Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1975

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1979. These were the first Borough elections to be held in Trafford since it received its Royal Charter (and effectively took over from its predecessor Districts and Municipal Boroughs) in 1974. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. [1]

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.

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 42 +9
Labour 13 -5
Liberal 8 -4
Conservative hold

Ward results

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. E. A. Whitehurst1,14742.9
Liberal J. B. Kenny 806 30.1
Labour R. Crossman 721 27.0
Majority 341 12.8
Turnout 2,674 41.6
Conservative hold Swing
Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. B. Humphreys*2,52071.9
Liberal G. M. R. Willmott 545 15.5
Labour A. D. Johnson 440 12.6
Majority 1,975 56.3
Turnout 3,505 49.9
Conservative hold Swing
Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative C. Harrison1,38747.9
Liberal E. H. Faulkner 803 27.7
Labour B. E. Jones 704 24.3
Majority 584 20.2
Turnout 2,894 44.1
Conservative hold Swing
Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. Taylor2,36258.0
Liberal S. Evans* 1,375 33.7
Labour E. P. M. Wollaston 338 8.3
Majority 987 24.2
Turnout 4,075 45.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative M. J. Barltrop99646.8
Labour C. Younghusband 991 46.6
Communist E. J. Wilkinson 140 6.6
Majority 5 0.2
Turnout 2,127 27.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. W. Corke1,30957.2
Labour J. S. Maher 981 42.8
Majority 328 14.3
Turnout 2,290 34.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. E. Crosbie*1,12550.1
Labour W. J. Williams 566 25.2
Liberal T. M. Owen 554 24.7
Majority 559 24.9
Turnout 2,245 41.6
Conservative hold Swing
Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative D. P. Harding2,41458.9
Labour L. M. Seex 1,088 26.5
Liberal E. F. Teal 598 14.6
Majority 1,326 32.3
Turnout 4,100 43.0
Conservative hold Swing
Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative G. B. W. Lumby*2,36354.5
Liberal D. J. Gilbert 1,123 25.9
Labour C. Nightingale 851 19.6
Majority 1,240 28.6
Turnout 4,337 47.6
Conservative hold Swing
Hale (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative N. W. Barrett3,20843.9
Conservative R. Godwin*3,05841.8
Liberal R. Allen 1,047 14.3
Majority 2,011 27.5
Turnout 7,313 43.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. Kelly*1,84453.2
Labour K. Silcock 1,064 30.7
Liberal J. Stockley 557 16.1
Majority 780 22.5
Turnout 3,465 35.6
Conservative hold Swing
Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. P. Bannister*2,06956.5
Liberal K. F. Humber 1,591 43.5
Majority 478 13.1
Turnout 3,660 41.4
Conservative hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. A. Schofield1,06142.8
Labour J. R. Haydock* 1,032 41.6
Liberal W. A. Munden 324 13.1
Communist A. Jarratt 61 2.5
Majority 29 1.2
Turnout 2,478 40.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative K. R. Newton1,64247.3
Liberal A. Thorpe* 1,195 34.5
Labour D. N. Teasdale 631 18.2
Majority 447 12.9
Turnout 3,468 41.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. Rhodes1,10542.4
Labour B. Brotherton* 888 34.1
Liberal M. Wood 550 21.1
Communist A. H. Burrage 61 2.3
Majority 132 5.1
Turnout 2,604 39.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative S. G. Brownhill*2,27669.1
Labour J. K. Morgan 1,020 30.9
Majority 1,256 38.1
Turnout 3,296 30.4
Conservative hold Swing
Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative H. Walker*1,46863.2
Labour G. R. Scott 588 25.3
Liberal R. K. Sangster 268 11.5
Majority 880 37.9
Turnout 2,324 39.0
Conservative hold Swing
Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour H. C. Cronshaw*1,40645.6
Conservative E. J. Kelson 950 30.8
Liberal T. A. Dixon 729 23.6
Majority 456 14.8
Turnout 3,085 34.9
Labour hold Swing
Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative P. Leigh2,01647.7
Liberal J. R. Richardson* 1,574 37.3
Labour J. Gregory 632 15.0
Majority 442 10.5
Turnout 4,222 44.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. H. Platt1,96854.5
Labour D. T. Taylor 854 23.6
Liberal G. Davies* 790 21.9
Majority 1,114 30.8
Turnout 3,612 43.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. C. Robertson1,62647.9
Labour J. Webb 1,026 30.2
Liberal C. R. Gibson 741 21.8
Majority 600 17.7
Turnout 3,393 42.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1975", Trafford M.B.C.(1975).
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