1967 Hale Urban District Council election

1967 Hale Urban District Council election

←  1966 6 May 1967 (1967-05-06) 1968  →
4 of 12 seats to Hale Urban District Council 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Residents Liberal Last election 2 seats, 46.3% 1 seats, 29.3% 1 seats, 17.6% Seats before 7 3 2 Seats won 3 1 0 Seats after 7 3 2 Seat change Popular vote 835 0 777 Percentage 46.0% 0.0% 42.8% Swing 0.3% 29.3% 25.2%
Map of results of 1967 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 6 May 1967. 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]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		835 (46.0%)		0.3	3 (75.0%)	3 / 4		7 (58.3%)	7 / 12
Residents		0 (0.0%)		29.3	1 (25.0%)	1 / 4		3 (25.0%)	3 / 12
Liberal Party		777 (42.8%)		25.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 4		2 (16.7%)	2 / 12
Labour Party		202 (11.3%)		4.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 4		0 (0.0%)	0 / 12

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Ward results

Bollin

Bollin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. S. Pickles*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. A. L. Sawyer*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

North

North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Godwin*	835	46.0	+8.3
	Liberal	A. D. Young	777	42.8	−3.5
	Labour	D. R. Merriman	202	11.1	−6.9
Majority			58	3.2
Turnout			1,814	63.2	+1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wellgreen

Wellgreen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Residents	S. A. Hatton*	uncontested
	Residents hold		Swing

References

1. Hale, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1967, p.4
2. Tories hold Hale North Ward, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 11, 1967, p.11