1964 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election explained
Election Name: | 1964 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1963 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1963 |
Next Election: | 1965 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1965 |
Seats For Election: | 8 of 32 seats to Altrincham Municipal Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 16 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Leader of the Council |
Before Party: | No overall control |
Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
After Party: | No overall control |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 11 |
Seats1: | 3 |
Seats After1: | 13 |
Popular Vote1: | 4,454 |
Percentage1: | 36.1% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 11 |
Seats2: | 4 |
Seats After2: | 11 |
Popular Vote2: | 3,575 |
Percentage2: | 29.0% |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 8 |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seats After3: | 6 |
Popular Vote3: | 4,307 |
Percentage3: | 34.9% |
Party4: | Independent (politician) |
Seats Before4: | 2 |
Seats4: | 0 |
Seats After4: | 2 |
Popular Vote4: | 0 |
Percentage4: | 0.0% |
Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1964. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control.[1] [2]
Election result
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council |
Conservative Party | | 4,454 (36.1%) | | 6.8 | 3 (37.5%) | | 2 | 13 (40.6%) | |
Labour Party | | 3,575 (29.0%) | | 7.8 | 4 (50.0%) | | | 11 (34.4%) | |
Liberal Party | | 4,307 (34.9%) | | 1.0 | 1 (12.5%) | | 2 | 6 (18.8%) | |
Independent | | 0 (0.0%) | | | 0 (0.0%) | | | 2 (6.3%) | | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Timperley (4)
Notes and References
- How the towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1964, p.13
- CONSERVATIVES GAIN TWO SEATS FROM LIBERALS, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 15, 1964, p.12