1965 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election explained
Election Name: | 1965 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1964 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1964 |
Next Election: | 1966 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1966 |
Seats For Election: | 9 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: | 12 |
Seats1: | 6 |
Seats After1: | 15 |
Popular Vote1: | 7,162 |
Percentage1: | 48.6% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 11 |
Seats2: | 2 |
Seats After2: | 10 |
Popular Vote2: | 3,633 |
Percentage2: | 24.6% |
Party3: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 6 |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seats After3: | 4 |
Popular Vote3: | 3,950 |
Percentage3: | 26.8% |
Party4: | Independent (politician) |
Seats Before4: | 3 |
Seats4: | 0 |
Seats After4: | 3 |
Popular Vote4: | 0 |
Percentage4: | 0.0% |
Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1965. 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 | | 7,162 (48.6%) | | 12.5 | 6 (66.7%) | | 3 | 15 (46.9%) | |
Labour Party | | 3,633 (24.6%) | | 4.4 | 2 (22.2%) | | 1 | 10 (31.6%) | |
Liberal Party | | 3,950 (26.8%) | | 8.1 | 1 (11.1%) | | 2 | 4 (12.5%) | |
Independent | | 0 (0.0%) | | | 0 (0.0%) | | | 3 (9.4%) | | |
Full council
Aldermen
Councillors
Ward results
Timperley (4)
Notes and References
- How the towns voted, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1965, p.17
- TORIES ONLY TWO SEATS SHORT OF COUNCIL CONTROL, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 21, 1965, p.11