1972 Urmston Urban District Council election

1972 Urmston Urban District Council election

←  1971 15 May 1972 (1972-05-15) 1973 Trafford  →
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 3 seats, 42.0% 3 seats, 47.2% 1 seats, 6.0% Seats before 17 3 1 Seats won 6 1 0 Seats after 16 4 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 7,467 5,692 0 Percentage 56.7% 43.3% 0.0% Swing 14.7% 3.9% 6.0%
Map of results of 1972 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Conservative

Elections to Urmston Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1972. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office. These were the final elections held in Urmston before it became part of Trafford. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		7,467 (56.7%)		14.7	6 (85.7%)	6 / 7	1	16 (76.2%)	16 / 21
Labour Party		5,692 (43.3%)		3.9	1 (14.3%)	1 / 7	1	4 (19.0%)	4 / 21
Liberal Party		0 (0.0%)		6.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 7		1 (4.8%)	1 / 21

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Ward results

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Haigh*	1,214	58.0	+11.1
	Labour	A. P. Beaver	880	42.0	−11.1
Majority			334	16.0
Turnout			2,094
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Durant*	1,288	58.5	+7.9
	Labour	C. Jackson	913	41.5	−7.9
Majority			375	17.0	+15.8
Turnout			2,201
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton Central

Flixton Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Wroe*	1,111	58.3	N/A
	Labour	P. Hayes	796	41.7	+14.4
Majority			315	16.6
Turnout			1,907
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton East

Flixton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Evans	1,168	66.0	+7.0
	Labour	K. D. Barnes	603	34.0	−7.0
Majority			565	32.0	+14.0
Turnout			1,771
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton West

Flixton West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Stringer	1,031	57.2	−4.0
	Conservative	G. B. Lumby	772	42.8	+4.0
Majority			259	14.4	−8.0
Turnout			1,803
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Urmston East

Urmston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe	995	55.7	+7.6
	Labour	A. Payne	790	44.3	−7.6
Majority			205	11.4
Turnout			1,785
	Conservative hold		Swing

Urmston West

Urmston West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. F. Egan*	919	57.5	+1.0
	Labour	R. E. Taylor	679	42.5	−1.0
Majority			240	15.0	+2.0
Turnout			1,598
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Town by town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1972, p.16
2. Stretford goes Labour: Tories hold Urmston, Stretford & Urmston Journal, May 10, 1972, p.1