1972 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election explained

Election Name:1972 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
Country:England
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1971 Altrincham Municipal Borough Council election
Previous Year:1971
Next Election:1973 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:1973 Trafford
Seats For Election:9 of 32 seats
to Altrincham 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:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before1:8
Seats1:5
Seats After1:12
Popular Vote1:5,749
Percentage1:33.8%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before2:17
Seats2:2
Seats After2:11
Popular Vote2:5,557
Percentage2:32.6%
Party3:Liberal Party (UK)
Seats Before3:6
Seats3:3
Seats After3:8
Popular Vote3:5,018
Percentage3:32.4%
Party4:Independent (politician)
Seats Before4:1
Seats4:0
Seats After4:1
Popular Vote4:0
Percentage4:0.0%

Elections to Altrincham Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1972. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office. These were the final elections held in Altrincham before it became part of Trafford. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council.[1] [2]

Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Labour Party5,749 (33.8%) 2.85 (55.6%) 412 (37.5%)
Conservative Party5,557 (32.6%) 3.71 (11.1%) 611 (34.4%)
Liberal Party5,521 (32.4%) 1.23 (33.3%) 28 (25.0%)
Independent0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)1 (3.1%)
Communist Party203 (1.2%) 0.30 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Full council

128111

Aldermen

215

Councillors

1086

Ward results

Timperley (4)

Notes and References

  1. Town by town election service, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1972, p.16
  2. Labour take over Borough Council, Altrincham, Hale, & Bowdon Guardian, May 11, 1972, p.1