1960 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

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1960 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
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  1959 12 May 1960 (1960-05-12) 1961  

9 of 32 seats
to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election4 seats,
49.5%
3 seats,
29.8%
0 seats,
0.0%
Seats before1884
Seats won620
Seats after1784
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote7,0743,170608
Percentage51.0%22.9%4.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.5%Decrease2.svg6.9%Increase2.svg4.4

 Fourth party
 
Party Liberal
Last election1 seats,
20.7%
Seats before2
Seats won1
Seats after3
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote3,006
Percentage21.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.0%

Altrincham 1960.png
Map of results of 1960 election

Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

Leader of the Council after election


Conservative

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 12 May 1960. 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 7,074 (51.0%)
Increase2.svg 1.56 (66.7%)
6 / 9
Steady2.svg17 (53.1%)
17 / 32
Labour Party 3,170 (22.9%)
Decrease2.svg 6.92 (22.2%)
2 / 9
Steady2.svg8 (25.0%)
8 / 32
Independent 608 (4.4%)
Increase2.svg 4.40 (0.0%)
0 / 9
Steady2.svg4 (12.5%)
4 / 32
Liberal Party 3,009 (21.7%)
Increase2.svg 1.01 (11.1%)
1 / 9
Increase2.svg13 (9.4%)
3 / 32

Full council

83417

Aldermen

44

Councillors

8313

Ward results

Dunham

Dunham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Yates*uncontested
Labour hold Swing

East Central

East Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Barry93060.5+10.6
Independent W. Murphy60839.5N/A
Majority32221.0
Turnout 1,538
Conservative hold Swing

North

North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Street*84353.9-3.0
Conservative P. Oliver72046.1+3.0
Majority1237.8-6.0
Turnout 1,563
Labour hold Swing

South West

South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. B. Dunnuncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (1)

Timperley (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal N. Schofield90555.8-1.0
Conservative L. W. Adkin71644.2+1.0
Majority18911.7-2.0
Turnout 1,621
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Timperley (2)

Timperley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. M. Kelsall*98551.7+7.0
Liberal A. Gibbon63833.5-8.2
Labour B. Culkingworth28214.8+1.2
Majority34718.2+15.2
Turnout 1,905
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (3)

Timperley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. R. Wilson*92250.1-1.1
Liberal D. Harper92049.9+1.1
Majority20.2-2.2
Turnout 1,842
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (4)

Timperley (4) (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. Jagger1,46327.1
Conservative W. Glenfield1,33824.8
Labour E. Richardson1,03919.3
Labour C. Mack1,00618.7
Liberal P. Tinker54610.1
Majority2995.5
Turnout 5,392
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. All the results from your town, Manchester Evening News, May 13, 1960, p.29
  2. Lancashire and Cheshire boroughs, The Guardian, May 13, 1960, p.12