1959 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

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1959 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
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  1958 7 May 1959 (1959-05-07) 1960  

8 of 32 seats
to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election5 seats,
50.5%
2 seats,
37.3%
0 seats,
0.0%
Seats before1786
Seats won430
Seats after1686
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote8,0784,8680
Percentage49.5%29.8%0.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.0%Decrease2.svg7.5%Steady2.svg

 Fourth party
 
Party Liberal
Last election1 seats,
12.3%
Seats before1
Seats won1
Seats after2
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote3,387
Percentage20.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg8.4%

Altrincham 1959.png
Map of results of 1959 election

Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1959. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party reatined overall control of the council. [1] [2]

Contents

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 8,078 (49.5%)
Decrease2.svg 1.04 (50.0%)
4 / 8
Decrease2.svg 116 (50.0%)
16 / 32
Labour Party 4,868 (29.8%)
Decrease2.svg 7.53 (37.5%)
3 / 8
Steady2.svg8 (25.0%)
8 / 32
Independent 0 (0.0%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 8
Steady2.svg6 (18.8%)
6 / 32
Liberal Party 3,387 (20.7%)
Increase2.svg 8.41 (12.5%)
1 / 8
Increase2.svg12 (6.3%)
2 / 32

Full council

82616

Aldermen

53

Councillors

82113

Ward results

Dunham

Dunham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. M. Hoyle*1,31870.2N/A
Conservative K. C. Jagger55929.8N/A
Majority75940.4
Turnout 1,877
Labour hold Swing

East Central

East Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. J. Webb*86050.1+1.3
Conservative T. Barry85849.9-1.3
Majority20.2
Turnout 1,718
Labour hold Swing

North

North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. M. Smith*1,02156.9-0.2
Conservative P. Oliver77343.1+0.2
Majority24813.8-0.4
Turnout 1,794
Labour hold Swing

South West

South-West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Willeringhouse*86463.5+1.0
Liberal A. Gibbon49736.5N/A
Majority24827.0+2.0
Turnout 1,361
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (1)

Timperley (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal M. Prickett1,05556.8N/A
Conservative R. F. Legat*80443.2-18.8
Majority27413.7
Turnout 1,859
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Timperley (2)

Timperley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. C. Partridge*91944.7+4.2
Liberal P. Franklin85641.7+0.4
Labour J. B. Cullingworth27913.6-4.6
Majority633.0
Turnout 2,054
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (3)

Timperley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative I. M. MacLennan*1,02751.2+6.4
Liberal D. Dickson97948.8+7.7
Majority482.4-1.3
Turnout 2,006
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (4)

Timperley (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. M. Fitton*2,02359.3+6.1
Labour R. Knowles1,39040.7-6.1
Majority63318.6+12.2
Turnout 3,413
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. Town by town poll results, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1959, p.5
  2. Lancashire and Cheshire Boroughs, The Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1959, p.4