| Election Name: | 1971 Hale Urban District Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1970 Hale Urban District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1970 |
| Next Election: | 1972 Hale Urban District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
| 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: | 7 |
| Seats1: | 3 |
| Seats After1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,953 |
| Percentage1: | 57.3% |
| Party2: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 4 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seats After2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,457 |
| Percentage2: | 42.7% |
Elections to Hale Council were held on Saturday, 15 May 1971. 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 | 1,953 (57.3%) | 10.5 | 3 (75.0%) | 1 | 8 (66.7%) | |||||
| Liberal Party | 1,457 (42.7%) | 5.5 | 1 (25.0%) | 4 (33.3%) | ||||||
| 4 | 8 |