Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1973

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The first elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973. This was a new council created to replace the following authorities: the Municipal Borough of Altrincham, the Municipal Borough of Sale, the Municipal Borough of Stretford, Bowdon Urban District, Hale Urban District, Urmston Urban District, and parts of Bucklow Rural District. This election would create the entire 63-member council (3 councillors to each ward), which would shadow its predecessor councils before taking over their functions on 1 April 1974, as specified in the Local Government Act 1972. Each 1st-placed candidate would serve a five-year term of office, expiring in 1978. Each 2nd-placed candidate would serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1976. Each 3rd-placed candidate would serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 1975.

Trafford Metropolitan borough in England

Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 235,493 in 2017. It covers 41 square miles (106 km2) and includes the areas of Old Trafford, Stretford, Urmston, Altrincham, Partington and Sale. The borough was formed in 1974 as a merger of the metropolitan boroughs of Altrincham, Sale, and Stretford, the urban districts of Bowdon, Hale and Urmston and part of Bucklow Rural District. The River Mersey flows through the borough, separating North Trafford from South Trafford, and the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.

Altrincham Urban District, Cheshire was created 1894 and in 1937 became the Municipal Borough of Altrincham.

Municipal Borough of Sale

Sale was, from 1867 to 1974, a district in Cheshire, England. The district had in turn the status of local government district, urban district and municipal borough.

The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council. [1]

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

PartySeats
Conservative 32
Labour 19
Liberal 12
Conservative gain

Ward results

Detailed below are the three successful candidates for each ward, with number of votes received.

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour G. Hoyle1,26548.6
Conservative K. A. Harrison1,24047.6
Conservative A. R. Littler1,150
Conservative A. Whitehurst 1,140
Labour H. Harmer 1,102
Labour A. Crossman 1,075
Conservative A. Whitehurst 1,140
Communist J. Brennan 99 3.8
Majority 10
Turnout 36.4
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. B. Gill2,44256.0
Conservative B. M. Hall2,332
Conservative J. B. Humphreys2,262
Liberal F. Vickery 1,213 27.8
Labour A. Johnson 702 16.1
Labour J. Kill 543
Labour A. Duxbury 487
Majority 1,049
Turnout 47.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative F. R. Metcalf1,09333.3
Conservative D. W. Stroud1,070
Conservative O. Wilson1,054
Labour B. Jones 1,040 31.7
Liberal E. Faulkner 1,020 31.1
Labour J. Webb 974
Liberal B. Jones 966
Labour M. Oliver 952
Liberal R. Allen 833
Communist E. Sheldon 129 3.9
Majority 14
Turnout 45.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal C. S. Fink2,07350.9
Liberal M. Horlock2,027
Liberal S. Evans1,905
Conservative A. Goodliffe 1,878 46.1
Conservative J. Fergusson 1,796
Conservative A. Long 1,723
Communist B. Panter 120 2.9
Majority 27
Turnout 43.4
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour F. Holland1,27745.8
Labour J. D. Paul1,228
Labour B. G. Nutter1,151
Liberal A. Appleton 690 24.8
Independent M. Sharkey 621 22.3
Communist E. Wilkinson 199 7.1
Majority 461
Turnout 24.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour H. Davies1,44555.3
Labour V. J. Wynne1,346
Labour R. A. Tully1,295
Conservative R. Corke 1,169 44.7
Conservative E. Kelson 1,123
Conservative K. Pulford 1,095
Majority 126
Turnout 36.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. G. Haigh1,15863.1
Conservative F. H. Eadie1,148
Conservative R. E. Crosbie1,122
Labour B. Hall 678 36.9
Labour D. Stewart 658
Labour G. Scott 629
Majority 444
Turnout 33.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative G. H. Carnall1,96454.6
Conservative A. E. Williams1,908
Conservative H. P. Liddiard1,897
Labour B. Elliot 1,636 45.4
Labour A. Stringer 1,538
Labour R. Taylor 1,479
Majority 261
Turnout 37.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative W. Wroe1,87745.2
Conservative N. J. Fitzpatrick1,755
Conservative G. B. W. Lumby1,737
Liberal N. Heywood 1,539 37.1
Liberal M. Willis 1,431
Liberal A. Hannett 1,415
Labour D. Hall 735 17.7
Labour R. Phillips 727
Labour K. Barnes 658
Majority 198
Turnout 43.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative M. Hinchcliffe2,81464.9
Conservative B. H. Adams2,734
Conservative R. Godwin2,726
Liberal C. Ball 1,016 23.4
Liberal B. Judson 941
Liberal R. Rivera 897
Labour J. Cope 508 11.7
Labour E. Donnelly 407
Labour M. Green 379
Majority 1,710
Turnout 44.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative D. W. Homer1,85952.5
Conservative O. Chandler1,811
Conservative A. Kelly1,711
Labour J. Bailey 1,683 47.5
Labour H. Pyper 1,655
Labour K. Silcock 1,606
Majority 28
Turnout 35.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal B. P. Clancy1,87651.4
Conservative I. H. Hurst1,77748.6
Conservative R. P. Bannister1,774
Liberal K. Humber 1,752
Liberal M. Hughes 1,736
Conservative J. Parkins 1,734
Majority 22
Turnout 39.9
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. Shaw1,53057.8
Labour H. Pyper1,503
Labour J. R. Haydock1,484
Conservative W. Matthews 936 35.4
Conservative Evans 886
Conservative Jaminson 860
Communist Jarrett 181 6.8
Majority 548
Turnout 39.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal J. M. Phillipson1,60540.1
Liberal W. J. Golding1,529
Liberal A. Thorpe1,475
Conservative J. Peet 1,435 35.9
Conservative F. Laughton 1,417
Conservative J. Sutton 1,349
Labour K. Walton 856 21.4
Labour K. Tottle 806
Labour T. Packham 705
Communist D. Hames 102 2.6
Majority 40
Turnout 44.1
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour R. Mee1,34553.8
Labour W. M. Phillips1,344
Labour B. Brotherton1,197
Conservative J. Hammond 1,043 41.8
Conservative E. Scarborough 1,028
Conservative G. Berry 987
Communist A. Barrage 110 4.4
Majority 154
Turnout 35.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative M. E. King2,17850.5
Labour W. Munro2,13749.5
Conservative S. G. Brownhill2,029
Conservative G. Rubenstein 1,832
Labour E. Mellor 1,800
Labour G. Naggs 1,770
Majority 197
Turnout 37.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative M. Hindley1,58366.7
Conservative C. Warbrick1,493
Conservative H. Walker1,492
Labour E. Wollaston 789 33.3
Labour I. Gregory 777
Labour J. Haydock 777
Majority 703
Turnout 39.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour G. Marland1,75560.5
Labour D. F. Sullivan1,715
Labour H. C. Cronshaw1,694
Conservative J. Schofield 956 33.0
Conservative F. Warbrick 905
Conservative G. Miles 843
Communist A. Ironmonger 190 6.5
Majority 738
Turnout 30.1
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal J. W. Davenport1,74842.3
Liberal M. R. Farnsworth1,711
Liberal J. R. Richardson1,700
Conservative P. Leigh 1,504 36.4
Conservative P. Field 1,435
Conservative M. Brown 1,397
Labour P. Griffiths 881 21.3
Labour R. Coulthard 867
Labour D. Teasdale 859
Majority 196
Turnout 42.2
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. R. Coupe1,32338.5
Conservative R. V. Royle-Higginson1,270
Liberal G. Davies1,26236.8
Liberal J. Tame 1,261
Conservative A. Platt 1,208
Liberal A. Dickinson 1,169
Labour D. O'Kelly 849 24.7
Labour D. Watts 772
Labour W. Williams 769
Majority 1
Turnout 39.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour H. Wharton1,28334.9
Liberal R. Bowker1,16831.7
Labour V. Collett1,165
Conservative A. Weedall 1,138
Conservative R. Hall 1,076
Labour K. Warrington 1,041
Liberal A. Beswick 1,008
Liberal T. Ballard 999
Conservative R. Alcock 935
Communist L. Whitney 90 2.4
Majority 27
Turnout 43.7
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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References

  1. "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 11 May 1973", Trafford M.B.C.(1973).