Election Name: | 1970 Hale Urban District Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1969 Hale Urban District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1969 |
Next Election: | 1971 Hale Urban District Council election |
Next Year: | 1971 |
Seats For Election: | 4 of 12 seats to Hale Urban District Council |
Majority Seats: | 6 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Leader of the Council | |
Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 9 |
Seats1: | 2 |
Seats After1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 2,496 |
Percentage1: | 46.8% |
Party2: | Liberal Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 2 |
Seats2: | 2 |
Seats After2: | 4 |
Popular Vote2: | 1,987 |
Percentage2: | 37.2% |
Party3: | Residents Association |
Seats Before3: | 1 |
Seats3: | 0 |
Seats After3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 856 |
Percentage3: | 16.0% |
Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 9 May 1970. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1] [2]
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Conservative Party | 2,496 (46.8%) | 6.9 | 2 (50.0%) | 2 | 7 (58.3%) | |||||
Liberal Party | 1,987 (37.2%) | 13.1 | 2 (50.0%) | 2 | 4 (33.3%) | |||||
Residents | 856 (16.0%) | 6.2 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (8.3%) |
4 | 1 | 7 |