1969 Hale Urban District Council election

1969 Hale Urban District Council election

←  1968 10 May 1969 (1969-05-10) 1970  →
5 of 12 seats to Hale Urban District Council 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Residents Last election 2 seats, 57.9% 1 seats, 28.7% 1 seats, 13.4% Seats before 7 2 3 Seats won 4 1 0 Seats after 9 2 1 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 3,579 1,608 1,482 Percentage 53.7% 24.1% 22.2% Swing 4.2% 4.6% 8.8%
Map of results of 1969 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 10 May 1969. 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		3,579 (53.7%)		4.2	4 (80.0%)	4 / 5	2	9 (75.0%)	9 / 12
Liberal Party		1,608 (24.1%)		4.6	1 (20.0%)	1 / 5		2 (16.7%)	2 / 12
Residents		1,482 (22.2%)		8.8	0 (0.0%)	0 / 5	2	1 (8.3%)	1 / 12

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Ward results

Bollin

Bollin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. A. Roberts	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. W. Barrett	1,131	61.8	−1.3
	Liberal	A. G. Taylor	699	38.2	+1.3
Majority			432	23.6	−2.6
Turnout			1,830	54.8	−0.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

North

North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. P. Atkin*	909	53.9	0.0
	Conservative	A. Knott	779	46.1	0.0
Majority			130	7.8	0.0
Turnout			1,688	57.8	0.0
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wellgreen

Wellgreen (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. G. Stewart	836	51.2	+6.5
	Conservative	P. A. A. Pepper	833	51.0	+6.3
	Residents	R. Hainsworth*	774	47.4	−7.9
	Residents	H. James	708	43.3	−12.0
Majority			59	3.6
Turnout			1,634	61.0	+0.6
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

References

1. TOWN BY TOWN POLL RESULTS, Manchester Evening News, May 12, 1969, p.12
2. Hale, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 15, 1969, p.11