1965 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

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1965 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
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  1964 13 May 1965 (1965-05-13) 1966  

9 of 32 seats
to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election3 seats,
36.1%
4 seats,
29.0%
1 seats,
34.9%
Seats before12116
Seats won621
Seats after15104
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote7,1623,6333,950
Percentage48.6%24.6%26.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg12.5%Decrease2.svg4.4%Decrease2.svg8.1%

 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Last election0 seats,
0.0%
Seats before3
Seats won0
Seats after3
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote0
Percentage0.0%
SwingSteady2.svg

Altrincham 1965.png
Map of results of 1965 election

Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1965. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control. [1] [2]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 7,162 (48.6%)
Increase2.svg 12.56 (66.7%)
6 / 9
Increase2.svg 315 (46.9%)
15 / 32
Labour Party 3,633 (24.6%)
Decrease2.svg 4.42 (22.2%)
2 / 9
Decrease2.svg 110 (31.6%)
10 / 32
Liberal Party 3,950 (26.8%)
Decrease2.svg 8.11 (11.1%)
1 / 9
Decrease2.svg 24 (12.5%)
4 / 32
Independent 0 (0.0%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 9
Steady2.svg3 (9.4%)
3 / 32

Full council

104315

Aldermen

134

Councillors

9411

Ward results

Dunham

Dunham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. M. Hoyle*uncontested
Labour hold Swing

East Central

East Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. T. Jenkinson86461.9+20.8
Labour W. J. Webb*53138.1-3.2
Majority33323.8
Turnout 1,395
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

North

North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. M. Smith*71845.1-11.2
Conservative R. H. Alcock48130.2N/A
Liberal R. J. Waddington39424.7-19.0
Majority23714.9+2.3
Turnout 1,593
Labour hold Swing

South West

South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. A. Harrison83464.6+12.2
Liberal J. D. Carter45835.4-12.2
Majority37629.2+24.4
Turnout 1,292
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (1)

Timperley (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. R. Metcalf*82947.5+9.4
Liberal H. C. Kennedy49928.6-1.2
Labour D. Gill41623.9-8.3
Majority33018.9+13.0
Turnout 1,744
Conservative hold Swing

Timperley (2)

Timperley (2) (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. E. Jackson92624.7
Conservative J. Somerset83022.1
Liberal P. Franklin*64617.2
Liberal R. G. Sharp56115.0
Labour C. R. Tyrie39610.6
Labour R. Wilman38910.4
Majority1844.9
Turnout 3,748
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Timperley (3)

Timperley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal M. W. F. Hiett*1,02953.9-7.7
Conservative F. J. Tansey88046.1+7.7
Majority1497.8-15.4
Turnout 1,909
Liberal hold Swing

Timperley (4)

Timperley (4)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Hall*1,51849.5+14.3
Labour R. E. Singer1,18338.6-10.0
Liberal G. D. Whitworth36311.9-4.3
Majority33510.9
Turnout 2,856
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. How the towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1965, p.17
  2. TORIES ONLY TWO SEATS SHORT OF COUNCIL CONTROL, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 21, 1965, p.11