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Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 9 May 1970. 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]
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 2,496 (46.8%) | 2 (50.0%) | 2 / 4 |  2 | 7 (58.3%) | 7 / 12 | ||||
| Liberal Party | 1,987 (37.2%) | 2 (50.0%) | 2 / 4 |  2 | 4 (33.3%) | 4 / 12 | ||||
| Residents | 856 (16.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 4 |  | 1 (8.3%) | 1 / 12 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. S. Pickles* | uncontested | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | A. G. Taylor | 1,034 | 54.2 | ||
| Conservative | W. A. L. Sawyer* | 837 | 45.8 | ||
| Majority | 161 | 8.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,907 | 55.8 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | J. W. Parker | 953 | 56.0 | ||
| Conservative | J. Jenner | 750 | 44.0 | ||
| Majority | 203 | 12.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,703 | 56.4 | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | P. A. A. Pepper* | 909 | 51.5 | ||
| Residents | H. James | 856 | 48.5 | ||
| Majority | 53 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,765 | 62.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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