1968 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election

1968 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
8 of 32 seats ; to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council ; 16 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1968 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election; ; Conservative

Last updated May 29, 2024

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 9 May 1968. 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	6,897 (57.7%)	9.4	6 (75.0%)	6 / 8	1	20 (62.5%)	20 / 32
Labour Party	2,324 (19.5%)	14.6	1 (12.5%)	1 / 8	1	6 (18.8%)	6 / 32
Liberal Party	2,231 (18.7%)	1.8	1 (12.5%)	1 / 8		3 (9.4%)	3 / 32
Independent	189 (1.6%)	1.6	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		3 (9.4%)	3 / 32
Communist Party	303 (2.5%)	1.8	0 (0.0%)	0 / 8		0 (0.0%)	0 / 32

Full council

↓
6	3	3	20

Aldermen

↓
1	3	4

Councillors

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5	3	16

Ward results

Dunham

Dunham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. M. Hoyle*	845	85.5	-5.6
	Communist	B. Rothman	143	14.5	+5.6
Majority			702	71.0	-11.2
Turnout			988
	Labour hold		Swing

East Central

East Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. T. Jenkinson	613	63.7	+10.1
	Labour	R. E. Singer	350	36.3	-10.1
Majority			263	27.4	+20.2
Turnout			963
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

North

North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. G. Warburton	852	57.2	+12.3
	Labour	L. M. Smith*	478	32.1	-7.9
	Communist	E. Sheldon	160	10.7	N/A
Majority			374	25.1	+20.2
Turnout			1,490
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

South West

South West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. A. Harrison*	830	81.5	+21.3
	Independent	K. Jagger	189	18.5	N/A
Majority			641	63.0	+42.6
Turnout			1,019
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timperley (1)

Timperley (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. R. Metcalf*	967	63.7	-7.4
	Liberal	R. Sands	552	36.3	N/A
Majority			415	27.4	-14.8
Turnout			1,519
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timperley (2)

Timperley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. E. Jackson	989	67.9	+22.4
	Liberal	K. D. Burton	468	32.1	+11.9
Majority			521	35.8	+24.6
Turnout			1,457
	Conservative hold		Swing

Timperley (3)

Timperley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	M. W. F. Hiett*	1,211	57.9	+3.2
	Conservative	E. Richardson	879	42.1	-3.2
Majority			332	15.8	+6.4
Turnout			2,090
	Liberal hold		Swing

Timperley (4)

Timperley (4)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Hall*	1,767	73.1	+18.5
	Labour	J. Siddall	651	26.9	-18.5
Majority			1,116	46.2	+37.0
Turnout			2,418
	Conservative hold		Swing

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References

↑ Town by town poll results, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1968, p.18
↑ Lancashire and Cheshire boroughs, The Guardian, May 10, 1968, p.4

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[1] Town by town poll results, Manchester Evening News, May 10, 1968, p.18

[2] Lancashire and Cheshire boroughs, The Guardian, May 10, 1968, p.4

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v t e (1967 ←) 1968 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1969)
London boroughs	Barking Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster
County boroughs	Cardiff Leeds Liverpool Merthyr Tydfil Newport Sheffield Swansea
City corporations	Aberdeen Dundee Edinburgh Glasgow
Elections in the London boroughs were due in May 1967, but were postponed one year by the London Government Act 1967.