| Election Name: | 1945 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1938 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1938 |
| Next Election: | 1946 Stretford Municipal Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1946 |
| Seats For Election: | 12 of 32 seats to Stretford Municipal Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 16 |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
| Leader of the Council | |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
| After Party: | No overall control |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 18 |
| Seats1: | 3 |
| Seats After1: | 13 |
| Popular Vote1: | 12,578 |
| Percentage1: | 37.5% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 4 |
| Seats2: | 7 |
| Seats After2: | 9 |
| Popular Vote2: | 15,939 |
| Percentage2: | 47.5% |
| Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Seats Before3: | 9 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seats After3: | 9 |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,820 |
| Percentage3: | 8.4% |
| Party4: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats4: | 0 |
| Seats After4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 1,458 |
| Percentage4: | 4.3% |
Elections to Stretford Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1945. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council.[1] [2] These were the first local elections held in Stretford since the outbreak of the Second World War.
| Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
| Conservative Party | 12,578 (37.5%) | 3 (25.0%) | 5 | 13 (40.6%) | ||||||
| Labour Party | 15,939 (47.5%) | 7 (58.3%) | 5 | 9 (28.1%) | ||||||
| Liberal Party | 2,820 (8.4%) | 2 (16.7%) | 9 (28.1%) | |||||||
| Independent | 1,458 (4.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.1%) | |||||||
| Independent Labour Party | 760 (2.3%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | |||||
| 9 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 6 | 10 |