1971 Urmston Urban District Council election

1971 Urmston Urban District Council election

←  1970 15 May 1971 (1971-05-15) 1972  →
7 of 21 seats to Urmston Urban District 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Last election 7 seats, 62.9% 0 seats, 37.1% did not stand Seats before 20 0 0 Seats won 3 3 1 Seats after 17 3 1 Seat change 3 3 1 Popular vote 5,763 6,472 825 Percentage 42.0% 47.2% 6.0% Swing 20.9% 10.1% N/A
Map of results of 1971 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Urmston Council were held on Saturday, 15 May 1971. 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		5,763 (42.0%)		20.9	3 (42.9%)	3 / 7	3	17 (81.0%)	17 / 21
Labour Party		6,472 (47.2%)		10.1	3 (42.9%)	3 / 7	3	3 (14.3%)	3 / 21
Liberal Party		825 (6.0%)		N/A	1 (14.3%)	1 / 7	1	1 (4.8%)	1 / 21
Residents		656 (4.8%)		4.8	0 (0.0%)	0 / 7	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21

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Ward results

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. J. Williams	1,199	53.1	+20.2
	Conservative	P. W. Lucas*	1,058	46.9	−20.2
Majority			141	6.2
Turnout			2,257
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. P. Harding*	1,135	50.6	−15.9
	Labour	L. M Seex	1,108	49.4	+15.9
Majority			27	1.2	−31.8
Turnout			2,243
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton Central

Flixton Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. Pitt	825	40.5	N/A
	Residents	S. Bailey*	656	32.2	N/A
	Labour	R. E. Taylor	555	27.3	−9.9
Majority			169	8.3
Turnout			2,036
	Liberal gain from Residents		Swing

Flixton East

Flixton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Bryan*	993	59.0	−11.6
	Labour	C. Barnes	691	41.0	+11.6
Majority			302	18.0	−23.2
Turnout			1,684
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton West

Flixton West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Elliott	1,295	61.2	+13.9
	Conservative	T. Evans	820	38.8	−13.9
Majority			475	22.4
Turnout			2,115
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Urmston East

Urmston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. O'Kelly	946	51.9	+5.3
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe*	877	48.1	−5.3
Majority			69	3.8
Turnout			1,823
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Urmston West

Urmston West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. V. Royle-Higginson*	880	56.5	−15.8
	Labour	J. M. Fisher	678	43.5	+15.8
Majority			202	13.0	−31.6
Turnout			1,558
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Labour's best poll week since war, Manchester Evening News, May 17, 1971, p.5
2. Drama of recounts in Labour triumphs, Stretford & Urmston Journal, May 19, 1971, p.7