32.2%
2 seats,
34.7%
2 seats,
33.0%
Seats before2084
Seats won602
Seats after2075
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote5,05903,780
Percentage52.9%0.0%39.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg20.7%Decrease2.svg34.7%Increase2.svg6.5%

Altrincham 1952.png
Map of results of 1952 election

Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1952. 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]

Contents

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 5,059 (52.9%)
Increase2.svg 20.76 (75.0%)
6 / 8
Steady2.svg20 (62.5%)
20 / 32
Independent 0 (0.0%)
Decrease2.svg 34.70 (0.0%)
0 / 8
Decrease2.svg 17 (21.9%)
7 / 32
Labour Party 3,780 (39.5%)
Increase2.svg 6.52 (25.0%)
2 / 8
Increase2.svg 15 (15.6%)
5 / 32
Liberal Party 726 (7.6%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 32

Full council

5720

Aldermen

53

Councillors

5217

Ward results

Dunham

Dunham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Baxter*1,29567.1+10.0
Conservative W. E. Bendell63642.9-10.0
Majority65934.1+20.0
Turnout 1,931
Labour hold Swing

East Central

East Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. R. Littler1,05457.9+10.5
Labour K. S. Robinson76642.1N/A
Majority28815.8
Turnout 1,820
Conservative hold Swing

North

North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Harmer1,10253.7+2.4
Conservative A. Fraser95146.3N/A
Majority1517.4+4.7
Turnout 2,053
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

South West

South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Ormeroduncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (1)

Timperley (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. L. Baxendale*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (2)

Timperley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. J. Endacott1,28267.5N/A
Labour M. Walsh61732.5N/A
Majority66535.0
Turnout 1,899
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (3)

Timperley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. A. Haigh*1,13661.0N/A
Liberal F. Y. Orrell72639.0N/A
Majority41022.0
Turnout 1,862
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (4)

Timperley (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Melvin Turneruncontested
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

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References

  1. Labour wins another seat at Altrincham, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 16, 1952, p.9
  2. TORY LOSSES IN CHESHIRE, The Manchester Guardian, May 9, 1952, p.8